Following some close-up viewing of drone footage last week, I decided it was time to think about pulling my drone out again for another "go". Or was it? I've never had much luck with it ... the battery life is not great (12 min) and it is quite light which means I haven't been able to take it out flying if there was even a whiff of a wind. The drone and I have spent some time together - mostly stressful as it tried to fly away or fly at me or be somewhere so far away that I couldn't actually see it anymore and had to search the (practice) sports field to find it. Hmmm ... is it possible that what St was saying was true - a $600 drone is going to fly better than a $100 drone especially when the $600 drone has GPS and a good interactive app and good instruction information including lots of Youtube videos explaining the features and functions of the drone. So I have purchased a new drone - the DJI Mini 2 - which does HD stills and 4K video as well as a selection of "QuickShots" - pre-programmed modes for the drone. I watched a couple of instructional videos on Youtube last night and took DJ out this morning for its first flight (only because there is now a "no drones in the house" rule). I was impressed. Usually I can't get a drone off the ground and flying in a straight line - but this one was up and flying within a couple of minutes. I loved that I could set a height and distance maximum - so when I was in the middle of the field, the drone was never going to go outside the field - so there would be no chance of losing it in the surrounding bush - which had always been a worry with the other drones.
I have a lot to learn about DJ but it is gratifying to know that it is going to be "fit for purpose" and not the source of a constant sense of anxiety and stress - like the previous drones.
Footage from the first flying is shown below.
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