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Old 09-01-2020, 10:35 AM
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I just bought a DJI Mavic Mini. I decided to use the Jag as a test subject, figuring out the flight modes etc. It's not as easy to fly manually as I thought, but that's what practice is all about.

 
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Old 09-01-2020, 10:52 AM
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Awesome! Thanks, it was fun to watch.
 
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Great edit. That was fun!
 
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The fly through is cool.
 
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The 'fly through' got me
 
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Exc lent. Your flying seemed great to me👏👏👏
 
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Old 09-01-2020, 01:28 PM
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Ignore the edit, took me like 10 min

This was literally the third battery I've flown, and this is my first drone. Many of the shots are built in, where it rotates around the car. or does a Helix up. See how close I get to the trees / light pole in a few shots? That was not intentional. The through the window and fast up and over shots are me. I'm figuring out camera angles, drone distances and how the software works. I eventually plan on doing a video with the mustang, which has larger windows. I would be cool to fly in a window, pan the dash, then fly out. But it was a bit too windy to try that, and not much margin for error with the Jag

 
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You may have influenced me to buy a drone. The wife said I should get one like a year ago, but I couldn't think of a reason TO get one.
"Mess around" seems like a perfectly good reason to me now.
 
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Originally Posted by Cee Jay
You may have influenced me to buy a drone. The wife said I should get one like a year ago, but I couldn't think of a reason TO get one.
"Mess around" seems like a perfectly good reason to me now.
Isn't that what you do with your wife?
 
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Old 09-01-2020, 02:30 PM
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I will warn you, I initially bought it to take cool vacation photos. I have since realized that drones are banned just about everywhere cool
 
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Originally Posted by Cee Jay
"Mess around" seems like a perfectly good reason to me now.
Until that is you 'mess up' your interior with splattered drone all over your seats

May be worthwhile comparing OP's age against yours (and therefore manual dexterity*) before committing to your purchase. Methinks based in the soundtrack we both have a few years on him

*I know most oldies THINK they're invisible but data says we have slower reaction times...although of course I don't as am not as FOLD as you yet
 

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Old 09-01-2020, 03:14 PM
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I'm 42
 
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Fiddy Fie here.
 
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Double that here
 
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Age is just a meaningless number. Living well is what counts. It's mind over matter. If my wife doesn't mind, it doesn't matter!
 
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Originally Posted by Beau M
Ignore the edit, took me like 10 min

This was literally the third battery I've flown, and this is my first drone. Many of the shots are built in, where it rotates around the car. or does a Helix up. See how close I get to the trees / light pole in a few shots? That was not intentional. The through the window and fast up and over shots are me. I'm figuring out camera angles, drone distances and how the software works. I eventually plan on doing a video with the mustang, which has larger windows. I would be cool to fly in a window, pan the dash, then fly out. But it was a bit too windy to try that, and not much margin for error with the Jag
Awesome! Love the fly-through! In a different edit, it might be nice to go slo-mo for the fly-through. But just awesome! Thanks for sharing.
 
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Old 09-02-2020, 09:50 AM
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Awesome! Love the fly-through! In a different edit, it might be nice to go slo-mo for the fly-through. But just awesome! Thanks for sharing.
Yup. I need to adjust the camera angle and try to fly the drone slower so less blur.

Eventually I think it would be cool to fly in, do a 360 of the interior, then fly out.

Practice!

 
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I've just thought it might be fun to see what peeps have loaded as CD's, if no CD's the last 6 artists they listened to not on the radio.....look forward to the thread
 
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Originally Posted by Cee Jay
Fiddy Fie here.
Yes but you've had a hard life
 
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Originally Posted by Beau M
Yup. I need to adjust the camera angle and try to fly the drone slower so less blur.

Eventually I think it would be cool to fly in, do a 360 of the interior, then fly out.
OMG! Cool is not the word. I'd love to see that!

 


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