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You mentioned accidentally stopping the blades and falling out of the sky. The CSC (Combination Stick Command) bit me once. I was recording for the motorcycle police, and was just hovering while waiting for the instructor to quit talking. I looked up and noticed they were all getting back on their bikes. This was a little ways away from me, so I really didn't hear my drone, andI forgot I was hovering. Out of habit, pulled the sticks down and out to start the blades and take off. Dropped 20 feet instantly, and fortunately, not on a police officer, lol. Cost me $500 for new camera and legs for my Phantom 3 Pro. My Mavic is being delivered by a brown truck today, so I am glad to see it has the CSC for "Breakdown Only" option. Love the vids Ed, thanks!
You are the first person who has that advance settings in gimbal... i don't have the smooth gimbal... I have the same like you and your configuration and the video helps me a lot. Thanx man!
I just discovered your channel last week and have been combing through your videos diligently in preparation for my arrival of my very own hormonal teenager:) I love your content and the sarcastic humor you include in your videos. I'm certain these tips will enable me to hit the ground running when my Mavic Pro arrives. Sorry I didn't purchase through your links, but now that I know a little about how you-tubers make money and how consumers can support your channel, I will definitely be conscious of that the next time I make a purchase:) Good up the good work!!
Thanks for talking about the "Always/Breakdown" part. I don't think I've heard anyone else mention it. Seems like it should be number one on any of the beginner tutorials for the Mavic, or any drone that has that option. You're probably right, many people have probably lost their drones because of this. Also, love your videos. They are the most informative, and you are by far the easiest to learn from. My Mavic should be here within the week, and watching your videos makes me feel like I'm already flying it. I've only had a few minutes on a friends Mavic, but I've got a couple hours on a Phantom 4 at work. I've never had the time to adjust ANY settings, or figure out any Intelligent Flight Modes, but thanks to your channel I think it'll be a walk in the park now!
Hunter F I tried,those,settings and my mavric still turns to,fast in the,air,how do you make your mavric turn,slow in the,air I have tried every setting the exp sentivety and still turns to fast in the air i already made my gimble go up down slowly but I can't get my drone to turn slow in the air
Best video I have watch so far. I just flew my mavic for the first time yesterday and everything was just too fast and not a smooth look that i was looking for
I ordered the Mavic Pro on Amazon on Jan 3rd. Twice they gave me a delivery date between Feb 3 - Feb 23. They have retracted the delivery dates twice and now shows March 20th as the release date. DJI store now says they ship in a week. Buy from Ed and subscribe. He takes great videos and explains things well. Sorry Ed, I bought mine through the DJI store last week before your link.
Ed Ricker Vlogs - Ed, It should ship from DJI this week since I ordered it from them online last week. I am going to cancel the Amazon order. Thanks for posting your videos. I can tell you have experience in photography and your videos show that. I watched your unboxing. Mine is also a gift to myself. My wife hates it when she finds a gift from Santa to under the tree for me. Last year it was a Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst. Santa has a good taste in guitars too. Thanks for sharing your videos and making them entertaining as well as informative. I'll keep recommending them and give you a thumbs up.
I applaud the work you are doing, Ed! I have been watching most all of your videos and am especially glad that you have posted many of them about the Mavic Pro. I have already made about 6 flights and did see that it was a little abrupt on braking, etc. I went ahead and did the changes that you recommended and will test them out next time I go fly. Not only am I a licensed fixed wing commercial pilot and flight instructor, but found that the quadcopter is almost as much fun. I am really into photography and the Mavic is the perfect match for my dual hobbies!
Thank you. I wanted to make adjustments to my settings and you made it very easy to do so. I will test these out today. I now have the knowledge to make adjustments depending on the setting and goals of my projects in the future. Thanks again!
Yes it happened to me. I got caught in some wires with my mavic 2 pro and I did the big mistake of freaking and both sticks down. I did not mean to do that at all.... It just happened. Had I not I'd not destroyed it. Glad to know I can turn this off. Thanks
What can I say Ed Enjoy your presentations and you explain things in a good way Have chosen to stay with you after I've been around RUclips and there's a world different from what's right and wrong, but believe in you :-)
LOL!!!! The beginning of these video is golden. Without a doubt I knew that pain point and got a good laugh. Overall this is a great video. Thanks for sharing!!!!
Have you ever thought about being DJI's official (compensated) spokesperson...you certainly have the talent and abilities. You are on a pretty steep learning curve considering that you haven't had this drone very long and you are doing excellent instructional videos all by yourself...with no cue cards. If DJI's sales are any indication (with the Mavic backordered all over the world), they have created a booming market that needs a guy just like you who is doing it because it is fun. Don't get me wrong, doing things just for fun is really cool, but getting paid for it (more than just the commission from your link) makes it really sweet. I mean, they obviously have seen you work so how could they say no?
That's a cool idea Jim, I should! I applied for the DJI affiliate program without them having contacting me so I don't know if anyone specifically knows about my videos. I could definitely contact them. I'll see what I can find out.
If they don't know about your videos, then that is even more reason why they need you. Where else are they going to find someone with your talents plus your love of their products? You fit the niche perfectly! Shucks, you are already doing their job better than they are, and for free! What DJI needs to take the next step in this explosive market is to create an online global community of DJI Drone Enthusiasts with a catchy name that echos the attitude of these amazing flying cameras. Currently, the DJI website is little more than a one page advertisement/catalog of their wares...it could be so much more. You could create a DJI Forum that would include a general discussion board, ask the factory experts, a knowledge vault of proper operation, troubleshooting, maintenance and possible customizing for all DJI drones. The site could facilitate DJI Drone groups, clubs, and events in the enthusiasts area and beyond. It could be a one stop clearinghouse for enthusiasts to post and coordinate their worthy DJI videos on the website. This has been done with great success in other niche activities like for instance with riders of Harleys. Membership to their HOG club "provides access to a world of exclusive benefits to help you get the most out of your ownership experience." There is nothing like making the customer feel like they are a member of an exclusive club to fuel sales. This is so effective as a integral part of their business model that HD makes more money off of their clothing line and accessories than off of the sales of their motorcycles. Now, that probably ain't gonna happen with DJI, but it just goes to show how creating enthusiasm for a product in this manner can really pay off. Every one of my friends who I tell about my desire to get into camera drones wants one too. I can't say that about any other product that I have been associated with.
Hey thanks for watching! Basically the more you add to the ISO, the more grain shows up in the image...it's best to not shoot with a high ISO. Increasing the ISO is basically enhancing the image brightness within the camera, so that's essentially considered "gain" on some other video cameras.
Sorry Ed... it was perfect... May be the only thing you didn't explain was the issues related with the "GAIN". Someone elese explained them in aonther vblog but not clear at all. Thanks again... and if you discover how GAIN works I'd appreciate if you can share with us your points of view. (It was hectic this week with my projects as an architect! and I couldn't take a look on your channel)
From what I've read, Gain is the automatic aircraft operation, keeping the aircraft in control of itself. So with 100% across the board, you have a perfect hover (or automated flight path via Go App modes). Adding or taking away from the values in Gain will cause it to become unstable in flight, so they should only be adjusted if you already have instability. Sort of a manual way to calibrate the drone if you see it drifting/sinking/whatever without that corresponding human input.
Be sure the RTH setting is just above the highest point in your flight are but not much more , the reason is quite often when RTH is engaged you are low on battery and if you have the RTH set to the max you are just wasting altitude and time and more importantly battery power. this could be the difference on making it back or going for a hike or worse yet a crash into something . I learned this the hard way of course thinking I would just set ti to the max height but then when I needed it was short on power and had to do a bit of a hike to get it as it will land automatically wherever if critically low on battery , had a set the RTH just above the highest point in my flight area I would have made it back easily , takes a lot of power to go vertical and not as much for forward flight.
You can help support my channel by purchasing the Mavic Pro at the DJI store link.
Buy the Mavic Pro (US): amzn.to/3wNg79r
Buy the Mavic Pro (UK): amzn.to/3LH8BCK
Buy the DJI Care Refresh Plan (US): amzn.to/3Pym1Ed
Buy the DJI Care Refresh Plan (UK): amzn.to/3wLX6nZ
Looking to become a Part 107 certified drone pilot in the US? Get $50 off the Drone Pilot Ground School by using the code: RICKER50
dronepilotgroundschool.com/?affcode=23044_gg36yibc
Ed Ricker Vlogs I tried that setting putting it to 50 and the mavric still,turns to fast in the air why I'm trying to turn slow in the,air
How do you change the takeoff to moving the left joystick up to take off instead of on the controller press take off and slide right
MC Settings -> Advanced Settings - > EXP (normal)
Throttle up / down - 0.25
Rudder right / left - 0.20
Forward/Right/Backward/Left - 0.25
MC Settings -> Advanced Settings - > EXP (sport)
Throttle up / down - 0.25
Rudder right / left - 0.35
Forward/Right/Backward/Left - 0.35
MC Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Sensitivity
Attitude - 100
Brake - 130
Yaw Endpoint - 50
Gimbal Settings -> Advanced Settings
Gimbal Start/Stop Buffer - 18
Gimbal Pitch EXP - 23
Gimbal Pan Synchronous Follow - ON
Thank you for this... makes it easy for lazy guys like me!
@@DonaldLL825 No worries at all. Here to help mate! Hope you are doing well at this time 😊
thanks brotha
David this setting best for cinematic footage recording ?
@@imiey_ridzuan definitely. I shoot these settings
18 months later and your advice is still pertinent. Thanks. I just got mine last month.
Wow, I leaned more in this 6 minute edit than I have scrupulously reading and experimenting for over a month, now. You're, killin' it!
You mentioned accidentally stopping the blades and falling out of the sky. The CSC (Combination Stick Command) bit me once. I was recording for the motorcycle police, and was just hovering while waiting for the instructor to quit talking. I looked up and noticed they were all getting back on their bikes. This was a little ways away from me, so I really didn't hear my drone, andI forgot I was hovering. Out of habit, pulled the sticks down and out to start the blades and take off. Dropped 20 feet instantly, and fortunately, not on a police officer, lol. Cost me $500 for new camera and legs for my Phantom 3 Pro. My Mavic is being delivered by a brown truck today, so I am glad to see it has the CSC for "Breakdown Only" option.
Love the vids Ed, thanks!
My Mavic now responding much better. I can only thank you for the hours of counseling you've saved.
Good job, you not only explain why but actually explain what is taking place.
Thanks!
Thank you for presenting in a concise and normal way and not like some of the lunatics that are far too frequent on you tube instructional videos.
You are the first person who has that advance settings in gimbal... i don't have the smooth gimbal... I have the same like you and your configuration and the video helps me a lot. Thanx man!
I just discovered your channel last week and have been combing through your videos diligently in preparation for my arrival of my very own hormonal teenager:) I love your content and the sarcastic humor you include in your videos. I'm certain these tips will enable me to hit the ground running when my Mavic Pro arrives. Sorry I didn't purchase through your links, but now that I know a little about how you-tubers make money and how consumers can support your channel, I will definitely be conscious of that the next time I make a purchase:) Good up the good work!!
Just got a Mavic, Your videos are by far the most entertaining and the most info given ...Thanks
Thanks for talking about the "Always/Breakdown" part. I don't think I've heard anyone else mention it. Seems like it should be number one on any of the beginner tutorials for the Mavic, or any drone that has that option. You're probably right, many people have probably lost their drones because of this.
Also, love your videos. They are the most informative, and you are by far the easiest to learn from. My Mavic should be here within the week, and watching your videos makes me feel like I'm already flying it. I've only had a few minutes on a friends Mavic, but I've got a couple hours on a Phantom 4 at work. I've never had the time to adjust ANY settings, or figure out any Intelligent Flight Modes, but thanks to your channel I think it'll be a walk in the park now!
At 0:21. The robotic turn away and keeping eyes glued to camera has to be funniest part of this video!
Jèan Paul i
Great breakdown, love the text overlays explaining each item in practical terms. Keep up the awesome work man!
Hunter F I tried,those,settings and my mavric still turns to,fast in the,air,how do you make your mavric turn,slow in the,air I have tried every setting the exp sentivety and still turns to fast in the air i already made my gimble go up down slowly but I can't get my drone to turn slow in the air
use tri pod mode
Best video I have watch so far. I just flew my mavic for the first time yesterday and everything was just too fast and not a smooth look that i was looking for
Thanks! Glad to help
I ordered the Mavic Pro on Amazon on Jan 3rd. Twice they gave me a delivery date between Feb 3 - Feb 23. They have retracted the delivery dates twice and now shows March 20th as the release date. DJI store now says they ship in a week. Buy from Ed and subscribe. He takes great videos and explains things well. Sorry Ed, I bought mine through the DJI store last week before your link.
Hey Ken, thanks for watching!
So your order says March 20??? That's a hell of a wait! Hope it updates again for a sooner date. Good luck!
Ed Ricker Vlogs - Ed, It should ship from DJI this week since I ordered it from them online last week. I am going to cancel the Amazon order. Thanks for posting your videos. I can tell you have experience in photography and your videos show that. I watched your unboxing. Mine is also a gift to myself. My wife hates it when she finds a gift from Santa to under the tree for me. Last year it was a Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst. Santa has a good taste in guitars too. Thanks for sharing your videos and making them entertaining as well as informative. I'll keep recommending them and give you a thumbs up.
A lot of great information especially the gimbal buffer. I had no idea, very helpful.
Hi, my Mavic Pro acts like a hormonfilled teenager at times. LOL Thanks for the tips! (thumbs up)
Haha glad mine wasn't the only one! Thanks for watching
Magnus Persson - Haha!! Nice analogy! 😂
Ed Ricker Vlogs pleas can you help me to know how to stop charging my phone from the remote control of mavic
First video I've seen talking about the urgent stop mode and some great tips for smooth flying. Thanks.
Nice to see someone who really knows.
you explain it in an easy way every user can understand, very good especially for me as a beginner :) thank you
Coolest video tutorial yet I think that is best I have seen for tutorials to date.all best.
Your videos are helping me understand my new Mavic. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
Your videos have been very informative and helpful in setting up my new bird. Thanks
you are the best iv seen you make things look the easy way as im new to all this
I applaud the work you are doing, Ed! I have been watching most all of your videos and am especially glad that you have posted many of them about the Mavic Pro. I have already made about 6 flights and did see that it was a little abrupt on braking, etc. I went ahead and did the changes that you recommended and will test them out next time I go fly. Not only am I a licensed fixed wing commercial pilot and flight instructor, but found that the quadcopter is almost as much fun. I am really into photography and the Mavic is the perfect match for my dual hobbies!
Thank you. I wanted to make adjustments to my settings and you made it very easy to do so. I will test these out today. I now have the knowledge to make adjustments depending on the setting and goals of my projects in the future. Thanks again!
Excellent!! Loaded with information. I will be watching this video several times to make sure I get all the tips you provide. Thanks!
I'm new to the drone world and your mavic videos have been very helpful. Thanks, and keep them coming.
Best introduction EVER.
Your intro is so funny bro "let's get started" 😂😂
Nice intro... Currently researching helpful hints before taking flight. I very much contacted to your presentation, well done!
That fl gimbal start/stop buffer is a good tip
Well done Ed. I made the changes and looks great.
Ed great tutorial! I've had my Mavic now for about 2 weeks and using on my first actually gig tomorrow. Really excited to get some great shots!
Best intro I have ever seen! I was laughing so hard when your face changed while flying. Keep making more drone videos. They are great!
Awesome video man. My mavic air is damn teenager and i am dialing it in today. Bend the tree while it's young.
Thank you very much for making these videos. Educational and entertaining. Much appreciated.
Great videos on mavic pro, Ed. You are a great help with my new drone.
JUST GOT THE PRO , THIS VID WAS SO HELPFUL THANKS
Thanks for this.
Just reinsured some of the settings that I've been changing.
Thanks for the tips
Great video! Very helpful!
I hope I'm correct when saying you nailed the infomercial beginning.
Great video, answered all the questions i had about the settings on this machine! Thanks
Also can move gimble by touchscreen then slide finger up down or left right
Yes it happened to me. I got caught in some wires with my mavic 2 pro and I did the big mistake of freaking and both sticks down. I did not mean to do that at all.... It just happened. Had I not I'd not destroyed it. Glad to know I can turn this off. Thanks
Super helpful videos! I'm waiting for UPS to deliver my Mavic Pro and feel prepared for flight thanks to your awesome work. Subscribed!
What can I say Ed
Enjoy your presentations and you explain things in a good way
Have chosen to stay with you after I've been around RUclips and there's a world different from what's right and wrong, but believe in you :-)
very good job with this video.. love your sense of humor at the beginning of the video, best intro ever ! LOL
Thanks Alex!
Brilliant, great start
Very informative. I'll have to try these settings. I get my Mavic tomorrow.
Thanks! Good luck
Thanks for the tips it is exactly what I needed.
Very good video Ed!
LOL!!!! The beginning of these video is golden. Without a doubt I knew that pain point and got a good laugh. Overall this is a great video. Thanks for sharing!!!!
Have you ever thought about being DJI's official (compensated) spokesperson...you certainly have the talent and abilities. You are on a pretty steep learning curve considering that you haven't had this drone very long and you are doing excellent instructional videos all by yourself...with no cue cards. If DJI's sales are any indication (with the Mavic backordered all over the world), they have created a booming market that needs a guy just like you who is doing it because it is fun. Don't get me wrong, doing things just for fun is really cool, but getting paid for it (more than just the commission from your link) makes it really sweet. I mean, they obviously have seen you work so how could they say no?
That's a cool idea Jim, I should! I applied for the DJI affiliate program without them having contacting me so I don't know if anyone specifically knows about my videos. I could definitely contact them. I'll see what I can find out.
If they don't know about your videos, then that is even more reason why they need you. Where else are they going to find someone with your talents plus your love of their products? You fit the niche perfectly! Shucks, you are already doing their job better than they are, and for free!
What DJI needs to take the next step in this explosive market is to create an online global community of DJI Drone Enthusiasts with a catchy name that echos the attitude of these amazing flying cameras. Currently, the DJI website is little more than a one page advertisement/catalog of their wares...it could be so much more. You could create a DJI Forum that would include a general discussion board, ask the factory experts, a knowledge vault of proper operation, troubleshooting, maintenance and possible customizing for all DJI drones. The site could facilitate DJI Drone groups, clubs, and events in the enthusiasts area and beyond. It could be a one stop clearinghouse for enthusiasts to post and coordinate their worthy DJI videos on the website.
This has been done with great success in other niche activities like for instance with riders of Harleys. Membership to their HOG club "provides access to a world of exclusive benefits to help you get the most out of your ownership experience."
There is nothing like making the customer feel like they are a member of an exclusive club to fuel sales. This is so effective as a integral part of their business model that HD makes more money off of their clothing line and accessories than off of the sales of their motorcycles. Now, that probably ain't gonna happen with DJI, but it just goes to show how creating enthusiasm for a product in this manner can really pay off.
Every one of my friends who I tell about my desire to get into camera drones wants one too. I can't say that about any other product that I have been associated with.
Thank you for clear, practical and technical info! Greatfull!
Awesome video ! Got my mavic 2 days ago so im gonna try these settings for some smooth shots :D
I thoroughly enjoy your videos, you're doing an outstanding job! Subscribed and excited for more.
Superb that, thanks from the UK :)
Great vid. Will try some of these at a wedding I'm attending tomorrow!
Thanks. You are so good. I am Italian
Thanks so much for your videos...they're really essential and clear!
It'd great if you could clarify a little bit the "GAIN" issues of MAVIC.
Hey thanks for watching! Basically the more you add to the ISO, the more grain shows up in the image...it's best to not shoot with a high ISO. Increasing the ISO is basically enhancing the image brightness within the camera, so that's essentially considered "gain" on some other video cameras.
...so, how should we adjust the PITCH - ROLL - YAW - VERTICAL for the MAVIC GIMBALL?
Thanks again from Madrid (Spain)
Hey, did you watch the video? Did I explain it well enough or am I confusing you?
Sorry Ed... it was perfect... May be the only thing you didn't explain was the issues related with the "GAIN".
Someone elese explained them in aonther vblog but not clear at all.
Thanks again... and if you discover how GAIN works I'd appreciate if you can share with us your points of view.
(It was hectic this week with my projects as an architect! and I couldn't take a look on your channel)
From what I've read, Gain is the automatic aircraft operation, keeping the aircraft in control of itself. So with 100% across the board, you have a perfect hover (or automated flight path via Go App modes). Adding or taking away from the values in Gain will cause it to become unstable in flight, so they should only be adjusted if you already have instability. Sort of a manual way to calibrate the drone if you see it drifting/sinking/whatever without that corresponding human input.
Superb instruction. Thx a lot !
You are SUPER helpful, thank you
Good clear explanation
These are SUPER SUPER HELPFUL!!! THANK YOU!!
Great job. I've noticed some jerky motions when I'm flying I'll try these
This was awesome, so easy to follow and understand, cheers
Informative ... good for a safety tip especially 2 sticks put together setting!
Thanks! Definitely!
Very helpful and clearly presented. Great job.
Highly informative vid..
thank you every important video
Thank you for the video, very helpful!
Well explained, concise and clear!
Keep up the good work Ed!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the information
Hi Troy McClure, would love to see some purely cinematic videos from you. The shots you showed in this video were really impressive.
Haha, thanks for watching! I hope to make some videos like that very soon. Subscribe and stay tuned!
thanks
Cheers mate , big help again.
Thanks for sharing
Great tips. Thanks Ed
Thanks for watching!
Very nice video. You explained everything so well. Thank you.
Thanks for giving this information 😊
Many thanks for the tips mate!! Heading out now to launch my bird.
THANK YOU !
Great tutorial!
Thanks so much for these tips Ed. You rock!
VERY helpful! Thanks!
Thanks. Very good tutorial. Keep it up.
Great video. Short, sweet and to the point. And nice intro too lol Subbed!
Thanks for sharing!
thanks for all information that I need :) for smoother operation.
Thks four your video I have a Mavic Pro and Mavic mini whitch Best SD card to use on Mavic mini thks
Thanks so much.
Great Help!! Thanks, Ed.
Thanks for watching!
Be sure the RTH setting is just above the highest point in your flight are but not much more , the reason is quite often when RTH is engaged you are low on battery and if you have the RTH set to the max you are just wasting altitude and time and more importantly battery power. this could be the difference on making it back or going for a hike or worse yet a crash into something . I learned this the hard way of course thinking I would just set ti to the max height but then when I needed it was short on power and had to do a bit of a hike to get it as it will land automatically wherever if critically low on battery , had a set the RTH just above the highest point in my flight area I would have made it back easily , takes a lot of power to go vertical and not as much for forward flight.
Awesome setting tips!
Great info Ed
Love the intro!
Keep up the great work Ed.