Owning the DJI Mavic Pro - Helpful Insights
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Ed Ricker Vlogs informative video but the refresh plan doesn't cover a lost drone as you said in the video. Only non water damaged where you have the majority of the parts intact.
Ed Ricker Vlogs but hI have already bought my Mavic Pro and the Care plan lol. You have made a good video clip, looking forward to seeing more:)
Great video Ed! Thanks!!
Ed Ricker Vlogs Nice info, thanks
ThePROFESS10NAL your so right. I thought he was gonna be a typical RUclipsr with the fake voice. It's refreshing to see someone who knows what they're doing..👍👍👍
Even more helpful hint:
Change chipped propellers asap, they cause vibrations which can affect gyros and cause various problems.
Thanks, I actually did a few days after I made this video. Good advice. Thanks!
Green Silver how often would you change the propellers?
Nero Fiorano Change propellers if there is any doubt.
Nero Fiorano
I'd probably change them when they start becoming loose on the blade hinges or if there is a crack or a chip.
I second that. better change the props. for so many reasons.
Love the fact that you speak plain simple English and do not assume that we will understand generalities but explain ALL steps!!! Please keep up the great video's.
I bought a mavic pro last week.... I am loving this thing!
Entertaining. More importantly, probably the most informative Mavic video collection I've found. Love it man, keep up the good work.
I Never thought of putting my phone on Airplane mode. Thank you for that helpful hint.
No prob, thanks for watching!
You could also try Do Not Disturb, that works just as good but it won't save your battery as much
Ed. Thanks for another great video. You talk at a great pace so one can easily "take in" everything you're saying which is important because you always cover important and pertinent topics for the Mavic Pro. Keep up the great work.
A very nicely done video, thank you. If you change out that damaged prop, you won't have to worry about vibration c
caused by imbalance damaging the motor. Take care, Steve
Thank you very much for your video, I just ordered my first drone... and found your videos very informative, I appreciate your time and efforts showing us newbies how to fly drones.
Thanks for the candid insights. You may be only one of two guys on RUclips that have pointed out the 1080 60fps problem. It's definitely not a deal breaker, but it's nice to know the real deal before buying. Thanks again.
I love the laid back attitude that you have in your videos. Great work.
nice video brother thanks for the good info
Thank you for a very nice casual informative presentation. I felt like I was sitting there with you listening intently, able to hear ever word. What a neat hobby. Going to drone store soon learn and explore but now I "covet" this Mavic Pro.
Watched one of your videos and it made me decide to buy the Mavic Pro. Love your style and the way you seemed to be surprised by the things you just said yourself. Keep up the good work! Subscribed
Very nicely done. I've been flying The Inspire for a couple years now...just picked up the Mavic. I appreciate the clear, concise presentation. Thanks.
Thanks for watching Mike! How do you like the Mavic in comparison with the Inspire?
I love your videos! I finally today got my Mavic pro put together and flew for the first time -Awesome! So stable compared to my Phantom 3 standard. Thanks so much for these tutorials, so helpful.
Thank you for wearing a mic. Too many people do a unboxing or whatever and rely upon the mic in the camera. A few have boom mics, but I think the little clip on ones work great. If you could do a few videos of the different modes, ranging from how you set yours for recreational flights to settings used for filming.
Yeah I always try to wear a mic for videos like this...thanks for noticing and for watching!
Good suggestions, I'll add them to my idea list.
One of the best most useful reviews ive seen online! Thinking about upgrading from a Phantom 3 at the moment, as want to carry in my bike pack for mountainous adventures and this has just sold it to me! Cheers dude great work!
Awesome, glad to help! I'm sure the Mavic would be great for your uses.
I watched a number of posts on the Mavic (good/bad/ugly) and yours ranks up there with the best. True useful user feedback. Just fyi others, i also hit the wall while flying indoors. After my crash i kept getting Gimbal Shake Error. the gimbal has three "clip in" arms which dislodge when crashed. Slip them back in, especially the one behind the gimbal itself!
Thanks! Glad everything turned out well for you
Going through this new pilot playlist since mine just arrived today. Very helpful going over the features and what to keep in mind while flying. Thank you for posting.
Great comprehensive look at the Mavic, Ed! Just got mine in the mail, my 2nd drone with my 1st being the Phantom 4. Really excited to see what this little guy can do!
Good luck, thanks for watching!
Just ordered a Mavic,Thanks for the info on this quad it's definitely helpful learning all I can about it before it comes.
Thankyou very much for your videos. I really enjoy watching them. The footages are beautiful, you do good video edit, and the amount of humor is great. Not too much. When I see your footages I wish I had a DJI, but as a beginner I chose a Hubsan H502S. Now I look forward to advance in the drone world... Keep up the good work.
came across your channel. You really gave off a genuine feeling. You've got my subscription sir.
Thanks! I appreciate it, thanks for the subscribe.
I really liked your production on this video. Excellent job showing the clips while narrating the various Mavic tops and limitations. Good stuff.
Thanks! I try to make it interesting :D
Thanks for watching!
You do a great job with the videos......your diction is clear and paced well........thank you. Keep them coming. I'm a Mavic Pro beginner.
1st flight with this weekend. Nervous as hell but looking forward to it. Baby steps is the one thing I'm keeping in mind.
Love my new Mavic!!!
I'm glad you mentioned the FAA part. I already knew about it, but I feel like not enough people know about it even though it's legally required.
Definitely, it's important! Thanks for watching
The start of this video was flipping phenomenal! Kudos.
Thanks for watching Chad!
That intro was the best intro to a mavic video I've ever seen
Been looking at different reviews and this one is great! Just what I needed to hear! Will be getting one very soon! Thanks
Great to see content like this - nice work! Been meaning to do some myself but honestly haven't found the time. Good tip about the phone calls interrupting the flight, happened when I was in confined quarters before and wasn't ideal. The RTH altitude is an essential twerk, especially with the terrain here in New Zealand - I've put mine as high as 100m before - and also worth noting that you an change the default signal-loss behaviour, and I've found the stop and hover setting useful if you lose line of sight, gives you time to avoid panic and reestablish signal by moving yourself back within range rather than having the Mavic Pro make up its own mind about where to fly.
Hey Eden, good ideas there. Yeah, it's made me nervous a few times when I had it about 3000 feet away and it lost connection behind some buildings/hills, but a nice 250 foot return to home brought it back lovely.
Thanks for watching!
To me, the most important thing you mentioned was putting your phone in airplane mode. Made it worth watching.
Keep up the good work! I never get bored with your vids!
I've tried all the c1 or c2 programmable settings. I recommend c1 for focus and c2 for exposure lock. That's most helpful to me.
Great Tips Ed, Im a newbie still waitimg for shipment from Dji excited & thankful for your videos & experiences shared. thanks
Quality as always. My new fav You Tuber.
Excellent video Ed - Very professional, informative and entertaining. Some useful info here that I haven't seen anywhere else.
Thanks for the feedback! Glad I was of help.
Great video! The FAA .has a new rule that if you're not going to be flying your drone out of line of sight, you do not have to register your drone.
Nice intro!
Thanks!
thanks for the return to home set hight hadn't thought about that. I also have had a couple of random disconnects causing a tree collision.
No prob, sorry to hear about your issues. Thanks for watching!
For iPhone users, you can download a an application called "Hover". It will display a map where you can and can't fly per the FAA. as well as other pertinent data regarding flying the drone
Getting excited. Ordered my Mavic a couple of days ago! Wish it would ship!
Dude that was some sweet info, you started a bit wacky lol, but then kick it in to high gear with the info. Clear pure good stuff. Thanks man. 😊👍
Haha thanks man
Hey Ed, very nice videos! I'm getting a mavic pro today (literally in delivery). Thanks for the many nice videos, you have a great and REAL style. I subscribed. Keep em coming. Regards from Nerja (Málaga, Spain)!
Thanks Christian, I appreciate that!
Not sure you need airplane mode. If you have an iPhone you can turn on Do Not Disturb to kill calls, also to remove that grain and banding, use polar pro UV filters.
Dude that intro was great!
Haha thanks!
Got mine today!!!! 7/24/18... there was some problem activating it... took about 2 hrs to accomplish. It’s maiden flight was successful in 20 mph winds from the South east.... Nice.. Ed, you really should change the damaged props because they could catastrophically fail on a trip and it would be very bad.....
this is your first video I have seen, I subscribed. I enjoyed your style of editing
Great videos - just picked up a Mavic to complement my Inspire 1. So reassuring to hear someone talk about the FAA and drone laws :)
Thanks for sharing Ed. Your really a very good presentor. Looking forward to getting my Magic.
I think you do a good job conveying drone info. Keep up the good work!
Nice video with great tips. I get my Mavic next week ☺ This helps since I have never flown a drown.
Thanks for watching!
I subscribed because you played checkers with your drone, I got mine last month,, best thing ever to own.
haha thanks, it's definitely an awesome drone!
So me and my mavic in the beginning I'm so in love with it 😍😍
Hey Ed. Very cool, laid back video with a lot of valuable information. Thanks!
The way you talk made me decide to start saving for one! New subscriber right here :)
I like the homemade sound track and nice guitar playing!
I am really thinking about picking up the Mavic pro and the fly more combo, this quad is absolutely amazing I've watched tons of review videos and each one I watch makes me want to get it more, income tax time baby!
Hey Justin, awesome! It really is a great drone.
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Thanks for watching!
This guy’s a character. Tempted to subscribe just for the personality.
I don't yet have the Mavic its on back order in the UK, so I am looking at a lot of RUclips videos for guidance and information. I found your comments in Vlog 231 really useful. I have subscribed too so that when the time comes I can find you again. Thanks
Thanks for watching, glad you've found useful info in my videos. Thanks for the sub!
Great Video! Thanks man! Just got my Mavic and i'm enjoying these helpful videos!
Same here, relate to some and learned from a few more. Great job Ed! Had mine for about a week now, but weather here and working full time makes it hard to get air time. Gotta surf youtube for other flyers to get more informed. :) So far I love this thing, but I have always been into anything RC since my first RC car 39yrs ago.
Hey I just bought a Magic Pro, I should be receiving it tomorrow, looking fed to enjoying it, very good tips by the way, tx
From what I read, DJI Resresh plan does not give you a new drone if you have a flyaway and never rescued it.
You must ship them your damaged drone.
I'd rather go for State Farm insurance, it is $60/year, no deductible, and it covers the loss as well.
DJI Refresh Plan is $99 and you still have to pay to get the drone replaced.
great vid man just got my maverick pro last week watched some of your vids helped me get started cheers.
awesome bit of kit sports mode is crazy fast
phill t mavic
Really enjoyed your honest review. So much more valuable having your comments having had it for a couple of weeks rather than a 'out of the box review'. I'm torn between Mavic and Phantom 4 pro. Still can't decide. I'm a stills photographer so video is new to me. What software works best for editing/enhancing the output of the Mavic? Also, how have you found the quality of still photographs? Thanks again. I appreciate your time sharing. Mark
Thanks mark! I use Adobe Premiere, it works great for adding small enhancements or larger tweaks like LUTs and limited animation.
I haven't taken many photographs yet, but the ones I have taken have been clear...mostly selfies with friends and family lol.
Thanks again!
Mark Jones I'm in the same boat. I like the compact size of the mavic, but love the better camera in the phantom 4 pro.
Wanting to buy a Mavic Pro so I'm doing all the research that I can. Your video was great information. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Entertaining video full of information I've been looking for. You hit the nail on the head, thanks!!
Thanks for watching!
Great video ! thanks for sharing.. My first flight with the Mavic Pro, i hit the RTH button, it was hovering just a few metres in front of me, i thought it was just going to land. it shot up a few feet as i realised there were branches it was going to hit, i quickly pulled the down stick and held it, which brought up a window on screen "cancel RTH?" still holding the stick down, the drone frozen in mid air, it cancelled the rth and i was able to land it myself.. phew !! i just thought this might help another beginner :)
Nice stuff! Looking forward to getting my Platinum up and running!
cackling at the intro...well done friend.
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences. They are so helpful.
If you reset your camera in the mavic settings it fixes the auto focus problem. I was watching some other videos where a couple people had the same problem, I myself had it aswell. Now it's all fixed and my videos are crystal clear (:
Thanks Grant! I do also know that the newer app versions have an autofocus feature that truly focuses as the drone operates. When I first got it, that wasn't possible.
Even on the newer app my autofocus still was a bit glitchy, but ever since I recalibrated it seems to have fixed it thankfully.
WOW! There's so much information I did not realize. Thank you so much! Now, if I can only practice on my patience on waiting to receive my pre-order from Amazon release date on Feb.15th! : (
Good luck with your new drone once it comes! Watching videos like this will really help you hit the ground running.
Thanks for watching!
LMAO Still laughing at Harris' reaction to your close call. Great vid. Thanks Ed.
Now that intro...that was a love-story if I ever saw one! LOL. Great tips about that 1080p @60FPS, that was my first flight settings and it totally looked like a water painting. Hoping there is somekind of software/firmware fix for that. IMO I just feel that it is more convenient working with smaller file sizes. Thank you for sharing this video! (thumbs up)
Haha thanks for watching! Yeah I hope the footage gets fixed...kind of a bummer to have such grainy 60fps.
Love the videos bro. I just bought a mavic and I love it. II always go to your page if I have questions about it . Thanks for the help
Thanx for fine work w. good points.
Keep them coming.
Ed, the FAA registry is not for drones but for the pilots of the drones. They give you a specific code that should be attached to each drone you have. Basically is a way to track the pilots not the drones. Thank you for the very nice tips!!
Hey Luis, thanks for the comment.
It appears that the FAA registration is a unique code for each drone. So yes, it links the drone to the owner, and I have the paper certificate in my wallet that includes my name and other info, but it doesn't necessarily link the drone to the current pilot. I see the actual cert number as identifying the drone first and foremost. Who owns it is only part of the puzzle...the cert number also determines if the drone was registered as a hobbyist or a commercial drone which may affect the way any given incident may be approached by the FAA, especially where the drone might be found or where it was seen flying last before a crash or other unfortunate incident. The cert number also doesn't link the drone to the pilot that was actually flying the drone at the time...could be anybody at the controls. Couple that with the fact that the $5 fee is not a one-time fee for the owner but rather a $5 fee for each drone.
To fly commercially as a sUAS pilot, you need to be certified by the FAA as a person after completing the FAA Aeronautical Knowledge test and getting vetted by the TSA...so that's where the individual pilot certification comes in. Is that what you are referring to? Drone registration and pilot registration are two different things, and I only refer to drone registration in the video.
Ed Ricker Vlogs. Ed, all I find is one registration number per operator. That number is applied to all drones >0.55 lbs and less than 55 lbs. Do you have a link to the law where it says otherwise?
The drone registration website at registermyuas.faa.gov mentions only drone registration. Upon logging in, there's a literal inventory of the drones with their certs. Clicking on a cert number brings up the Small UAS Certificate of Registration with the dates of validation (3 years for each drone). Nowhere on the page, in the registration forms, or on the certificate of registration is there mention of a pilot/operator at all.
What you've mentioned so far all relates to a certified remote commercial pilot with the FAA which is not the same as the certification number that I placed in my drone in the video.
Hey Luis, I owe you an apology. I was researching this again for another commenter and found this:
At www.faa.gov/uas/faqs it says:
"What is the difference between registering a UAS flown for fun vs. UAS flown for work or business?
If you fly your UAS for hobby or recreational purposes and you use the web-based registration process to register your aircraft, you only need to register once and then apply your registration number to as many UAS as you want. Recreational registrants only need to provide their name, address, and email address. The $5 registration fee covers all recreational UAS owned by the registrant.
Unmanned aircraft flown for work or business must be registered individually by the owner, and each registration costs $5. Registrants must supply their name, address, and email address, in addition to the make, model, and serial number (if available) for each UAS they want to fly."
Since I registered my drone as a non-recreational drone, I had to go through the more in-depth process.
So, neither of us are 100% right or wrong...it just depends what you registered your drone for.
No problem Ed, I was a bit confused because I could not find drone specific registrations. I think the idea is mostly to know who is flying, it doesn't matter how drones we have. I wish cars were like this too....Apology accepted. :)
Great video, I'm considering getting a mavic pro, so I'm soaking up all the info I can get prior to purchasing one, everything I've seen looks pretty positive on the drone.
Thanks for the info.
Awesome, it's definitely an amazing drone for the size and price. Good luck!
Highly Informative videos, I really appreciate then as anew Mavic owner!! You earned a sub
Love this video Ed. You're a great reviewer. Oh - reason why 1080 at 60 fps looks terrible is because the Mavic only shoots at 60 megs per second - so that's only 1 meg per each frame. So you're going to get some lousy compression artifacts. Also, the fast shutter is probably causing some anomalies since it need A LOT of light to handle the higher frame rate. I always shoot at 4K 24 - it never lets me down. Great job with your vids though. I had forgotten to subscribe, but just righted that wrong.
Thanks for watching, Tony! Yeah, I stick with 4K 24fps primarily too, unless I'm shooting for a specific purpose that requires otherwise. Have you ever experimented with higher frame rates of the Phantom series drones?
Thank you for your explanations on thei drone, I truly appreciate it.
I am considering purchasing one.
Mavic pro has in camera softening at sharpness settings of zero or below
The in camera sharpening can be softened later if its too sharp for you
Nice (informative) video - music 🎼 on point also ! 👍🏾
Very nice and helpful video Ed, I am going to have my Mavic Pro soon :)
You do good videos on the Mavic. Keep it up!
Great video, very helpful. Thinking about dropping the coin, its a major purchase! Video helps a lot! Thanks.
nice video, maybe you should get that controller check, bad things can happen if it disconnected.
Looking to purchase a Mavic Pro. Very informative video thanks.
Great videos ed.. I am thinking about getting the Mavic Pro. I am a beginner and wondered if you think the Mavic is a good choice.
Keep up the good work
Thanks for providing all the Mavic Air info. I first noticed the Rolands in the background!! Curious, you a drummer too or are those your guitars? I'm a drummer here is SoCal, local cover band. Next step, Mavic Air. Just opened the box and following all your tips. Thanks bro........
Awesome video man, you answered one of my long time question, Phone call during flight. :D thanks for the TIPs, and BTW my Mavic is less than a week to arrival schedule :D
Awesome, good luck with your new Mavic!
LOL that intro!
Love how you did both directions of compass calibration as a WEEEEEE kinda moment haahhahaha!!!
Lol Thanks for watching
Bro, I praise the creativity...hahahah love it!
Really great tips for upcoming buyers. Thanks for sharing your experiences, greetings from germany.....
Thanks for watching!
Nice video. Just got my Mavic and appreciated your review.
Good luck, thanks for watching!
Great video, I am looking forward into owning one of these little mavics.
Thanks, good luck when you get one!
Thanks I checked out both of them and can't decide which one to buy, I love filming so looking at phantom 4 pro but I do like Mavic, help decide lol