Drone help

Scott Hanna said:

For the FPV, wouldn’t you need to have a spotter? Don’t you need to have the drone in sight?

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Starting out FPV, Yes , have a spotter ! Start out in wide open area ( No people or property ) till you get comfortable.
Have fun!!

WireNut said:

I have both the DJI Spark and the DJI Phantom Pro 3. Both great drones. They’re also easy to fly due to gps. The Spark is great for taking quick photos or vids because setup is quick. The Phantom takes a more professional photo and 4K video. Spark with the controller around 699. There is a newer DJI called the Mavic Pro. 3 mile range, 4K video, compact. About 1300 bucks for the fly more package, which you’ll want regardless of which DJI drone you buy.

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Got the Mavic Pro with the fly more package...2 extra batteries and a few extras for $1049. I also got the care package for $99 which allows me to send it back twice for repair or replacement if I crash it.

Scott Hanna said:

Got the Mavic Pro with the fly more package...2 extra batteries and a few extras for $1049. I also got the care package for $99 which allows me to send it back twice for repair or replacement if I crash it.

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Great drone. My son has the same. I use mine for photos and occasionally a video. Range is not an issue for me. Line of sight mostly. Makes me nervous when I can’t find it in the sky.

I flew mine today out of my backyard. There is a large nursery and then a golf course so no houses behind my house for about 4 miles.
I had the drone out about 1000 ft out and about 150ft up in the air. Hit the return to Home button and that thing came back and landed within about 3 inches of where it took off

ittigger said:

GPS is a good thing.

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For the precision landing, it actually takes a picture of the home point at 30 ft above ground level. Without that, the gps gets it back to about 5 ft of home point. So a distinct marking on the home point helps. If it's in the middle of a black parking lot, not so much.

I've been watching some people on YouTube. Most fly responsibly. But there are a number of goofballs flying near people. It's no wonder people get ticked off. One guy posted a video of him flying near a boat with people fishing. The guy got ticked and cast his rod and hooked the drone. The guy was posting saying the fisherman was an a hole. I was thinking the exact opposite.

Took the drone to the cabin last weekend