Dji mini 2 flight 2559 meters


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last minute i saw the cables

Glad she came back in one piece!

videoeditman Posted at 2-5 05:55
Glad she came back in one piece!

Thanks videoeditman
Fortunately I did not crash on the cables!

Nice footage and what a long flight.  

Close call and would have been a long walk to collect it.

DowntownRDB Posted at 2-5 07:17
Nice footage and what a long flight.

Thanks DowntownRDB

The Rev Posted at 2-5 07:40
Close call and would have been a long walk to collect it.

Thanks The Rev
in every flight I do "in an urban environment" I have only LTE open (so I can see the map), and the option "do not disturb"

Arpettaz Posted at 2-5 10:37
I assume it’s legal in your country to fly beyond visual line of sight? If it’s not legal where you live, this sort of reckless behaviour gives drone pilots a bad name and causes governments to bring in even stricter rules for flying drones

yes here in my country it is allowed

George GR Posted at 2-5 12:00
yes here in my country it is allowed

Odd, I thought Greece was in Europe so they had to follow the EASA rules.

DAFlys Posted at 2-6 01:32
Odd, I thought Greece was in Europe so they had to follow the EASA rules.

I don't think the Greeks have a good record of following rules and regulations.

That was pretty close to the high voltage cables if you ask me...

yogi053 Posted at 2-6 02:14
I don't think the Greeks have a good record of following rules and regulations.

I think your right about that.

George GR Posted at 2-5 09:27
Thanks DowntownRDB

You're very welcome.   Have a great weekend.

George GR Posted at 2-5 12:00
yes here in my country it is allowed

Visibility in your country means what the camera sees or what the smartphone display shows. That's cool. I think that the range can be increased significantly if you fly 200 or 300 meters high.

DAFlys Posted at 2-6 01:32
Odd, I thought Greece was in Europe so they had to follow the EASA rules.

Greece is in the European Union
but there is still no clear prefecture for drones smaller than 500 grams
the current government has not passed any law on this
please let's not talk about it

jonny007 Posted at 2-6 04:58
Visibility in your country means what the camera sees or what the smartphone display shows. That's cool. I think that the range can be increased significantly if you fly 200 or 300 meters high.

Greece is in the European Union
but there is still no clear prefecture for drones smaller than 500 grams
the current government has not passed any law on this
please let's not talk about it

Arpettaz Posted at 2-6 06:15
Err, wrong. Greece and all member states of the EU now have to follow EASA rules introduced on 1 January.  Moreover, you are not allowed to fly your drone unless you have passed the EASA online test, which takes a few hours. I passed my test yesterday so now I can legally fly my drone in Europe and have a EASA certificate to prove it.

And just in case you were not aware of new EASA rules, here is a link to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority drone rules which you should have read. Rules on VLOS are very clear https://dagr.hcaa.gr/

I have a drone license (UAS Pilot C) and civil liability insurance

George GR Posted at 2-6 05:43
Greece is in the European Union
but there is still no clear prefecture for drones smaller than 500 grams
the current government has not passed any law on this

Curious,  I thought the regulation that came in from EASA is the base rule and then the local movements can add to those rules additional restrictions.

Arpettaz Posted at 2-6 06:12
Like you I assumed the flight was done in Greece - the navigation map shown during the flight suggests its Greece. Having just passed the EASA drone test and certification process (which is a mandatory requirement for all drone pilots flying in A1/A3 open category) I know it’s illegal to fly in Europe beyond VLOS.

That was my take away for looking at the A2CofC too.

George GR Posted at 2-6 06:50
I have a drone license (UAS Pilot C) and civil liability insurance

You should check this then - https://dagr.hcaa.gr/docs/HCAA%20UAS%20Regulation.pdf

DAFlys Posted at 2-6 08:35
You should check this then - https://dagr.hcaa.gr/docs/HCAA%20UAS%20Regulation.pdf

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What is your problem?

George GR Posted at 2-6 05:43
Greece is in the European Union
but there is still no clear prefecture for drones smaller than 500 grams
the current government has not passed any law on this

... but there is still no clear prefecture for drones smaller than 500 grams
the current government has not passed any law on this

And that means smartphone display is enough ? Sure ? Let's not fool ourselves. Not a single one in this forum will ever only fly VLOS, but they certainly won't publicly brag about their records.

And why downvoting the posts here and at the other threads ?

jonny007 Posted at 2-6 11:41
... but there is still no clear prefecture for drones smaller than 500 grams
the current government has not passed any law on this

what is your problem?
I have a license and I fly!
please end here

Pick the Sun Hood for the controller, and use max brightness when flying in sunlight, it's easy to not see cables in the phone screen with all the reflections.

https://store.dji.com/es/product ... roller-monitor-hood

That's the best accessory you can get for any drone.

Also, when you are going to fly higher than 120m (to climb the mountain, for example), when the warning appears, bring down the drone to 115 meters and then up again, and the warning will not reappear, so it won't block that part of your screen.

When doing long range expand the area little by little; my actual long range record is 3.652m, but I usually stay under 2.5Km range in a rural/small town environment. I have nearly 51 hours flying in the same spot, so no big surprises there, I know every single cable/tree/antenna around XDD

VLOS with the mini 2 is about 450-500 meters in daylight and about 700 meters at night (the flash it has is pretty bright), but that's without looking at the screen. Look at the screen past 200 meters and bum, you are BVLOS, because you won't find it in the sky again.

So basically it's nonsense pretending anyone is flying Mini 2 VLOS past 200 meters. Maybe with a bigger drone you can get 500 meters VLOS, but that's not the case for such a small drone.

Except for the cable part, there's nothing particularly dangerous in that flight and except for the range is within EASA A1/C0 rules (120m max height from the ground) and puts no one in danger (unless is an airfield nearby, wich idk).

Drone hobbyst are just like bikers, no matter what you do, you'll allways be criminilized by the media and you are allways seen as a crimminal outside the hobby... so just enjoy the hobby while you can. One day Amazon will buy the 0-120m airspace and none of us will ever fly legally again, no matter what we've done.

PS: I'd also recommend not uploading continuous flights and flight data, just crop the video in pieces, and don't put the smartphone capture,  thus no one can prove you are breaking any regulation. Think of it like  breaking the speed limit and posting a video of it with the speedometer  on screen.

PPS: I have a small fireproof metal badge with all my personal data stuck to my drone, It was mandatory for the previous regulation in my  country, but not for the new European regulation. I still have it on because in case anything happens you can just call me, go to the cops or whatever. I can also use it to retrieve my drone in case it accidentally falls on private property, for example. A bird hit's the drone, a blade breaks midflight, the battery fails or disconnects, the IMU fails, you hit a cable... lot's of things can go wrong, either flying VLOS or BVLOS.

Huginn Kenningar Posted at 2-6 17:12
Pick the Sun Hood for the controller, and use max brightness when flying in sunlight, it's easy to not see cables in the phone screen with all the reflections.

https://store.dji.com/es/product ... roller-monitor-hood

Thanks Huginn Kenningar

George GR Posted at 2-6 08:46
What is your problem?

Just don't advertise what you are doing,  we all do it,  but dont advertise it,  there are people that have got into trouble from what the authorities see on YouTube.  

Impressive!

Montfrooij Posted at 2-8 00:01
Impressive!

Thanks Montfrooij
take a look at my channel

George GR Posted at 2-8 08:50
Thanks Montfrooij
take a look at my channel

You're welcome.
I have. (I am subscribed too)

Great footage ...Thanks for sharing

djiuser_LSA2v8XVnCFw Posted at 2-10 16:53
Great footage ...Thanks for sharing

Thanks djiuser_LSA2v8XVnCFw

George GR Posted at 2-10 23:42
Thanks djiuser_LSA2v8XVnCFw

Very welcome friend