Hi Folks

I am totally new to flying Drone and love the idea of flying one really can't wait to get one. At the back of my mind I'm thinking I would love to do this for a living in the future (who knows)so .... What would be the best Drone to buy first? Any advise would be very welcome

For fun? = FPV. For something commercial = not FPV.

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Really depends of what you want to do :

If you want to fly easely, exploring the world and doing some video/photo, dynamic tracking, waypoints mission, panorama, etc, look at the mavic models.

If you want to fly in a more immersive way, doing some more acrobatics flights and video footages, get more fun feelings, look at the fpv model.  Beware that this requires a particular style of piloting which requires a certain investment and where you will have to train on a simulator before mastering.

Drone jobs are an on-call type of job.  There is an inherent risk of life changing effects if things go wrong.  It can also get boring to fly and dangerous to fly as you have to enter into "do what you gotta do" mode taking all the experience you have accumulated and more to not crash and please your client.  If you do everything how I do it, nothing will go wrong.

As you are in the UK the new EASA rules limit how close you can fly to structures/people/parks/beaches etc so the most flexible drone in the Mini2

djiuser_S9lX1CEdQ6Qk Posted at 1-22 14:27
For fun? = FPV. For something commercial = not FPV.

Thank you for your advise

Dakilla Posted at 1-22 23:46
Really depends of what you want to do :

If you want to fly easely, exploring the world and doing some video/photo, dynamic tracking, waypoints mission, panorama, etc, look at the mavic models.

Thats really good advise ... I am very thankful and will take on board all you have said .. cheers

DAFlys Posted at 1-23 01:54
As you are in the UK the new EASA rules limit how close you can fly to structures/people/parks/beaches etc so the most flexible drone in the Mini2

Cheers ... Thanks for your advise

Dakilla Posted at 1-22 23:46
Really depends of what you want to do :

If you want to fly easely, exploring the world and doing some video/photo, dynamic tracking, waypoints mission, panorama, etc, look at the mavic models.

Thats really good advise ... Thank you and I will take on board all you have said

DJI Paladin Posted at 1-22 19:45
Hi there. Thank you for reaching out. Hope that you could get the best recommendation from our fellow DJI Pilots here in Forum. In addition, you may access the link below to compare all of our available consumer drones and check the best one base on your needs. Thank you for your valued support.

https://www.dji.com/products/comparison-consumer-drones

Cheers ... i am so grateful for all the advise I am getting

If you are not in a hurry to buy you might hold out and see what the Mini 3 brings to market.  Rumored to be out in Mar/Apr timeframe.  

If you go the FPV route remember that you will need a spotter with you.

DowntownRDB Posted at 1-23 03:41
If you are not in a hurry to buy you might hold out and see what the Mini 3 brings to market.  Rumored to be out in Mar/Apr timeframe.  

If you go the FPV route remember that you will need a spotter with you.

OK that's really helpful ... I'll take that onboard ... thanks

SwiftDrone Posted at 1-23 02:52
Cheers ... Thanks for your advise

No probs Swift drone,   things are a bit merky here until the classification labels start being applied.

SwiftDrone Posted at 1-23 06:00
OK that's really helpful ... I'll take that onboard ... thanks

You're most welcome.  

Best of luck in making your final decision.  I'm sure you will love drone flying.  

SwiftDrone Posted at 1-23 02:56
Cheers ... i am so grateful for all the advise I am getting

You are most welcome. Please enjoy your stay here at DJI Forum and hope you will get your drone soon. Take care always!

AntDX316 Posted at 1-23 00:50
Drone jobs are an on-call type of job.  There is an inherent risk of life changing effects if things go wrong.  It can also get boring to fly and dangerous to fly as you have to enter into "do what you gotta do" mode taking all the experience you have accumulated and more to not crash and please your client.  If you do everything how I do it, nothing will go wrong.

Thank you for the advise it was very helpful. You sound like fly drones  it for a living and you know what you're talking about.  When you say "do everything like I do" what do you mean?

SwiftDrone Posted at 2-20 10:01
Thank you for the advise it was very helpful. You sound like fly drones  it for a living and you know what you're talking about.  When you say "do everything like I do" what do you mean?

How I do it means you won't crash if you don't deviate from "how I do it".  Other people could do it different and vulnerable, not doing checks or "flying too too risky".  I fly risky at times too but with good discernment nothing would hopefully go wrong.  I've taught this to my clients and they've never crashed, but during the times I had to argue with them hard what not to do, they try it a bit or not at all and realize I am right.