She has been asking about one for a while. I really didn't believe she was serious until she mentioned it last week for about the 10th time. She'll have a pleasant surprise Wednesday evening. Yay, her!

Yay her! my wife fly my drone for about 5 secs then gets bored

You sure you're not just ordering it for yourself

When I fly either my wife or my grand-son usually go with me. The grand-son flies as much as I do, the wife has yet to ask - she's happy being my VO. I'd be happy to let her give it a try, but she says she has no interest in flying, thinks it's interesting to just watch it.

larrymull Posted at 2017-9-18 18:29
You sure you're not just ordering it for yourself

Just like Al Bundy (Married with Children show) when he bought Peg a bowling ball for her.

That is so romantic ;)

It sounds so sweet. Wish you both have a great flying time!

The couple that flys together stays together. Good job maybe we will get to meet your wife here looking for tips.

hallmark007 Posted at 2017-9-19 02:50
The couple that flys together stays together. Good job maybe we will get to meet your wife here looking for tips.

Yes is so much nice.  a couple flying drone together. And share there experience and tips as well

Lucas775 Posted at 2017-9-18 18:19
Yay her! my wife fly my drone for about 5 secs then gets bored

Mine helps me at longboarding events and she has apparently caught the flight bug in the process.

larrymull Posted at 2017-9-18 18:29
You sure you're not just ordering it for yourself

That's what my mother-in-law asked! I am sure. I have had 3 Phantoms and still want the Mavic. I wasn't so much interested in the Spark. The wife wanted the Mavic too until the Spark came out. She says the Spark is "cute" and she prefers the smaller size compared to the Mavic.

FatherXmas Posted at 2017-9-18 19:00
When I fly either my wife or my grand-son usually go with me. The grand-son flies as much as I do, the wife has yet to ask - she's happy being my VO. I'd be happy to let her give it a try, but she says she has no interest in flying, thinks it's interesting to just watch it.

My wife initially only watched me fly too. I wanted to include her so I asked her multiple times to try it for fun. She ultimately started volunteering to fly for fun and to film skate events. She's become an important part of our film crew. That makes us both happy.

Sparkylicious Posted at 2017-9-18 19:40
Just like Al Bundy (Married with Children show) when he bought Peg a bowling ball for her.

I loved that show! One of my favorites back in the day.

Montfrooij Posted at 2017-9-18 22:40
That is so romantic ;)

SMH. What has romance come to, huh?

DJI Susan Posted at 2017-9-19 01:19
It sounds so sweet. Wish you both have a great flying time!

DJI saved my marriage! Just kidding, but DJI has become very much part of our family. Our kids fly too.

hallmark007 Posted at 2017-9-19 02:50
The couple that flys together stays together. Good job maybe we will get to meet your wife here looking for tips.

Yes, sir! She's on FB boards for her career topics, so I do partly expect her to show up here too at some point.

My wife as absolutely no interest in my spark.  she gets annoyed every time I take it out.  I'm just hoping that she may appreciate it when I take amazing pictures and videos on our next weekend away..

theGrindLab.com Posted at 2017-9-19 05:03
DJI saved my marriage! Just kidding, but DJI has become very much part of our family. Our kids fly too.

Very nice. I am still waiting for Spark to support 25fps shooting.
Then I will buy and fly with my kids also

Sparky_17 Posted at 2017-9-19 05:05
My wife as absolutely no interest in my spark.  she gets annoyed every time I take it out.  I'm just hoping that she may appreciate it when I take amazing pictures and videos on our next weekend away..

I think I will get the same reaction, judging by how she reacts to my other camera's

in my case it was easier to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission .. LMAO

Sparky_17 Posted at 2017-9-19 05:10
in my case it was easier to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission .. LMAO

Might be a better way indeed.

Sparky_17 Posted at 2017-9-19 05:05
My wife as absolutely no interest in my spark.  she gets annoyed every time I take it out.  I'm just hoping that she may appreciate it when I take amazing pictures and videos on our next weekend away..

My wife is the same...  hates the spark, but she does loves the pictures and videos.  She will tolerate me flying the spark for the sake of saving and preserving great memories.

Mine too, not much interest in drone photography, as we have little kids and they are constantly running off when I'm flying!

Happy wife = Happy life.
I am single so no permission needed!!
Been there... done that... got the scars to prove it!!!
I do as I please and thoroughly enjoy life.

theGrindLab.com Posted at 2017-9-19 05:03
DJI saved my marriage! Just kidding, but DJI has become very much part of our family. Our kids fly too.

Ha ha, thanks for your positive feedback. Glad to hear that Spark bring you so much happiness. Take more pictures, the kids would like to see when they grew up.

Nice! That's so sweet of you

Well, here is the good news and the bad news.

The good news: She loves the Spark. She tried it yesterday evening. We live in an area called "Windmill Farms". It's at the top of a hill and almost always windy. Yesterday, the trees in our back yard were bending significantly in the wind, but the Spark handled the wind like a champ. Also, the video footage from this little thing is quite impressive.

The bad news: I love the Spark too, DJI may have just lost a Mavic sale because I might get myself a Spark instead. SMH. The portability of this thing is ridiculous. Just a little shoulder bag compared to the hugh backpacks I have used for my Phantoms? You do the math. And I would definitely use this in Active Track to follow us on skate runs. in smaller spaces.

Sparkylicious Posted at 2017-9-18 19:40
Just like Al Bundy (Married with Children show) when he bought Peg a bowling ball for her.

Oh the Simpsons when Homer buys Marge a bowling ball with Homer engraved on it. Hilarious

theGrindLab.com Posted at 2017-9-22 08:30
Well, here is the good news and the bad news.

The good news: She loves the Spark. She tried it yesterday evening. We live in an area called "Windmill Farms". It's at the top of a hill and almost always windy. Yesterday, the trees in our back yard were bending significantly in the wind, but the Spark handled the wind like a champ. Also, the video footage from this little thing is quite impressive.

I thought I saw something that active track is limited to 100m range from Home Point, unless you reset the home point. I am not sure if there is another work around for this but I would be curious to know how it would work for the longer movement tracks people wish to capture.

RJ70 Posted at 2017-9-22 08:50
I thought I saw something that active track is limited to 100m range from Home Point, unless you reset the home point. I am not sure if there is another work around for this but I would be curious to know how it would work for the longer movement tracks people wish to capture.

If that is the case, that may be a limit only to the Spark, as Active Track on my P4P has tracked riders for a good half-mile or more, only limited to that distance because the run was only that long. I'll test with the wife's Spark or I'll look into this before purchasing another one. Thanks for the heads up.

theGrindLab.com Posted at 2017-9-22 08:30
Well, here is the good news and the bad news.

The good news: She loves the Spark. She tried it yesterday evening. We live in an area called "Windmill Farms". It's at the top of a hill and almost always windy. Yesterday, the trees in our back yard were bending significantly in the wind, but the Spark handled the wind like a champ. Also, the video footage from this little thing is quite impressive.

Glad she loves it.  you should get the MavicPro . this would be a great addition to your family

RJ70 Posted at 2017-9-22 08:50
I thought I saw something that active track is limited to 100m range from Home Point, unless you reset the home point. I am not sure if there is another work around for this but I would be curious to know how it would work for the longer movement tracks people wish to capture.

I am reading that the max distance for Active Track from the home point is increased if we are using the RC (which we are).

Sparky_17 Posted at 2017-9-22 09:05
Glad she loves it.  you should get the MavicPro . this would be a great addition to your family

Very tempting indeed!

theGrindLab.com Posted at 2017-9-22 09:15
Very tempting indeed!

That is my next toy once my wife forgives me for my spark .. LOL

So, we love the Spark but I wanted the extra features the Mavic offers too, so I grabbed one for myself today. Now, I don't have to lug around my "huge" Phantom case just to get the aerial shots!

theGrindLab.com Posted at 2017-10-5 06:19
So, we love the Spark but I wanted the extra features the Mavic offers too, so I grabbed one for myself today. Now, I don't have to lug around my "huge" Phantom case just to get the aerial shots!

I think you may need to go to meetings to try sort out your problem. Lol, you will love the Mavic, good luck.

I might order the Mavic after the Christmas holidays

hallmark007 Posted at 2017-10-5 10:51
I think you may need to go to meetings to try sort out your problem. Lol, you will love the Mavic, good luck.

I refuse to admit this is an addiction, but I am sure the high I get from “droning” is not much different from that of many illicit drugs.

theGrindLab.com Posted at 2017-10-7 19:53
I refuse to admit this is an addiction, but I am sure the high I get from “droning” is not much different from that of many illicit drugs.

And a lot safer to, enjoy...

You sir are a gentlemen