dana5
lvl.4
Flight distance : 14354 ft
United States
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Like most people here, I ordered at the beginning of October, but will be waiting until the end of November, or as late as the middle of December, before my Mavic actually arrives. Yes, yes, yes... I know that many sites say they will deliver by Nov 2, or Nov 15, or whatever... I will believe that when I see it. If they actually come through, I am sure mine will arrive sooner as well, but I am not planning my life around it. The Mavic is NOT the #1 priority in my life, but, I will be very excited when it does finally arrive.
Having all this time to think about it, and having had a P4 for a while, I have been thinking about what things I want, or need, to go with the Mavic. In the end, I feel like I only need a way to carry it, and streamline the process of getting it ready to fly. Also, because the Mavic sits low and had trouble in tall grass, and I don't like taking off and landing on hard surfaces, having the option of a takeoff/landing pad would also be nice. Plus, the Mavic's precision landing feature is based on comparison of the landing ground to photos it takes during takeoff, accuracy depends on the ground having distinctive features.
Here's what I have ready... I got a water bottle carrier from Amazon, which will fit the Mavic with room to spare in the main compartment, with a spare battery in the bottom, and the controller in the side pocket. It's small and portable for bike rides, or hiking. Next is an NFC sticker I programmed to tell my phone to max the brightness, turn off rotation, turn up the sound, mute text and phone call alerts, and start DJI Go. This is perfect for Android users, and the sticker will go on the bottom of my controller. Last is my landing pad, which is a $3 carpet tile from Menards, and marked with some old spraypaint for high contrast markings the Mavic can utilize for precision landing. I also want to get a 10" bungee ball cord, to wrap around the mid-section of the folded drone, to hold the props in place, so they don't catch while getting the drone in and out of the carrier.
Here is a picture of the mat I painted 2x2 mat, the carrier, and the NFC sticker. If anyone else has any accessory ideas for the Mavic, I am very interested to hear abou tthem, just for fun.
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