OMG! I finally received my DJI Mavic Pro 2. (Evil laugh hahahaha) OK let me paint the picture for you. 2017 my family and I were living in South Korea and I ordered a Mavic Pro (one… maybe?) and after 5 months it NEVER showed up. I had to sadly cancel the order. OH, man what videos I could have filmed with that drone. Well, I pouted for a while and did not order another one. This brings us to the release for the Mavic 2. I had to have it!
The NO
Mary said NO we are spending $1500 for a drone. So I did the puppy face, didn’t work. I may have cried (in a manly way) that didn’t work. Next I created a three prong attack, first PowerPoint with all the Pros of how we can tell better stories and grow our audience, second I watched tons of drone footage on YouTube on the big screen (she may have been doing something else but when a great part came on I would have her watch) and third, every time we were fishing, hiking, or just looking at a great scenery I would make little comments of how cool it would be if we had a drone to capture it.
The Yes
Like, when I proposed, she said YES! Truthfully, it was more like “Fine, but you can’t buy anything else.” … well I kind of got the Mavic 2 Fly More Kit and the Osmo 2 and a National Geographic’s backpack. He-he. So please like and subscribe and share! I need to show the value quickly.
The Mavic
OK, let us talk about getting the drone. Two weeks, it took two long arduous weeks!!!! I followed it like a crazy person on the FedEx app. It arrived a day early, hurray! Boy the FedEx delivery guy thought he was Santa Claus the way I signed for the package. Gabriel asked “What is it dad?” I yelled over my shoulder as I ran into my bedroom, “Don’t worry about it!” Looking back, I may have acted like a child but who is going to know? We did the unboxing, it was our first ever unboxing and depending on how I edit it I may post it. It is SO cool! I may be a tech nerd, but even Mary is excited about the new possibilities.
Surviving
What was not cool however, was all the battery charging, firmware updates and software updates on the Mavic, Osmo, and the controller. Oh and the few times it wouldn’t update and I had to troubleshoot it (had to use DJI Assistant on the computer). It took me about 2 HOURS to complete the updates!
Once all that was finished we went outside for the maiden flight. SO COOL! (have I said that before?) It was scary because this thing is fast, oh and it’s my first time flying a drone! I did not break anything so WIN! As of right now I am studying hard on the best setting and how to best edit the footage. I did not get the ND filters because they don’t come out until the 22nd of September so I have make do.
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