[fireman15]

With all the talk about drones in the news... I thought it might be interesting for Freepers to share the types of drones that they own and use.

I personally am an aviation nut who lives on an airport with two airplanes, four hang gliders, and a dozen drones of assorted sizes, capabilities and uses. In my case the drones are all for fun. The two that I have are best for photography are the DJI Mini 4 Pro and the DJI Mini 3. They both have interesting capabilities. The Mini 3 can use 3rd party software to enhance its capabilities. The Mini 4 Pro has built in waypoints that can be programmed using 3rd party software to take better video of buildings and scenery. Both have built in features that can aid in taking interesting video.

The controller that I have for the Mini 4 Pro has a built-in display, in addition I have AR glasses which connect to the video out port. The glasses provide an amazing view from the camera while still allowing one to glance down at the controller and up at the drone. They provide a fabulous enhancement to the experience. Both of these drones require very little actual flying skills to get good photos and video.

I also enjoy using "toy drones" that operate almost completely manually. They are actually very good for enhancing your flying skills. I also have drone simulation software and flight simulators for aircraft that are also good for enhancing your skills and checking out distant airports that we plan to fly to in our real airplanes.

[packagingguy]

Can we buy a Lancet drone that’s intact?

You can buy fragments but that’s no fun:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=lancet+drone&_sop=12

[dragnet2]

I want one like the pilot the other day described that went from 50k to 30k in an instant.

[wally_bert]

I just got a Mavic 3 pro that I have not gotten a chance to try.

A while back I bought a DJI Neo and the camera impressed me.

My first drone is a BWine that is fun but has an oddball chipset so video does not render very well.

I’ve tried a few different editors including Final Cut.

Weather cooperating this weekend, I hope to test the Mavic. I live in the burbs and too much city around me.

My parents place about 90 miles away has plenty of open space for testing.

I hope to get something out of the FAA 107 I got this past summer.

[Bullish]

My current drone is a DJI mini-3. I highly recommend DJI for anyone interested in a personal drone.

[dblshot]

I nominate Joe Scarbourgh.

[Sawdring]

I wanted to start flying a drone so I bought my own Christmas present. I watched a bunch of Youtubes and decide on a Holy Stone HS900. I have had it for a week and I still haven’t had it out yet. It has been wet and cold and I’m a little nervous but I’m thinking this weekend after I complete the wife’s chores.

[pt17]

I fly a DJI Air 3 for aerial camera photos and videos. It is a hobby.

[George J. Jetso]

All the drones on The View because they cannot think for themselves.

[Inyo-Mono]

I have a DJI MINI 2, it has a great camera on a gimble weighs less than 250 grams so no license or registration required. I use it to film video and it shoots beautiful video but if one wanted to put drone video on the internet, even on YouTube you need to license your drone.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Ping

[Alas Babylon!]

I want one of these special New Jersey drones!

[bigbob]

I want one but I’m afraid I’ll get myself in trouble with it ;-)

[Lurker]

I have a Bwine I enjoy playing with. I’d like to upgrade to something with more flight time. What would you recommend?

Thanks.

L

[kiryandil]

Thanks for this post!

[sauropod]

I notice that all the ones listed are from DJI.