# DJI Mavic Mini (Fly As You Are) **URL:** \ **Category:** General Drone Discussion\ **Created:** [13 October 2019 17:07 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387 "2019-10-13T17:07:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pingspike/32/7393_2.png) [@PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/u/PingSpike)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 14:30 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/381 "2019-11-13T14:30:39Z")
> [@PunchyPariah](#): > > Wasn’t expecting this until Monday but got a message this morning to say it was out for delivery. Congrats 😃 Get charging 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![PunchyPariah](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/punchypariah/32/18611_2.png) [@PunchyPariah](https://greyarro.ws/u/PunchyPariah)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 14:33 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/382 "2019-11-13T14:33:08Z")
On it! Controller and first battery almost full. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![MementoMori](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/mementomori/32/17463_2.png) [@MementoMori](https://greyarro.ws/u/MementoMori)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 14:36 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/383 "2019-11-13T14:36:28Z")
Will you lot stop posting all your shiney new Mavic Mini toys, I’ve actually looked at the stock in all the Argos stores near me and “luckily” they have no stock. I know I said I wouldn’t want one but look how cute they look 😊 😍 ---
**Author:** ![kvetner](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/kvetner/32/75110_2.png) [@kvetner](https://greyarro.ws/u/kvetner)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 15:25 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/384 "2019-11-13T15:25:16Z")
They can’t be any good. Nobody here seems to have been able to actually get one in the air yet! ---
**Author:** ![OzoneVibe](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/ozonevibe/32/12764_2.png) [@OzoneVibe](https://greyarro.ws/u/OzoneVibe)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 15:26 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/385 "2019-11-13T15:26:30Z")
Flyaways … they’re trying to locate them. 😈 ---
**Author:** ![PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pingspike/32/7393_2.png) [@PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/u/PingSpike)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 17:21 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/386 "2019-11-13T17:21:33Z")
> [@kvetner](#): > > Nobody here seems to have been able to actually get one in the air yet! It’s dark by the time I finish work 😕 Charged it all last night, shall power it up for the first time tonight and calibrate everything. We’re on a late start job tomorrow so weather permitting I’ll have time to take it for a test flight in the morning 👍🏻 > [@OzoneVibe](#): > > Flyaways … they’re trying to locate them. 😈 Much more than a breeze and that might well be the case! Watch the skies tomorrow if you’re anywhere near Keele 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![OzoneVibe](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/ozonevibe/32/12764_2.png) [@OzoneVibe](https://greyarro.ws/u/OzoneVibe)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 17:22 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/387 "2019-11-13T17:22:35Z")
> [@PingSpike](#): > > It’s dark by the time I finish work Hence the invention of “Night Flying”. 👌 ---
**Author:** ![PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pingspike/32/7393_2.png) [@PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/u/PingSpike)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 17:23 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/388 "2019-11-13T17:23:14Z")
I need a name for the Mavic Mini 🤔 The Mavic is called Thunderbird 3, as it’s my third Mavic Pro. The Inspire is called Enterprise, as it’s about the same size as its starship namesake 😊 What to call the Mini? 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![milkmanchris](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/milkmanchris/32/237713_2.png) [@milkmanchris](https://greyarro.ws/u/milkmanchris)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 17:40 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/389 "2019-11-13T17:40:49Z")
> [@PingSpike](#): > > What to call the Mini? Cooper ---
**Author:** ![PunchyPariah](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/punchypariah/32/18611_2.png) [@PunchyPariah](https://greyarro.ws/u/PunchyPariah)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 17:55 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/390 "2019-11-13T17:55:00Z")
> [@kvetner](#): > > They can’t be any good. Nobody here seems to have been able to actually get one in the air yet! Just posted mine. 😁 > [@Bennerley Viaduct- Mavic Mini inaugural flight](https://greyarro.ws/t/bennerley-viaduct-mavic-mini-inaugural-flight/10872): > > So, my Mavic Mini arrived this afternoon and after pacing my house waiting for the controller and a battery to charge, I packed it into a rucksack had a brisk walk to Bennerley Viaduct. Light was fading fast but I knew if I didn’t go now the chances are that I’d not be flying for a week (looking at the weather). By the time I got to the spot the sun had gone down over the hill but I got in the air, and had a 4 minute flight. The light wasn’t great, hence the burnt out skies in most shots. Edit… ---
**Author:** ![PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pingspike/32/7393_2.png) [@PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/u/PingSpike)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 18:10 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/391 "2019-11-13T18:10:01Z")
I think that makes you the first @PunchyPariah 👍🏻 ---
**Author:** ![PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pingspike/32/7393_2.png) [@PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/u/PingSpike)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 18:13 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/392 "2019-11-13T18:13:33Z")
Some controller observations: - Phone connector doesn’t have the slidey clipy thingy in the left arm like the MP does. Although it looks like a MP one would fit. Not a prob, never used it on the MP anyway. - No sport mode switch on the right - No full size USB port on the bottom - No wheel on the right side for EV 😱 - No C1 and C2 buttons on the bottom 😱 - Stupid double sided usb connector port on the left meaning dabs of nail polish required on the cable plugs to show the right way up 🤦‍♂️ How does that stack up to the Spark or Air controllers? Are they the same? ---
**Author:** ![PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pingspike/32/7393_2.png) [@PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/u/PingSpike)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 18:15 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/393 "2019-11-13T18:15:55Z")
> [@milkmanchris](#): > > > What to call the Mini? > > Cooper As in, Mini Cooper? 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![OzoneVibe](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/ozonevibe/32/12764_2.png) [@OzoneVibe](https://greyarro.ws/u/OzoneVibe)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 18:16 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/394 "2019-11-13T18:16:49Z")
> [@PingSpike](#): > > double sided usb connector I thought the idea of “double sided” meant it could be used either way. ---
**Author:** ![PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pingspike/32/7393_2.png) [@PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/u/PingSpike)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 18:35 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/395 "2019-11-13T18:35:53Z")
Indeed. Took them until USB-C to realise that eh 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pingspike/32/7393_2.png) [@PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/u/PingSpike)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 18:37 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/396 "2019-11-13T18:37:12Z")
> [@PingSpike](#): > > Stupid double sided usb connector port on the left Just to clarify, it’s the same port as used on the MP, the one that allows people to insert the connector the wrong way up with very little effort and fuck everything up completely 😕 ---
**Author:** ![SeaHunter](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/seahunter/32/16011_2.png) [@SeaHunter](https://greyarro.ws/u/SeaHunter)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 18:50 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/397 "2019-11-13T18:50:39Z")
> [@PingSpike](#): > > What to call the Mini? 🤷‍♂️ How about “Wherethefuckisit”…😕 ---
**Author:** ![TassyWass](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/tassywass/32/13841_2.png) [@TassyWass](https://greyarro.ws/u/TassyWass)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 19:16 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/398 "2019-11-13T19:16:43Z")
> [@PingSpike](#): > > No wheel on the right side for EV 😱 So this is done in app with the menu covering half the picture? ---
**Author:** ![PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pingspike/32/7393_2.png) [@PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/u/PingSpike)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 20:28 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/399 "2019-11-13T20:28:12Z")
Well, two thirds, yeah 🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pingspike/32/7393_2.png) [@PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/u/PingSpike)\ **Post date:** [13 November 2019 20:35 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387/400 "2019-11-13T20:35:40Z")
> [@PingSpike](#): > > Not impressed that everything fits in the supplied case except the UK charging plug. #fail > > Just ordered one of those folding plugs from Amazon, might then fit in the case. So here’s the details for anyone else that might think it’s equally as bollocks. I bought one of these: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073XTG3Y3](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073XTG3Y3?tag=gadc0e-21) Which provides us significantly less storage height: ![02](https://d1q8cepst0v8xp.cloudfront.net/original/3X/5/f/5fdc7b3aac6643f75644593fa8215695f613da41.jpeg) It also has three USB ports on the back, so you can charge the controller and the battery hub at the same time (I’m assuming, not tried it yet). ![09](https://d1q8cepst0v8xp.cloudfront.net/original/3X/9/8/987b983d9b5c8cad9a5dba11d5a2e21345b74743.png) Fits snugly in the case: ![22](https://d1q8cepst0v8xp.cloudfront.net/original/3X/c/0/c033dd671688e63a3c280915f923631184ebe3c5.png) Allowing the hub to sit on top. ![28](https://d1q8cepst0v8xp.cloudfront.net/original/3X/9/6/965de18dd0869785485c03c5fdad7af3ac5d6f7a.png) Everything now in the case. Sorted. [Previous page](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387.md?page=19) [Next page](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-mavic-mini-fly-as-you-are/10387.md?page=21)