Thanks for mentioning this Medley. I didn't even think to check about the LEDs. I find them very useful as well and I like a calm night flight from time to time.
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The MM is still subject to the same rules/regs as any drone over 250gr other than registration...You still need LAANC approval.
Proper night lighting? Drone LED’s?
Surely you’re not suggesting the Drone‘s indicator LED‘s on the drone motors meet Regulation as “proper”.
USA is also allowed as “Recreational / Hobbyist“ flight with proper lighting, the PT107 flight status requires advanced waiver. (A PT107 can declare prior to flight that it’s recreational the last time I verified)
The term “proper“ means intensity of light and viewable from all directions. The lighting that meets aviation regulations, which are global regulations all countries apply. Some Countries are more strick, but the minimum is 3 Nautical Miles, viewable all 4 directions. No low intensity Drone led comes close to that specification.
Several newer types are now made, but the smallest & lightest are Cree LED’s. Should be using Cree LED’s... and Cree holders for all DJI, Yuneec, Autel platforms are available to allow snapping on & off quickly. The Cree 2-3 LED meet minimal standards, and now offered are 4 LED lights. Placing these can on legs, belly or top... Usually if placed on 4 legs, they are visible from all directions.
I had 1LED Sets... very bright, then changed to 2LED... the new ARC 4LED look interesting but the 2LED sets work great. I easily move them between aircraft using appropriate mounts for each
I personally don’t know if Mavic Mini has LED’s... guess I assumed at least indicators for video.
But no Drone has motor LED’s pass any countries aviation night visibility minimal requirement.
Enjoy the Night Flying, but make yourself visible to Aircraft!
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That’s correct, in addition at 249g if you place a sticker, skin wrap, or prop guards... you need to register. The weight is “Fly” weight, not initial weight. Anything added onto Aircraft puts it into the Registration category.
Locutus40
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i sold my spark for a mini and bought the mini 2 days ago.. i sold it for 200 with remote 2 batts ... yea totally the spark is getting old batteries are few and far between... the spark you have to register... this little one you wont and will last as long as the full size drones... so its got a few things going for it... of course there will be acessories for it like car chargers etc... im looking forward to it..
Wow... where'd you find a Mini, they not arriving to the stores until Nov 11th.
Registration, Put anything on it and you'll have to register it with the FAA like any other craft. Just one decretive decal bumps it into the 250g Registration zone.
Enjoy the Mini!!!
Or adding the sd card, which weighs a gram.
Good one! But it's actually included in the original weight.
Haha, that is exactly what I think about this.
I thought the Mini was going to have the Spark features and more but nope, which tells me they are going to maintain the Spark line.
It bothers me that it is sold as a portable, take anywhere, casual drone, yet you need to carry the Remote along becasue there is no option of a direct Phone control like the Spark has.
Another thing that is not talk about is the tighter fly restrictions with the Mini just by the inclusion of AeroScope, but of course DJI doesn't want to talk about this.
When you add all the extra goodies that come with the available hacks,the third party software support, lost of affordable accessories it makes the Spark much more appealing to me.
After knowing the specs, I got disapointed and ordered another Fly More Combo as a backup for the long term.
Needles to say I Iove the Spark.
Proper night lighting? Drone LED’s?
Surely you’re not suggesting the Drone‘s indicator LED‘s on the drone motors meet Regulation as “proper”.
USA is also allowed as “Recreational / Hobbyist“ flight with proper lighting, the PT107 flight status requires advanced waiver. (A PT107 can declare prior to flight that it’s recreational the last time I verified)
The term “proper“ means intensity of light and viewable from all directions. The lighting that meets aviation regulations, which are global regulations all countries apply. Some Countries are more strick, but the minimum is 3 Nautical Miles, viewable all 4 directions. No low intensity Drone led comes close to that specification.
Several newer types are now made, but the smallest & lightest are Cree LED’s. Should be using Cree LED’s... and Cree holders for all DJI, Yuneec, Autel platforms are available to allow snapping on & off quickly. The Cree 2-3 LED meet minimal standards, and now offered are 4 LED lights. Placing these can on legs, belly or top... Usually if placed on 4 legs, they are visible from all directions.
I had 1LED Sets... very bright, then changed to 2LED... the new ARC 4LED look interesting but the 2LED sets work great. I easily move them between aircraft using appropriate mounts for each
I personally don’t know if Mavic Mini has LED’s... guess I assumed at least indicators for video.
But no Drone has motor LED’s pass any countries aviation night visibility minimal requirement.
Enjoy the Night Flying, but make yourself visible to Aircraft!
A few examples:
eBay site with 2LED light
DRONE DUAL CREE LED STROBE LIGHT RC PLANE DJI INSPIRE PHANTOM MAVIC MINI AUTEL | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for DRONE DUAL CREE LED STROBE LIGHT RC PLANE DJI INSPIRE PHANTOM MAVIC MINI AUTEL at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!rover.ebay.com
New 4LED light
drone dji strobe lights spot lights
DJI drone strobe lights spotlight uas unmanned aircraft faa 107.29 mavic Inspire matrice phantom spark yuneec typhoon h parrotwww.firehousetechnology.com
Makes the Mounts instead of Velcro
STROBON Cree LED Strobe Light | Phantom Help
The STROBON Cree strobe light is the brightest navigation strobe solution for drones
Aerial-Pixel - Vinyl Graphics, Apparel, 3D Printing
Products by drone pilots for drone pilots. In 2013 we started Aerial-Pixel as a drone photography and videography service. Since then we have grown to also provide vinyl graphics, apparel and 3D printed products for the drone industry.
Strobon Cree® Standalone LED Strobe Light USB Rechargeable
The brightest stobes have just got even brighter! Flytron have replaced the already very bright HPLEDs used on their Standalone LED module, with super bright Cree® LEDs.
High Intensity Cree LED White Strobe Light for Drones!
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Regs are different up here in Canada. The focus is not about pilots in other aircraft seeing the drone but is about the drone pilot seeing his/her own drone. With the LEDs on the Spark I have no issue at all keeping a VLOS of 500m. Of course I only do so in safe conditions and knowing well the area I'm in. I made a post about night flying a while back.
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Wondering if the authorities might interpret "equipped with position lights sufficient to allow the aircraft to be visible to the pilot and any visual observer to mean someone on board a manned aircraft.
Thanks for the note... interesting.
Wow... that's simply poor & scary.
To allow sUAV to operate at night under those minimal conditions is an accident waiting to happen.
Wasn't aware they provided an individual requirement for sUAV and so below any reasonable safety standard.
The FAA reguarding night visibility views it a bit differently... as with many other countries.
Well, learned something new today!
If it was me, I'd still want my sUAV visible to any aviation in the area.
JoeDimwit
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Maybe it’s just me, but you shouldn’t be flying close enough to people that some “... poor unsuspecting person...” is at risk of being plowed into, obstacle avoidance system or not.
I totally get that obstacle avoidance has saved most pilots backside at least once, and I am sad that it was excluded on the Mini. But I understand why, those sensors add weight.
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To me, the value in obstacle avoidance is in being able to fly in semi-auto or full autonomous modes with less chance of running into something. Spark was designed as a "selfie drone" and features like Active Track is something some use, some don't . If you want overhead video of a hike, biking, boating or the like, being able to have Spark follow you works well and the OA and prop guards can provide extra assurance that the drone will be okay so you don't have to keep eyes on it. I've never considered OA to keep other people safe because I'm not going to put anyone in danger by being anywhere close to them.
It's a cool drone but no real urge to switch. I still think my next drone purchase will be in the big/more professional category retaining the Spark for travel and the like. It does sound like 249g as a design goal led to some compromises and it's largely a marketing thing.
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Good information. The fact that you can't manually adjust shutter speed and while balance make it a no go for me.
There seem to be a lot of things like this that are going to make it unappealing to existing users but presumably not much of a barrier to casual new people.
JoeDimwit
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I’m hoping that they make a Mavic Mini Pro with a better camera and active track. Because, this package, with the Mavic 2 Pro camera, flight modes, and obstacle avoidance would be the perfect drone for me.
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I agree. And if I were about to buy my first drone, I'm sure it would have been the mavic mini. But from th Spark, the mini actually seems like a down grade in many senses in my opinion. Sure, it has some advantages over the Spark, but I think the Spark has more advantages over the mini, especially when it comes to manual camera modes (nothing destroys a video more than constantly changing white balance in my opinion), CC hack in Europe (FCC was driving me nuts) and some intelligent flight modes. 'm not prepared to lose all that. With 5 batteries for my Spark, flying time is not an issue for me.
