Hello everyone.
Hi there, welcome to Drone Hub. Enjoy the group! We’re here to help and console.
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Thankyou 
What’cha flying?
Potensic Atom 2 at the moment but looking to get a mavic 3 or 4 pro in the new year, not for commercial use just recreational.
Cool. Is the Atom the equivalent of the Mini or Air series?
The Mavic would be an amazing leap ahead.
But ‘with great range comes great responsibility’.
I got the Air 3s last year and, while it’s great for roving around, I soon started to plan my flights more closely, looking at topology for signal-blocking features and things to look at.
The big drones encourage that as they have more navigation features. And it’s a valuable piece of kit… I get the jitters
I like drones for stills photography so a Mavic will definitely come my way at some point, with it’s complex camera and relative ruggedness.
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The Atom is same spec as the mini series just without hazard detection and a bit cheaper i think. I was reading your post on VLOS and i also struggle seeing it sometimes, i tend use return to home or the directional arrow on the screen until i find it again, its never too far away. I think having a bigger drone will definitely help especially when chasing the ships (not literally) out on Southampton Water.
That’s a clever niche for a drone.
The obstacle avoidance has become less crucial after gaining more experience, in my case.
I guess it depends on how you like to fly.
Max altitude is where I like to be, and I tend to switch to sport mode up there to have a bit more power.
Flying over the sea is great, and it seems like the perfect environment for signal as you have line of sight to your drone all the time. But of course you risk total aircraft loss if something goes wrong, so you need to be able to trust your craft.
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Totally agree, i have the Potensic care package just incase it decides to take a dive 
None of mine ever have.
I totalled my Mini 3 flying ‘FPV’ in a disused office block.
I also crashed it numerous times trying to land in a small garden in low light, with the sensors set to obstacle evasion mode. Lesson learned. The service bill once it started to fly erratically was a modest £160. That’s not bad compared to Canon service prices!
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Never found a use for obstacle avoidance yet, there i just jinxed it 
Hello @alboroughp And welcome to drone Hub 
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I think its £75 if the drone is lost or £35 if its returned for repair, i will check, i did once damage a landing leg so i just got one from Amazon for about £17 or £27 (cant remember) i think and fitted it myself.
Fingers crossed!
Sounds like you know it’s limits by now.
I wonder if the Mavics have a terrain following feature so they automatically increase altitude when too low?
Flying around in hilly terrain I get so many warnings, it can get distracting.
Not sure, i need to do some research, also looking at Article 16 as opposed to A2 Cof C aswell as im only flying recreationally.
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That’s really good.
I broke an arm, the gimbal in two places, and the front fairing.
Hmm… I wonder if you can get the fairing as a spare part as my Mini 4 has a hole in it!?
Not sure on DJI stuff, Google knows 
Im to to practice some fpv in Tesco now, those trolleys can be tricky
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Hi from Hedge End!
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Hi
It’s good to hear loosing exact position of my drone in something others experience
I’m very new to drones and finally feel late in life I’ve found something that interests me. The flying and the photography.
Only flown twice on my local playing fields.
I often loose sight of it. Partly be because I’m flying low just practicing basic manoeuvres and it’s easy with the different backgrounds of houses and trees etc.
I am trying to learn about using the controller to return to home and what the symbols on screen mean. They are helpful it’s just remembering it all.
It’s early days but enjoying it.