How to fly a HS720e drone

we're feeling more comfortable when it comes to flying a drone and we really enjoy it we just bought a new drone with enhanced features join us as we learn how to fly our new holy stone hs 720e hi this is marcy and david lynn the just a little further blog and website crew and we're on the road again we'd been thinking about getting a drone for years when we were sailing around the world on nine of cubs we thought having a drone would have a number of advantages we could get some great footage of cups under sale we could reckon order a harbor or anchorage prior to entering we could examine the rigging up close without having to climb the mast and maybe it would even help spot all those coral heads and some of the south pacific atolls we visited but then reality entered the equation the winds at sea are rarely less than 15 knots way too much for small drone to handle all those pesky stays and shrouds that hold the mast up would be difficult for the drone to avoid on takeoffs and landings and drones only have a flight time of 30 to 45 minutes in a range of only a few hundred meters we decided a drone just wasn't practical on a sailboat we changed our minds when we bought our van and began our trekking lifestyle we bought a holy stone hs 720 and got some great video footage of our van blue and some terrific videos of us trekking since then holy stone has come up with an improved version of the 720. the hs 720e also known as the hs105 it has a greatly improved image stabilized video camera and an updated app we finally broke down and bought one this is the new drone and the remote let's start by taking a look at the remote and how it operates first there are two joysticks in the default mode the left stick controls the altitude and the direction of the drone press the joystick up and the drone climbs press it down and the drone descends [Music] if i push the joystick to the right the drone rotates clockwise and alternately if i push it to the left the drone rotates counterclockwise the right joystick controls the horizontal motion of the drone by pushing up the drone moves forward if i push down the drone moves in reverse if i push it to the left the drone moves sideways to the left and conversely if i push the stick to the right the drone moves sideways to the right if the drone is flying any direction but directly away from you the right joystick can be confusing at first you really have to imagine you're in the drone's pilot seat and you're facing the direction that the camera is aiming this button locks and unlocks the drone motors when you first turn the drone on it won't fly until the motors are unlocked a short press on this button unlocks the motors the drone motors rub up a couple of times to let you know it's ready to fly after landing press this button for three seconds and the motors will stop and lock you can also kill the motors in an emergency with this button while the drone is flying say for example the drone flies into a crowd of people just be careful though this turns the drone into a very non-aerodynamic rock this button has a couple of functions a short press will turn the led landing lights on or off and a long press will change the drone from high speed to low speed and vice versa this button controls the camera a short press will take a snapshot and a long press will start or stop the video camera this knob adjusts the camera angle from horizontal to vertical the controller also has a bunch of artificial intelligence or ai functions and this really helps to make the drone easy to fly to start with there's a take off and landing button when the drone is on the ground and you push the take off button the drone will take off and hover about four feet off the ground when the drone is in the air and you push the button the drone will automatically land itself probably the most important ai function is the return to home or rth function if the communication link fails or the battery reaches a low state or i push the rth button the drone will automatically return to the spot from which it took off an extremely handy tool especially for us newbies once the return to home function begins the drone will rise to about a hundred feet then fly itself directly above the landing spot and descend and land before you can fly the drone the battery has to be charged the charger needs a 2 amp usb adapter and it takes about 6 hours to fully recharge it the battery slides in and snaps securely into the bottom of the drone a micro sd card is used to record photos and videos it doesn't come with a drone however and has to be purchased separately you can use the camera without an sd card by streaming the image data directly to your smartphone but i found the streamed video quality to be quite choppy without a card all right now it's time to power up the drone if this is the first time the remote is used with this drone we need to pair the two to pair them we start by holding the propeller lock button down while turning the remote on it should make two beeps [Music] next turn on the drone by pressing its power switch after a few seconds the drone will complete its initialization and pair itself with a remote the drone should beep twice the flashing compass icon indicates that the drone's compass must be calibrated this is done in two steps first hold the drone horizontally and rotate it 360 degrees three times when completed the green lights will flash next hold the drone vertically with the camera facing up and rotate it another three times when completed the compass icon will disappear also the forward lights in the drone will turn solid red and the rear lights will turn solid green by the way i watched another video on flying a drone and i was led to believe that i had to rotate my whole body 360 degrees to calibrate the compass not only does this look silly and make you dizzy it's totally unnecessary there's one last thing to talk about before we go out and fly the drone and that's the smartphone app holy stone is a great app that is available for either ios or android smartphones called the ophelia go app once it is downloaded there are a number of options that can be changed to customize it but initially i left everything in the default settings the app has a lot more functionality and features than i'll ever use but there are a few key features that i like and do use notice that the image on the screen is the view from the drone's camera this is quite helpful when positioning the drone and the camera angle this icon is the return home function if you touch the icon the drone will go into the rth mode and return and land at the initial takeoff spot this is the take off and landing icon it works exactly the same as the button on the controller if you press this icon the drone will take off and hover about four feet off the ground when the drone is in the air and you push this icon the drone will automatically land itself this is the multi-function icon when selected three more functions will appear this is the follow me icon pressing this causes the drone to track and follow along behind you as you walk with the controller point of interest icon touching this icon will start the drone circling around a spot the default radius is 16 feet but you can change it if desired this is what holy stone calls the headless mode that term sounds a little ominous but it's actually a nice feature in the headless mode the drone remembers the direction it was facing when it first took off then as the drone is rotated in flight no matter which way it is facing pushing the right joystick will make the drone fly in the same direction as it was originally facing for example if the drone was facing north when it first took off no matter which way it is facing during its flight pushing the right joystick up will make the drone fly northward likewise pushing the right joystick down will make drone fly southward this is the coolest feature of all it's called the tap fly feature if you expand the map to full size then touch this icon you can draw a rod on the map when you're finished drawing the route and press the submit button the drone will follow the route you entered between the manual and the ophelia app it's confusing trying to figure out all the steps it takes to prepare the drone for flying you don't have to do everything in the order given here but this is how i set up for a flight turn on the drone and wait for the double beep [Music] turn on the controller then after the double beep check to see whether the compass icon is flashing if it's not flashing skip to the next step otherwise the drone compass has to be calibrated this is where you rotate the drone three times horizontally then three times vertically the smartphone talks to the drone via the drone's wi-fi network go to the smartphone settings and connect to the holy stone eis wi-fi network this is a private network that connects the phone to the drone and doesn't require an internet connection exit the settings on your phone and then open the ophelia app click on the button that says enter device i found the next screen to be especially confusing and i just x out of it okay let's go see if we can fly this thing we have the automatic takeoff and landing feature but i want to see if i can do it manually not too bad all right now let's just take off and fly around a little while let's see if we can do it without losing it or crashing it i know i know pride goes before the fall but at the risk of getting overconfident here i'm beginning to think this is pretty easy to put it through its spaces we took the drone to red rock canyon just west of las vegas it's a beautiful area and drones are allowed this is video footage taken from the drone the image stabilized 4k camera takes much better video than the predecessor this is the follow me feature the images have lost that jerkiness that was so apparent in the earlier holy stone drones this is the point of interest feature i'm going to try to get it to circle me it's a little off center but it's not too bad there are a few more things to do before you fly your drone first the faa requires that you pass a free online test called the recreational uas safety test or trust this test is easy and takes about a half an hour second you must register your drone before flying do a google search on faa drone registration and their site will pop up everything can be done online the registration costs thirty dollars and is good for three years you are required to carry proof of registration when flying the drone which you can print or have mailed to you once registered you'll be issued a registration number this number must be marked on the drone you can engrave the number write the number with a permanent marker or use a permanent label for a small fee the faa will print and mail permanent labels to you before you fly make sure the area you were in allows drone flights the faa provides a free mobile app before you fly that will tell you whether your location is in a no-fly zone finally there are some basic rules for flying keep the drone at an altitude of 400 feet or less keep the drone within your line of sight never fly near other aircraft never fly over groups of people never fly over or near emergencies or accidents and never fly under the influence of drugs or alcohol we hope you enjoy your drone happy flying thanks so much for watching if you enjoyed this video please click on the like button below if you want to see more of our how to travel sailing road trips and trekking videos subscribe to our youtube channel we also blog and update our website regularly so check us out at www.com bye for now

Channel: Just a Little Further

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Keywords: Drone

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Length: 14min 13sec (853 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 21 2022