Mapping with the Mavic 2 Pro and DJI Pilot

For some reason DJI decided to not make a profile in DJI Pilot for the Mavic 2 pro even though it works just fine, so here is our guide on how to use the aircraft with that application.

2022 Plan & DJI Mavic 3 Firmware Update

Baha’i Temple, Wilmette Illinois

As we begin 2022, I have set forth a few ambitious goals,

1. Fly Every Single Day

2. Continue Weekly Blogs with at least 1 how-to blog each month.

So far Goal 1 is off to a great start. Even with the challenges of flying during a blizzard on the 5th of January. Getting out and filming more has helped me generate more content for my social media and portfolio (Instagram @NJH_Aerial). This will also help enhance reviews and articles for the blog as the more time spent in the field flying the better the information on the topice will be. 2022 will definitely be an interesting year for the various NJH enterprises and there is a lot to come from NJH Aerial and NJH Tech.

During late December the DJI Mavic 3 had a firmware release, that included focus track, master shots, and time-lapse/hyper-lapse features. I used both the master shots and hyper-lapse a lot during this past week of flying, here are some examples of each.

Master shots

To use the master shot feature fly the drone select the target, and climb to your minimum obstacle-clearing altitude. From here run the master shot and the aircraft will fly an automated pattern around the target.

RAW master shot

This is the unedited footage of the house after selecting it in the DJI application as the subject

DJI Automated edit

Hyperlapse

A hyper-lapse is a motion time-lapse, I used these for a variety of flights, but this video was one of the most interesting ones. The main flights that I have used it for are where the sun is rising or setting and the ice on Greenbay is moving

2022 should be a big year for NJH Aerial, and we will have a lot of content to come. Some of the topics expected by the end of the month are, Filming the Freezing of Green Bay, Our Print Store! , Mobile workflow, and Fixing/modifying a drone created 3D model.

To get updates when we post new blogs & a discount code for our prints subscribe to our newsletter

A Bit About Me

Hi, fellow drone & tech enthusiast. Let me introduce myself, my name is Nicholas Hansen, I have been messing around with drones since 2010. Since then, I have started studying drones at Purdue University in 2018 and have worked as a Part 107 drone operator for a variety of fields of work. That happened to be literal fields working for precision agriculture operations flying DJI M600s last summer. I also began working on my private pilot’s certificate in a Cessna 172, and hope to finish up by my graduation from Purdue. I do not just focus on the commercial aspect of drones though, I am thoroughly invested in drone racing, specifically fixed wing racing. My current focus is developing drones and looking for that edge, whether it is a faster racing wing, a VTOL that is lighter and can fly longer, or if it is an RC airplane with a custom brake kit to take off and land shorter than before, you will see it here. Thanks for joining me on this journey, let’s see your designs in the skies!

Me after my first solo, photo take at Lafayette Airport, Solo flight was at White County airport