Newbie Holy Stone 720E or G

Wessex18

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Hi my profile Wessex18 is reference to my old RAF Squadron based at Odiham when Westland Wessex helicopters were king! I’m about to purchase my first drone and would like advice as to which is considered the better of the two HS 720E or 720G. Price is similar so would like advice from you experts. Thanks Wessex18.😊
 
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I’m about to purchase my first drone and would like advice as to which is considered the better of the two HS 720E or 720G

Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends.


Since you live in the UK, there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check to ensure these are current.


Even if you have flown Drones before, here is some Good Old Fashion Advice…

You paid a lot of money for that Drone, put your phone number on it. If your drone gets lost or stuck in a tree and it finally comes down when you are not around, give the finders an opportunity to contact you so it can be returned.

Now, for the Fun Part, But do not let the excitement of the moment get the best of you. When you are going out to fly, do it slowly and deliberately. Get used to a set procedure and even practice it.

There are so many things I could write but these are the highlights that I feel need mentioning.

Plug in your phone/tablet into your controller; turn on the Controller and DJI Fly App (if it does not start on its own…). On the Drone, open the front legs, then open the back legs, and then remove the Gimbal Cover.

The Gimbal is the most delicate item on the Drone and banging or bumping can damage it. I also fastened a short "Remove Before Flight" ribbon to the cover so it's more noticeable and I do not forget to remove it…

Turn on the drone and watch it come to "life." Watching the Gimbal go through its self-check is almost like watching a puppy or kitten opening its eyes for the first time…

Place the drone down (preferably on a Landing Pad) while it finishes its self-test (collecting satellites, etc…).

Check your battery status (Phone, Drone, and Controller), check the Signal Strength, by now the Controller should have reported it updated the Home Point.

Lift off, 6 feet (2-meters) or so, hover a bit, check the controls (move the drone a bit forward, back, left, right, yaw left and right). By now, your Controller will probably report again, "Home point Updated."

If you go out in a rush and race thru your start up and take off before the drone has finished it prep, it may update its Home Point over that pond or that old tree you are flying over and in your excitement, you'll fly the drone long past it Low Battery point and when it engages Return to Home and lands in the pond or in a tree; it will be all on you…

Now go have fun, learn to fly the drone by sight before you try to fly it out a distance depending on the video feed, FPV.

I would also advise you to use YouTube and watch a lot of the Videos on flying and setting up the Drone. When it is too dark, too cold, or too wet, you can "fly it vicariously" through YouTube. Also watch some of the Blooper Drone Videos and learn how not to fly your "New Baby."

I fly a DJI Mini 2 and I do not have any knowledge about Holy Stone, but here is the link to all of the Holy Stone User Manuals and all their Apps…

Also, look at lots of YouTube Video that Review both of the Drones that you are considering… Perhaps you will see the one feature that makes up your mind one way or the other…


Fly On and Fly Safe…
 
Greetings from Birmingham Alabama USA, welcome to the forum! We look forward to hearing from you!

 
Greetings from Birmingham Alabama USA, welcome to the forum! We look forward to hearing from you!
Hi although I got general advice on drone etiquette I didn’t receive an answer to my question which was which is better if the two 720e or g. Can you advise please. Thanks Wessex 18 Devon 🇬🇧
 
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Hi my profile Wessex18 is reference to my old RAF Squadron based at Odiham when Westland Wessex helicopters were king! I’m about to purchase my first drone and would like advice as to which is considered the better of the two HS 720E or 720G. Price is similar so would like advice from you experts. Thanks Wessex18.😊
they are both good drones ! the 720g has a longer transmitter distance
 
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