All 12 DJI Intelligent Flight Modes Explained (In-Depth Walkthrough) 

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Follow me and Active Track are used in different circumstances. "Follow Me" follows the GPS in the controller/device, so use it during instances where you want to track yourself but line of site might become obstructed (walking through patch of trees, driving, etc), basically any time where line of site might get lost for a moment or two where you could loose active visual lock. Active track uses the camera lock so constant line of site is where this mode shines..

Just ordered my mavic, been waiting to get this thing since it came out. I've been interested in drones for years but this will be my first from DJI, i've watched hundreds of drone videos and tutorials and this was an awesome explanation of all the intelligent flight modes! Can't wait to start flying, subbed!

Billy by far my favorite video of yours. I don’t know how many times I’ve referenced something that I needed help with. I still reference it. Your hard work on this paid off. Kudos !

I'm just starting out with my Mavic Pro and I'm finding myself watching your tutorial videos more than any other's for several reasons. You're almost robotic in your efficiency and comprehensive coverage of the information, but with a personable geekishness that is endearing. You pack a lot of info into a short time, and I sometimes want you to slow down, but it's no problem putting you on pause for a moment while I digest or replay the video. I expect that your friends have to do that too sometimes lol. Thanks for being a big help in getting me started Billy and keep up the good work bro.

I feel obliged to say that your tutorial is the more concise and straightforward about this subject. It was the best. Congratulations.

The reason for you battling with the gesture mode is because of the gloves you were wearing being the same colour as your jacket and there was no contrast or colour difference between your hands and the background being the jacket.

Good job. Not too much unnecessary talking and gave a lot of information. I watched a few other ones and they just went on and on and on. Thanks for your time.

Great Video! This guy knows what he is talking about. Has to be one of the most informative drone videos on YT. Clearly, you have an intimate knowledge of your subject matter. I have been looking for a video like this one ever since the Mavic came out. I knew someone would eventually put on out there, but I was concerned it would be a simple glossing over of all the flight modes. Your video was well put together, well thought out, narrated exceptionally well, you dumbed it down so a 1st grader could understand it, and most of all, it was informative; I actually learned something! Lots of these drone guys put out a video for their egos and they really just want to show you how good of a pilot they think they are. None of that from you. You hit all the high notes and this should be 'must watch' for anyone buying a DJI Drone. Seriously, thanks for such a great video and you now have a loyal fan and subscriber. Thanks again,

Thank you. That was very helpful and concise. Going to make some shots easier for me in the future, for sure.

Don't stop what your doing. Big help to drone flyers like myself. Super dope.

Obviously a lot of work went into this video. Been a P3S guy for 2 years and finally got a P4P! VERY HELPFUL--Thanks, keep it up!

Dude this was really good. About to go to Patagonia for 7 days and this video is the last thing I'm watching before boarding the plane and not having reception while I'm down there. That being said, it gave me a lot of confidence with these Intelligent Flight Modes... Thanks Billy!

Super helpful. Thanks my friend.

if your in an area where the Mavic will lose you behind bushes or buildings the follow me is way better than track mode. tracking mode will lose you if it loses view of you. in follow it follows the rc signal and not you.

Great video Billy. Super helpful. Just purchased my P4P last week and I have a shoot on the 7 mile bridge in Marathon, FL this coming Sunday. Filming some maintenance trucks traveling ~40 mph on the bridge. Gonna watch this video about 5 more times along side my own field test. TY!

Best tutorial on DJI equipment I've seen yet. I'll keep coming back to it/them. Thanks, Billy!

excellent vid Billy..I have been covering yacht races for 3 years now with my old war horse P2..very hostile environment for launch flight and recovery.. just moved to P4pro+ and the options and opportunities are exciting and intimidating ...your vid is great I only have to make sure I can hang it together in 1m waves and 20knot winds from a 20ft rib.

I love the pace of your info! Utterly brilliant. (Quite a contrast to all the other waffle and crap on youtube drone info)

Great Video Billy..I thought I saw some parts that you used earlier but this is by far one of the best videos you have made..You did a excellent job of explaining the controls and that is what I needed now..Having a good display on screen was helpful in following your description of each section..This is a good timing for me as I'm ordering the Pro-4+ with the F.S.V3-hd goggles 1st of week so this will give me a good starter lesson..Thanks Man..

Helpful in-depth review answered all of my questions and I enjoy you perfect English man!

As a teacher that just received one for classroom uses this video is a fantastic help. How did you record your screen so I can use my flying for instructional purposes? Thanks.

Follow me is good for when you go into trees or shadow and active track loses sight of your shape.

Everything I needed to know + a lot more. Great vid! Thanks

Probably one of the best videos I have seen on RU-vid, GREAT JOB!

This is the vid DJI Support posted on their FB page. I'd go demand compensation!!!! :)

Very instructive, along with every other P4-pro related video you've made, thanks! ;)

Dude! I can't thank you enough for this video! Good to see that your channel is doing well. Keep it up.

thank you for this video, i subbed you aint like those other idiots that upload with out examples...

Finally a video that answers all my questions with tutorials on each of these flight modes! Thanks man. I subscribed!

Great video. Really helped me understand the ways in which I might use them when filming.

Thanks for the in-depth video. Very nicely done!!! Yes it was lots of work but useful as a reference. I simply fast forward to the title screen for the Intelligent Flight Mode and I review your findings.

Hey Billy, what a great video!!! Thank u very much. I have been waiting for over 2 months now for a real explanation in how our phantom 4 pro intelligent flight modes actively work. U did a wonderful job. Cheers!!!

Best Walkthrough on RU-vid! Many thanks for the detailed explanations.

Thank you for the time in making this video. I will be watching it many times to absorb all the features. Thank you also for your other videos regarding camera settings and another dealing with ND filters. You have made my flying experience with the P4P more pleasureable

Great overview. Thanks for sharing! I think I finally get the active track mode.

Best explanation of course lock I've seen so far. This was great! Thank you so much

super helpful video and I love how efficiently you get through all the material! thanks

Great video Billy; thanks for taking the time to put it together

Awesome video! Thank you for all your time to make our experience with our drones so much better. Keep up the great work!

Billy bad ass, GREAT VIDEO!!! that was far more then I was looking for, but I would if got to asking what it was all for at some point. I'm glad I jus watched it here... Excellent excellent job!!

One of the most thoughtful and well put together tutorials online. Thank you for all the work and effort 🙏

Hey man, this is a great video! Well organized and very informative! Keep it up & Thanks!

Thanks man. Appreciate your hard work. The fog is getting clearer thanks to you !

This helped me so much. Thank you for this simple breakdown. So much better than anything else I've read.

Great video ! The tripod, active track and gesture modes were new to me so the video was really helpful to introduce the main things to know about those. I've been flying too much without any flight modes so I wanted to learn some of these new ones in order get advantage of having them on my phantom 4.

Hands down on working with the flight modes, thank you for all the hard work you put into making this video

Thanks for a great video walking through those modes in a concise but easy to follow way. Cheers! I'm looking forward to getting out and giving them a go!

Very nice job Billy - this one goes in your Hall of Fame section for sure - probably one of the least used set of capabilities the drone offers and you kept it comprehensive yet concise.

Straight to the point - no nonsense. Very useful. Thanks!

Very solid review of the flight modes! It was great watching the screen recording as well as seeing the resulting shot. Great job!

Thanks man - Really helpful ! ..gonna go out and play with 'dem buttons as soon as the wind drops here in Cape Town

Thank you! I was needing this video!

Excellent explanation of modes. I have a Mavic Pro Platinum. This video has helped me understand how to use the intelligent modes, what the differences are, and what benefits some have over others. Well done!

Thank you. Straight to the point and with great examples.

Great video!! Ive been loving my Spark. Ordered the Platinum today.. can't wait! Cheers!

That was awesome Billy! It really helped me out on what the intel flight modes do. Thanks little brother - Keep up the good works!

Excellent video. great job. One thing that goes wrong in all technology is that an individual will come in when is already old news. Many videos on youTube try to give advice to "beginners" and then start talking about technical stuff and dishing out acronyms sort of to impress people with their knowledge but actually do nothing to teach. People who teach need to understand that beginners don't know jack they need to be taught what is obvious to the teacher. Thanks for the video very helpful to a real beginner like me.

I've been enjoying the layout and organization of your videos. Clear, organized, and logical explanations, background info when needed... ...all really good stuff and for some reason, seems hard to come by on many others' channels. Keep it up!

Fantastic video! Really appreciate all the hard work you put into these....so very helpful to so very many!

Thank you very much, it really helps me while I am learning all the functions of my new drone!

Great tutorial Billy. I am new to the drone community (P4 P+) and you are one of my top 3 'go to' guys for how to get the job done. You have a great channel!! Cheers, Tom Heller

Was looking for something that explained the modes on a Phantom 4 Pro I'm expecting in a few days. This was EXACTLY what I was looking for. Saved and subscribed. Keep up the awesome work.

Best instructional vid I've seen. Straight to the point, easy to follow. Thanks!!

Great explanations and demo of the various flight modes. One of the best I've seen thus far. Keep up the good work.

A very in depth explanation of each mode. Thank you. Chuck

Very informative, well presented, and certainly explains the differences in flight modes. Great job.

Great Video! Only a few flights with my P4P and this answered all my questions!

Greetings. I ran across a gentleman flying a Mavic Pro a few days ago and decided I needed one. Saw your video on RU-vid and I've got to say your presentation is straight forward and informative. Liked and Sub'd. Good job!

This was simply fantastic! Great help to all of us beginners! Thumbs up for all the work you've put into it. I highly appreciate it!

Wow man this was extremely helpful and well done. I just had a Phantom 4 fixed and I haven't had it since 2017 so I thank you

Excellent video! I just saw from the map on your remote that you’re in Birmingham.. I live in Vestavia Hills. Keep up the good work!

Best RU-vidr I have seen yet all because you mentioned the date, and the firmware version.

Super video Billy! Many thanks!

MAN That was COOL ASF!! I'm about to use the heck outta waypoint and draw modes. I wasn't using draw correctly and decide not to ever use it again until this video. Great Job bro!!

Really great production (I know it is a lot of work) and very helpful, easy to follow tutorial. Thanks!

Hard to find GOOD videos on these subjects. Well done and thank you very much!

Nice,clear,easy and dirrect to the point guidline. Bravo salut dude.

I appreciate all the hard work you did to make this video, thanks! I just got a Mavic Pro and there is a lot more going on than with my Phantom 3 Standard lol.

Wow these videos are very helpful, I just got my drone and im basically watching all your videos and they are helping me out alot. Thanks Billy

Thanks, great tutorial. Just bought a Mavic and will use to learn.

thanks for great in-depth flight options, was going for karma but this is better options for new flyers and will get probably get dji

As a new P4P+ owner, and first time drone flier...this video helped a lot. Thanks man.

Thank you so much!!! Can't wait to use a couple of these on a job tomorrow!

Great video! I appreciate how easy you explained each mode in detail.

Thanks for the video and the series. I literally got my Mavic Pro 2 days ago, and these tutorials are priceless. The intelligent modes seem pretty cool, but I wish the waypoint mode also recorded the position of the gimbal so that you could repeat flight recordings exactly.

Outstanding job explaining the flight modes. THE best source of information I've found yet! Thank you!

Incredibly helpful. Thanks a lot, dude!

Thanks Billy. great video.Helped me a lot!

Very helpful! Thanks for creating this video!

Thank you so much for making the video man! Great work!!

Great video and super informational. Lots of work went into this and I appreciate it. Thank you.

Very useful thanks! Just picked up my P4 Pro Obsidian and coming from a 3DR Solo, it's quite a different interface. Your video helps lots,

Best video ever! Extremely informative and laid out

Very helpful. You are very knowledgeable and you know how to relate the info clearly. Thank you.

Bravo! I"m new to the Mavic Pro and have had a hard time finding instructions. This video was perfect and very well put together. Thanks!

Wow! Great video. Thanks for all the hard work putting this together.

Awesome rundown, thanks!

Very well done! Excellent video thanks for sharing!

Well done! It helps a great deal. Nice that you “Time-stamped” it at the beginning! Again, very well done! Thanks! Improvement opportunity would be to slow down the pace a bit. To fully “get” everything I found myself having to back up the video and replay a section several times.