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Honestly, I'd buy this, and then I'd just sling this over my shoulder or attach it to your existing camera bag with the strap.

I own this, and it's perfectly formed to the Mavic. So it protects the Mavic wonderfully. And the price is pretty amazing. It's excellent quality.

I'd feel much better with this setup than potentially having the Mavic rattling around in a conventional camera bag. I also wouldn't feel great if the controller knobs weren't protected by this form fit, either.

First off, you’re an awesome wife!

Edit: first and foremost make him read the manual cover to cover! It doesn’t come with the full manual, so I’m linking to it below. No flying indoors! It is very powerful and stable outside but if you don’t know what you’re doing yet, do NOT fly it indoors. It stabilizes itself with GPS and optical sensors that often don’t work inside and it’ll do weird things like drift around eventually hitting and wall or person and will be an expensive repair. Most newbies that crash either didn’t read the manual to understand how it works fully or tried to fly it in their living room and ate a wall or the ceiling. This thing has a 4 mile range and a living room is puny for the power it has.

2nd point: don’t take off from metal like the roof of a car. It can skew the internal compass and do bad things. If there are errors before takeoff (like “Magnetic Interference”), don’t take off. Move it to another location or solve the problem. Taking off despite a warning is another newbie mistake that makes for expensive crashes.

Manual: https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/mavic/Mavic%20Pro%20User%20Manual%20V2.0-.pdf

I highly recommend he watch the Ed Ricker Mavic Pro tutorials on YouTube. Ed covers everything from unboxing to calibrating to first flight and then digs into all the features. Really good videos. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ia5o97OY4Rw

The most useful accessories will be A) More batteries (you get 25 minutes give or take per battery) and B) a decent case.

For the batteries, I recommend only buying DJI batteries. Most people end up with 3-4 batteries total. 3rd party batteries may or may not cause issues. Not worth the risk.

For the case, something simple like this: https://www.amazon.com/DACCKIT-Travel-Carrying-Compatible-Platinum/dp/B06XG6NN8Q/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1540737167&sr=8-5&keywords=MAvic+pro+case&dpID=51JJu%252BuX3%252BL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

Fair warning: drones are flying tech crack. You will be starting an addiction and he will soon daydream about having a fleet of them. 😂

I just bought a Mavic Pro. First off I love it. Second I don't know if that price is on point. Here is an Amazon deal that is pretty amazing. For only $50 more than the used you can get all of this and the protection.

DJI Mavic Pro FLY MORE COMBO Collapsible Quadcopter Starters Bundle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LY287P9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_UtVwzbKPQ12F9

This is a waaaayyy better bag for the Mavic Pro >> https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MY920DU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_rkP5Bb5J1012Z

Also, bought a couple of these to protect props >> https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078WNZ6SM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_AlP5BbWF31RFG

This to connect the drone directly to your phone to copy over 4K videos (for a USB-C phone, I'm sure micro USB or Lightning cables are available) >> https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00UUBRX0Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_.lP5Bb76PZ812

MicroSD card holder >> https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005SPQ8XK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_doP5BbAZRXNCX

Launchpad, for use on grass/dirty areas, also the Mavic takes an image of it's take off position which should mean more accurate return to home (I've not tested it yet) >> https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XT1K51W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_.oP5BbW61N41Z

I've also bought these silica pouches to put in the cases (got the same case for the Osmo too) to keep out moisture, you'd be surprised what they've picked up so far, and they're rechargeable 😀 >> https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071DDYFNS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_prP5Bb77166QV

High speed MicroSD >> https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07G3GMRYF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_kvP5BbWG49M09

For the camera settings if you don’t want to watch some YouTube simply just play with the settings why flying. Fly a little, take some video, land, change the settings, repeat. Find the settings that look best in your environment. Also, get some ND filters because there’re aftermarket the only guide I could find was on YouTube here .
For the accessories I recommend getting one of these it is pretty cheap and allows you to take the off and land the mavic anywhere. For cases I have a hard case that I can’t seem to find a link to, I use this for storage at my house and in my car. I also have some smaller cases for being on the go. For apps definitely get the FAA app it is not a well made app at all but it will help if you don’t know if you can fly or not.
Good Luck!

Pelican Case

Offered by Case Club. Perfect fit for everything that comes in the fly-more combo as well as prop guards. I store those under the straps on the top half of the case. Takes a minute to get them in the correct position but it works well for me.

These links should help:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BDG7ZLS

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075XKND4J

https://youtu.be/zp8v7ePbZCY

https://support.cloudcitydrones.com/en/article/mavic-pro-gimbal

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/DJI+Mavic+Pro+Gimbal-Camera+Replacement/114214

Edit: added Amazon links

Whenever Iam doing remote shoots I always Cary a battery like this: Jackery AC Portable Laptop Charger PowerBar 23200mAh 85W (100W Peak) Universal Travel Laptop Power Bank & External Battery Pack Compatible with MacBooks/Notebook/Laptops https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F119R6P/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_chL5Cb7JDDPHA

It can power a 3 battery charger or any other device you have.

My channel: https://youtu.be/ICiLE9_N_is

This is the case I keep my Mavic in when I'm going to shoots nearby: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N0RTFNF/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the backpack I'm bringing the drone in when I travel overseas:

https://www.amazon.com/Lowepro-Fastpack-BP-250-Travel-Ready/dp/B00U3TQR6O/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1511929339&sr=1-5&keywords=lowepro+camera+backpack

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Use any normal micro usb cable, it's not a special cable. (The port on the bottom of the controller works also, or if you have none, get an OTG adapter)