so i just got back from a week in iceland and brought the mini 4 pro along. overall amazing experience but there were a few things that caught me off guard that i wish someone had mentioned before i went.

first the wind. i knew it was going to be windy but i did not expect gusts that would just randomly appear out of nowhere even on a calm looking day. lost about 40% battery just fighting wind on one flight near skogafoss. the drone handled it fine but still, plan for way shorter flight times than you think.

second the whole airspace thing there. most of the areas i wanted to fly were either in a national park or near some protected zone and the rules are actually stricter than i expected. had to use the icelandic transport authority website to check everything and a couple spots were just flat out no-go. did i fly anyway in a couple spots that were borderline gray areas... maybe. but i was careful about it.

the light though. oh man the golden hour lasts like 4 hours there in june. some of the footage i got was just absurd, worth every bit of the hassle getting the gear through security.

yeah the wind in iceland is no joke, my friend went last year with a mavic air 2 and got a low battery warning way earlier than expected on basically every flight. he said the same thing about the national park restrictions being kind of unclear too, like you'd look it up and get different answers depending on which source you used.

the light thing is so real though. i've seen clips from people flying there in summer and it just doesn't look like earth footage, everything has this insane warm glow to it.

did you need to register the drone before going or just show up and fly? asking because im planning a trip there next spring and not sure what the deal is with foreign pilots bringing gear in