Hey bro, honestly I would like to take you the fear of being an beginner. Because same feeling and reason I had 3 years ago buying this little one here. the thing is, DJI software is so good, it basically flies by itself. really not many skills needed. If you start easy and smartly with some precocious planning where you fly, you can go bigger then the mini. But on the other hand, the mini has one great feature. with 249g it is light enough to fit into flight restriction FAA and so on. What I can read the facts are solid as well. however, speed and range is important for me so I would always recommend the bigger brothers of the Mavic.