I agree.

AGREED!!! Wow

They are a lot of fun. And I really love the videos it captures. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching!

😂

I’m glad it helped 🙂

Indeed, it is a great drone, one of my favorites

Thank you

Avata is a fun bird to fly. Just wished I could find more places to fly. Here in L.A. county these idiots ban drones on all parks.

Thanks so much!

Awesome. Let me know what you think of it once you’ve had a chance to fly it

Ohhh no. Sorry to hear about that.

that would ruin the rest of my week😭

So you quit? Is that a familiar with other challenges? Get back on that horse.! You can do it. Failure is just the most important part of learning. Good luck.

There's a moral there.... Don't fly near water on your first flight... But then there's always one isn't there.

Hopefully you had the Refresh insurance??

Thanks Lyn

Thanks Chris

I appreciate that

I’m up in Buffalo. Cold weather and the Avata battery are NOT friends. I’d highly recommend the DJI virtual flight app to practice while the weather is bad. I try flying daily but when I can’t, I fly the sim and always see improvements in my next real flight. I’d also say the Avata is my favorite quad except they had to come out with that dumb RID update. I built a sub 250 4s whoop on an AOS Cine25 frame with an O3 air unit and I’ll probably be looking to sell my avata to build another quad soon. It was my first diy quad. I have no previous experience soldering electronics or configuring quads. It was easy. The hardest thing was having all of the right pieces to complete the build. Just little things that I won’t forget next time like extra m2 screws, double sided tape, and stuff along those lines. Very easy though and had my first indoor flight two days ago. Enjoy that avata and fly it indoors if the weather is crap. Pro tip: if you have expensive artwork hanging on the wall it’s not a bad idea to put it in the closet while you fly. Ask me how I know 😂

Thanks for sharing

Agreed. I actually really like the speed of the original FPV. The camera on the original FTP is modular and can be replaced so you think it would be fairly easy for them to do and release an upgrade. Perhaps the drone itself just doesn’t have the processing power?

Thanks 👍

can't tell if your joking, cause a mini 3 is just way better for real estate. or did i got smt wrong here

Yes, it is a lot of fun I thoroughly enjoy it. Perhaps at the Florida drone meet up. Somebody will have one that you can try to see if it works for you.

Thanks for sharing

How the fuck do you manage to crash it???

@@Bluesjet1234 I’ve crashed it inside its fairly easy inside

@@jacobbirch21 not for me it isn’t

What’s the actual flight time of the avata

Yes, that can be an issue. The other thing is that it’s very loud and can be irritating to other people trying to enjoy an area. I tend only fly in remote locations when possible

Absolutely!

@nicolaupoceiro7570: I have never, ever flown a drone before. Until yesterday, that was. It was absolutely mindblowing. Even though I was pretty nervous at first, this thing just gently takes your hand and says: come and go flying with me! With the motion controller 2 (which has a joystick in place of the "panic-button": press lock once does the job now), you can really fully control it. Landing is a breeze: approach at a decent altitude, say 5m for cowards like me ;-) - tap "lock" when it gets close and it stops and hovers (and makes you look like a pro), gently move the joystick down and it lands like a feather. I haven't used RTH or automatic landing yet. "Normal" mode is great for landing or anything close up, "Sport" is pretty impressive for beginners like me (and sorely needed if you want to cover any distance), while "manual" is twice as fast again. This will have to wait a bit (as you need the "proper" controller for it). Of course, the purchase of which will always compete with: batteries. This babe eats them for breakfast. There was a light breeze yesterday, pull up against the wind in sports mode and watch the flight time drop - 10s at a time ;-) So don't expect more than 30-40min of airtime if you have the "fly more" kit (2 more batts!). But this is feels like paragliding. Only better. This drone hasn't got so much as a learning curve; it's more like a smooth learning take-off. Thank you Shawn for these (awe-) inspiring videos! I haven't even taken pictures, let alone videos with my drone yet. But hey, looking at how you fly it: I have got a lot to learn yet. But after yesterday I can say: I will love every single minute of it! So: Dear Nicolau, in case you haven't done so yet: swallow hard. Get the drone kit with the motion controller 2, get the "fly more" kit, get a good 100w USB-C charger and 2 USB-C PD cables and a bag of your choice (mine is from a company called "PGYTECH", is about the size of an A4 sheet and easy to carry): this all adds up to a lot of money. But it also will mean a lot of happyness. For years to come. Cheers! Tom.

@@thomassturm9024 Wow, such a long response, thanks for the time you spent. I have never had to do with drones, either. Because of the Ukraine war I learned that there is great demand for drone pilots. Although I would prefer civilian applications. And I came across that brand, DJI. I assume the fascination with drones is a bit similar to the flight simulator application that has been around for decades. I am not even sure I am allowed to fly a drone here, there are laws regulating that stuff and I don't live far from an airport. I live in a coastal city, with lots of huge seagulls. I wonder if they would attack that small drone if they crossed it? Across the street there is a huge residential building, but it is abandoned. They tore out most walls inside as well as ceilings. The windows are gone as well. So, I could fly the drone inside and practice precision steering and 3D thinking from my kitchen window. I assume that controller might be more difficult to handle. Unlike the usual consoles with two joysticks (which are fixed relative to the console, so you can even dance around if you want), you have to be careful with every move you make. You need a steady arm and hand, maybe rest your elbow on a desktop?

I don’t know if this new controller will be shipped with the Avata. It might just be an upgrade, but it’s really hard to say some rumors say that it will be compatible with the mini 3. Place to get new info and rumor says on Twitter. Follow the guy meme dealsdrone. He tends to leak a lot of information. Including this morning leaking some information about a new. Mini 2 SE that perhaps it’s being launched on February 9

@@AirPhotography Perfect! Yeah rumors can be just that.. a rumor. but if it slows me down a little that's good.

it is cumbersome but after doing it severral times, it gets easy

I have tried the Drone mask, and indeed it is a much different experience. It’s more immersive and easier to control.

@@AirPhotography Sorry, The drone mask is more immersive or the DJI goggles?

It's going to be a while. The Avata was just launched last August.

I yes, there are various overlays. Myself I just have a simple cross hair in the middle but the other invaluable tool that they have is a virtual home point with an arrow so you always know which direction to head back to.

@@AirPhotography 👍🙏 thank you!

It’s ocusync so I believe it’s rated for 10 km

@@AirPhotography Wow. that's LONG

you can't change the text size at all. I'ts very similar to the FPV.

@@rubengarciajr7560 thanks..

@@rubengarciajr7560 thanks anyway

i have both. V2 are massively big and because of that they're a bit more comnfortable. Goggles 2 are so small and compact. Yeah they're not as comfortable as the big ones (V2) but you have too compromise. They're not bad though.

I would go with the mini 3 pro if you've never flown before. For a while you'll want to see what you're doing from the ground as you learn to control it vs stepping into FPV which is disorienting. You want to have situational awareness. You can transition from watching the drone to watching on the screen as you get used to it. You'll also get way better battery life to spend time learning. M3P is a great drone. You'll go back to it time and time again.

It’s a really hard question to answer because everybody is different and their needs are different. Another important thing to consider. Is that with something like the mini 3. Do you have many more intelligent flight options? Plus you could take photos which the Avata is not really geared to.

Yes, indeed, you can enable light in the settings, but I believe you won’t notice it in the googles. Only the final recorded video on the memory card will have it stabilized.

@@AirPhotography Aha, thanks for a quick answer, I'll test it!

It’s this one right here. I got it on Amazon. a.co/d/5vlebA0

No, you have to have stabilization disabled for it to work

Indeed, that’s why I like the mini series. Once they’re up in the air, nobody really knows they are there.

@@AirPhotography yeah, Mini 3 Pro is king when it comes to stealth flying.

No it went smooth for me

@@AirPhotography Awesome!! THANK YOU!! Have you possibly tried mounting the DJI ACTION 2 on the AVATA for a better camera? Just thinking of the best options for that higher frame-rate and resolution. :)

Yes, indeed I do get that from time to time I’m not sure why. But I appreciate the feedback.

Mini 3 is an amazing drone cause how quiet and small it is. You can pretty much launch out from anywhere and be steathly about it.

I haven’t really read too much about that kind of incident with the Avata it must’ve been a defective product. They are definitely one of the safest and most reliable FPV drones.