+Emilio D'Andrea Ours was broken....we had it to DJI and they confirmed it. So it wasn't us. :) In fact.....my P3Pro has never done this to me once.

+Eric Monroe Yeah right, we can see right there in the video that you were double tapping instead of tap and hold...

+sanshinron I'm not here to argue with you....or anyone else for that matter. We filmed this episode at the end of our week long road trip.... and I was admittedly trying anything at that point just to get it to turn on because it gave me and everyone else on the crew trouble the entire week. When we were in California with the guys from DJI, they confirmed that ours was broken…they literally tried it standing right in front of us. What more do you want me to say?

+sanshinron Stop being a bitch

+Eric Monroe maybe it was broken, but in the video you didn't do once the correct push and hold....

Agreed :) We love our Eric.

This episode actually ticked all the boxes for me personally. FANTASTIC job, genuinely enjoyed it and got some fantastic information from this.

FliteTest does he have a youtube channel or someting?

FliteTest does the inspire 1 have a mic? anyway. great video guys! as always

GranVlog WHY WOULD YOU WANT THE WIND NOISE?

Thanks for watching, Colin :)

marcel vth EXACTLY! Read the manual hahahah

+marcel vth I'm glad this is the second comment. When I saw that part I was like, "It's not that hard!!"

marcel vth I now that is so funny

Prove farlaine 43

Too funny! Well at least you have something to get familiar with. If you are pretty confident with your Vision 2, you will have great success with the Inspire, no doubt. And thanks for watching! :)

***** Flight Test is Great Man, What did I tell you. ;)

Indeed sir! .....and thanks bro! When we gonna hangout again? You going to Joe Nall or SEFF?

Eric Monroe , you're awesome! Please hang out with FlightTest more. :)

Eric Monroe Nice work Eric. I really need to get the Tri in the air and practice but way to cold right now. Got frost bite last weekend flying.

Thank you sir! :)

I think you are right. People also tend to forget the time they have to put into building one and all the learning about the technology they have to do before.

Well said:)

Balu is correct.

Well while that's true, have you thought about maintenance? Should you crash at any time, seriously or not, fixing this thing will be costly and time consuming - mostly on waiting for official repairs.

MaydayRC MaydayRC is correct also. In addition to that. DJI just bricked all DJI drones in Washington DC through a firmware update. While it makes some sense since drones are outlawed in DC, I wouldn't want mine bricked if states started all outlawing drones. Or if a paticular person had a drone and the government asked DJI to brick a specific persons drone, that is not a far fetched possibility. The threat of having your drone disabled really lessens the value even if the disabling does make sense for some reason.

loOol

I think a lot of people will end up having an identical opinion as you. Thanks for watching :)

FliteTest Hey guys! Guys from Walkera have done their vision of DJI Inspire Сheck this out )) www.banggood.com/ru/Walkera-Voyager-3-Dual-Navigation-RC-Quadcopter-With-4K-Camera-RTF-p-964637.html?p=VC0202060926201206EZ Thanks for exellent video ! Greetings from Ukraine !!!

FliteTest You're welcome. I'm looking forward to your follow up video with the DIY route. For my money, that's what I'd do. Probably a Tarot carbon hex frame, Pixhawk control, DYS 3-axis gimbal with a Phobotic Centerpiece gimbal controller.

I agree, I really want to hate it too but I just cannot. Stupid, but I just may buy one this spring.... I really hate the price point though. It would also be great if they made one as a hex and around 800mm that you could use your own batteries.

Юра Янев Nice to see new things come to market, but I don't think the Voyager 3 had optical tracking, witch is what ( I think ) makes the Inspire so stable

Probably Google fucking with you because your not using chrome and it was shot @ 60fps?

MrLunithy This video was uploaded at 30fps

You're right mate. Particularly panning shots.

That's where I noticed it too. Panning shots like the one of the woman walking her dog. I didn't so much notice it in the woman herself, but in the landscape panning by. I am dying to know if it is in the source straight out of the camera, or if it got introduced in post.

Joshua Bardwell The framerate is really low I'm not sure what happened with that.

I mean, really great episode :).

RCHacker I agree that's got big brother written all over it. but can some one tell me how can they do that. how often do you have to upgrade what if your out in the field ..

An AP tutorial video will be releasing in January yet. Stay tuned. :)

You could just use trainer mode on a transmitter with a lot of channels to allow a second system control a few of them. But yes, all the other stuff, especially the live HD view and sensors like the flow camera are not really standard in DIY builds. They probably will become that, but until then the Inspire has its price segment.

I hated it because as mentioned you can build your own to get similar footage at a much lower price without too much difficulty. But you have to give DJI credit its a very nice, original design and they've incorporated all the latest sensor technology. It just lacks a lidar. But that lockdown software issue would turn me off right from the start. The design is also very closed by that I mean its very difficult to modify or upgrade so you are tied into the configuration for the life of the aircraft. Also if I crashed it at this price point I'd be suicidal its way above what I could sensibly afford so flying it would be a very nerve wracking experience.

Balu Arducopter supports flow sensors and you can buy them from Hobbyking. They only work unfortunately at very low altitiude ~7m.

stewjw Thanks for the info. I thought the sonar wasn't that good when you get higher, so that's why you usually combine sonar and pressure sensors. I'm still going to look into the flow sensors :)

Agreed, most people will buy this as an investment of some sort and a small demographic will buy it as a "toy". It makes more sense for prosumers but it's on out of the question for a hobbiest. Especially considering the cost of other expensive "toys" (golf, motorcycles, ATVs, racing, cycling etc)

FliteTest love the fact that you will try to recreate some of the features of the DJI into a diy cost effective project ! this will be great fun to follow, and true to the FliteTest spirit! Great episode! and i hope for more of Eric in the future too :)

Thanks for watching, I'm sure you'll see more footage in near future episodes :)

well the mavic is small and convenient but the phantom 4 is more durable and better quality camera

Dash Melrose It really depends on what you are looking for. TL;DR at the bottom. If we take a look at the website, it tells us what some of the most obvious differences are: "The Mavic is smaller, lighter, and easier to carry with you thanks to its foldable design. Its new OcuSync transmission system has a longer transmission range and 1080p resolution. Due to its larger size, the Phantom 4 has a higher maximum speed and can withstand stronger winds." With that stated, let's take a look at the main things with more detail: *Pros of Mavic:* Obviously smaller, both the controller and the drone itself. Camera can be nicely manually focused on objects as close as 0.5 meters. Higher range. The FlightAutonomy feature was slightly improved (FlightAutonomy = avoiding hitting an object by either stopping or going around it; most users use it along with the "Follow me" feature.) Cheaper than the Phantom 4. The lower FOV might make the shots look more professional at times. (but the lower Fov might also be considered a con) Can fit through smaller spaces and can overall be maneuvered more easily for obvious reasons. *Cons of Mavic:* A 5-10% [percentage invented; could be more, could be less] worse camera all around. (Not a huge deal but is considerable if you want to squeeze out as much quality as you can) *Disclaimer for camera*: After seeing some footage from both drones, and being able to download raw files from people that have gotten the drone early, I've come to the conclusion that you can add very, *very* simple filters on the camera and get extremely similar results on the Mavic. (Although I still prefer the phantom 4 camera a bit more, just feels a bit more solid as an overall package; contrast, colors, low-light conditions and sharpness.) A bit slower due to smaller design. Camera is more exposed to hits if you have some sort of frontal crash. Less accessories, due to the obvious release date differences between the two. Controller's holder does not support bigger screens such as tablets or bigger ipads but can still be connected... just... not being held by the controller itself. Minor detail but worth mentioning. TL;DR: The mavic is smaller, camera is almost the same (some shots look better on the mavic and some look better on the phantom), it's cheaper, more range, and Obstacle Avoidance is better. If you don't care about the size, and you don't travel much, the Phantom might be better for you. I'm personally getting the Mavic, hands down, because everything is pretty much the same or better [camera and speeds are debatable] and I don't have to go through the hassle of transporting something the same size as my iPad and laptop. Conclusion: I recommend the Mavic.

If you are planning on travelling with the drone go the Mavic, otherwise the P4 is fantastic

Dash Melrose i mean in my opinion the mavic, because its cheaper and way more portable

I'd probably go P4 - it all just depends on when and where you want to fly it. You can get a backpack for the P4 (like I have with my P3) and you can take it anywhere, really. But if you want to lose a bit of quality for ultra-portability, choose the Mavic. P.S. aren't you like 11 years old? lol

There's absolutely no way it costs them that much to produce

Right with ya pal

Can't speak to their profit margins, but I think their goal was to design something in between their Phantom ($1,500ish) and their S900/S1000 ($10,000).

I didt see it from that angle....thats a good point, come to think of it...that seems to be the idea, building and marketing one that an in between model....I do have to agree with Josh on his projected opinion about not likeing that "firmware lockout" it has...I dont like that either...and looking foreward to the idea of developing a scratch model from this design...thats what we love to do when we design our own...we share the ideas. I do have to add, I have respect for them to actually purchase one, to see hands on....the pilot that flew this has some doors open that I only dream to have....I cant even get my aerial business off the ground here...so in the mean time, I shoot my videos and keep the never ending fun of adding new tech to these and upgrading and experimenting....mine are all solid, and well....as we know cheaper than this one and does the same thing....to put the price in another aspect, we all know begginers just want to get up there in the air..thats cool. If you do your research and thread observations you dont have to pay this much to get up in the air....things that ive seen and we all know...when ya buy something thtats allready built for you "turn key"...its gonna cost significantly more that the self design and build

The cost must cover all the time and brain power to come up with such machine, imagine how long it must have taken just to do all the software!!

listen to the podcast titled "catching up with josh scott"

Right on. Thanks for the tip.

lets put him on flying under the bridge duty on the inspire

parajared fpv lol

I think the secret is the combination of all the sensors. It has some new stuff that I didn't see before. For example the combined sonar / optical sensor on the bottom. In my head that optical sensor works like a computer mouse... ;)

The Parrot AR drone uses sonar and look-down camera too but it still doesn't hover like this.

Hugh Hemington I bet a 3k AR would.

Yes, it could be Parrot was on the right track technologically but the corners they cut on price doomed the product to its ultimate performance. I suspect an 8-bit processor doesn't have the power to poll and analyze the data from that many sensors fast enough to make timely flight responses. Maybe a naze32 could do it though.

shaz omr Just bought one yesterday. I was extremely skeptical and stressed out since I thought I couldn't let anyone else I know touch it because of the price BUT when I turned it on, I found out there was a beginner setting and also gps home landing/ auto safe landing. VERY VERY VERY happy with the purchase. If you ever do have the money for this, I highly recommend it.

Wesley Newsome Please tell me you plan on getting a smaller, less-assisted one. You need to know how to fly that thing with the training wheels off. 90% of the problems this hobby faces is people with too much money and not enough skill doing stupid things when the assists go wrong.

Me too seem like good fun

LookItsAdam Have flown drones (quads) and rc cars for years. Worries are for other beginners, not me.

+Jonia When every affiliated account is terminated/banned... I would say that is a very bad/stupid link.

You'll get used to it.

Maybe it has something to do with which colours go where on airplanes, rather than the "red is the rear" you know from cars and trains. Not sure though.

Red=port, green=starboard... white an attention getter... just a bit surprised they'd gone for this configuration...

I agree.

Alex Zvada Don't forget the proximity sensororing.. Dual remote possibility. Development of the apps (more then one platform). (in short: I agree)

He forgot to mention the logo DJI that has to be $500

Peter J Sure.. as in buying any kind of brand product, you'll pay somehing for that 'privalige' (to be clear: I build / would build my own quad from scratch)

That's DJI though, it's like the Apple of the Multirotor world. Reasonable products, just way overpriced.

+Kylorfo113 they said it wasn't sponsored and they bought it with there own money.

+Kylorfo113 and?So what? They showed you how the product works right?

+Kylorfo so because they like a product that means that it was sponsered.

also, i would love to see more on the inspire.

+Jones Music Thanks bro.....I try!