Your crazy Dustin, that's why I watch.

"Im getting a little scared. What that does tell me is we might not make it but we are gonna try" LOL. Your'e awesome!. I just got me one of those, right after it was discontinued, love it! You got yourself a new subscriber. Greetings from Mexico!

This was almost as nerve-wracking as the Mavic Pro on the mountain. Even you were much more nervous on that one. :-) But this is an amazing test. I'd have never thought you'd get that range from a Mavic Air, especially in urban conditions. Thanks a lot!

Well when the picture is so dark the video encoder has nothing to do since most of the pixels are black. The video bitrate will be lower and that is why you can transfer it with no problem. Take the same test when it is sunny and you will see the difference.

Brilliant review, I'm going to get one as my retirement toy, thanks again. 👍

I’m having fun watching all your old range tests! I like the way you push it to the limit!

Hi Dustin, me and my wife just flew back home (Calif) from Maui last night. What an awesome and relaxing place to be. Right before I left, I took a range test of my Mavic Pro at Kalama Park and broke my range record at 30,356 feet round trip, which is about 5.7 miles. I could have flown farther since I had almost no signal drop but chickened out due to low battery concern. My heart was pounding so fast but my Mavic Pro RTH safe and still go 18% battery left. What a nerve wrecking experience but also fun. Thanks for posting this night flight mission and I enjoy all of your video. Keep up the great work sir.

I love watching your videos, you are so calm! all those younger people doing reviews be like bla bla bla screaming through the entire video xD your reviews are always in-depth and calm! and you seem to be honest af. =)

Great video. On Saturday I was so depressed. I was having all kinds of issues doing just normal functions with my Air. Yesterday, I got the update notice, updated and awesome range and performance.

I just got a Mavic Air for early 40th birthday present and so excited about it but i will NOT be trying a range test like that.... crazy man!! :D

THis is more than you need for range, you aren’t supposed to fly out of sight and this “would” be, even in daylight. So good work. The only question is the EU restriction on Wifi? And distance.

I know this video is a year old I just bought one and it arrives September 12 can’t wait thank you for this range test

Man this video was a nail biter. You said you were not nervous but you kept saying i wish it makes back a couple of times. Love the video.

As a first time user I appreciate the videos like these. I enjoy the drones but its nerve racking. Don't want to lose mine lol

That's A Fantastic Flight I am impressed. Thanks for taking the chance and sending it out for the reason to see what it will really do👍!!!!

It's 2018 how the hell is this possible the AIR is literally incredible

I made a flight yesterday to 11k feet, I landed with 8%. The battery limits this drone not the “enhanced wifi”.

Great flight, just got mine last week and I was wondering about the range. Thanks for this.

I only got into these drones this week. I bought a Spark on Monday and after watching videos of the Air I ordered it today. The Spark won't even be making it out of the box before I send it back. After seeing this it makes me all the more happy I decided to get one. AWSSOME....THANKS

Dustin is nuts but I keep coming back to see his videos. I'm from South Africa and on the verge of getting either this one or the Mavic Mini. All thanks to you Sir.👊🏽

Great range test Dustin. Those firmware updates really improved your results from the last test. The people who complain about all the updates that DJI that has don't realize all the improvements they bring to the drone over time.

The Mavic pro did 15,515 for rth trigger. The Air made it to 12,500 for its rth battery trigger. Still impressive in my opinion. I wonder how far the Mavic would get being pushed to 50% battery and using the stick assist. I'm actually thinking of getting the air. I like the quick shot features. Only 3 were added to the Mavic Pro.

I don’t know why I get so excited 😆 every time Dustin upload a new drone video . 👍 wish the video is a little longer

I don't know if it's your voice (fit for a flight instructor), but this brings me back to doing my first cross-country flight with an instructor when I was working on my private pilot license lol

you have cleared all my doubts about Mavic Air's range capabilitiies.. you my hero Dustin! subbed!

And in 2020, this drone is still a little bonecrusher.

Wow! Hell of a flight congrats on making it back. I have a Mavic air on the way. I will never try to out range you, you are the man!

Very nice. That does it for me, I'm buying one now. Thanks for the video

Amazing. Im terrified to take mine that far..

Great story telling. felt like we were doing it ourselves. I wonder if shutting off 4K recording and sensors in a low battery emergency would squeeze out much more distance? It didnt seem to punish this flight at all, although compression algorithms on a “black” video image wouldn’t be too demanding.

2.8 miles, awesome. Was a little concerned about some owners getting just over 1 mile. Be sure to post if you use the parabolic dish. Pretty work!

You’re the mad scientist of night time range tests!

Banging review !!! U have some balls man, I’d be lucky to go about 4,000 feet total and be scared 😱...subbed and liked :-)

I have lost my DJI Mavic four different times here in Arizona. Fortunately I have found it every time. Great video. Thanks. Robert

That was a great test. DJI fixed the issue of the shutter it was doing. Big like thank you Dustin awesome demo

Neighbors are saying, damn these Hawaiian mosquitoes are loud!!

i wonder how far you would have gotten with the parabolic extenders and going 29 mph on the way out. You should do another test!

Thanks. I just got one. Can't wait to try it out. Your presentation was awesome. BK

Light on the screen flashing was not a glitch but the light from the craft was giving the sensors enough light to see then going out so it was confused thus the flashing on the screen. Very amazing video none the less and always look forward to new videos!

You were using it on 2.4GHZ . . . try another test on 5.8GHZ and see the wifi capability difference . . . . .`Awesome`!!! and yes slower speeds will create less drag and use less battery, very impressive Dustin as usual . . . . . . i am sure DJI will make more improvements along the way . . .hopefully in the Mavic Air 2 . . . . . .Good luck.

Ha, new drone operator here in Canada... we can only go 500M (1640ft) from operator... I went 300M (985ft) the other day, and thought it was soooo long away!

Your videos are awesome m8 thanks and keep up the great work . I bought a phantom 3 standard because of your review and I am hooked .

This thing definitely has massive range anxiety in terms of battery life. I flew my regular mavic pro a total distance of 31,900 feet and arrived back with 30% battery life, averaging around 456 feet per battery percentage point, meaning I could have technically stretched that trip to 7 miles total and arrived back with somewhere around 19% battery life. Although, half of the trip was done via RTH, which may run more efficiently than the sport mode I used to go out in the first place. Nonetheless, it's quite amazing what such a compact device can do with a mere 2,375 mAh battery compared to the 3,830 mAh in the Mavic Pro.

Love your range tests. I wish I had a mountain like that close by!

Boy .. that took a lot of guts to fly out like that in pitch black (or perhaps a few shots of fermented coconut milk?). Pretty amazing distance .. I'm impressed. I know that the "Air" has a really boosted wi-fi signal strength .. which probably helps. Wonder if you can do a 5.8ghz range test, since there is usually less interference on the 5.8ghz band than on 2.4ghz. I think the limiting factor is the battery. BTW, you might lower your initial 'low battery warning' to 20% so it doesn't come on so early. As long as your getting reliable battery telemetry, I think the low battery warning is superfluous. Mahalo!

range tested mine near the ocean. flew out 1.5 miles over the ocean, another 1.5 down the coast and almost lost it in the water on the way back, fortunately i was able to force land it on land and knew exactly where it landed so i made a fast recovery.

Great video! Very entertaining. Was biting my nails and it wasn't even my drone. Hahaha

Yes it was the update. They improved 2.4ghz power, which is why you didn’t have the same interference issues.

I'm glad they fixed it I had similar issues with the range but Dustin keep up the great videos they are by far my favorite! 👍

Hmmm you may have sold me on getting one of these to play with. I like your new ride!

By far my favorite drone channel. If only I could catch videos like yours! Sadly in Minnesota all we have is cold and white sheets on the ground! ✌🏻😬

Dustin dunnill nice u took my recommendation on rth with holding right stick forward good job! ;) it works nicely! If u wouldnt have did that it would have been close! Trust me I do a lot of distance runs :)

Fantastic! Great update and fixed all the bugs! That was awesome! Mahalo again!

I ordered mine 12 days ago and it still has not even shipped. I am living vicariously through you in my anxiety.

What an exciting video. I really like this drone now. Thanks so much Dustin.

That was an AWESOME FLIGHT, and to fly at Night, even more so, I have a Mavic Air as well, but have not really had time to test it, I'm impressed that you were able to reach 15k feet, it does say a lot about the Mavic Air, when comparing range to the Mavic Pro

Epic video sir! This is one of the videos that inspired me to get the Mavic Air. Thanks. It's an Awesome drone and you make great videos!

That was a great test bro 😉👍

As always mate you are one of the few creators that tell it how it is and are always honest with your reviews.Look forward to more videos.

Great video Dustin, thats some range :-)

This guy is amazing, shorts, flip flops and long sleeve shirt. You can not make this up. Fashion Flight Standards. Again great video. 😅😅😅😅😅

Excellent test!, glad that my Mavic air now doesn’t have to envy anything from it’s predecessor (Mavic Pro), fenomenal range, Stock settings!, can’t be more pleased with those 15,155 feet that you got!, thanks for sharing!

Mahalo for this vid. I had to send the link to several of my flying buddies who questioned my decision when I bought the air.”I should have waited for the MPII, it’s like the spark, it’s junk”.. etc.You just proved all those naysayers wrong! I too after the update was able to fly almost a mile out, during daylight though, too chicken to fly it at night.Watching your vid makes me more confident to it her further. I own the MP, and the Spark, but for being compact, longer flight time that the Spark, and 4K video, this is my go to drone. Question, do you miss your MP that landed in the lake? Keep up the great videos!

5.72 miles total distance traveled. Nice! Didn't make it to Mordor though.

Hey Dustin. UPDATE! Left you a message here 2 months ago about wanting to attempt to fly my Mavic Air over the Delaware River to Pea Patch Island to Fort Delaware! Flying over water makes me nervous but I got the nerve to do it last Friday and made it over and back! I was having some issues with wifi interference messages which were probably due to my friend flying his Phantom 3 nearby. ! I was using my range extenders as a precaution and had no problem with the battery with the 5517 feet distance. If the interference wasn't present, I'm sure I could have went beyond the island. I did post it and some friends referenced you! I told them that I am a big fan of yours and hopefully you will get to see the video and give me some feedback. I added commentary. (I learned that from you! Smile!) I will try another flight over there soon when I have time and the conditions are right. Next time I will push that right stick forward on the way back to shorten the flight and the video. BTW, I'm crazy about this night flight and show it to all of my drone friends! You are tops man!

Wow this is amazing! Makes me want to run out and get one right now! If I'm not mistaken, the first time around you had a wind, and I think you had turned off some of the sensors, since you were just doing a range test. Unreal man... Woot!

Mavic air rocks. My favorite drone.

hi what great distance to cove, i thought you had not let enough battery power to return, but you had it in the bag, greatto watch 👍👍 Thumbs up by me 👍👍

I rarely use my RTH but knew you could use your sticks to go faster and direct flight. I've only gone 2.5 miles with my Mavic Pro and it was a butt clencher. The annoying beeping sound can be eliminated if you fly home manually. :)

Brave man..especially in the dark

Love your video had me on the edge of my seat when you cancel the RTH. I have to ask are you beyond visual range?

Great video, I’m toying with upgrading my phantom 3 advanced for one of these. They seem unbelievable for the size. I love my p3a but it’s not the easiest thing to cart around. Glad the range/signal issue is sorted as it put me off in the last video, this vid though.... fantastic !

Pulling up a chair to check out another nail-biting drone range test by the master of the genre, albeit a few years after the video clip's first publication. With a used Mavic Air1 on the way in the post as I type these words today June 9th, 2022, this video clip addresses one of the more important considerations for me, namely how long the drone can stay aloft while flying a fully autonomous Litchi waypoint mission at the standard cruising speed of 17.9 mph. Recently my trusty Mavic Pro1 was inbound but far off having defaulted to a low battery RTH while out over a rainforest. Recalling this advice about pushing the craft into a nose-down attitude by holding the controller's right stick forward so as to increase airspeed, I saw that the altitude dropped gradually, which I of course counteracted by pulling back on the right stick slightly, to bring the nose up and slow that unintended descent during RTH. In this Mavic Air range test, I see that the 206-foot altitude did not decrease during the RTH return leg of the flight, despite a fully nose-down attitude with the right stick fully forward. This altitude stability maintained despite a full nose-down attitude is a valuable feature of the Mavic Air1 that my Mavic Pro1 evidently does not have. This is another reason I look forward to the delivery of my new-to-me Mavic Air1. Amid the mild panic one feels when a drone is still a ways off and running low on battery power, it would be easy for a Mavic Pro1 owner to ignore the altimeter readout and wind up with the drone flying that final homeworld beeline much closer to the terrain than the pre-programmed RTH altitude. That particular worry has apparently been eliminated for the Mavic Air1. Hats off to Mr. Dustin Dunhill once again for boldly venturing where mere mortal drone pilots fear to tread.

Very interesting, 15000 that’s Great! . I’m in the UK and living here on the cost I often fly my Phantom 4 out to a small island, of course no signal loss as light bridge , plus no wi fi problems as it’s all over the sea. Distance to island is 10,200 ft. Tried the Mavic Air yesterday on the same flight to the island at 180 ft heigh and I lost signal at 10400 ft, 2.4 ghz. So proved our European wi fi is down compared the to US, but I was very happy with a 2mile range from the Mavic Air. Keep your videos coming! Oh and one thing what microphone do you use with your hat cam ?

This guy is the best reviewer

Nice flight Dustin. It takes a man with balls to send his expensive toy out that far. I do it everyday...lol

Great Flight, Loved every minute of it! You do excellent reviews! Thank You!

Why are you the only guy who can get that kind of range out of this little guy👍🏻 alot of youtubers are still getting regular range. I live in Sydney Nova Scotia, do you think I could get close to that range? I hope so☺ thinking about purchasing the fly more combo.

Wow... a range test at night --- COOL. TY for making & sharing!

Wow Dustin, what an achievement. Congratulations buddy. Hope it is a new record. I wonder if you do this test with the Spark at this time of night whether you can get further - also maybe the Bebop 2 too?. Enjoyed that and had my fingers crossed also and I got nervous lol. Thanks another awesome test. Cheers George :)

Thank you very much for your excellent videos. I am in the process of researching and hopefully buying my first drone. Your videos help a great deal with my decision. Thanks again

Great video. You probably already know this but I just found out today if you put your phone in airplane mode it blocks out other Wi-Fi interference for longer distance. I haven't tested it yet though. 👍

Hi Dustin, Amazing flight and distance...look like the update as corrected it....have a great day big like from me :-)

Amazing Video, Pro Tips.. Thank you for your hard work! Will you please let us know what editing software you are usuing? Keep up the good work!!

Awesome range, so close to 3 miles. Should turn off all avoidance sensors to help extend the battery life possibly when you try with the dishes to get Max range. Great videos!

Been watching your videos for a while, excellent job! Already subscribed👍🏻

I love the the name of the video I bet Frodo and Sam would have loved a Mavic to help find there way

Brilliant flying 😉 keep it up bud look forward to the next videos 👏👏👏

You've done us a great service in that now I don't have to do my own range test. I know how far it will go, and for that I'll probably never run out of distance as I like to keep it within 2000 feet. If I need more, I'll start closer. :D

Great vid! Lol I took my Air out to the falls here in downtown Spokane WA and went about 50 ft radius and 100ft high. It started acting funny and drifting so I started to worry about losing it in the falls plus it was getting dark. I need more time with it.

The greatest range on the Phantom 2 occures at 16km/53,000ft and 54kph/34mph, then decreases at higher speeds. The Mavic Air likely has a much different performance, but 30mph will likely take the Air further than 20mph, on the same charge.

This is what i call passion! Thanks for sharing.

its been run out to 3.5 miles with no problem and made back to home no issues had to manual land

Awesome Night rangetest. Thumps up. 👍👍👍🚁🚁🚁🚁👍👍👍

Awesome. Already got a Spark, but looking to get the Mavic Air. Mahalo for the video.

Dustin, a while back I saw a vid of a guy ( I think in Italy ) flew his P4 from a mountain top to his home on the coast ( beautiful scenery btw ) a distance of about 5 miles. He landed it on his roof top deck with a GoPro setup at home to record the landing. It was pretty cool. Anyway you could try something like that? There are some logistics involved like having someone at your landing area to turn off the quad and ensure the landing video is rolling but all in all , it was a unique way to showcase the range if the P4 at the time. I really enjoyed this vid and the more I see on this quad, the more I like it.

OMG AMAZING!, But the real AMAZING is that you had the balls to fly at night, and to boot do a freaking range test. Hahaha Haha. I'm afraid to send my thousand dollar toy out during the day time. WOW! Lol. I now love my Mavic Air EVEN MORE. Thanks Dustin for sharing that with me! Buddy, your the GREATEST! Lol Michael

Awesome, man! Really nice! 😀

I wonder what the optimal return to home speed is and does the Mavic Air set an optimal speed? There is some drag, so it is possible that the RTH speed was the most efficient as you mused. I also wonder if stopping video recording on return would help range.. Probably doesn't use much power to record, but would be interesting test

Thanks so much Dustin for this video. I just went 10,000 feet in a pretty busy area and could have kept going, but was a little nervous. Also, it was a very hot day and I wasn't sure how battery temp affects the battery life. Thanks for the great video. I appreciate your narration during the flight. You are good at making these videos. Do you have any tips on charging the batteries, short term storage (a few weeks) etc... Thanks!