DJI Mavic Air Still Worth Buying in 2023?

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@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Great little drone and very pleased that I bought this drone recently but would you still buy this drone in 2023? Many thanks for watching :)

@itsthetwitch13 Жыл бұрын

I bought this 2 weeks ago with the fly more combo. Im super happy with it.

@Grandpa_Bangge Жыл бұрын

Hi There! Just like your Mavic Air mine was also purchased in 2018. The thing is, I left it inside the drone bag for almost 2 years during pandemic. In March this year, I checked the three (3) batteries but unfortunately, two (2) of them were not working as they should be. I tested my drone by charging the batteries "fully charged" but when I flew the drone, it gave a warning just after a little over 5 or 7 minutes of flying. The controller audio said that the battery is low. Worst was, the battery just got totally depleted when the drone was still about 10 or 15 feet high from the ground. You guessed it right, my Mavic Air slammed to the ground. Good it was not broken into pieces. I ordered three DJI intelligent batteries and I am still waiting for its shipment and arrival at my residence. I look forward for more of your MAVIC AIR Version 1 videos as it helps me re-learn my own drone. As a recently retired government employee, I will now have time to fly my drone. By the way, your videos are great and I look forward for more of these. Hope we could exchange ideas about our DJI drone model in the future. I also subscribed to your channel. Mabuhay, from the Philippines--- Grandpa Milyong.

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Thank you Grandpa, good to hear another Mavic Air flyer, amazing little drone - it's up there with the Mini 3 Pro as with this drone you can fly without your controller, video coming soon. Sorry to hear about your crash and hopefully with your new batteries, you will soon be flying again. Many thanks for watching and always happy to reply :)

@grg25-jf6bp 2 ай бұрын

nice nice polo

@shaunthedrone 2 ай бұрын

Many thanks for watching.

@SkyTouch08 Жыл бұрын

This was my first dji drone. Had great memories flying it. New Subscriber

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Thank you for subscribing and watching the video, I'm loving my Mavic Air, sometimes better than my Mini 3 Pro :)

@RonaldBrown59 Жыл бұрын

I never owned this drone, but I remember when it came out. I did own the Mavic Air 2, and that was a very good drone as well. I’m glad you were able to pick this drone at a fair price, and that it still flies very well for you. Great video Shaun, and thanks for sharing.

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ron, glad you enjoyed the video. I too own the DJI Mavic Air 2, a great drone and still use it a lot today. Many thanks for watching :)

@madmoney248 Жыл бұрын

I bought one second hand about 2 years ago. It's still a great drone with good features. The downside is the weight, WiFi, and battery life compared to current drones. But it has 4k which my mini 2se does not. If you are new to drones, I would start with the mavic air.

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Thank you Andrew, have to agree with you on the weight and wi-fi but still good for it's age. I still use my Mavic Air 2 drone as my all weather drone when out on far away trips. Many thanks for watching :)

@Shotbyforenblacc Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏾 I'm excited but scared. So I think I'll start by using auto take off and practice 5ft up

@MarmotStarpax 5 ай бұрын

i wouldn't consider the weight as a downside, since it would let you handle wind far better than the smaller drones. washed-out images, unimpressive wifi range, noisy and you need 3 sets of cables to run this thing (usb-c to connect the drone, micro usb to connect the controller and its own charging station) unlike the newer drones that let you do everything with usb-c

@palmservices Жыл бұрын

Still a very good drone. Still have mine, from new. Handles the wind extremely well. Good camera. The only issues I ever had was the famous stick problems on the controller. WI-FI single can vary, but you can do the FCC mode hack, that enables a stronger signal.

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Glad you still enjoy your Mavic Air, great little drone, true about the signal. Many thanks for watching :)

@yordantsvetkov4162 Жыл бұрын

Have one for 4 going 5 years now very satisfied great machine

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Great to hear, amazing little drone, many thanks for watching :)

@PVivekmca Жыл бұрын

last year i bought a flymore combo in good condition for 536 euro in India. Really love it. price is bit high. but it serve the purpose

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Still a great drone for its age and many features. Many thanks for watching :)

@Richy_Richardson Жыл бұрын

Great video Shaun, great drone very well built I've still got mine and it flies as good now as the day i got it. 👍😎

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ricky, I can remember when you bought this drone and you took it on holiday and took some amazing shots with it. Good to know you still own it. Many thanks for watching :)

@tonymcclendon-hobbytime7727 11 ай бұрын

Its still a great drone. yes, DJI still supports this drone. I turned mine on today and did an update. still a great flyer. it has the bypass, that is currently on the newer drones. It was ahead of its time, my opinion.

@shaunthedrone 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Tony, have to agree, amazing drone for its time and still is. Many thanks for watching :)

@tommysanfilippo3165 4 ай бұрын

Buying a second one for $200 with the fly more combo tomorrow. My first one was in my truck when I rolled it and the tow truck driver must have for it along with a bunch of my tools. The first one I got the batteries were all bad so I had to spend $100 more For a battery. This guy says all 3 are fine with this one. I spend hours trying to recover those other batteries but I couldn’t find anyone to send me the download for the program to do the rest.

@shaunthedrone 4 ай бұрын

Hi Tommy, I'm not sure if DJI still supports this drone, they should be and if so, might be worth sending a message to DJI Support, asking for their help. If not there must be a support group out there for Mavic Air (like Facebook) Wish you luck to fix this problem.

@keithjames2450 Жыл бұрын

Great technology, even from years ago! 👍👍👍

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Thank you Keith, yet again, way ahead with its technology. I'm going to enjoy flying this drone. Many thanks for watching :)

@RaySinclair-bj7zk 4 ай бұрын

Great drone job offer a 6 months guarantee with all second hand drones excellent company

@shaunthedrone 4 ай бұрын

Totally agree

@williebox Жыл бұрын

I still have this drone and i still love it, i also still have my spark i love that little drone.

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Same here, both drones are still good, even thou they are old now. Many thanks for watching :)

@marloncatanduanes3302 10 ай бұрын

Nice review

@shaunthedrone 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, many thanks for watching.

@ghettotech9617 8 ай бұрын

that was fun

@shaunthedrone 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. Many thanks for watching.

@3goldfinger 10 ай бұрын

Still got one, together with Maven or Litchi, they are really good drones.

@shaunthedrone 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, have to agree, amazing little drone for its time. Many thanks for watching.

@dhikaagus7083 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the review sir

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. Many thanks for watching :)

@ridingluna 11 ай бұрын

Still have this one, great drone, the problem the i have, is that all the batterys Puff …. sooner or later, average 35 cycles charges …. I had 8 batt and all of them puff. I belive the drone body / board , transfer to much heat to the battery itself, if you add that i live in a very hot area …. it makes it imposible to fly it at noon …. when i land the drone the batt is so hot …. and yes, the board/chip fan works. If you add that its kind of hard to find this batt and if you do, they go for 100 Uss or more ….. Its the only reason i will upgrade it when all my batt are gone …. If it wasnt for that, its still great for the needs the i have.

@shaunthedrone 11 ай бұрын

Many thanks for your comment, not noticed it myself. I've only got one battery and it's been good, living in Spain can get very hot, sometimes in the 40's. I would imaging getting extra batteries being a problem. Many thanks for watching :)

@RaySinclair-bj7zk 4 ай бұрын

Great drone m p b offer a 6 months guarantee with all second hand drones excellent company

@shaunthedrone 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Ray, good to know when buying second hand drones. Many thanks for watching.

@DeafMacBoi 10 ай бұрын

Yes it is worth than mini 4 pro!

@shaunthedrone 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, many thanks for watching.

@mighty690am Жыл бұрын

I still have mine from 2018. Out of a box and missing batteries and charger? 😂😂😂 I want to get it going now, before I move to the Philippines. If someone can lead me to a reliable and trustworthy lead to get the parts I need? Thanks for the video. I will subscribe and follow you for more information on this model drone.

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about the missing batteries and charger, hopefully someone will read this and help you out. Many thanks for subscribing and I will be making more videos on this drone soon - many thanks for watching :)

@Diaruemnus 7 ай бұрын

I was under the impression that for those in the United States that a separate remote ID module would be required for this model. Does it now natively support remote ID?

@shaunthedrone 7 ай бұрын

Good question and one I'm not sure about, other than we have been giving grace for a few more years yet to fly but make sure you have your A1 - A3 licence to fly a heavier drone. Many thanks for watching.

@SuperKumantong 10 ай бұрын

DJI Mavic Air is still the best drone in 2023. It has hand gestures control. Even other new brand selfie Drone like Hover X1 no match to DJI Mavic Air. I don't know why DJI stop producing Hand Gestures Control Drones.

@shaunthedrone 10 ай бұрын

Thank you and have to agree, why did DJI stop using that. I did a video on their gesture control, far better than the Spark. Many thanks for watching.

@MrBlkomegaone 8 ай бұрын

I have owned it for about 4 years,I fly it a few times a year would you recommend upgrading to the air 4 pro I have a trip coming up thanks

@shaunthedrone 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, I would recommend upgrading to the Mini 4 Pro. Many thanks for watching.

@MrBlkomegaone 8 ай бұрын

will do and great videos thanks @@shaunthedrone

@CoolIHandIMatt Жыл бұрын

Just bought a used Mavic Air....Google has 0 DJI apps in the play store?? Whats up with that??

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Hi, Google have banned DJI apps but you can download from the DJI site in Downloads (DJI Go4 app) Many thanks for watching :)

@ulisesconejo9346 8 ай бұрын

What is the remote model with built in screen for this drone? I just got one but I don’t like the range I get with my cellphone

@shaunthedrone 8 ай бұрын

Hi, sorry you can only fly this drone with a phone or tablet. Many thanks for watching.

@mavicminipilot Жыл бұрын

I just bought a used one on eBay last night. Hopefully it is not bound to an account.

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Wish you luck with your new drone, it's got some amazing features and they still work! Many thanks for watching :)

@mavicminipilot 7 ай бұрын

@@shaunthedroneUpdate: After dumping it into the side of a building I sent it back to dji for repair ☠️

@mavicminipilot 7 ай бұрын

I am upset because after 5 years of flying this was my first real unintentional crash. It completely obliterated itself after the fall and went into 1000 different pieces. I’m going to have it replaced but I also want to look at something besides the air on the fpv side as that seems to be more of my type of flying 😅

@Bens1s 4 ай бұрын

Where can I get the DJI Go 4 App?

@shaunthedrone 4 ай бұрын

Hi Ben, I take it you got android device, if so, you have to download the app from the DJI site (downloads). Many thanks for watching.

@rooster-v8304 Жыл бұрын

I have that drone and with the new update I don’t know how to put the active track did you know how to put

@shaunthedrone Жыл бұрын

Sorry, not flown it since but hopefully later in the year I will check it out. It should be the same set up as the new drones when using Tracking - wish you luck :)