DJI Avata 2 Unsponsored First Impressions 

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Reviewers like yourself deserve so much more praise and respect. I’m not much more than just a beginner, had a dji phantom 3 and loved it. That doesn’t mean I have any idea or true appreciation for these machines abilities. It’s been a few years and I was eager to get back into flying for personal pleasure as well as for work (in a farm field/tree farm every day, and having eyes ahead can help determine safe and unsafe areas). The company has a DJI AGRAS T50 for fertilizer spreading, and it made me want to get back into it, buuuut idk what’s good and what’s not for my level. Your review has brought comfort to the purchase as I’d be classified as a newbie with a fresh start. I always appreciate when creators aren’t afraid to be vocal about what can be changed for the better, and frankly DJI should thank you for the brute honesty. A lot of tool/welding companies actually supply their product for a raw review, and it makes the customers that much more appreciative of the company/creator/customer relationship. Cheers mate, got a follow from this guy! 🤙🏼

Nice review, Brodie! Really like how you put this together. Great info 👏

3:55 Internal memory is a life changer. I had many situations with corrupted memory card on my Avata drone and internal memory saved the day. It was paid project.

Great review bro, keep it coming

Thank you for the review. This will be my first drone, I'm an old guy who wants to explore without having to leave my seat. Your video added additional confidence to my purchase. Much appreciation and kindest regards.

Appreciate the review. I’ve been looking to get into FPV and it seems like a great time to get into it.

Absolutely really great video! I'm planning on buying the avata 2 and this video helped me TON. Thank you soo much!

I've never flown an FPV drone, only the non-FPV drones. FPV just looks SO fun. I just bought the fly more combo for the Avata 2 just now. So excited :)

Great and honest review 👍🏾

Brodie brother, thank you for frank and honest analysis! Outstanding video! Thankful new subscriber here. Cheers mate, from the States! 💛🇳🇿

When i first saw your channel i thought: "This guy must have 1-2 mil subs" beacuase of the video quality, and then i look, and see that you have 8 k. Your videos are way better than most people that have 100 - 500 K subs. The internet just have to discover your channel. Keep up the good work! Btw: What would you prefer: The Aquila 16 or the Whooperfly 16 RTF? (I have subed)

I bought the Avata 2 Fly More combo (3 battery) last week… but I’ve never owned a drone of any kind before, so I really am kind of the ideal buyer… and you’re correct. The Motion Controller 3 is so wildly instinctive and easy to use that I was honestly shocked. This thing is a truckload of fun to fly around my neighborhood.

Dji ,especially this setup, near a perfect satisfyng product to buy. The livefeed very relaxing, so clear and fun to using, specially for me who already try avata 1 and playing fpv 4years, 🎉

thank you so much for your inbiased review! I got my DJI Avata (First Gen) last 2 weeks ago, I returned it due to yaw issue, I researched about this and yea, it's really an issue. Im hoping to get a test about this issue with this 2nd Gen of Avata before buying this. Thanks!

Nice. Great review🎉

Timing is good, the review even better 👌😎

Great video mate! Got an og avata and will wait till compatibility haze clears. Lovely landscape, i live about 15mins away by a lake. 😂

I noticed your trophy in the background! I received the same exact one but blue and red for winning a golf tournament!

I truly appreciate the fact that you’re spending your own money just like I have to spend my own money when I purchase these drones, anytime, “they” don’t say up front that they purchased it themselves or the other story of how they were sent this to tested, but it doesn’t influence their review that’s BS and I immediately click away from those clowns, I automatically tag them as a shill for the manufacture, or they are auditioning to be a shill If corporations cared about their products, you wouldn’t get so many bad reviews that’s why they target these RU-vid influencers that will only talk nice about their product. You have earned a subscription from me. I just opened up the box on my Avata 2

As an old-school budget analog FPV guy that wanted to eventually get into digital fpv cinewhoops (but never had free time to build em) this improved Avata seems like the perfect choice. I think the lower overall cost, lots of improvements, and what seems like a far quieter flight makes me ready to pull the trigger. I might even like that weird motion controller...

Love the honesty, thank you...

Thanks. It does have the sensors to avoid obstacles? can restert/fly after falling in water?

Nice review, I like people who actually commit to buying the product. It feels more genuine! 😊

Watched every Avata 2 review and this is by far the best one. And yes all the others were sponsored to them. You mentioned a few questions I had that no other RU-vidr touched on. And what ticks me off is every single one I watched they where pushing the DJi care to purchase, of course told to them to say by DJI

Amazing bro! But can you change frame on dji avata 2 like on dji avata 1?

Good to see kiwi making review.. nice

Great video man! Compared to the DJI FPV, would you say this is worth upgrading to? I've had the DJI FPV for a while, but I'm still trying to decide whether to go for a new one or not. Thanks for your help!

Awesome review.

Great Review !

Thanks for this review. I think flips/rolls could be interesting to edit in if it’s in slomo, but indeed the 180 drift is the most interesting one.

Top Thanks for all the clearing , i have avata 1 Tomorow i get the Avata 2 , the only problem its i dident find the rc 3

Great review brother

Thanks for this review. I have all O3 hardware so I'll have to wait for that rumored update. My DJI FPV + Osmo 4 combo is doing great anyways. I would just like a more slimline, and likely slower :/, version of that and this would fit that bill.

I definitely don't like flying the Avata 1 around people because of the sound. Can't wait to hear the 2

Thank for youre honest review

Thanks for sharing...nice..👍👍

U are great, tnx

Well made video.

Were you able to test the durability and repairability? I loves the Avata 1 because of destroyimg it and just change the changeable frames. Is it the case with the Avata 2 as well?

Dji stated on Reddit they are working on compatibility. Once that happens i’ll more than likely buy the Avata 2 drone only. Maybe upgrade the other components in time but I’m still quite happy with the og Avata that I can wait

What would you advise for beginners the remote control or the rc3 stick?

I just bought my first drone today. It’s the Avada 2 around the house, crashed it shredded some paperwork with the propellers I like it, but I wish they had a screen with a regular remote control

I agree with you in terms of the compatibility issue as I have flown the AVATA 2 for a couple of days. It is not compatible with Googles 2/Integra nor the Vontroller 2. DJI has been having this problem with the Air 3.

Thanks for the unbiased review, you covered all the points. I was planning to get the Avata (v1) but now considering Avata 2. I do not have any custom built drones, so O3 dependency is not there in my case. This would be my first drone. So for someone like me, would you recommend Avata 2 or Avata for a bit lesser price?

Love the review but unlike most I only have a M4P so I don’t have to worry about the compatibility issues haha 😂 but you did earn a new sub!!

Thank you for the video! With o4 coming out on Avata 2. Should be expect for that camera to be available on the market soon? I planning to get into fpv with a rebuild drone, Should i wait for the O4 Unit integration or buy rebuild with O3? really value your opinion mate

This is the best review so far . Subbed

Does it do object tracking like the Mini 4 Pro? Thank you.

can you fly DJI O3 drones with controller 3 and goggles 3?

The motion controller 2 is awesome. DJI could add easy acro to the avata 1 with a simple software update

How about max ceiling above take off? Is the limit still 1600ft? Some mountain ridges are 2k feet above take off.

Yes sir brody!

Thanks for the video! Goggles 3 are compatible with Mini 4 Pro. How would you compare mini 4 pro vs avata 2 from FPV perspective assuming you don't want to do tricks on mini just flying and get FPV experience?

Hello Brodie. Something you might want to experiment with. Have you heard of the Goggles locking and dropping the signal to the Avata 2. It happened to me and I almost lost it when the drone was only 16m high and 165m away. Some others out there have reported the same experience.

👍 massive PSA to people new to this to fly with a visual observer for safety, and enhanced peripheral awareness. It’s wonderful technology, please keep the community and wildlife safe so we can continue having the liberty we have now!

Thanks for the review. So much on the fence with this one. If it was 100% true that Goggles 3 works with O3 and maybe even Vista, I'd buy this combo. I like the Avata2, but I want to be able to use those expensive Goggles 3 with all my other DJI VTX gear. I guess DJI promises or "should support in the future" are not quite good enough. Update: you have another new sub! Great review

Is it possible to do the easy acros while recording?

I have the Goggles 2 and Remote 2 Will those link with the drone? I need that video That saves me money if I only have to get the drone and batteries Answered at 9:40 😂 thanks So basically they're going to milk the launch and once sales slow down they'll roll out an update for backwards compatibility to bump the sales of the drone and batteries again. Smart play

i wanna get one maybe. since this is over 249g this now needs to be registered and have RID. what do you use for RID unit or at all in your country? im in the USA and RID required law just was passed and in effect.

Does this support mode 4? The last avata did not and there was no custom mode?

I'm disabled with only one hand, could this be for me? I'm completely drone noob and happy to spend if this controller is my way into the realm. Thanks for the review, I'm now subscribed.

How’s the new motion controller for Leftys with that dial on the side?

nice review thx for sharing - a linguist would have a field day trying to work out why so many ppl pronounce this brand as dgi lol

Thanks. I also see only improvements. There are many small improvements. I also got it yesterday and flew today. I don't know why the "warning" label was on this video. The only complaint seems to be O3 and O4 stuff. But if you looked at the specificataions before, it was clear that the googles 3 are not necessarily compatible with all O3 droneds.Already the leked specifrications were clear that one needs for example an an DJI mini air 4 for example and that it would not work with DJI mini Air 3. Also the critique that there is not yet immersed reality is a bit exaggerated. I prefer technology that works and is tested rather than cutting edge new features that do not work. I can imagine that more virtual reality features will be implemented later. The ability to tap and see your surroundings are really a great feature and alone already worth the upgrade.

Being in the UK, I normally wait until we see reviews from European based flyers as they will have to fly in CE mode, which significantly limits the range in comparison with FCC mode. Whilst for conventional drones like the Mavic 3 and Mini series this is not an issue, for FPV drones having an adequate signal is key when flying around old buildings and wooded areas due to the potential signal loss. It would be useful when doing reviews to state where the aircraft is being flown and/or the mode it is being flown in.

thanks for this review! I would LOVE to know how you orbited without head tracking!

Nice video

Still got the V1 goggles, black remote and Vista's....I am tempted though

thank you, if I was to get an fpv drone, i'd get this.

FYI that goggle mounting system is based on the PlayStation VR, it's been like that since 2016 and it's very comfortable. Personally though the rubber gasket gives my skin rashes 😭

Can you manually perform the rolls?

Ya, the incompatibility deal is why I only fly DJI camera drones and won't use them for my fpv quads that I build myself using open source firmware for the radio and flight controller. I use Avatar for video and goggles and so far they've built backwards compatability into their gear, and make vtx's that will fit any size quad too, even tiny whoops. I also generally stay far far away from V1 firmware and let other folks help fix the niggles that come with it.

5:13 as someone who rushed out and bought an Avata i feel your pain, i haven't flown my drone in MONTHS because of how damn annoying it sounds, i really wish i'd waited until this year and got either the newest mini pro or the Avata 2.

I use Avata 1 for Indoor flight I think Avata 2 is big and I don't like it what do you think?

Let’s go good Sire ❤

I agree on the rc3 topic. I might have been tempted to buy the avata2 if it would have been compatible to the rc2 that I already own. This is really stupid.

They really need a foam option on the Goggles 3. I truly dislike that thin rubber with hard molded plastic behind it. Plus, they should have made the wrap a little longer than they did. The Goggles 3 is not comfort friendly with a slightly larger head. A strap over the top to help keep the goggles on when you lift them up would have been a nice touch and help spread more of the pressure around it. I also, had problems where I get a lot of smug effects on my goggles and found myself having to adjust them from time to time. Not that greatest fit. The camera features and tech feature are very cool. Even seeing the display of your eye settings is pretty sweet. The camera's upfront are sweet, but not sure how much overtime I would be using them, because if someone walks up on me. Sure enough the drone is going to stop and I am going to just lift up my goggles more likely than just double tap to see them on my cams. I have the Goggles 2 and I love them! I would like to see some of the changes I see on the goggles 3 regarding the software, but they fit better and aren't so tight on me, plus I like battery swapping when you need to. I really do like the new Avata 2, but its going to take time to get more comfy with the Goggles 3, maybe a foam pad would make a big difference, I don't mind a little pressure around the eyes a bit in the exchange where it spreads out the pressure and feels less annoying overtime. I guess we'll see? Thanks for the video!

Can you use meta quest 3 with the Avata 2?

8:25 Pass through is nice because a lot of legislation is being pushed to make pilots have a visual observer when flying fpv. It needs to be explored further

Does anyone think the DJI fpv controller 2 will work with the avata 2???

For beginners who love cinematic shot. Will avata 2 be enough or should I just get the mini 4 pro?

Great Video, I was looking for an honest opinion. Most of the people don’t talk about the regulations in the EU. I was looking to buy an avata 2, but the speed is capped. That makes it just as fast as my Mini 3. What’s ur opinion on this? The new camera is outstanding but the capped speed is sooo bad for me. Maybe the avata 1 is my better option?

My RC PRO Remote just updated tonight to include the AVATA 2. Don't waist your money on another remote.

Say you’ve never handled power tools without saying you’ve never handled power tools. lol good video.

Very good review, thank you. I would like to complete it with a criterion or perspective. As I saw in another test, what counts most for a beginner is the level of mastery of the drone they can reach and the amount of time spent. These are assumptions based on many videos I have watched about the Avata 2 before purchasing it. It's just that it's very expensive.... Let's assume that 100% is complete FPV mastery of this drone including manual sport flight and acrobatics. It is the physical limit of Avata 2. Avata 2 with motion control piloted by a beginner: you will reach 50% of the maximum capacity of flying this Avata 2 in FPV (it would be 100%). That maybe after about 2 hours of flight. After 4 additional hours the same beginner with motion control would master approximately 70% of 100% After 10 additional hours with the motion controller and the Avata 2 and using all its options such as head tracking, sport modes and easy acro, among others, the same beginner will reach 75% or 80% of the 100% of the Avata 2. After 14 hours with motion control, 10 hours in the simulator, 10 hours live with the controller with manual sticks, and about 20 falls and broken parts, the same beginner would reach 95% or almost 100%. If you have patience. Then each person decides to what extent they want to master this hobby and this drone. I imagine many beginners will be happy to reach 80% after 16 hours of flying. I'm happy to reach 80% of the Avata 2 and that's why as soon as I saved up, I bought it. It would be nice to have a good, more serious comparative study than what I wrote. If you know of any, comment.

Googles work just fine with my old Mini 2. :)

can you elaborate on how much better the blurry edges/corners of view are

Flips can be cool transitions

First one here, love the vids

Thumbs up for buying it yourself… that’s the way to do it!

Ok saying DJI reinvented the wheel in terms of the ergonomics is a bit much. It's just moving from clamp to a halo strap design, DJI absolutely didn't invent that as it is a pretty common formfactor in VR headsets which obviously lend a lot of influence to DJI drone goggles.

I'm a beginner who has just had the mini 2 before. But i really wanna try FPV. However, that motion controller stick just doesn't look ideal to want to use.. first I'm left handed and it doesn't even look like it would fit into a left hand, second if you can't fly manual it just makes me feel like it's a waste.

46GB yes?

How come I don’t see the acro mode on mine? How could I activate it?

I like the Avata range, but one thing I've never understood is that it's based mainly on FPV flying, which, correct me if I'm wrong, is against the FAA guidelines, that state LOS must be maintained at all times. For that reason it's surprising that an affluent company such as DJI would base such a popular model on flying with the goggles. For me personally, I don't like flying FPV as I find it to be dangerous in most circumstances, you can't see to the sides of you and when flying at certain speeds and at usually lower altitude than when filming Ariel views, it just seems like a recipe for inevitable disaster. I'm sure it does have it's practical uses, but for immersive flight, I think high altitude should be a rule of thumb. I'm not trying to be a drone Karen, I'm a huge lover of DJI and most of its models, but we're going to end up ruining it for ourselves. There is a time and place for FPV, but at a public field or anywhere that's likely to have people unrelated to your flying activities, is not the place...

Tell me you got paid without telling me you got paid

since when are these drones waterproof??? i never knew

bob is forgeting that he can still use the drill bits that came with the drill

Does the goggles 3 have active anti fogging, or did they ignore it... again.