I'm way too biased on so many levels... I've put in the learning hours; I don't like proprietary tech; I enjoy the building process; I'm a racer first; I find joy in flying by doing stupid sh!t; I prefer android to apple; I like to see people find an interest and joy in STEM; I don't like my Video and Control signals attached at the hip; for some reason I'd prefer someone flying BVLOS and way beyond their control range to actually lose their drone instead of get a second chance.... I could go on... All that said it's good to see accessibility come to the hobby! Sure wasn't a thing when I started. DJIFPV is great for competent pilots that know their limits and know the pain of crashing BUT it's not for beginners. Def think Avata has a use-case and target audience and is a great gateway drug for beginners.
I really appreciate this comment dude! This is exactly what I was hoping for when I said at the end of the vid that I ant to hear people’s takes on this, esp from the pov of experienced pilots. I actually agree with you a lot here and this is why I still have my 3.5” and could see myself getting back into a new 5” in the future. I just wanted to make this video to be a little contrarian to the status-quo as my experience with the DJI fpv has actually been really good. Granted I haven’t wrecked it yet, and when that happens it’s bad news bears, but for long range cruising for RU-vid b-roll, it’s been so good that I just couldn’t stay quiet. Y’a know?
I bought dji fpv few months ago and I'm a newbie beginner in fpv world. First I buy a gimbal protector and arm bracers. I'm only flying in normal and sport because I will first practice on simulator and when I will be more confident then I will fly manual. I had few hard crashes and only damage that he got is a little crack on the side on plastic. Those arm bracers are worth of every penny and I think that Dji must put those bracers in the package. I'm very happy with this drone and my thoughts is that this drone is one of the best and much better then Avata.Maybe I will buy someday Mavic 3.
I just got the DJI FPV a couple week ago and used the simulator for maybe 2 hours total and im already out in the unlocked full manual mode doing flips and barrel rolls in this thing where i am sure if i started with the “ traditional FPV drone” I would’ve been extremely discouraged with my first crash and probably never would’ve flown FPV again unlike the confidence I got from this DJI FPV, flying 90 miles an hour in less than two weeks, hitting gaps and having a blast, with no crashes!! and as I post this comment, I’m walking out the door to go fly it again DJI. Thank you for the fighter pilot experience
I'm in the same boat, however its been 3 months and I crashed one. Got a Replacement unit for $200 bucks, Dji fixed my crashed unit for 80 bucks, free shipping and without DJI care. Now I have two of them, using one for a back up!
Always was a fan of FPV. But never had the want to build and configure a DYI. I started with the DJI FPV Drone on the day it was released and never regretted it. I also have the avata and love it. I’m about to buy my first BNF iflight drone and can’t wait. But I’ll never trash the FPV drone seeing that without it I would never started this hobby.
Well you’re video and a couple hours helped make the decision, but I got one and it’s the only one I have besides a mini 2. A lot different with flying but getting the hang of it, I appreciate you bringing up the back end because I was only getting a toe dipped into the pool from other videos. Yours gave a true perspective that if I want to take this further, need to wait til I’m not traveling. Keep up the videos and your own perspective of things!!
The DJI fpv was my first drone ever, learning to fly this thing was a journey & I’ve learned so much along the way, for years I always wanted to get into fpv but never had the time nor the money to get started properly literally only managed to get hold of a taranis controller… that’s it. But with the DJI fpv everything was there & all I had to do was learn to fly meaning more enjoyment creating content. No builds, no waiting on parts, no programming, just flying, thank you DJI seriously 👍🙏🏽
I bought an DJI FPV based on this video and it's been cool so far, I wouldn't say you've given bad advice at all. I'm still learning to setup the controller so that I can do better dives and stuff but overall I like the speed of this compared to a DJI camera drone that can only do 60 or 70.
Been flying FPV since 2016. Wish I had a dji FPV or AVATA then. Spent a fortune and so much time on builds and upgrading tech. Now with digital feeds, smart batteries, cheaper parts, and, replacements, we'll see much more affordable digital drones with all the features for seasoned and beginners. The sport is blowing up.
iv never crashed the fpv from dji and since aone year im just flying FPV DJI Drone . in manual mode im so good now at flying. I love it . Since over 1 year no battery no nothing no repair . I've only changed to other cheap props .this i changed at the beginning after buying. i bought little adapters to put normal props on that thing. No cost after that and fly time is awsome mostly over 10 minutes. I#m a happy german dji dron flyer now! All Digital, best views ! Even far out!
Joey! Just found your channel tonight Aug 15th 2024. I've been flying the avata in "m" mode for about 15 months now, my first FPV drone. (even though I've been flying with the old phone goggles since 2015, BeBop 2. Evo 1. ) I was thinking about getting a GepRC moz 7 but beta flight, the batterys and lack of fail safes put the fear of god in me...sooo i ordered the FPV drone last week. I have flown some incredible flights with my avata to the tops of local mountains and my hope is the FPV drone will do those flights even better. Thanks for the video!!! Gasquetmike!
This is spot on! I have been flying DJI since 2016. I wanted to get into FPV and DJI FPV is the best transmission that existed. I learned my basics with the DJI FPV and currently fly the Geprc Cinebot 30 and BOB57.
I went into FPV using DJI FPV, and now I use the same goggles and controller for a 5 inch. I still enjoy flying the DJI FPV....crashed ones, got a new one still using it till this day :)
Im happy with my mini 4 pro right now. Chill, relaxed flights capture cinematic views long distance calm transmission views with its gimbal. Life is great❤❤😂
I went the 5" quad route first and I agree with you, it's great for absolutely blasting it about going at break-neck speeds but... I would never fly it over the sea or somewhere I couldn't retrieve it, it's about £750 worth of kit on there (including GoPro) and I just don't have the money to replace any of that if it failsafe's. However, I would and have flown DJI over water in crazy wind and rough conditions and I've still got all my equipment back. You just cannot compete with the DJI software, camera and UI as a package for the price. Being able to get your DJI out of the box and just fly it means you might not miss that once-in-a-lifetime shot, whereas I can waste 10, 20 minutes setting up my quad having connection issues and everything. To summarise they both have their place but for me as an all-rounder DJI takes it.
Agreed. Bought my DJI FPV in 2021 and I just cruise it around and do safe dives. The digital system is so much better than anything ive experienced in analog and its just really convenient and easy to fly and maintain. Takes some getting used to in normal mode the way it banks but its just a fun experience in normal or sport mode not even doing acro.
I gave up on traditional FPV about three years ago due to all the issues you mentioned in the video. Then I saw an awesome March madness deal on the DJI FPV where I got the combo + batteries + carrying case + SD card + a couple more goodies for $2000 AUD. I love the thing, I don't fly frequently, but when I do I get some really sick footage. Usually when we go out water skiing or dad takes his car for a spin I can just send up the DJI FPV and get footage my Mini 2 couldn't dream of. The pause (panic) button has saved my ass so many times and the RTH and signal reliability is excellent.
Literally the exact same thing here but with the seadoo. I would bring my traditional gear to the cottage and get it all set up just to have some sort of issue. No more! Thanks for watching man
You nailed it! I think the same! Sometimes I feel like “true” FPV pilots are just jealous that normal guys can easily get a DJI FPV or Avata and fly instantly without all the hassle that “real” FPV requires. And I think that some people just don’t need that extreme acro stuff. And that’s completely fine!
just saw this, and i agree with your process of starting out with Avata, then DJI FPV, then go into making your own builds if you want to continue to dive deeper. I actually got my Avata a couple weeks ago with that very same intention, so it's nice to hear validation coming from more experienced FPV fliers lol
I’m just in the middle of swapping or more like adding a Geprc mk5 to my DJI FPV Combo ( still keep the FPV for Cinematic Cruises and 20min flight time ). I can fully recommend DJI FPV Combo for people who wanna get into FPV and never flown anything. It’s the best choice and will save you so much time and MONEY cos if I have started with Geprc or any classic freestyle 5” I would be already buying my 4th and I’m not even kidding ( multiply rookie mistakes that u will make until it happens ) and DJI FPV prevents all that ( panic button, normal/S mode, obstacle indicators, can’t take off with faulty or wrongly installed props, auto return home on lost signal, how easy it is to setup etc etc ) and afterwards ( for me it was a month but I fly 3 times a day with 3 batteries EVERY single day without a fail ) you can decide do you wanna go “pro” into Cinematics and get something like Mavic for insane crisp slow cinematic shots as you go thru mountains or over the sea OR you wanna go “pro” into freestyle and get your first 5” freestyle quad. Right now meaning mid 2023 Geprc mk5 or iFlight Nazgul are the only two options really, they both simply incredible and there is literally no need to build your own quad anymore, you won’t even save money.
i just subscribed cause i liked the way you presented the video and the walkthrough of your journey. I agree with you, many like me just want to go fast and dive and swirl around. No tricky tricky scenarios and dji platform is good. So I agreee i will be buying a dji fpv in 2023 and taking it easy.
I started with the avata combo which has the motion controller 2. I love it. Then i found out 2months ago the FPV can do sport hybrid mode. It can do 60mph with the motion controller 1. I had to buy it. The motion controller is super lazy fun. I go manual mode with my other drones but sport hybrid with the FPV.
I first started with the Iflight Nazgul drone. I could never get it to bind so I returned it and got the Protek25. I loved it until one day it just stopped working. I now have the DJI FPV along with a GoPro Hero 8, and it's just perfect for the cinematic type of flying that I like to do. If I ever want to fly freestyle or race then I just hop onto a simulator and get the kick out of that. Otherwise I see no reason as to why I'd go back to a "normal fpv drone" when the DJI FPV gives me everything I need.
It’s funny to see that you had a similar realization to me. Literally nazgul 5 -> protek 35 (close enough) -> DJI fpv. Great minds think alike I suppose 😅
I agree with everything you said. I started the hard way years ago. So many dead quads, smoke, etc. the DJI Avata and DJI FPV drone is like pay to win cheat code for new people to get in the air. There is a lot of gatekeeping in FPV and that is where a lot of the hate comes from.
I'm litterally waiting for one to come up for a good price rn. then I go digital and have a casual cruiser for vacations and just days you go out and don't wanna worry about discharging if you don't fly all the batteries... simple things.
I'm starting my fpv journey and for what i saw i can't disagree with what you said, I've made around 40-50h of simulator and i'm looking to buy my first drone and i can easily found a second hand dji fpv bundle for around 900€ which made more or less than 1000$ and as a beginner i think that the deal is definitely worth it since it gives me time to understand while giving me some safety, if i crash it it would be easy for me to find replacement pieces and dji is such a big structure I know i'll find a solution for pretty much every issue.
I’m picking one up tomorrow just for the goggles and remote tbh. I wanted a set to get into Fpv and building my own drone. After pricing Video systems analog vs digital , it made more sense to me to buy the fpv combo with the drone used for 500 instead of buying goggles refurbished for 340 and controller 200. I mean you have you seen prices on walksnail system or hdzero goggles. Even analog the goggles are either crap 100 bucks box goggles or 350-500 for something good. Just made more sense to get the dji fpv combo and later on I’ll get the 03 air unit and build one or by a bnf. Most fpv goggles are expensive and it don’t stop there, buy goggles and guesse what all you get are the googles , you need batteries, then you need charger, and don’t forget, you need the antenna. This makes the most sense if you wanna get into fpv bc your able to use the goggles and remote later on. They grow with you. You don’t outgrow them like a cheap set box goggles and cheap elrs radio tx
Pretty much same as you - love flying but was more into photography - got bored of mavic 2 / got a little whoop and t16 to learn on sim - then bought dji fpv which incrementally taught me to fly up to manual - then couldn’t help myself so bought a geprc mk5 caddx vista - crashed it then got one with air unit as I don’t care to film just fly (wanted onboard Rec)- now o3 which is mind blowing good such good connection - vid and penetration - and I just fly it with the dji rc so easy- I got 3 mk5 cos I crash em and cbf fixing em haha so I just butcher the old ones for parts as I’m impatient and don’t like waiting too haha :) dji love the reliability so I think it’s so good to learn on - I crashed mine heaps too still going strong.
I can 100% relate!! I own one since it came out, destroyed already 3 of them and I have it always on my roadtrips with me because it’s super fast setted up and reliable, when you fly behind mountains, trees or chasing a car - you loose connection and it’s not gone. The batteries feel safe with their discharging function. The only reason I agree it’s a potato 🥔 is the Video Quality. I am looking forward to see a update of the potato.
3 months ago i bought a 2nd hand nasghul 5 v2 and los with shark goggles and a Q7 controller. and it was fun scare and dangerous. but that what i liked about it!!!! last month i went to push the limits on some low flight passes and lost connection with my goggles. today im still searching for my drone and camera. So yea. now Im also thinking of buying a DJI FPV. I love to do dives and low passes but nothing to crazy i bought it to make some content out of nature clips to put on my music.
I started with DJI and was initially just happy going sport mode, but it was the built-in transponder even before remote ID and how restrictive the DJI software was that made me switch over. The super durable frames and much more inexpensive lipo batteries was a huge plus. Till date I still don't get how DJI charges like usd200 for a 2200mah 6s battery.
I’ve never gone down the traditional FPV route but I have flown other DJI drones well and was able to pick up the Avata and have no issues. If anything within a few days I wanted more speed out of it so maybe I’ll look into the FPV drone but I will say I have no desire to fly thought obstacles. Hope that helps anyone looking into FPV.
I love the DJI FPV I dont need to race it I just want to sit and fly i can stop and look around and not worry its going to fall out of the sky will be buying another one soon for the wife to play with
When it came out 2 years ago with all the excitement, I do not have much spare money to splurge. Time really fly fast and finally I made the decision to buy at a lesser cost now. Cannot wait to unbox this toy when it arrived tomorrow 😄. Btw, I have no drone flying experience, as long as it move like a remote car, I am fine. Though still quite expensive, I don't want to regret not having flying a drone 10 years from now. 😊
Excited for you to fly it! I would recommend spending a lot of time in the simulator practicing first. It flies very fast and like I mentioned in the video, it is not very strong if you crash it hard. Good luck!
@@kgzpictures3039 bro, when you get the hang of manual you will realize what you've been missing out on! its not even the same drone in Sports mode. It takes a couple days to get used to but you'll never wanna go back.
Thanks for the support here. It’s funny because I’ve actually had really good support on this video (which I didn’t expect). Maybe I was spending my time on the wrong part of RU-vid before 🤷♂️
@@Joey.Alford Maybe! All I know is that I'd go to hell in a handbasket with this thing. One of the absolute coolest (and again, reliable) things I own. and it catches eyes every. single. time.
I bought racing fpv 2 years ago but i guess technical part was the par i was not enjoying + i hate analog googles, so I crashed my on first flight, got some lessions and training on simulator but still wasn't relaxed about it. I should have bought cinewhoop first or as today I bought used DJI FPV inlike half price and will be learning skills, than if i crush it, i can easily connect it to avata or even classic fpv and get better sxperience with digital googles on analog more rugged drone. So its a great twist for me now, and i'm a Mavic user so i'm used to DJI, i just love their products.
You nailed it when stating that not all, in fact I would say many don't need to be threading the needle and going balls to wall to say their FPV'ing, they just want something out-of-the-box solid FPV experience that DJI FPV provides. The durability is imo the greatest weakness of it even with the arm braces BUT again most will never go beyond sport mode and I would guess normal mode with obstacle warning/avoidance and ground clearance at 30mph would be more than fine. Also, it is a GREAT gateway drone to begin the journey down that rabbit hole and I would think the snobby FPV community would embrace that as it gets more people into the hobby eventually. Another thing is IF someone goes further into the hobby they will start off with one of the best headsets out there.
I realy like speed and tricks and defently wanna have custom one ... But after that video i think i shud start with DJI and after some time try custom one . Shud i do that ?
By far this one is the best DJI drone ever. Flight time has to get better though. If batteries get to the point Mavic batts have I would buy a second DJI Potato FPV immediately. 30 minutes REAL flight time is what the tens of thousands of owners of this wonderful aircraft want NOW.
They are goung so cheap now that you can rebuild one into your own custom strong frame, and water proof them for flying in the rain and snow. So many options can even stick a float on them in case you dunk it in the water. Only problem sometimes is finding a place far from complaining folk so to fly in peace.
HAHAHA I literally didn’t consider the fact that dudes named Brandon that aren’t the specific one I was talking about would trip up on this. That’s so funny!
If there were one, perfect drone then we'd all be flying the same thing. We're not and people in general have a hard time being objective, it's far easier to be subjective and only care about ourselves. That said, I've got an OG Phantom 4 that I bought in 2016, a TinyHawk II Freestyle, and a DJI FPV that I just bought a couple of weeks ago. The Phantom 4 wasn't anything special, just good for cinematic and utility/work use, not really "fun." The TinyHawk has a steep learning curve and FPV video quality and range is awful since it's for racing/freestyle. The DJI FPV is like these two had a genius baby. Great FPV video quality (and the recorded video quality is quite good as well, but not as good as mounting a dedicated action cam), great range, and it's a drone that can help improve your skills without completely cutting the safety cord. For me personally, the DJI FPV is the best drone for my wants and I couldn't be happier. It may be 2 years old, but other than the Avata there's really nothing else that comes close. It is a compromise as it's not a perfect cinedrone nor is it a perfect FPV freestyle/racer, but it does an excellent job of bridging that gap.
I’m licensed but have just decided to ignore most of the flack around it. In canada it’s an easy test and costs $10. I’ve also never been asked to show my license and I’ve been flying drones since 2016 🤷♂️
Also one other thing I forgot to mention that gets more and more people immersed into FPV is DJI's motion controller and motion controller2. I was a little leery of it at first as being gimmicky but man the effortless and NATURAL control it provides is insane and it brings in people flying FPV that you would never dream possible like our grandparents or wives lol. It's almost a cheat imo.
well made comments about those idiotic "fpv pros". especially the thought of if you're not in their camp you're basically a losers. reminds me of a certain a-hole politician...
