mshmovie
Well-Known Member
Good post. I have a Mavic Mini that won the day on a western carribean trip; 249 grams was under Mexico's drone constraints, but yards away someone was flying their M2P.@OldBlueHeron @mshmovie
Here I thought I was the only drone hoarder.....!!!
You all don't want to know how many drones I have.
Just to add my 2 cents. No I don't have the Air2s, or the Air2. Why?
1. The Air2 and Air2S are LOUD compared to the E2Pro. Higher rpm motors, smaller props = noise. I also fly around my neighborhood, and sometimes at the beach (of course not over people) but keeping a low profile and not "bugging" people is a top priority for me.
2. Geofencing. You may not think this is a big deal....but think about this...you go on vacation and take both drones. One you may be able to fly (E2P) and one may be limited due to DJI geofencing. However....the E2P is bigger and heaver to take on a trip.
I have a solution for you. And it's a heck of a lot cheaper than the Air2S. The DJI Mini 2. Its small. It's under 250g. The video is beautiful and loaded with features for such a small drone. Its quiet. Its fast. It uses the same controller as the Air2S. It flies great, even in high winds due to the power to weight ratio. Its half the price of the Air2S. BUT...it does have DJI geofencing, which you can't turn off. Well...you can, but...well....you need to go through DJI to do so....but...that discussion won't happen here. (permanent unlock)
The rumor is, is that Autel is working on a "mini 2" type drone, under 250g. If it is as good as the Mini 2, people will buy it like hot cakes.
DJI makes the best drones overall, but none can compete head to head STILL with the E2Pro as far as camera's go. (DJI wins hands down on flight characteristics, smooth flight)
To put it bluntly....if DJI didn't steal your data and geofencing was not enforced, but just gave you warnings....I am not sure other drone makers would survive.
The tiny form factor makes it a pleasure to travel with, however, I don't trust it in any significant wind. (It outclassed the Spark significantly.) Its sucessor's use of Occusync makes it superior.
Air 2S is the Goldilocks drone to me for domestic travel requiring a flight; my M2P was a hassle to travel with.
I intend to leverage the E2P as I do my M2P; just will enjoy the larger size and better video. The lack of geofencing could be good or a way to fly when you shouldn't (I've only been grounded by DJI in Belize - was not a big deal to me at the time.)
Unsure if DJI does anything significant or of concern with our data. I collect over one billion http api hits a day to help target ad campaigns to internet tv (OTT) and what we gather just let's us know marketing/demo without personally identifiable info (and it's a lot to process - not simple). What's DJI going to do with flight data and what we do when authenticated and cookied?