Been trying to get a drone for quite some time and admit I’m struggling.
First I bought a Mavic Air 2. Didn’t know about Fly More when I bought it. So I returned it to Amazon no problem.
Decided to research drones a bit more before buying another. Then I saw DJI goggles. Thought that would be cool. So I bought a Mavic 2 Pro with Goggles on EBay direct from DJI. Drone was great. Goggles were nice but not all that great. But I Also learned Mavic 3 was coming soon. So I returned it and decided to wait for Mavic 3. DJI wanted huge restocking fee and no mention of that when I bought it. I don’t even remember what happened in the end.
Any way. Finally M3 comes out. Way pricier than I expected. Controller is junk, don’t need CINE. Go Fly app not like Mavic 2. So I buy it in pieces. When all done I was up to $4600. With no case and 1 extra battery. I was content. I didn’t know I spent that much until later
Then the first Mavic 3 firmware release came out. GPS Home Point acquisition time went to crap. They started using Chinese GPS system in M3 and I suspect accuracy requirements we’re not right in early firmware and they increased them. But now it takes a long time to get a home point. 5-10 minutes. Cold boot clear sky. Lots of Video freezes during flight too. For so much money I returned it.
Oh every single thing you contact DJI on, the response is the same. Send it in.
So I’m considering Autel now.
I might wait for what gets announced at CES at this point.
But I’m considering the EVO II Pro 6K.
I didn’t even know there were 2 versions.
If this new V2 version is that new, maybe we won’t hear about a successor so soon.
Thanks
First I bought a Mavic Air 2. Didn’t know about Fly More when I bought it. So I returned it to Amazon no problem.
Decided to research drones a bit more before buying another. Then I saw DJI goggles. Thought that would be cool. So I bought a Mavic 2 Pro with Goggles on EBay direct from DJI. Drone was great. Goggles were nice but not all that great. But I Also learned Mavic 3 was coming soon. So I returned it and decided to wait for Mavic 3. DJI wanted huge restocking fee and no mention of that when I bought it. I don’t even remember what happened in the end.
Any way. Finally M3 comes out. Way pricier than I expected. Controller is junk, don’t need CINE. Go Fly app not like Mavic 2. So I buy it in pieces. When all done I was up to $4600. With no case and 1 extra battery. I was content. I didn’t know I spent that much until later

Then the first Mavic 3 firmware release came out. GPS Home Point acquisition time went to crap. They started using Chinese GPS system in M3 and I suspect accuracy requirements we’re not right in early firmware and they increased them. But now it takes a long time to get a home point. 5-10 minutes. Cold boot clear sky. Lots of Video freezes during flight too. For so much money I returned it.
Oh every single thing you contact DJI on, the response is the same. Send it in.
So I’m considering Autel now.
I might wait for what gets announced at CES at this point.
But I’m considering the EVO II Pro 6K.
I didn’t even know there were 2 versions.
If this new V2 version is that new, maybe we won’t hear about a successor so soon.
Thanks