Going back to older drone after flying Mavic

4wd · Apr 23, 2017

Not permanently...

There must be a few here didn't want to part with older drones but have you flown it much since getting a Mavic?
Tried my Phantom 3 Pro late yesterday - not used for 6 months apart from partial charge of batteries a couple of times.
All was well when flown but wow, it feels so heavy and bulky.
What I had rather forgotten was how fast it flies with no sport mode.
It's so loud! We had light wind and clear sky near sunset and you could hear the thing quite noticeably to about 3000 feet away. Almost embarrassingly noisy when close by even at 300 feet.

Video while OK is not as good as mavic on a good day.
Perhaps easier to get reasonable footage reliably even if just because no focusing to think about.

Former Member · Apr 23, 2017

I keep a Standard, P3P, P4, and P4P around and fly them every once in a while just to remind myself of how much I like the Mavic. The P3P is like a dinosaur to me now, unstable hover, bulky, heavy, and big backpack. Image quality is great and fixed focus, but the Mav gets most of my attention.

If you really want to go back to an older drone, go fly a standard. First, you have to turn on controller, then connect your phone to controller wifi and insert phone into the shaky device holder. Turn on bird, hope it connects. Get out about 2000 feet and start to lose signal. Initiate RTH, but wait, theres no RTH button. Flip the S2 switch a few times hoping it hears your plea. That will make you love your Mavic even more.

Kilrah · Apr 23, 2017

I haven't flown any of my other camera platforms since I have the Mavic.
Racers and other aircraft types yes, but nothing made for filming.

newnan3 · Apr 23, 2017

Is the P4P that much more powerful than the P3?

What about noise of either P3/P4P compared to the Mavic? I watched a video yesterday comparing the two but to my ears on the video they seemed very similar.

Piranha · Apr 23, 2017

Haha I can not fly my Inspire 1 after Mavic

I'm scared, it can not fly straight and hover in place

mattfetters · Apr 25, 2017

Sold my p3p. Didn't touch it for 4 months

scott rand · Apr 25, 2017

Haven't flown anything since I got my Mavic. Want to fly my Yuneec Q500+ again because it was my first, and it's incredibly stable and fun to fly. But the Mavic is amazing.

GerdS · Apr 25, 2017

I alos don't fly my P2 anymore. Is no fun compared to Mavic. The only old one I am still flying is my Mariner II/SplashDrone in case I want to fly over water.