I have a Spark on order, but am second guessing whether or not I just "buy once \ cry once" and upsell myself to a Mavic.
I'm looking for feedback from Mavic owners on ease of use and portability, which was why I pre-ordered the spark initially.
Is the Mavic easy to transport, launch, and fly without the big production I have to go through (setting compass and home location, battery cable attachment and waiting for the 20 flashes, etc.) with my other DJI drones?
My most likely use case: I hike a lot in the Northwest and _know_ that it would be cool to get video from some of the hiking areas. I also travel 2-3 times a year and would like the option of taking a drone along.
What's holding me back is my history with buying drones and RC planes and not actually flying them very much. I guess I need it to be simplier...
What I have: I currently have a phantom 1 (still flies great), F550 (with gimbal, FPV, GoPro, OSD module), ARES racing drone (impulse buy), and an "ugly stick" e-plane (I flew planes in the 1980s and CP Helis in the 2000s). All of these were somewhat of a pain to get going and pretty much have to be flown line of sight (I'm not super comfortable with goggles).
Many thanks if you made it through this messy post :-/
I'm looking for feedback from Mavic owners on ease of use and portability, which was why I pre-ordered the spark initially.
Is the Mavic easy to transport, launch, and fly without the big production I have to go through (setting compass and home location, battery cable attachment and waiting for the 20 flashes, etc.) with my other DJI drones?
My most likely use case: I hike a lot in the Northwest and _know_ that it would be cool to get video from some of the hiking areas. I also travel 2-3 times a year and would like the option of taking a drone along.
What's holding me back is my history with buying drones and RC planes and not actually flying them very much. I guess I need it to be simplier...
What I have: I currently have a phantom 1 (still flies great), F550 (with gimbal, FPV, GoPro, OSD module), ARES racing drone (impulse buy), and an "ugly stick" e-plane (I flew planes in the 1980s and CP Helis in the 2000s). All of these were somewhat of a pain to get going and pretty much have to be flown line of sight (I'm not super comfortable with goggles).
Many thanks if you made it through this messy post :-/