Tomk_
Well-Known Member
When you start talking FPV drones... you are opening a door into a whole new world. There are racing drones. Freestyle drones. Cruising drones. Cinematic. Whoops. Tiny. Micro. Fixed wing. Heli. Quad. Octo.... It's nearly an endless list.
The price point is not really out of line for the DJI FPV. Considering that the $1,300.00 includes a controller and HD goggles... and a 4K camera - It's a decent price.
Let's say you were going to build your own "cheap" 5" freestyle, analog, quad. Say $250 for the quad parts and electronics. $200 for a controller. $150 for decent box goggles. At least $100 for tools and misc for construction. And, maybe $200 worth of batteries and a charger. So about $900. Obviously, some of these are sunk costs - but will be cash outlay for the first one.
If instead it was a digital, HD with a 4k camera (no gimbal) - you'll need to add at least a couple hundred for the goggles. Maybe $100 for a module for the controller. At least another 100 for the camera. Now you are over that $1,300 price - and you probably are looking at less than 10 minutes flight time.
I've been doing a lot of cogitating about this.
I can't get past the feeling that the DJI FPV is just to squishy - and relatively hard to repair. Bad combination.
The price point is not really out of line for the DJI FPV. Considering that the $1,300.00 includes a controller and HD goggles... and a 4K camera - It's a decent price.
Let's say you were going to build your own "cheap" 5" freestyle, analog, quad. Say $250 for the quad parts and electronics. $200 for a controller. $150 for decent box goggles. At least $100 for tools and misc for construction. And, maybe $200 worth of batteries and a charger. So about $900. Obviously, some of these are sunk costs - but will be cash outlay for the first one.
If instead it was a digital, HD with a 4k camera (no gimbal) - you'll need to add at least a couple hundred for the goggles. Maybe $100 for a module for the controller. At least another 100 for the camera. Now you are over that $1,300 price - and you probably are looking at less than 10 minutes flight time.
I've been doing a lot of cogitating about this.
I can't get past the feeling that the DJI FPV is just to squishy - and relatively hard to repair. Bad combination.