Got an Air2 and until it dies or crashes - not upgrading - even to the FPV or Air3 when it decides to debut.
That's far different than being on the "latest and greatest" treadmill to poverty. Should the Air3 come out with 100 MP camera, fly for 60 minutes on a single battery, etc - yeah, then I may upgrade if I need those capabilities. Yet, the current nonsense of buying whatever comes out simply for sake of NEW is crazy / insanity.If you still fly the older drones then keep them but If you no longer fly them sell then.
After I got the M2P it didn’t take me long to realise the MP had not flown so I sold it, I bought it used & got all my money back
Pappy - seems us older folks have the use it till it dies mentality - which is not bad (actually good). I see no reason to upgrade every 6-12 months for the sake of saying I got the newest model - even if it does nothing more than my current model or enough to justify spending big $$$$.
Us old farts are used to using till it does. Not the merry go round of newest even though nothing of critical value has changed. Mentality of today with got to have the latest and greatest - just to say it's that befuddles me. Maybe because I have had to EARN everything I've gotten (20 yrs military on near poverty wages) and not go into deep debt to say look at me and what I've got. Sorry, I don't relate to that.
I sadly get caught up with it a bit as I’m still a “toys r is kid” but I enjoy the differences and different nuisances each seem to have. Ratio of weight to battery flight time and superb optics (over simplified) are more based on “need” to some and an adventure to another. Although I will say I totally respect your take as it is a much more tethered approach. I also am finding that new drones come off the belt pretty quickly unless I’m too new to know if that’s fact based, and evidently occasionally abandoned (DJI discontinuing service etc). Which I somehow find disturbing. I’m gonna tighten my own seatbelt a bit. Thanks and Godspeed
Thank you for your service. And all who out there put their “time in.” Godspeed
Hmmmm. True I guess. I truly loved each of them with all my heart when I married them. Ok ok. Maybe one more. I’ll ask my financial advisor if anything is left. Lmao. Point taken. Godspeed
I bought a Mini first as a trial run. To see IF I wanted to do droning and how hard was it. I had hoped to by a Phantom 4+ Pro - but DJI never lowered the price even more than a year after it was introduced. I had gone to DartDrones classes and was going to do my 107 - but with no drone - never took the test. My bad for sure.
Thank you. Odd, my job in the USAF was working on fighter jets (F-4, F-111, A-10, F-15, and F-16's) and I HATED IT. Mainly because we worked outside in every weather condition known to man and we were supposed to be enjoying it. Not me - LOL.
Hopefully at our age - I'm going on 63 - we have learned our lessons in life. I found a keeper on the 2nd try - so not looking for a flashy new model that wants or needs a sugar daddy! LOL
Good for you! Plenty of cowboys out there. I myself am not, as well. as far as your coordination is concerned, based on neuroplasticity your brain will learn and adapt as your brain struggles through those split second type decisions. I remind myself of that frequently lol. Not unlike stroke patients who rehab to walk and talk again. I’m not terribly good at this art but I’m getting better and maybe someday a few extra brain cells might expand and I’ll get “good” at this. In the meanwhile I too am not couch locked and have a really good time. Even if it’s a 10 minute distraction. Thanks for your candor. Btw if I get “good” it will no doubt be in great part from Mavic Pilots forums!! True. Godspeed.
I’m truly glad to hear that. Keep her and keep her close to your heart. I sadly miss my old best friends. One of them gave me 6 awesome sons. Never liked flashy new models anyway. Although I’m interested and curious to what the new flashy Air2 will have. Lol. Godspeed
Isn't kissing 2 wives enough, now you have to make time to kiss your drones too
I purchased my MA2 and smart controller about 3 weeks ago, or to be exact, two days before the news on the 2S broke. I’m happy with what I have for now. If you try to keep up with the DJI’s and Apples of the world it will financially wreck you.
I've only kissed the P4P+ ONCE and the (legal) wife was present - in full agreement. It was pre-Covid, so no mask required. (And we only wear FFP3 or FFP2 masks because the rest are of little or no use, medically speaking.)Isn't kissing 2 wives enough, now you have to make time to kiss your drones too
no kidding, if you are buying tech, the only time you'll feel the least regret is the day you buy it. Sales, new models, etc... there never will be a perfect time, just about being happy with what you have. I actually had a MA2 in my cart the other day and saw the 2S talk so held off. The MA2 is right around the top of my budget and I haven't seen a price yet in the leaks... If its ~$150 over the MA2 i'm out
I sold my MP1 a couple of weeks ago. Now I only have the MA2 & smart controller and the MM2. I thoroughly enjoy both of them. I have no plans of getting rid of either for the near future. I only wish DJI would do an update to make the MM2 compatible with the smart controller.
I don’t want another wife but I wouldn’t mind the new 
