Couple Questions

[oahumike]

I am looking to purchase a new drone in the next month or two. I had a 3DR Solo that went in the drink (Pacific Ocean) because I had it on the fastest flying mode and it loses altitude while doing so (even with the altitude throttle at max).

Question 1:

Would you buy a mavic now if you were waiting or wait a few months in the off chance of a Mavic 2 coming out?


Questions 2:

In sport mode, will the Mavic lose altitude if flying at its fastest?

Thanks in advance!

 

[frostbyte]

Hey man, so sorry to hear about your 3DR solo, those quads are rad. I almost bought one and instead went with the phantom 4.
To answer question 1, I just bought a mavic and love it already, no regrets! I have limited time to spend with my son and I want to enjoy every minute. I travel a lot and do so much outdoors it really fits with my lifestyle and photography/sports footage. I understand there might be a price drop in November or something but I needed quality this summer.
The thing people have to realize is that life is short, and I want to enjoy every minute of it. If you stress over the couple hundred dollars you could save then maybe wait, but in the end, I am more stressed over the missed opportunities to photograph/film important parts of my life.
Question 2, yes, the Mavic pro will lose small amount of altitude while at max velocity in sport mode. I did not measure the rates, but its about 1 foot of loss per 100 foot linear distance. It was easily avoidable and I don't think its as bad as the phantoms, which wasn't "bad" but very noticeable. I have had other quads such as the blade350 qx2 and a Yuneec and they all fell at a rate of 1 foot per 10 feet, so in 100 feet it would fall 10 feet, and I would have to increase the altitude significantly, in fact, full stick altitude!

Cheers!

 

[msinger]

Would you buy a mavic now if you were waiting or wait a few months in the off chance of a Mavic 2 coming out?

If you wait a few months for the Mavic 2 to be announced (and it is announced), you'll then likely have to wait a few more months to get one in your hands, wait a few more months to be able to buy accessories (since they aren't usually available right away), etc. Things often move slow when new drones are first released.

 

[charliesRig]

If you wait..... What happens if tomorrow never comes.?

Mavic at Flat out @40+mph will want to dive but you can compensate buy applying more altitude
...........and about Mavic 2.0.? prolly be another name

Mavic is Chin-ish for Mavrick
Mavic 2.0 will probably have diffrent name like " Ghoso" "Goshno" (ghost)

Goshno 1.0
Have more features Like
Laser pointer for precision landing
rear/side sonar sensors
more robust Gimbal, Better optics,
larger battery

.....IMO.......C.

 

[Qoncussion]

There's always a bigger, better drone coming out soon. Buy when you want to. Or you'll be waiting forever...

 

[oahumike]

Hey man, so sorry to hear about your 3DR solo, those quads are rad. I almost bought one and instead went with the phantom 4.
To answer question 1, I just bought a mavic and love it already, no regrets! I have limited time to spend with my son and I want to enjoy every minute. I travel a lot and do so much outdoors it really fits with my lifestyle and photography/sports footage. I understand there might be a price drop in November or something but I needed quality this summer.
The thing people have to realize is that life is short, and I want to enjoy every minute of it. If you stress over the couple hundred dollars you could save then maybe wait, but in the end, I am more stressed over the missed opportunities to photograph/film important parts of my life.
Question 2, yes, the Mavic pro will lose small amount of altitude while at max velocity in sport mode. I did not measure the rates, but its about 1 foot of loss per 100 foot linear distance. It was easily avoidable and I don't think its as bad as the phantoms, which wasn't "bad" but very noticeable. I have had other quads such as the blade350 qx2 and a Yuneec and they all fell at a rate of 1 foot per 10 feet, so in 100 feet it would fall 10 feet, and I would have to increase the altitude significantly, in fact, full stick altitude!

Cheers!

I am definitely looking for replies like this but wanted to reassure myself! I wasn't so much looking for the price drop but for the possibility of #2 coming out.

Also, the 3dr seemed to lose altitude a lot when pushing ahead.

Thanks for the help because life is short!

 

[oahumike]

If you wait a few months for the Mavic 2 to be announced (and it is announced), you'll then likely have to wait a few more months to get one in your hands, wait a few more months to be able to buy accessories (since they aren't usually available right away), etc. Things often move slow when new drones are first released.

this is what i needed to hear!

 

[oahumike]

If you wait..... What happens if tomorrow never comes.?

Mavic at Flat out @40+mph will want to dive but you can compensate buy applying more altitude
...........and about Mavic 2.0.? prolly be another name

Mavic is Chin-ish for Mavrick
Mavic 2.0 will probably have diffrent name like " Ghoso" "Goshno" (ghost)

Goshno 1.0
Have more features Like
Laser pointer for precision landing
rear/side sonar sensors
more robust Gimbal, Better optics,
larger battery

.....IMO.......C.

Thanks for the input!

 

[oahumike]

There's always a bigger, better drone coming out soon. Buy when you want to. Or you'll be waiting forever...

Because I want the best! Haha... I believe I'll be getting this one!