My first two flights were 34 minutes for 99% to 6% and 37 minutes for 99% to 7%, with AirData reporting a predicted maximum flight time (to exhaustion) of 37 minutes and 40 minutes respectively, and a predicted maximum flight distance of 12 miles (to exhaustion) on the second flight. The first flight was flying in N mode at 40mph in a 10 mph wind and climbing over a 900 foot mountain, from the base, while the second was flying around the base of the mountain.
Your own flight times will always depend upon what remaining battery percentage you land at. For me, landing at 5-10%, without excessive altitude changes, 37 minutes will likely be an average flight time with average winds of 10mph. Without any wind (rare), likely 40 minutes. I have been averaging 31 minutes on the Mavic 3 Pro. 43 minutes is DJI's Mavic 3 Pro flight time with 51 minutes for the Mavic 4 Pro. Using the same ratio from the Mavic 3 Pro on the Mavic 4 Pro, 31/43 x 51 = 37 minutes. Seems about right.
However, the Mavic 4 Pro max N speed is 41.5 mph instead of 33.5 mph, so it should potentially be able to cover 25% more distance for each minute of flight time, when flying at full left stick in N mode.
DJI bases their 51 minutes max on a speed of 20mph, so optimal flight time clearly does not optimize distance flown per battery.
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