How many drones should one keep?

mavic3usa · 2025-09-09T22:48:09-0400

HoozierDroneDaddy said:
Mavic 2 Pro, Air 2s, Mavic 3, Mavic 3 Pro, Air 3s, Mavic 4 Pro. Waiting to see what happens to the Tariffs, Ban, etc. If there value goes up, will part with the 2 Pro, 2s, 3, and maybe the 3 Pro.

Agreed at some point when these older drones reach a high value, they gotta.....everything has a price.

Rchawks · 2025-09-09T23:01:02-0400

I have 7 but for years I kept 2. A Mavic Air 2 as my main drone for strong wind and a m3P for other uses and wind conditions. So at least two, main and backup.

Bad Santa · 2025-09-09T23:16:13-0400

I have ONE real drone.
I have THREE cheap toy drones.
I have TWO on the way to me now.
One of those just entered the US today. The other was already in the US (and will be here by Saturday)

And this is good because I almost lost my current one this afternoon.

PINEBARON · 2025-09-10T06:29:36-0400

Only two drones, the A3S and Mavic 4 Pro Creator Edition, each with five batteries and most available accessories. I don't want my drone collection to turn into something like my model planes collection where I have dozens of planes, mostly scale and 2meter pattern all gas plus several electric scale and pattern planes; several ready for their maiden flight and some still in kit form; stuff I collected over several decades.

Rchawks · 2025-09-10T08:28:52-0400

Same here. I have several planes from yesteryear.

PINEBARON · 2025-09-10T09:40:58-0400

Rchawks said:
Same here. I have several planes from yesteryear.

Admin please stop me, I may have hijacked this thread, promise I will stop.
Mine are a mix from yesteryear and brand new ones too. Scale planes never go out of date. F-15 ducted fan (huge Byron), SR72, P40, FW-190, Spitfire, Tractor (crop duster), FW-100 and much much more, each one in flying condition with receiver. servos, landing retracts or gear, engines, motors, batteries etc.
Here's one of my favorite pattern planes and an SR-71 with a pusher prop