Agreed at some point when these older drones reach a high value, they gotta.....everything has a price.
How many drones should one keep?
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Rchawks
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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.
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.
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.
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
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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 Scale planes never go out of date.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
Rchawks
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Droning on and on...
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Droning on and on...
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This is long... Thanks in advance if you read it!
This takes me back
I remember that first drone, 11 years ago at Christmas, wandering through COSTCO with my wife and there was the Phantom 4. Don't remember exactly how much the combo was but it was north of a kilobuck. Being an engineer and a toy geek, I consulted wife, she said it was up to me, I hemmed and hawed because it seemed like such an expensive toy with no actual purpose in my life, eventually gave in and pulled the trigger.
Now, how many of you were like this after the first: **** expensive toy, can't imagine ever buying another one, why would you need to? Spend another thousand or more for another flying camera? Nuts! I thought this would be it.
Well, over ten years later, I've spent well over $15k on these "toys". The Mavic Pro came out, first folding drone, ****, had to have one. Then, as you learn more and more about the technical details of the cameras, flight characteristics, etc. you start to salivate with each new release. I've nearly had them all from DJI in the consumer space... Phantom 4, Mavic Pro, Mavic 2P, Air, Air 2, Air 2S, Air 3, Mini, Mini 2, Mini 3P, Mini 4P, Avata, Avata 2, Neo... I've had multiple copies of a few (Air, Mini 2, Avata, Neo), and have sold a few (Mavic 2P, Air 2, Air 2S).
Most are simply on battery maintenance. I have a repeating reminder in my phone calendar that reminds me to charge everything every 3 months. I don't have a working battery for the P4 any more. The drones that get flown regularly are the Mini Pro 4, Avata 2, and Neo.
I've skipped the Mavic 3 and 4, too expensive with little to no benefit for my uses. The Air 3 gets a flight now and then when the dual camera is useful, but this is rare. I plan to get my hands on a Mini 5 Pro when it comes out, and with a 1" sensor, it's hard to justify any of it's bigger brothers for nearly all my applications.
FPV has become my passion, whether flying angle or rate mode, so the Avata 3, and Neo 2 will certainly join the squadron.
This takes me back
I remember that first drone, 11 years ago at Christmas, wandering through COSTCO with my wife and there was the Phantom 4. Don't remember exactly how much the combo was but it was north of a kilobuck. Being an engineer and a toy geek, I consulted wife, she said it was up to me, I hemmed and hawed because it seemed like such an expensive toy with no actual purpose in my life, eventually gave in and pulled the trigger.
Now, how many of you were like this after the first: **** expensive toy, can't imagine ever buying another one, why would you need to? Spend another thousand or more for another flying camera? Nuts! I thought this would be it.
Well, over ten years later, I've spent well over $15k on these "toys". The Mavic Pro came out, first folding drone, ****, had to have one. Then, as you learn more and more about the technical details of the cameras, flight characteristics, etc. you start to salivate with each new release. I've nearly had them all from DJI in the consumer space... Phantom 4, Mavic Pro, Mavic 2P, Air, Air 2, Air 2S, Air 3, Mini, Mini 2, Mini 3P, Mini 4P, Avata, Avata 2, Neo... I've had multiple copies of a few (Air, Mini 2, Avata, Neo), and have sold a few (Mavic 2P, Air 2, Air 2S).
Most are simply on battery maintenance. I have a repeating reminder in my phone calendar that reminds me to charge everything every 3 months. I don't have a working battery for the P4 any more. The drones that get flown regularly are the Mini Pro 4, Avata 2, and Neo.
I've skipped the Mavic 3 and 4, too expensive with little to no benefit for my uses. The Air 3 gets a flight now and then when the dual camera is useful, but this is rare. I plan to get my hands on a Mini 5 Pro when it comes out, and with a 1" sensor, it's hard to justify any of it's bigger brothers for nearly all my applications.
FPV has become my passion, whether flying angle or rate mode, so the Avata 3, and Neo 2 will certainly join the squadron.
4 is the most I have ever had and what I have now. An Autel EVO 2 Enterprise, Mini 3 Pro and 2x Mavic 4 Pros, one regular, one creator combo. I have 20 batteries to maintain between those 4, I can’t imagine having yet another drone to keep tabs on.
Exphantomflyer
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Still have all my old drones, ok i did collect a few more just for the hell of it, and yes they all work fine I also have the Mavic pro 1, the Mini 4 Pro and a Tello
Rchawks
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