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Whats your opinion ?
Whats your opinion ?
Low Noise Props DIY, your opinion ?
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It’s a fairly costly conversion assuming you get genuine parts as the Anafi props are £20 for a complete set and the spark ones are £8.95 for a pair, plus the effort of butchering them together. Don’t get me wrong, I know that if these were offered at £40 a set, as manufactured, MA owners wouldn’t hesitate to make life a bit quieter, but for something that may or may not work (especially as you have to make holes to pretty precise measurements) it’s a bit of an expensive risk
I've done this myself after seeing it done in a Anafi review video. The sound seems a bit better but I didn't like the way the drone handled. The finished propellers are small, roughly the same length as a spark prop. I feel that a bigger blade of the same configuration might work better, but of course there aren't any. I've also played with some shorter tri-blades bolted to butchered spark hubs. Hopeless when drone is folded 
. Balancing any homemade prop is a nightmare. I haven't found anything interesting yet and only fly close to the ground. Hard to even match the original propellers for performance and will only use the originals for regular flying. I don't mind the noise but it seems to be a magnet for drone haters. One day I might cut up a set of Mavic Pro props and attach them to a hub, it'll be hard to get the blade angle right as the attachment point will be on the actual blade. Or maybe I'll.... there's no end to the possibilities.
. Balancing any homemade prop is a nightmare. I haven't found anything interesting yet and only fly close to the ground. Hard to even match the original propellers for performance and will only use the originals for regular flying. I don't mind the noise but it seems to be a magnet for drone haters. One day I might cut up a set of Mavic Pro props and attach them to a hub, it'll be hard to get the blade angle right as the attachment point will be on the actual blade. Or maybe I'll.... there's no end to the possibilities.
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I would be very hesitant to hang my €800,- piece of kit at 1000m distance, 120m altitude on some well-meant DIY props... I can understand the need though; the difference between sitting there flying your drone, knowing that you are stealthy and no bother to anybody and sitting in the same spot, knowing you are a nuisance to a lot of people is huge. The one can be an utterly satisfying day, the other a somewhat stressful experience.
So DJI, step up and create some proper low noise props for the Air!
So DJI, step up and create some proper low noise props for the Air!
I highly suspect there are performance/safety reasons DJI hasn't done it yet - they would sell a boatload of them and they probably cost $0.10 to make, so I'm sure they would be making them if there wasn't a good reason.
Props are one thing I would never mess around with on my $1000 drone.
I really don't find the Air that loud at all - if anything it draws less attention during takeoff/land compared to larger drones because it's less of a spectacle. Once you're a little ways out you can't hear it at all unless it's dead quiet, so in my experience mostly a non-issue. Quieter is always better though, and DJI's props are reasonably priced, so if they made them I'd buy a set.
Props are one thing I would never mess around with on my $1000 drone.
I really don't find the Air that loud at all - if anything it draws less attention during takeoff/land compared to larger drones because it's less of a spectacle. Once you're a little ways out you can't hear it at all unless it's dead quiet, so in my experience mostly a non-issue. Quieter is always better though, and DJI's props are reasonably priced, so if they made them I'd buy a set.
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I think DJI can produce silent Props.
But in my opinion DJI think "why should we do this ?"
1 aid : https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07BPX7MVR/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile
But in my opinion DJI think "why should we do this ?"
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Here a acceleration comparsion between Anafi and Stock Props:
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Than attach a little Whistle on the Props and you got a Air Siren
I use the Anafi mod and have no performance or handling issues. I haven't worked up the courage to send them out a mile or more but have been flying them around the neighborhood without problems or complaints.
I have been checking the modded blades looking for cracking but no issues. Flying in Sport and most of the photo modes give same results as the OEM blades.
I paid $13.00 for a set of Magic Smart props (for the hubs) and $8.00 for two sets of Anafi blades, less than a set of Master Airscrew Stealth props for the MA.
A friend has the Stealth props on his MA and they help some but cause motor warnings in Sport Mode and are nowhere as effective as the Anafis.
I still use OEM out in the desert or flying over inaccessible terrain. Maybe someday I will get more comfortable with them.
If I have any problems I will post them here.
I have been checking the modded blades looking for cracking but no issues. Flying in Sport and most of the photo modes give same results as the OEM blades.
I paid $13.00 for a set of Magic Smart props (for the hubs) and $8.00 for two sets of Anafi blades, less than a set of Master Airscrew Stealth props for the MA.
A friend has the Stealth props on his MA and they help some but cause motor warnings in Sport Mode and are nowhere as effective as the Anafis.
I still use OEM out in the desert or flying over inaccessible terrain. Maybe someday I will get more comfortable with them.
If I have any problems I will post them here.
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