Mavic Air free trial program

[HueJorgan]

Even if you believe all of those reviewers are not being genuine (at least some of them must be biased), there are a lot of nuggets of information that can be gathered from those videos.

Well said sir

 

[tangoseal]

Any news on when DJI is going to release the drones for this program? I signed up for it. Even though I have said I am not interested in buying one, quite possibly, if they send me one and I like it, I will buy it. I am a HUGE sucker for panoramic and the MAVIC pro pano's absolutely suck.

 

[Phellan]

I have applied for the program though have not received any mail yet confirming it.
Is something that I am missing?? Or we will just get a mail if are choosen?

 

[R1Mavic]

I have applied for the program though have not received any mail yet confirming it.
Is something that I am missing?? Or we will just get a mail if are choosen?

I don't think anyone has details.

 

[WilliamG]

It said after February 5th on the terms page.

 

[tangoseal]

I was flying my mavic last night, maxed out speed with a tail wind was like 40mph. I flew it out to 15,000 feet or just under 3 miles away and it did great and came back with 40% battery life.

I know I was knocking the Mavic Air in other posts but ... if they came out with a new battery for it that was much larger and could get another 5 real mins of flight time it might be a contender.

I like the top speed of the Air because it seems much faster than the Pro. I hope I get picked to demo a unit and maybe that will change my mind.

Though I am really holding out to see what the mavic 2 and Autel Evo are going to be like before I buy anything new.

 

[msinger]

If this program is anything like the DJI Goggles Racing Edition test & review program, then you'll likely only get to keep the Mavic Air if you produce a high quality video review (and DJI likes it).

In an email from DJI today, they stated the following about the DJI Goggles Racing Edition test & review program:

 

[WilliamG]

Any news on when DJI is going to release the drones for this program? I signed up for it. Even though I have said I am not interested in buying one, quite possibly, if they send me one and I like it, I will buy it. I am a HUGE sucker for panoramic and the MAVIC pro pano's absolutely suck.

It said after February 5.

I think the Mavic Pro's panos are amazing.

So to watch his own!

 

[Mike4884]

I was flying my mavic last night, maxed out speed with a tail wind was like 40mph. I flew it out to 15,000 feet or just under 3 miles away and it did great and came back with 40% battery life.

I know I was knocking the Mavic Air in other posts but ... if they came out with a new battery for it that was much larger and could get another 5 real mins of flight time it might be a contender.

I like the top speed of the Air because it seems much faster than the Pro. I hope I get picked to demo a unit and maybe that will change my mind.

Though I am really holding out to see what the mavic 2 and Autel Evo are going to be like before I buy anything new.

Alot faster??? Only 2.5 mph faster
U can always get your mavic to go faster mine does 52 mph with sport +

 

[Mike4884]

It said after February 5.

I think the Mavic Pro's panos are amazing.

So to watch his own!

Yea they are just cant do it in any wind

 

[Peio64270]

FWIW, obstacle avoidance in the MP is not perfect (and it's been out for quite some time now). There are countless posts of people describing how the MP comes to a dead halt when flying toward the sun.

For sure. I stoped to use obstacle avoidance in my MP for this reason. I had two deadly stops when flying Litchi missions, one at a pretty high altitude over the ocean (I started from a high cliff). During this mission that I aborted in switching to sport mode (thanks God, I had some uplink despite the presence of a hill between the Mavic and me), it took me at least one minute to recover the full control of the drone. I always plan my missions with a circular path in order to make sure that the drone will come back to me even if if the link is lost. That time was the first time I had a moment of panic when the drone was stupidly hovering facing the sunset. Now I systematically switch off these bloody sensors, totally unuseful for this kind of flight carefully planified in Google Earth and the Litchi hub.

 

[lannes]

Any news on when DJI is going to release the drones for this program? I signed up for it. Even though I have said I am not interested in buying one, quite possibly, if they send me one and I like it, I will buy it. I am a HUGE sucker for panoramic and the MAVIC pro pano's absolutely suck.

With this program, you actually have to buy it first and then get a credit when you return it, they won't just send you a free one LOL

 

[DCampbell]

The actual sign up link for this program can be found here.

While the idea of receiving a free Mavic Air sounds incredible, those who receive one will need to complete some unknown tasks in order to keep it. Here's what the details of the offer state:

"Chosen applicants are required to sign an "Equipment Loan Agreement" before acquiring a trial Mavic Air. By signing the Agreement, they are obligated to complete specified content tasks required by DJI. If the quality of content tasks exceed the standards set by DJI, users may be allowed to keep the trial Mavic Air, free of charge. All other users will be required to return their trial Mavic Air by a specified deadline. For more details, please refer to DJI specialists and the Agreement."

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The actual sign up link for this program can be found here.

While the idea of receiving a free Mavic Air sounds incredible, those who receive one will need to complete some unknown tasks in order to keep it . Here's what the details of the offer state:

"Chosen applicants are required to sign an "Equipment Loan Agreement" before acquiring a trial Mavic Air. By signing the Agreement, they are obligated to complete specified content tasks required by DJI. If the quality of content tasks exceed the standards set by DJI, users may be allowed to keep the trial Mavic Air, free of charge. All other users will be required to return their trial Mavic Air by a specified deadline. For more details, please refer to DJI specialists and the Agreement."

Where do I find more details about the Equipment Loan Agreement?

 

[tangoseal]

With this program, you actually have to buy it first and then get a credit when you return it, they won't just send you a free one LOL

Yeah thats in the fine print. Well thats fine I can buy it, review it, if they don't like my review, I will return it. They can't allow you to sign up for a program like this, cause you to buy it, not damage the machine, and decide that you either don't like it or don't qualify becaus they don't like your review and thus you can return it.

 

[tangoseal]

For sure. I stoped to use obstacle avoidance in my MP for this reason. I had two deadly stops when flying Litchi missions, one at a pretty high altitude over the ocean (I started from a high cliff). During this mission that I aborted in switching to sport mode (thanks God, I had some uplink despite the presence of a hill between the Mavic and me), it took me at least one minute to recover the full control of the drone. I always plan my missions with a circular path in order to make sure that the drone will come back to me even if if the link is lost. That time was the first time I had a moment of panic when the drone was stupidly hovering facing the sunset. Now I systematically switch off these bloody sensors, totally unuseful for this kind of flight carefully planified in Google Earth and the Litchi hub.

I turn off my MP eyeballs. They are utterly useless if you are flying where a drone is supposed to fly. For the close to trees crap etc... I don't trust it anyways and I fly by eye and skill.