Hello all,
New to the forum, as well as to the world of drones in general. Just looking to get some inside information from those more experienced than myself.
I'm interested in getting my first drone in the next few weeks. Not familiar at all with flying drones, but have been heavily researching rules, regulations, operating procedures, etc for the time being, so I would like to think that when the time comes, I'll be ready enough to begin using one without many issues (Growing up on console gaming also counts for something, right?).
I've been researching the different drones out there, and I eventually narrowed myself down to the three models that it seems a fair majority of others have had to decide on: Spark, Mavic Air, or Mavic Pro.
As of the time of this post, I've done more research, and based on my preferences (Decent battery life/flight time, reliable connections all the way around, portability), I've narrowed down further to either the Mavic Air or Pro. I think I'm set on the Mavic Pro at this point, I just have a few concerns I would like to gain some insight on before pulling the trigger on one.
-I'm not very familiar with the way the drone syncs to the controller, controller to phone, etc. But from my research, Ocusync with the Mavic Pro is a much more reliable connection system than just the WiFi connection with the Mavic Air. Is this correct? Is there a huge difference in connection quality?
-I love the idea of takeoff/landing with the palm, but I can assure that I will mainly be using the RC for flights. Is the palm takeoff/landing something I'm just being needlessly attracted to, given the knowledge that outside of that, I'd mainly be using the RC?
-I mainly intend to use the drone for things such as short videos and pictures (Example: Going on a trip next month to visit some of the filming locations of The Walking Dead, would be great to get some nice pictures of said locations). The Mavic Pro's battery life is appealing to me for this, as I don't have to be super worried about not having enough battery life/flight time to catch some nice photos. As I understand, while said to have a time of about 27 minutes, real world time is more around 21-25 minutes. That being the case, I would assume with a given time of about 21 minutes on the Mavic Air, real world is most likely going to be around 14-18, is that close (I understand the lack of information due to it just coming out).
-Am I too late to the game here, or is it safe to say that I could get some good life out of a new Mavic Pro? I understand that eventually they will stop being supported in favor of a newer unit such as the Mavic Air, I'm just hoping to not buy a Mavic Pro and then have it be obsolete a week later.
Can anybody provide any good reasons why I should consider the Mavic Air over the Mavic Pro, or am I settling on the best choice? From a lot of what I've seen, the Mavic Pro is a great drone, and while I love the design/looks of the Mavic Air, I'm having a hard time finding any real reasons not to just get the Mavic Pro, especially considering how close in price they are to each other.
Looking forward to any information and opinions provided, thanks!
New to the forum, as well as to the world of drones in general. Just looking to get some inside information from those more experienced than myself.
I'm interested in getting my first drone in the next few weeks. Not familiar at all with flying drones, but have been heavily researching rules, regulations, operating procedures, etc for the time being, so I would like to think that when the time comes, I'll be ready enough to begin using one without many issues (Growing up on console gaming also counts for something, right?).
I've been researching the different drones out there, and I eventually narrowed myself down to the three models that it seems a fair majority of others have had to decide on: Spark, Mavic Air, or Mavic Pro.
As of the time of this post, I've done more research, and based on my preferences (Decent battery life/flight time, reliable connections all the way around, portability), I've narrowed down further to either the Mavic Air or Pro. I think I'm set on the Mavic Pro at this point, I just have a few concerns I would like to gain some insight on before pulling the trigger on one.
-I'm not very familiar with the way the drone syncs to the controller, controller to phone, etc. But from my research, Ocusync with the Mavic Pro is a much more reliable connection system than just the WiFi connection with the Mavic Air. Is this correct? Is there a huge difference in connection quality?
-I love the idea of takeoff/landing with the palm, but I can assure that I will mainly be using the RC for flights. Is the palm takeoff/landing something I'm just being needlessly attracted to, given the knowledge that outside of that, I'd mainly be using the RC?
-I mainly intend to use the drone for things such as short videos and pictures (Example: Going on a trip next month to visit some of the filming locations of The Walking Dead, would be great to get some nice pictures of said locations). The Mavic Pro's battery life is appealing to me for this, as I don't have to be super worried about not having enough battery life/flight time to catch some nice photos. As I understand, while said to have a time of about 27 minutes, real world time is more around 21-25 minutes. That being the case, I would assume with a given time of about 21 minutes on the Mavic Air, real world is most likely going to be around 14-18, is that close (I understand the lack of information due to it just coming out).
-Am I too late to the game here, or is it safe to say that I could get some good life out of a new Mavic Pro? I understand that eventually they will stop being supported in favor of a newer unit such as the Mavic Air, I'm just hoping to not buy a Mavic Pro and then have it be obsolete a week later.
Can anybody provide any good reasons why I should consider the Mavic Air over the Mavic Pro, or am I settling on the best choice? From a lot of what I've seen, the Mavic Pro is a great drone, and while I love the design/looks of the Mavic Air, I'm having a hard time finding any real reasons not to just get the Mavic Pro, especially considering how close in price they are to each other.
Looking forward to any information and opinions provided, thanks!