Hi all! inexperienced pilot here and first time poster - happy New Year to you all.
I bought myself a second hand Mavic Mini in March 2021 and I’ve really enjoyed taking my first steps in aerial photography - I’m relatively new to photography generally but I’d class myself as a keen hobbyist who occasionally uses my photos and videos for work (marketing) projects, but mainly just capturing things for my social media/portfolio.
The Mini has been great for learning the basics and its low weight makes it really useful in a variety of situations, but that is also its downfall - I get high wind warnings in even the lightest of breezes so I haven’t flown it anywhere near as much as I’d like.
As a result, I thought I’d treat myself to a New Year gift and buy an Air 2S; I started reading into the changing rules and regulations, particularly re: C classifications, and while it seems a good idea still to get A2 CoC, it feels to me like investing ~£1k in a drone that will probably be essentially obsolete in 12 months’ time (and therefore hold minimal resale value), probably isn’t a great idea so I’d be better served by saving my money to invest in a C-class drone when they arrive.
Is my understanding, and therefore hunch, correct or am I being overly pessimistic? Thoughts appreciated - thanks in advance!
I bought myself a second hand Mavic Mini in March 2021 and I’ve really enjoyed taking my first steps in aerial photography - I’m relatively new to photography generally but I’d class myself as a keen hobbyist who occasionally uses my photos and videos for work (marketing) projects, but mainly just capturing things for my social media/portfolio.
The Mini has been great for learning the basics and its low weight makes it really useful in a variety of situations, but that is also its downfall - I get high wind warnings in even the lightest of breezes so I haven’t flown it anywhere near as much as I’d like.
As a result, I thought I’d treat myself to a New Year gift and buy an Air 2S; I started reading into the changing rules and regulations, particularly re: C classifications, and while it seems a good idea still to get A2 CoC, it feels to me like investing ~£1k in a drone that will probably be essentially obsolete in 12 months’ time (and therefore hold minimal resale value), probably isn’t a great idea so I’d be better served by saving my money to invest in a C-class drone when they arrive.
Is my understanding, and therefore hunch, correct or am I being overly pessimistic? Thoughts appreciated - thanks in advance!