Silent/low noise props?

[Darkabaz]

I am asking myself every time when i fly with the MZ the same question:
- why do they sell and promote these props as low noise?
On my MZ you can hear the props from 600-700m without any problems, also when 100+ meters up from the ground. My spark is more quiet i think. I've read before that the low noise props are very quiet (some people claimde they did not hear the prop sound from 30m height)?

 

[Thomas B]

You can hear your props over 2100 feet away? Something is wrong.

MZ has DJI low noise props oem

 

[Darkabaz]

You can hear your props over 2100 feet away? Something is wrong.

MZ has DJI low noise props oem

Yep, i hear them from that distance. How far away do you still hear them"?

 

[Thomas B]

Yep, i hear them from that distance. How far away do you still hear them"?

259-300’ tops.

 

[Former Member]

Noise levels:

Noisy - Mavic Air
Less Noisy - Spark
Much less noisy - Mavic Pro
Much more quiet - Mavic Pro Platinum
Quiet - Mavic 2

 

[brett8883]

Yea I wonder if anybody else hears them but you. Sometimes I can hear my bird buzzing around in the distance and then realize that I’m holding it and that it’s actually in my head. Does this happen to anyone else or am I just crazy?

At any rate if you were to take s decibel meter and measure the noise it would be indistinguishable from the rest of the outside noises very quickly. Within a few hundred feet if that

 

[Darkabaz]

No, a friend and my girlfriend notice the same. From the first moment he went up in the air, I thought the MZ wasn't quiet.
Yesterday it was windless, beautiful weather. Raised it to 120m above the ground and the distance RC> AC was more than 500 meters. The drone was very good to hear for us, especially if you release the stick while flying full gas.
I was already thinking maybe I mounted the propellers incorrectly, but that is not the case.

 

[Drone Or Boat]

Maybe take a picture of your props and post it. I don’t here mine at 200 feet unless I’m doing some radical flying. And most of that noise is air flow from a hard decent

 

[Dronage]

No, a friend and my girlfriend notice the same. From the first moment he went up in the air, I thought the MZ wasn't quiet.
Yesterday it was windless, beautiful weather. Raised it to 120m above the ground and the distance RC> AC was more than 500 meters. The drone was very good to hear for us, especially if you release the stick while flying full gas.
I was already thinking maybe I mounted the propellers incorrectly, but that is not the case.

I agree with this... From the first flight I thought it was louder than I expected... And I have certainly heard them at 120m up...

 

[DeeRose]

No, a friend and my girlfriend notice the same. From the first moment he went up in the air, I thought the MZ wasn't quiet.
Yesterday it was windless, beautiful weather. Raised it to 120m above the ground and the distance RC> AC was more than 500 meters. The drone was very good to hear for us, especially if you release the stick while flying full gas.
I was already thinking maybe I mounted the propellers incorrectly, but that is not the case.

Air braking will add noise. I have a mz and mine is relatively quiet (can't hear it 200 ft up) but if I'm going full bore and stop or change directions I can hear it much farther away. Air braking comes into play and that will definitely add noise but it's usually momentary until the ac stables out after braking.

 

[msinger]

why do they sell and promote these props as low noise?

It's just due to the design of the props.

When the Mavic Pro was released, it came with these props:



DJI later redesigned them to make them less noisy.




The Mavic 2 props use this same low-noise design. While they are not undetectable by any means, they would be a little less noisy than the first version of the Mavic Pro props.

 

[Bobvt]

Op is talking in meters and others are talking feet,Big difference there

 

[DanMan32]

I can barely hear my MZ past 100ft or so. 500m is roughly 1500ft. I can't see anyone hearing even original Mavic that far out.

My P3 I can hear up to 300ft or so.

 

[MavicFT1P]

but you still can see it of course?

 

[Thomas B]

Op is talking in meters and others are talking feet,Big difference there

Agree, but I did the math in my post (#2) above.

 

[Thomas B]

I can barely hear my MZ past 100ft or so. 500m is roughly 1500ft. I can't see anyone hearing even original Mavic that far out.

My P3 I can hear up to 300ft or so.

Absolutely, but OP is saying almost a half a mile (2100’).

 

[Gort]

About 100' -125" up is where I can't hear props on my MZ. Very happy as to how quiet Mavic 2 Zoom has been.

 

[mavikelli]

You can hear your props over 2100 feet away? Something is wrong.

MZ has DJI low noise props oem

[emoji23]

 

[mavikelli]

Yep, i hear them from that distance. How far away do you still hear them"?

You must not have stealth mode activated[emoji23]

 

[D95GAS]

Guys 'n Gals On the subject of noise, how does the MP2 compare to the Anafi ?

I have the MP1 and Anafi, and the Anafi is way way quieter.

No I am in 2 minds whether to jump to the MP2 .... I keep weighing up the odds, have to make sure hands stay in the pockets at all times, otherwise I am gonna hit that "Buy Now" button

But the noise thing is very important. I find that when I am out with the Anafi, nobody really notices me or the drone.