Tell me why I need a Mini 5 Pro

[mavic3usa]

Don’t upgrade.
I’m in the same situation, and I don’t want to lose the ability to fly using goggles.
The Mini 5 is not compatible with any of the DJI goggles.

Which DJI goggles do you use and do you fly FPV drones, too?

 

[Droning on and on...]

What is that supposed to mean?

 

[PINEBARON]

I'd be a lot richer if I never purchased things I did not need including motor yachts, planes, bikes, homes plus a million things I did not need or could very easily have done without. After doing this for decades and decades, I'm finally purging a lot at giveaway prices; sorry it does not include drones

 

[Droning on and on...]

Don’t upgrade.
I’m in the same situation, and I don’t want to lose the ability to fly using goggles.
The Mini 5 is not compatible with any of the DJI goggles.

Yet.

 

[Droning on and on...]

If you're asking, you need it

 

[muabg]

Which DJI goggles do you use and do you fly FPV drones, too?

I have more than 20 years of experience operating a wide range of remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) and nearly every DJI aircraft, both commercially and recreationally. Over the course of my career, I’ve utilized virtually every available goggle system​

 

[mavic3usa]

I have more than 20 years of experience operating a wide range of remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) and nearly every DJI aircraft, both commercially and recreationally. Over the course of my career, I’ve utilized virtually every available goggle system​

Yeah, I can see why compatibility is important to you. For most Mini drone owners, it's really difficult to pay for an expensive pair of goggles (like the Goggles 3) when you have no other drones or FPV drones in particular to get the most out of them. Especially when you have to get the compatible RC (often the MC) as well. I can see why DJI is not working on this right out of the gate.

As you know, flying the camera drone with the goggles is not a true FPV experience (unless you get really good at it) and personally, I don't find it very immersive. There are much cheaper universal goggle products that work right now if you just have to have it.

I understand there are flyers with vision challenges but ever since the white googles, I'm sure DJI has been hesitant in this area especially when you cannot deliver full functions with the latest goggles. Seems to me, that's the number one issue. Not whether it works system-wise (O4 to O4) but does it provide a great experience (ie latency, field of vision, all the goggles functions like head tracking, all the drone functions like active track and waypoints, etc, battery life, do all the icons and details show up accurately, etc).

My guess is there is a new pair of goggles in the works for the upcoming Avata 3 and maybe those will be compatible with Mini 5 Pro and Mavic 4 Pro. Still, backwards compatibility has already been a DJI strong suit so the M5P just launched; we'll see.

 

[4 inch pistons]

My Goggles 3 work with with my Mini 4 Pro, Neo, and Avata 2 while my Goggles N3 only work with the Neo and Avata 2. The Mini 4 Pro provides smooth relaxing flights that I wish I could with the N3. I think they are one of the most under appreciated items DJI has.

 

[Bad Santa]

I'd be a lot richer if I never purchased things I did not need including motor yachts, planes, bikes, homes plus a million things I did not need or could very easily have done without. After doing this for decades and decades, I'm finally purging a lot at giveaway prices; sorry it does not include drones

If you feel like giving away a house, I'll take it off your hands.

 

[AnzacJack]

Even though I bought the Mini 5 Pro, my current Mini is the Mini 3 Pro and I'm saving M5P for a raining day. So many you get it and keep it for one day when you might actually want it.

so you are not flying the 5 you bought? I find this hard to understand. Fly it and keep your 3 as the spare for when you need it.
Each to their own i guess.
I always fly my newest and generally best drone as my first preference and slowly phase out older ones to sit on the shelf as spares or trainers for others.

 

[mavic3usa]

so you are not flying the 5 you bought? I find this hard to understand. Fly it and keep your 3 as the spare for when you need it.
Each to their own i guess.
I always fly my newest and generally best drone as my first preference and slowly phase out older ones to sit on the shelf as spares or trainers for others.

Yeah I have Mini 5 Pro and Mavic 4 Pro still NIB idle and waiting to use starting next summer 2026. Also idle is Avata 2 and NEO. With winter coming up, it makes no sense to start using these newer drones. For now, I'm still trying to get the most of my Mavic 3 Pro, Mini 3 Pro, and Avata 1 and FPV which are all in really good shape and have so much more life left in them. I would hate to see them sit on the shelf and collect dust like the Skydio 2+ and Autel Evo 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom and Autel Nano and Mini 2 which are basically dead to me; there's no time to fly them much less charge up the batteries.

I bought the newer drones thinking nothing DJI will be available to buy in 2026 so I'm all set for the next several years. Honestly I think I would be lucky to start using them in 2026.

 

[AnzacJack]

but you have the new drones sitting on the shelf? Like i said, each to their own.
I have given a couple of my retired drones to people here on the forums that were in need, and to help out others i know in real life get into the hobby.
I do have some that are paper weights, but i accept that as a part of doing business with technology these days.
I also have the advantage of weather that permits all year flying so get good use out of my craft

 

[mavic3usa]

but you have the new drones sitting on the shelf? Like i said, each to their own.
I have given a couple of my retired drones to people here on the forums that were in need, and to help out others i know in real life get into the hobby.
I do have some that are paper weights, but i accept that as a part of doing business with technology these days.
I also have the advantage of weather that permits all year flying so get good use out of my craft

yep. already given away the air 2 and mini 4 pro. so yeah, I'm getting there; just taking me longer than expected, not in a big hurry. so much other stuff going on.....