Will the Smart Controller work with the Mavic Air 2?

mavicpro@2018 · Sep 3, 2020

Ifti said:
I don't see a MA3 just yet. The MA2 is still too new to warrant a MA3. They will probably release a full on Mavic 3 before the Air....

Waiting for SC compatibility with the MA2 is like waiting for GoPro to release the Display Mod they promised with their Hero 8 camera a year ago!!!

September 26th, 2020

The Mavic 3 release date will be on September 26th, 2020, at 10 a.m. EST according to two leaked photos of the DJI announcement that I received just this afternoon.

mschaffer66 · Sep 3, 2020

mavicpro@2018 said:
September 26th, 2020

The Mavic 3 release date will be on September 26th, 2020, at 10 a.m. EST according to two leaked photos of the DJI announcement that I received just this afternoon.

Mavic 3 Release Date Is Fake News. It Shows A DJI T16 Agras – DroneXL.co

Ok - My sincere apologies. Somebody pointed out early this morning that the second photo in this post looks like a DJI Agras T16 and upon...

dronexl.co

Sadly that article your quote came from was updated to link to that story above...

Ifti · Sep 3, 2020

mavicpro@2018 said:
September 26th, 2020

The Mavic 3 release date will be on September 26th, 2020, at 10 a.m. EST according to two leaked photos of the DJI announcement that I received just this afternoon.

Even if thats true - thats the Mavic 3, not the Mavic AIR 3.
We have several variants of the Mavic, and I believe the above may be referring to the Mavic Pro or Zoom variants.

zeusfl · Sep 3, 2020

Still waiting for that update.

Rick Phelps · Sep 3, 2020

mschaffer66 said:
Side note....why does everyone seem to love the smart controller so much?

I like the portability and ease of it. No phone to use. And don't have to worry about phone calls during a flight. Plus the nits are far better than any other phone on the market. I am not hell bent on getting one. I will be just fine as others without the SC. Matter of fact I may like using my phone so much I scratch the whole idea of the SC.

I really don't look for an update till 2021. Time will tell. I just think from a marketing view a comparable SC with waypoints would be a huge seller for the MA2.

zeusfl · Sep 3, 2020

Rick Phelps said:
I like the portability and ease of it. No phone to use. And don't have to worry about phone calls during a flight. Plus the nits are far better than any other phone on the market. I am not hell bent on getting one. I will be just fine as others without the SC. Matter of fact I may like using my phone so much I scratch the whole idea of the SC. lol

I will love to see a video comparing the SC with the new Samsung Galaxy Note 20S Ultra 5G that is 1500 nits.

NJ Mavic 2 · Sep 8, 2020

I love my SC. No fiddling around with a phone and cables. Turn it on and it's ready to go..

zeusfl · Sep 8, 2020

Welcome to the forum !!

NJ Mavic 2 · Sep 8, 2020

Thank You!!

dcpmark · Sep 8, 2020

zeusfl said:
I will love to see a video comparing the SC with the new Samsung Galaxy Note 20S Ultra 5G that is 1500 nits.

I was under the impression that all Samsung Galaxy and Note phones can only maintain those high peak brightnesses for a short time?

Grey Hawk Photography · Sep 17, 2020

dcpmark said:
I was under the impression that all Samsung Galaxy and Note phones can only maintain those high peak brightnesses for a short time?

Not all. They hold their brightness for a long time. Been using the Note Series for my drones. The Ultra 20 Note is looks amazing.

RetArmy · Sep 17, 2020

this update to SC for Air 2 keeps taking a backseat to everything that comes up. Pretty much tells you the priority of them doing it.

Simond101 · Sep 19, 2020

My Air 2 sits in it's box waiting for smart controller ?

Thomas B · Sep 20, 2020

Simond101 said:
My Air 2 sits in it's box waiting for smart controller ?

Welcome to the forum,
Are you flying a drone at all currently?

mavicpro@2018 · Sep 20, 2020

Simond101 said:
My Air 2 sits in it's box waiting for smart controller ?

My guess is that it will happen when MA3 is presented, hopefully at the end of this month?

Simond101 · Sep 22, 2020

Thomas B said:
Welcome to the forum,
Are you flying a drone at all currently?

Yes I'm using the Bebop 2 I have three of them I'm really like them by no means or as a DJI but I like the software and the aircraft. I've put my air 2 up a couple of times and probably have used it a total of 10 minutes but I do not care for the software to be honest especially because I can't do point-to-point and it just seems to be so **** clumbersome. The parrot software is honestly much better and I love the point to point software that's built in it for an extra charge yes but so much worth it, if I could use my parrot software with the DJI I would in a heartbeat. Getting ready to order another DJI mav pro 2 for my arsenal. Thank you for the question and great meeting you ?

AirRich · Sep 22, 2020

So I’m confused. I thought the controller DID work now with a MA2? Can someone please confirm.

Plus, how much does it cost?

aokusman · Sep 22, 2020

AirRich said:
So I’m confused. I thought the controller DID work now with a MA2? Can someone please confirm.

Plus, how much does it cost?

It works now.

Simond101 · Sep 23, 2020

It now works

OldBlueHeron · Sep 23, 2020

Simond101 said:
Yes I'm using the Bebop 2 I have three of them I'm really like them by no means or as a DJI but I like the software and the aircraft. I've put my air 2 up a couple of times and probably have used it a total of 10 minutes but I do not care for the software to be honest especially because I can't do point-to-point and it just seems to be so **** clumbersome. The parrot software is honestly much better and I love the point to point software that's built in it for an extra charge yes but so much worth it, if I could use my parrot software with the DJI I would in a heartbeat. Getting ready to order another DJI mav pro 2 for my arsenal. Thank you for the question and great meeting you ?

Love Bebops and Anafi’s! But I like all quads.