Thanks. It really is the smoothest drone I have ever flown. The flight times are so long that during the flight I have to ask myself: "Where to now?" With the FPV drone I had to constantly monitor the battery to be sure I could get back before it went to 0

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!

A bad ESC would keep your drone from powering up, but if your drone is powered up then the ESC is not the issue with updates

Thanks!

Yeah, this is the perfect way for an old man like me to see the mountain tops. I've hiked it a few times but this is so much easier and I can see it all in 15 minutes! Thanks Ernie

@@thecuriousnomad4712 lol....im the same way up here...

Howdy Mike. Yeah, I've run into Karen's a few times but most folks just ask how much the drone costs. Then I let them look through the goggles to view the flight and they understand! Most of my flights now are way out in the desert and I never see anyone out there, so no worries. The homes at Calico Basin are pricey because no more homes can be built out there. Would be a great place for a drone pilot to live.

Thanks so much! The control stick warning seems to come up often and then disappears! Not just with this drone but the DJI FPV drone as well. It seems to happen to everyone! Not sure why, I just live with it!

Thanks for watching!

Glad you like it Mike

@@thecuriousnomad4712 I feel sorry for your FPV drone! Wondering if you will ever fly it again? LOL

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Thanks, I'm lucky to live nearby so I am out there almost every week!

Thanks!

Glad you liked it!

Yeah, I was a bit nervous testing the GPS Rescue but was really surprised by how well it did. Hard to beat DJI Return to home though!!!

Thanks!

Yeah, the battery was almost too hot to handle! I've had RC plane battery's get even hotter, definetely not good. Higher C packs run much cooler. Last couple flights I landed just below 3.0v and packs were not too hot at 125F. Thanks for watching!

Howdy Mike. The battery was hot (175 F) after landing so I put it in the fridge for an hour to cool it quickly! Charged it back up and had 2 more flights with it, seems fine. I frequently go below 10% battery with the DJI FPV drone with no damage at all. Main thing is to charge it back up to 50% and never leave it fully charged. Yeah, I get that remote controller error on both the FPV and Avata on most flights and never had any problems with it, just a nuisance thing. Later today I plan to test the Failsafe out back, got to know its gonna work before taking it out to the big mountains. Hope it is not too exciting!

The li-ion he was using can go much lower than a li-po battery normally used for FPV , though going below 2.5 can hurt the lifespan of the battery.

Yep, happens a lot!

Thanks! I am always learning

Thanks, I've had 2 flights so far, will try to post one later today or tommorrow. First flight was a near disaster!

@@thecuriousnomad4712 oh no! It looks a little difficult to fly.

Yep, that was many years ago, one heck of a good plane though. Glad to see folks are still buying it

Gonna take it out to the big mountains in a few days, just gotta get use to switching from Acro to Angle mode for landing so I can set it down gently. Nothing but rocks where I usually fly so I'll need to bring a tarp or something. Might test out the range, pretty sure I can get it out 5 or 6 miles with the monster batteries and maybe 25 minutes of flight time, should be crazy fun! Not sure about posting it though!!! Enjoy that air 3!

@@thecuriousnomad4712 packed up the air 3 sending it back. Doesnt allow me to fly the 22 mph vertical speed with my integra goggles and today it started having a 2 sec pulse when flying, video would glitch in the goggles every 2 sec...not good, thinking the ocusync 4 doesnt like the ocusync 3 goggles? hey now maybe ill get a MOZ?

Bummer about the air 3. I took the Moz7 out to the big mountains yesterday for 2 flights, super fun to fly! Got 15 minutes of flight and around 11 miles of round trip distance. Handles even better than the FPV drone for smooth cinematic flight, speed is good, just wont climb as fast. Dives are smoother too. Landings are the only drawback, it can be a bit challenging to land in the wind. The DJI 03 camera is top notch imo, no need for piggyback camera. GEPRC has best price, no tax and arrives an 2 weeks.

More to come!

Yep, this area is a high desert so it is a little cooler and gets more rainfall. I can imagine the first Native Americans coming into this area and saying "this looks like a good place to call home", so many places to shelter, so many protective natural barriers, what appears to be good soil for growing corn. Might have been a pretty good life!

Just got home Mike, and yeah the Moz 7 along with the 8AH battery is here waiting for me! Now just gotta figure out how to program it with Betaflight. I'll probably video the first flight and see how it compares to the DJI Drone. There was some distant long range peaks when we passed tbhrough the rockies and no way the DJI Drone was gonna get out that far, this might have made it out there. Looking forward to another genuine experience!

@@thecuriousnomad4712 I'm still getting the hang of the FPV. Did my first distance flight with it the other day. wasnt very happy, by the time i got there i had to come home. Its fun to fly closer with though. really FAST!

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I appreciate that

Got it yesterday! Problem is I'm in Ohio and wont get home for 2 weeks!

@@thecuriousnomad4712 oh man that's torture!!!!

Yeah, my son picked it up for me so waiting in the house till I get back. Still waiting for the battery anyway, got a big 8000mah lion, should get 20 minutes plus with that. Would have been greta for this video, could have got WAY out there! Utah has a lot of character!

Thanks Ernie, glad you enjoyed it

Yeah, I've haad at least 3 disconnects and it never rises, just points home and returns. The RTH setting is disabled from the hack. Also, with the hack the drone will switch into Critical Low battery frequently and switch back into Normal mode preventing M mode. You will need to go in and change the default parameters with DJI Assistant and they have a video showing how to do that which is very easy.

@@thecuriousnomad4712 do you have link of this tutorial?otherwise you had 3 disconettion beyonde obstacle or in LOS?

Thanks for watching!

The limit is 400' above the ground but is unlimited when the drone is within 400' of a structure or in this case a mountain face. So for example the drone can be 400' away from the face of the mountain and 3000' above the ground and still be in compliance. I always try to stay well below 400' at all times, and actually prefer to fly within 50' of the ground. Thanks

It's important to note that afaik, this exception only applies if you're part 107 certified.

@@jake535579 the 400' rule applies to anyone, you do not need to ber part 107 certified. I am part 107 certified and know the rules well

@@thecuriousnomad4712 My understanding is the exception is for those part 107 certified. You don't have the exception if you're not part 107 certified as recreational flights are done under USC 44809. Do you know what I or anyone what that may be confused can reference to back up the exception for those that aren't part 107 certified? Because all I've found under USC 44809 had a limit of 400. And only part 107 had that exception from what I could find. Would hate to tell people the wrong thing and get them in trouble, or tell them the wrong thing and restrict them.

@@jake535579 I never fly over or near structures, just natural mountains and landscapes. Other rules apply to flying above towers. The 400' rule means you must be less than 400' from the ground at all times. As the ground slopes up a mountain base the drone must stay less than 400' off the ground at all times. On a steep mountain the ground could be vertical and so long as the drone is less than 400' from the mountain face it is still in compliance. The drone may be 1000' or more above the take off point but so long as it is within 400' of the ground regardless of the slope it is still in compliance. No waiver is needed because the pilot is flying within the 400' rule and this applies to recreational pilots as well. A waiver would only be needed if the drone is to be flown above the 400' rule. I could be wrong, but that it what I remember from studying for my part 107. It is a good rule for separating aircraft from drones. I have seen helicopters flying well below 400' so I prefer to fly as low as possible above the ground

Exactly!

Yep! Wait till you put in in M mode........ scary fast!

@@thecuriousnomad4712 M mode is all I've done! Hey Jim it says audio in the goggles so i turned it on and sure enough it recorded audio? where the mic located? I cant find any info on that at all?

@@gasquetmike8320 Sorry Mike, no idea where the mic is located, must be internal

Mike, I'm just using the Auto setting, I have never tried any of the manual settings. The goggles video strength usually weakens more than the RC strength but so long as good LOS is maintained it usually stays strong to at least 1.5 miles out. At that distance I start to watch it pretty close but I have reached almost 3 miles with no disconnect. All my disconnects (I have had dozens) only happen when I loose LOS or get too low to the ground

We have days of incredible connection and then it'll go to crap the next day. Strange.

Glad it helped

Thanks

Did you find your answer?

I'm flying the DJI FPV drone

I dont think they have it for Avata 2, but may have it later on.

Thanks for the sub!

Give it a try. Just go up high first few times and keep your finger on the mode switch. You can always switch back to N mode if you get into trouble. It will feel strfange for awhile, takes a few flights to get the hang of it but worth it.