DJI AVATA Range Test - HOW FAR Will it GO?! (Motion Controller & Goggles 2 - Pro-View Combo)

[@Cakadookie]

So many bigger drone reviewers on this platform, but I strongly prefer your content for its rawness. No crazy edits and no salesman-like voiceover. You're super chill. Subscribed.

[@KainniaK]

Thanks for pushing it to the limit in a real world test, barely any reviewers have done this. You are the second. I just saw a vid of some indonesian guy make it 5 km out and back but he was flying towards a mountain and over there a lot less radio noise. He said get guards are bad for long range because the wind hit it so much.

[@bp328i]

It was upside down when you found it because it fell out of the tree you landed in. 😂😂😂😂

[@Shiesty-420-]

I agree he was clearly in a tree at the end of the flight 🤣🤣

[@runnikee6986]

“I wonder if something attacked it.” Ya, that pine tree Yucca you plowed into.

[@NewsToday-u5d]

@@DisgruntledPigumon he is good KZbinr

[@sleepingbearffg5008]

Lmao..

[@TheSACHUji]

@@DisgruntledPigumon this comment is so funny 🤣🤣🤣

[@andreasn.9970]

Dude was way too relaxed when the battery went down to 0%

[@alexmh6131]

I love how your home position is displayed on the screen! That is a awesome feature!

[@justainchoe6141]

You are insane!! I can’t believe you’d go out that far to 50% without giving yourself some headroom to return. Also can’t believe that you didn’t just land before it got to 0%. It really is good to see what happens when it does get to 0% so glad that you dived in first.

[@shawn.feltmate]

Thank you for the video. I had been wondering just how far the Avata could go. You really pushed the limit. Much appreciated.

[@AZ-Ron]

Still waiting for the range test on the mini 3 pro…

[@turbosix]

Feel free to do your own brah 🤙🤙🤙

[@Tr3xShad]

That's the spirit bro, he will soon upload

[@andrewosullivan8992]

It'll come, it takes a lot of work to edit through all this stuff! Can't wait either!

[@VafaPhotography]

So awesome. Here I am nail bitting and hearing your calming voice and level headed approach is so inspiring on where I need to be in my own personal crisisis. Great vid

[@socalpimp1974]

So glad to have you back…. You’re videos are top notch

[@chriscloud3495]

I love watching your tests... but they REALLY stress me out. Every single time! Great video, again!

[@urbanvr]

Man you got some guts… I would have been freaking out!!! (Novice) my heart was pounding, just watching that. And you remained so calm. 😮 sheesh!

[@bukucsjozsef9630]

Your range tests are the best !

[@NZVideoGuy]

Hi I'm wondering why you didn't fly in sport mode wouldn't that have given you a greater distance?

[@psps6623]

And magically not use up the battery faster?

[@DisgruntledDisabledCombat_Vet]

Btw, I’m from the same island :). I’ve Always supported local families, even when they move to the mainland. Unfortunately I lost all of my drones, and some items that you’ve reviewed back in 2021. Our house was the one that had an electrical fire in the rain, 1hour into the new year. Unfortunately I’ve haven’t been able to afford another drone, and build a custom drone to help with SAR. My custom drone could mount LiDAR and IR/FLIR attachments. Since I’m a 100% disabled Veteran, I used to be a dog handler with Maui dog tags and helped with assisting in with the two missing women Moira/Scott. But a year later I moved to Vegas to become a weapons instructor at NAFB. I got to train teams on VIP/HVT extraction and protection escorting, but my injuries from deployments finally got the VA to rate me from a 0% and 7 years of fighting for my issues being all service related. 03-13 I served in the army and straight to OIF outta high school and OEF up until 2012. 7 deployments and the VA denied everything that I claimed when I got out. Thanks to many of the people who played the system and because of stolen valor. That’s what made it really difficult in hawaii to claim for anything service related. Plus the VA in hawaii in general treat you as a someone trying to cheat the system, or a drug addict trying to get pills. Nevada, Texas, and Washington were the only states that helped my claims, and all of the staff actually cared. Unfortunately in hawaii, most of the staff are disgruntled veterans or civilians that just are there to collect their pay, and like to set off new veterans who come in for help, just so they can utilize their power by having the armed guard remove you from the building. Anyways, I hope in the future I’ll be able to pick up an electric bike and a drone. Keep up with the content, you’ve always done great reviews with items that I’ve been interested in, but it’s hard to tell if those content creators are being unbiased during reviews, because of the sponsorship with certain brands. So that’s why I’m glad to have found your channel when you started out! Mahalo & Aloha.🎃

[@gdhall5311]

Good range test Dustin, when ever I fly for distance, I always turn back at between 60 and 55% just in case of wind or loss of power.

[@wastedworldexploration2842]

Another great Dustin range test!,2 miles and perfect video feed,this makes me excited for when/if the 03 air unit is made available

[@Terran_tino]

Totally stressing wit u there ser! Was so good to see u find it in 1 piece!

[@jeff7160]

Last night I ordered the DJI Avata Explorer Combo including a hard case, Fly more kit, RC controller and hard case. Just under $2k. Supposed to arrive tomorrow before 10PM. I've had the Mini 3 Pro and was really impressed with it's cinematic features. But it was time to start getting into FPV. The Avata seems to be both a cinematic and FPV so I think it's a great transition into FPV before I go full balls to the wall FPV!

[@bryciesfpv8527]

That was cool. Balls of steel mate.

[@RicViperskylogs]

Flying my drone I use my cave daving practice 1/3 in 1/3 out 1/3 reserve Glad you found it and nice area to fly

[@JeremyWilliamson]

So that controller works kinda like a joystick on airplane video games? That's SO COOL!!!

[@islandfishing3267]

Brilliant stuff - your drone reviews and test-flights are by far, FAR, the best out there. Keep up the great work!

[@Panos__1904]

I am in the process of choosing a nice drone and Avata is a good candidate Thanks for this man, Subscribed to your channel

[@dubsrcfpvandfamilyfuntimes913]

That was a fun video! I just got into fpv this year and I caught the fpv bug bad! Your videos are a lot of fun to watch! They keep me interested! Take care! happy holidays

[@sagemajka4871]

I just got into FPV in the early fall of 2022 also. Super fun & addictive hobby for sure. I started out with the Eachine Novice 4, Long Range RTF FPV Drone Package. Bought the DJI FPV drone package a month later, with the Fly More Combo, Hard Case, & Motion controller. I really like the motion controller, it's loads of fun, & I hardly use the regular controller now. I'm considering getting the Avata, but I'm just not sure about it.

[@dubsrcfpvandfamilyfuntimes913]

@@sagemajka4871 awesome! I’ve been looking at the dji fpv and avata also! I love the camera drone features to be honest! Like return to home and auto hover stuff and yes would love the motion controller so my daughter can fly! I got the fpv controller for Christmas! :) I also like the new iflight chimara7 03! I may get that! Take care man! See you around

[@dagobb]

I always enjoy ur videos Dustin! This one couldn't be different!

[@DennisMathias]

You were at a pretty high altitude with wind so that nailed the range.

[@ramroddrone5449]

Dave, Australia here. Great video. I was told by a few people here that select auto lands is better when battery is low as the computer. Calculates a lot better than flying it normally back

[@Seventy_Monocle]

This video sold me on the drone. I was curious how hard it would be to find if I had to land it somewhere in a pinch and that is exactly what I was hoping for. Very cool!

[@GrantM.-gx2kn]

Just be sure that theres battery left as the drone will make a beeping sound when your looking for it, but it needs some battery left.

[@nq0amark138]

It's not a long range drone like it's big brother, but interesting to see through your eyes (and not mine...lol) how far the transmission would go. Great drone for proximity flying and cinematic shots in close range. Glad you didn't lose it, and you got to test the find my drone fly app which works really well as expected. Thumbs up ! ;-)

[@pikacheese2107]

I’m digging the new goggles. To each their own but I’m actually very impressed with the DJI Avata.

[@Sassannid]

3.5km for a little cinewhoop is crazy good!

[@darkkforest]

I wonder if you do a lot of sports because I don't know how your heart can support all those scary moments.

[@Cws2023]

Omg man you got way bigger balls than I do!! I was stressing and I’m only watching lol!! Awesome video

[@DustinDunnill]

😂🍻

[@lunacavas428]

Compared to your Avata 1 range test video from the same location. Things to note: Sport mode can achieve same range as Normal mode, Avata 2 seems to have similar transmission range as Avata 1 but can go slightly farther due to longer battery life, Avata 2 battery life seems to match max transmission distance well in average green environment AVATA 1 - Normal 11297ft / 2.14mi / 3.44km 48% battery 7:27 min RC 4 of 4 HD 3 of 4 @ 28Mbps 17.8 MPH out 17.8 MPH in (auto) / 11 MPH below 9% batt AVATA 2 - Normal 13646ft / 2.58mi / 4.16km 49% battery 9:28 min RC 1 of 4 HD 1 of 4 @ 1Mbps 17.8 MPH out 17.8 MPH in (manual) / auto land below 7% AVATA 2 - Sport 13945ft / 2.64mi / 4.25km 53% battery 5:00 min RC 3 of 4 HD 2 of 4 @ 6Mbps 35 MPH out 27 MPH in (auto)

[@QCGUY]

Always good to see a DD range test. It’s what I liked about your channel when I first subscribed years ago. Very impressive ✌️

[@sarljlformatik3293]

At 10:20 , the birds you see are thermaling, so they are in uplift, the AVATA drift naturally into the lift, like we do in paragliding, it explains why the drone needs to correct to the right... Edit: you can also see battery estimation time goes up, another sign drone is in the lift...

[@powerhouse884]

The RANGE TEST needs to be done with some at the other end to receive the Drone. We need the full range and not having to trim it down in half due to RH.

[@eugenesayles7160]

I got stressed a bit. Good kind of stress I guess ‘cause this one got a happy ending. Glad DJI Avata made it. I guess my choice got validated. I love this drone!

[@sammygizmo7087]

Good thing you recover the avata. Enjoyed watching always the range test. Best regards from Cebu,Philippines

[@hypnotik1fly]

Been a minute glad your back

[@skull-king-fpv]

It's crazy bro.. you are so calm! How do you keep yourself sane and calm when your battery runs out? Well done!

[@golds335]

i love your range tests dustin keeps me on the edge of my seat .

[@joe18425]

That owl at the start is nice 😮

[@jeffreyphughes]

That was exciting, wondering if you were going to make it back or not! You've got the perfect location there off your 2nd-floor deck for range tests. Such an incredibly long line-of-sight. Looking forward to a test using Sport mode!

[@offthegridwithbert924]

It will be interesting to see if Dji make a battery for these that has a higher amp hour rating in the future, I know that this has been done successfully with power tool batteries whilst keeping the actual battery case size the same. This drone is currently number 1 at the top of my list, the shrouded prop blades being of importance with my intended use surveying land. Thanks for a great review and hi from Australia.

[@Twobarpsi]

Love your range tests 🤙👍

[@soccer159818]

When you went ahead and "locked the doors" with a key fob had me actually cackling

[@rali4850]

i flew 5km and back(10km total) with my mini2 really did not expect to reach that far but did :) Nice fun flight

[@BigAlFPV17]

Really impressed on how far it went out. The technology in the DJI drones is absolutely amazing. Excellent range test Dustin!! 😊

[@lowhombre]

This is what I’ve been waiting for.

[@NETBotic]

Dude. Your range tests are riveting.

[@nikivan]

This looks like a perfect place for astrophotography (dark skies, no light pollution). Just another hobby you might wanna try. :)

[@adarshds3]

00:14 the owl scared the shit out of me for a moment

[@SkyCharter]

Awesome test and great validation of the capability of the Avata.

[@BigDuke6ixx]

The second half of the battery is never going to have the performance of the first, so turning at 50% in calm conditions pretty much guarantees you won't make it back. If you fly out with a tailwind then you are double stuffed.

[@dawidpolser]

Thanks for that info.

[@BigDuke6ixx]

@@dawidpolser no worries.

[@chuck1739]

Hey Dustin, sweet vid, however... Waiting patiently for mini 3 pro Range test! Thanks man 313

[@Twobarpsi]

Waiting too 🤙

[@jaredjames7990]

Wow wonderful range test!!! I really loved this one and neat to see how to find your drone if it becomes lost. Sooo New Mexico?

[@janbobis]

the reason why it's eating a lot of battery on the way back is because it's battling against the wind coming from the right. That would definitely add up to the power consumption so it's always safe to return at around 60%, even better at 65%

[@wuhu3018]

this range is crazy omg.

[@filiped7298]

Love these range tests ❤

[@denihei]

Oh wow i didn't expect that far,,great test as always 👌👌

[@reconrc1787]

That's awesome. Great test. I'd love to see you take it straight out to see how far it will truly go. instead of worrying about flying home, have a several destinations picked out that you know you can land if need to. Sometimes like a spot at 3.5, 4 and 4.5 miles and try to push it to the 4.5mile spot.

[@lloydgarraway7568]

I was squeezing for you when you took that turn with 48% battery. I always turn back with 55% the extra 5% compensate for wind

[@brsrc759]

Really thinking strongly about getting myself one of these. Hope you're enjoying your new mainland life bro! I'm stoked I got to meet you before you left Hawaii 😎🤙🏼. And thanks again for hooking me up with the RC goodies

[@DustinDunnill]

Right on Jessie 🤙

[@edgararcega3046]

How did it go that far? My avata only goes like 0.4 miles far before I lose video signal and this is in a open field.

[@klmemamp5001]

CE mode?

[@davidreynolds8551]

I’ve made it to 5 kilometres with my dji mini 2 and almost lost it. I went from glass house lookout to mount Tibrogargan on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland Australia. I’d hovered over the mountain for about 3-5 minutes just looking around. I put it into automatic return to home from there, and at about 1700 metres out I noticed on the screen that it had stopped coming back home and was going into automatic landing. I pushed it all the way in normal mode and it started to sink again, so I had to keep giving it some up on the stick. At about 200 metres or so from home the battery was down to zero percent but I still got it back and didn’t have to go for a walk through the bush. I think that dji is conservative on the power left in the battery because they don’t want people complaining about losing their products lol. I was a bit worried for you for a while there, but was glad that you got it back.

[@DustinDunnill]

Great flight 🍻

[@1k_sause607]

It’s worth the money highly recommended. Superfun

[@الدوسي1407]

Dustin You are the best in KZbin and demonstrate the capabilities of DJI planes

[@PirateDepp]

You could have descend lower to avoid the high wind and save some battery for returning.... i dont know why u stay high

[@Zpyk17]

Better transmission, just feels safer also.

[@zzzsnake759]

Finally. I’ve waiting solong!🎉🎉

[@JSKCKNIT]

Awesome range test!!🤙🏾

[@jeremyboyce1537]

Hey Dustin , still making Triller Movies ? I didn't think the Avata , would have gone this far at all , Amazing ! Nice Brother , take care .

[@johnmajka5404]

Hey Dustin great video. I seen a range test on the Avata 2 in Manual mode, & he got 2.6 miles & returned on 6% battery life remaining. I've bought 6 DJI drones in the past, after watching your reviews, & now my seventh, the Avata 2 Fly More Combo. Your videos have given me the confidence to go long range, with my DJI drones. I took my AIR 3 out 5 miles last week & returned with 30% battery life. I don't know what you think about Autel but I just got the Autel Evo Lite + Premium Bundle for $839 shipped, 13 days ago. But I haven't opened it yet. Autel has an awesome sale going on, the Evo Lite + right now for the standard bundle $689 & $899 for the Premium Bundle.

[@getmorecontent.]

Had a good time watching this Dustin!

[@jimthorleydronefootage]

Great test The battery is the biggest restriction on this drone but I love flying mine.when you flew past 50 percent I thought there was trouble ahead Great Video bud 👍 and great Recovery

[@garymorris6819]

Got me on edge but I guess DJI Avata’s made for thrilling flights. Would 100% want the whole fpv experience.

[@johntheplumber2920]

Thanx Dustin on my opinion I rather say its not that a wind resistant but it keeps up on its tracking on its way and the gimbal doing its work there manh, at least it tried its best, keep it up sir.

[@vladimirtalijan]

This is like someones first drone flight, casually going under 50% battery one way, and then pushing against tree branches 25 feet into the air and calling it "nice and easy landing" :) That's why your drone was upside down, it fell down from that height.

[@seba.d]

just wanted to say... it has landed in a tree, nothing attacked it.. it just fell down from a branch. :D . Nice video anyways.

[@cloyd1950]

I just got the Avata I'm in Florida. The Mbps only starts at 30 and has only went up to 32 Mbps. At 60 feet away it is at 27Mbps. Called DJI and was a waste of time. Any idea why I'm not getting 50 Mbps like everybody on utube is??? Same on Googles v2 and googles 2, 1080 and at 4k with motion controller. Thank You. Update returned the drone new one was at 50 no problem.

[@chrisk9808]

Can you describe the biggest differences between the 27 you were getting and the full 50? I take it only video quality was lacking? I've seen test videos where maneuverability is unaffected until as low as 2mbps.

[@JohnDeere_Simulations]

FYI, drones with lithium-ion batteries you can extend the battery by not charging the battery to 100% or going down to 0% going down to maybe 25 or 30% no lower than that and charging up to 80% and doing that overtime. Well add extra cycles to the battery That will extend it overtime. The health of it.

[@TheDashingCat]

I ordered a DJI mini 2 the other day, and have been reading all the drone regulations and what not. How to you legally do these range tests despite the VLOS rule in the US, (asking since you have said that you live in Hawaii). Do you apply for a permit of sort or do you just cross your fingers and hope for the best?

[@lukebarnes8097]

I think it's probably the latter

[@adamspeaknman1]

A few days ago I ordered the avata cant wait to get it

[@JohnDoe-iu5xi]

I just got one too. It's really fun. Only issue is the battery life and charging. You need to get the fly more kit + a 100w charger to get the most out of the charging rate (faster charge). The regular rate is low on the single charger.

[@metalscorpionfpv]

Hey Dustin this was awesome test 👏 🍻😉

[@badtuna73]

Way to push the distance. Didnt know it could fly as far without any connection issue or video lag. I will be in Kaneohe in a couple of weeks. Think I'm going to take my Avata and fly around Chinaman's Hat. Great video. Thanks.

[@blise518B]

At 4:05 you say you need 10 cycles before you get max battery capacity but that's a misconception coming from older battery chemistry's. With li ion you have full capacity from cycle 1

[@DustinDunnill]

I think that's what the battery industry would like us to believe but in my (and many others) experiences around 10 cycles seems to be where the optimal performance is had from Li-ion 🍻

[@blise518B]

@@DustinDunnill this has nothing to do with any industry. It’s just chemistry. Do you have any source that has measured this effect? The only possible explanation is some strange behavior of the drone controller or BMS. But most likely it’s a psychological bias.

[@DustinDunnill]

This has everything to do with the players in the battery industry IMO. Very very seldom does something work as advertised. The hype of Li-ion having no memory effect is not completely accurate, again in my opinion and with my experiences of flying and driving thousands of rc cars and drones with the Li-ion technology. I've had so many new Li-ion batteries never used at half charge sitting for months then charge it up full with sub par performance. After a few full cycles it feels like new. Li-ion may be much better at having minimal memory effect but not entirely 🍻

[@OdysseusVrakas]

And does this apply to lipo as well? Since that's what the avata uses or lithium ion batteries in general regardless of alt chemistry (polymer)

[@blise518B]

@@OdysseusVrakas all li ion chemistry’s in general. There are a lot of I have the feeling people but that’s worth nothing. If you want to prove anything you need controlled tests with accurate measuring equipment.

[@CoCo-qk4xs]

Still waitining on the range test for the mini 3😢

[@egehosgungor2897]

Hey Dustin it looks like you are living in an amazing place what is the brand of the bike you are using ? Cheers

[@DustinDunnill]

The bike is in description under video 🍻

[@ralphderkapitaen9875]

too bad it doesnt show some kind of compass to tell you, which direction to point the controller towards the drone when its far out (kinda like mini 2 or mini 3 have). It would be useful as it would ensure good signal at distance. Or is there some kind of directional indicator?

[@jerzbound]

Hi Dustin! If you had to choose between the dji fpv or avata what would come out on top?

[@sumner407]

Really enjoyed the video. Impressed with the find your drone procedure. Makes finding it a lot simpler. What are your thoughts on DJI’s two FPV drones ie advantages and disadvantages, which do you prefer etc.

[@DustinDunnill]

🍻 Bigger, heavy, faster more dangerous (good for more open areas) VS smaller, lighter, slower safer, (good for very close proximity & indoors)

[@DustinDunnill]

Yep they'll be blocked soon 🍻

[@ORBITALAURORA]

Great video 👍🏻 Answered a couple of questions I was pondering.

[@cristian_c]

When you have such wind, is better to go lower in altitude. You can also save battery in this way.

[@epicnavigator]

Even though Normal mode is the most efficient it is a bit of a trap. The max speed at N mode is not so much depended by the wind conditions and you cannot realize how strong is the wind. To test the wind I switch it to sport mode from time to time to see how much the absolute max speed is been affected so I can estimate my range with safety

[@varunmanchanda3972]

Finally! I was expecting mini 3 Pro first😂

[@bluesteeltraining]

Great and very informative video! Glad it had a happy ending! 😃

[@EffingtonCouldBe]

Great video - brave man... going out that far. 😵‍💫

[@AlanHunt73]

another awesome range test Dustin 👍

[@ST19859]

You really know how to keep us on the edge of our seats !! I only have a cheap old Anafi right now and i still get antsy when it takes too long on a way point mission. Where are you at now anyway ?? Looks like maybe Flagstaff or somewhere near there ??

[@BuddhaFpv]

i was gonna guess prescott or verde valley area

[@poochengeez]

Top quality content. Thanks Dustin.

[@DustinDunnill]

Don't respond to scammer impersonating me that you won something.