DJI Mavic Air 2S Range Test - How Far Will it Go? (Exploring Hidden Features)

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[@DustinDunnill]

Hey everyone! Hope you enjoy the test! By the way total flight time on this flight was 19 Minutes even 🍻

[@joewhite8079]

That's not much I got mine recently I was hoping for a little more.

[@danielquindara7123]

hi dustin,,maybe you can help me,im flying a mavic air2 and using an iphone 7plus S,,last week before my drone take off something pop up it says “mobile device cpu fully loaded,related performance will affected”...i notice that when after recording,,i watch the video some of it doesent record or skip,,hopefully you can heip about it,,thanks in advance.....

[@joewhite8079]

@@danielquindara7123 so your phone is the issue check the video on the sd card if it's good then try closing apps on your phone and or reseting it to get it to work aswell.

[@danielquindara7123]

@@joewhite8079 ,,thanks for the replying,,i will try after work....

[@joewhite8079]

@@danielquindara7123 let me know how it goes.

[@Huwtube72]

I can confirm that turning the Obstacle Avoidance and AirSense off does not save you any power, letting you fly further. I did a similar test to you with four batteries over four identical flights, with those features on and off and it surprisingly made no difference whatsoever. The conclusion being that those features may as well be left on all the time as there is no benefit in turning them off. The light function is not really a factor since you wouldn’t normally have the light turned on, and in Auto mode it only comes on when landing in dim light. What I did find was that the Air 2S has about 5 mins less flight time than the Mavic Air 2. Since the obstacle avoidance makes no difference to battery duration whether on or off, I can only put the reduced flight time down to two possible reasons: either because of the 25% faster flying speed in normal mode (15mph v 12mph) as faster flying drains the battery quicker; or the other possible reason is the larger 1” sensor camera of the Air 2S uses more power than the smaller camera on the Mavic Air 2. The only way I can work out which one gives the Air 2S less flight time is to run more tests, flying the Air 2S at 12mph to match the Mavic Air 2 and then see if the flight times are more similar.

[@ppipowerclass]

Now the battery technology needs to catch up.

[@adamdomonski1619]

It's fairly good for what he's doing

[@stevengeorges9046]

This was NOT a range test, this was a battery test. To do a real range test with the Air 2s, do the following. 1. Pick a predetermined spot to land 4 or 5 miles away where you have a friend waiting with a fresh battery to replace it. 2. Take off (this automatically becomes your new return-to-home landing point) and keep going for the range test to see how far your controller can reach. 3. When you turn around, you only need to reach the 4-mile landing spot where your friend is.

[@brandong5391]

Wow, the DJI Air 2S did very well! Dustin you went up to 4.2 miles and the reception was still solid, amazing! The only thing that really limit this drone is the battery at that point. Awesome review Dustin as always! 🤙🏼

[@rebelvespa]

Thank you Dustin. I appreciate your videos - Your videos for the DJI Mini 2 was the reason I decided to buy me the Mini 2. And now I'm thinking about to buy this fantastic drone. It's always fun to listen to your comments and it's great that you're calculating the kilometers into the video. Greetings from Germany Richard

[@RonaldBrown59]

Another great range test. The Air 2S performed as well as almost any drone you tested so far. I always enjoy the sunsets during these tests.

[@bryanmahon7866]

I am so glad I purchased this drone. Every video I've seen, the reviews have been outstanding on every aspect, of all features. Thank you for your time, and showing a lot of the features.

[@jaybajan]

where you bought it from

[@georgelbenko]

I enjoyed watching this. It is amazing what this little guy can do! Thanks for putting this together so well.

[@JK_cookie00]

Solid range and flight time! And with that kind of image quality, Air 2S can’t go wrong in my opinion. This drone is badass!

[@bobhawkey3783]

Wow, your tests are always so green! Great video as usual! They really do need the option to turn off the RTH beeping!

[@OscarFlores-jk5yt]

Nice test!!! Considering moving form a Mavic air2 to the Air 2S. Picture quality on this one is amazing!! Thanks Dustin!

[@rolex0071]

You always have me on the edge of my seat when you do these amazing flights. Love to all from Ireland. Eamon. 👍👍👍👍☘️☘️☘️❤️

[@liquidalloy]

Definitely my next drone. I've been researching this one for a while and I see nothing negative about it. I'm currently using the Mini 1 and I love it.

[@gabrielnorman7764]

Really appreciate the strong signal on the Air 2S. It’s damn superb!👌💯

[@7spliffs370]

Thanks for letting us enjoy the sunset with ya at the end. It was beautiful!

[@leonmoorenatureexperience]

That’s amazing man. I just got this drone. Loved your review. Excellent.

[@hardware1197]

These tests have really been helpful for me.

[@slavatoin8273]

What a remarkable piece of technology.

[@DroneUpp]

Great demonstration Dustin. That 2S has great range! Didn't expect it to have that much battery upon arrival. Nice!

[@hunterfunter47]

Another great test from Dustin. These drones just get better and better. Range, camera, signal all better than before. Just incredible technology. Thanks for including the fabulous sunset. I guess you know how lucky you are living where you do.

[@stevenojobs7492]

That image quality though, camera performance on point!

[@chainbucket]

Whoa, was biting my nails for a while there. Gives me more confidence on longer flights

[@mattdellinger2945]

As usual awesome and world class content Dustin! Cheers! 🍻

[@jasonev2011]

DJI products are hard to beat! Good job man, love the videos

[@jburddrone7202]

Nice range test! I took my Air 2S out a few days ago and just few beyond 1 mile on sport mode. I will try a range test without obstacle avoidance and on normal mode. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@secondchance6603]

Loved the outro, very nice.

[@madhatter8088]

Glad I found this channel. I really enjoy your videos.

[@andrewandron7087]

Another awesome range test! Well done!

[@cstalt]

Wow, nearly a 9 mile range! Your Mini 2 test showed about 4.5 miles, so nearly double! This is interesting considering they quote the cameras with similar flight times. I'm just getting into drones so I just got a Mini 2, but this sure seems like a sweet drone.

[@lucamendiola6103]

I will follow, great video and specially you seemed like a great Guy!! Thanks

[@heyokawolf13]

Thank you! I just received my Air 2S today and took 'er out on the maiden flight. Fantastic device.

[@kevinlaster4909]

The clarity of that camera is amazing 👏

[@7duke77]

They really need to add a feature to silence the beeping on return to home...so annoying that it beeps the entire time!

[@jdp7735]

just press one time off button on the remote conrtol and it stops!!!!

[@7duke77]

@@jdp7735 Really?! I'll have to try that next time I'm out with mine.

[@Droy3774]

I feel like it's measuring my anxiety instead of it's distance lol great video. Thank for making this.

[@dronelandingzone]

Wow, truly impressive! That was an amazing flight and range test! Thank you for sharing this with us!!!

[@paullthomas8064]

Awesome Flight! Happy Flying

[@backspace4093]

I’ve had my air 2 out to 7.2 miles round trip. It’s a good drone. Probably sometimes this wk I will order the air 2s combo. The battery life sucks. But during the 25 mins or so I love it.

[@sammygizmo7087]

That's a great range test. God bless

[@dronekingsjourney5054]

Many thanks for your great work , I am from Jamaica and I am always watching your range test videos , excellent JOB , please continue. Love how you don’t make your videos boring 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@mercuriallimit]

Just came from your FPV video, great demo! I’m hoping to get Air 2S soon

[@PracticingPhotography]

That was cool. I just got my 2s and love it. I have the Mavic Air and the difference is out of this world. I am stuck with high winds today and tomorrow, so no flying. :(. I was worried your drone wasn’t going to make it back.

[@yahyapermak]

Fantastic man 😁👍

[@filipecb]

Thanks for the test! Just bought an Air2s and getting used to the drone and its capabilities. I dunno if I could be so calm as you did. Nice test!

[@larrygraham3377]

Thanks Dustin for an excellent video. I've got to get myself one of these. It's so much fun !!!

[@Gtzilla01]

Cool test!. I'm curious of the range if you didn't need to worry about returning home due to batteries. It would be good if someone was there to pick up the drone so you could also test the transmitter range.

[@markhoulding1938]

Thanks great vid that's helped me make my next choice recently bought the the Mini 3 pro I returned it because it flew to 650-700 max then returned to home no firmware fixed the problem was very disappointed with it considering it was a new model.👍

[@halldorherm]

I just got this little guy yesterday with the FlyMore pack. Still getting used to it, but so far it's amazing. In love with the Air 2S. Great range, amazing video and photo. Best all around drone on the market today if you ask me.

[@kingisrael1532]

Hey that was nail biting and awesome at the same time! Just the ability alone for a drone to go that far out is mind boggling.

[@leonmoorenatureexperience]

So the drone really flew 8 miles total. That amazing man.

[@glen458]

Congratulations. You have convinced me to invest in the Air 2s 😀

[@haggard17gmail]

Yes me too, i just bought it today. :)

[@nintendo-toasteredition]

I think because of their new big camera makes the battery less

[@williamday8502]

It won’t disappoint you

[@glen458]

@@williamday8502 I got it now 😀

[@mwaltercpa]

I bought the Air 2S and the Mini 2. You can’t go wrong with either. The Air 2S just feels more solid and stable in flight. The mini is great and really fun to fly.

[@curtiscarinio7508]

Always enjoy your range test👍👍👍👍👍

[@newtoodrones5568]

Wow the tension, I was biting my nails, great video.

[@jag4762]

Good video. Unfortunately I just start panicking when things start bleeping! I wish I could be as confident with my Air2.

[@vlogsfromthemultiverse3190]

Your like the Bob Ross of drones, thank you

[@lalljp]

Happy little drones

[@rtanzeelur]

One of the best review man Great!!

[@Chairman7w]

OMG I wanted so bad for you to get pictures of that sunset!! Incredible.

[@bobl1090]

Great job! Your test proved that the battery can last for at least 7 miles and of course at some halfway point you had to return. But I wonder if you could keep going how far would the signal go? Thanks and aloha

[@bossabus8178]

Air 2S - the best !! This dude is way better than mini 3

[@brandon65960]

Hi I’m new to your channel and really enjoying and appreciate your content/videos . Anyway I’m in the market for an Air 2S because of your channel! I’m also in Hawaii so I really appreciate your help!! 🤙

[@glennalan]

Phenomenal video as usual Dustin! Thanks, Glenn

[@Twobarpsi]

4 miles out and back with 12% left is amazing!!

[@folderol8487]

Watch his range test on the Air 2. In that one he went almost 5 miles at about 65 ft in altitude and came back with about 15% battery. It makes me feel better about not coughing up the $1000 for this one.

[@designer.346]

@@folderol8487 Me too haha I have the original Air 2, I will upgrade to Mavic 3 in a future

[@matejbludsky8410]

My flying wing does 40 miles and back without breaking sweat haha oh and it costs less than half of what this does

[@Twobarpsi]

@@matejbludsky8410 I really want one of those, but I'm not tech savvy enough to build one!

[@designer.346]

@@matejbludsky8410 What wing do you have?

[@kgvisuals9170]

great video! just an fyi that the higher frame sequence you shoot at the less zoom capability you get.. so at 1080 p its 8x zoom i believe where as 5.4k there is no zoom.

[@soaringvisionimages8448]

Brave move sending the drone out that far. Pretty incredible the capability. Experienced some less than ideal conditions with terrain/foliage that have slowed the video feed but OS3 is a significant improvement over OS2. I'm not so brave but cool to know the drone will get out that far. Thank you.

[@AlanHunt73]

Brilliant Dustin and amazing sunset. Great flight 👍

[@travelfandroneview]

Love this kind of range test! Like 👍 👍 👍 🙏 🙋‍♂️ 👋

[@Tworth23]

Can wait until you do the the mavic 3!

[@quintonmihaere2879]

Thank you im loving these videos I can't wait to set my sons up for Christmas hes going to love his mini 2

[@iicray]

Thank you very much for doing this test.

[@leeadams3198]

Aloha, Dustin! I am SO GLAD you did this range test! Thank you! I was genuinely curious as to how far away I could fly my new Air 2S. This is my second drone and it's so much better than the Ruko F11 GIM2 that I first bought which would get glitchy and start to lose the signal after about 1,200 feet or so. I'm from the suburbs of Wilmington, Delaware and sometimes fly near the city so I think I can get away with a couple/few thousand feet with my Air 2S and not have to worry. It will return automatically if it loses the connection with my phone or controller, won't it?

[@cpjhardware991]

Yes

[@mickydclement]

Also you went out 4.2 miles out then 4.2 miles back for damn near 8.4 miles total flight distance at 33 miles an hr. Pretty impressive for a relatively small batteries.

[@kanalHDR]

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[@markcloudchaser874]

Awesome, what a beautiful place you live, Good Job Dustin. 🤘👊

[@DroneSurf]

Really good range test under safe conditions. Thanks for sharing.

[@gruffydd1000]

Very nice.

[@jfunk79]

Nice vid great 2 know in perfect conditions my air2s can reach that distance. Like ur vids there informative, keep them coming bud!

[@Paulo_Cesar_Jacare]

Congratulations, beautiful footage of a wonderful place.

[@tonywatts44]

Thanks for that I am going to purchase this drone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@VictorMartinVandJ]

Thanks so much, love your channel and its content🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽

[@aperezvoyages]

Just bought mine yesterday as a long overdue upgrade for my KZbin content from my beloved mini.

[@lectrictraveler]

Next time you grab it, flip it upside down real quick and it will shut off. All DJI drones do that. Great video by the way. That distance was pretty impressive. --chris

[@m118lr]

..I heard that before.

[@stefan.w979]

When I am hand landing my dji air 2s I never turn it upside down because it is very dangerous to use this method for stop the motors.

[@kdotknock4279]

Of course the Mavic air 2 is a very dependable drone, it eliminates the butterfly’s in my stomach when it preformed it’s duty in long distance flight and returns home successfully every time. The on board computer is great and informative.I flew 8 mi. Round trip. I’m ready to send for a Mavic air 2 s., because , I know it will be the best of the best, because of the impression my MA2 gave me. Crow

[@IkonicLionProductions]

Really brave flight test. Great job.

[@BigAlFPV17]

Very impressed with the range on it. Excellent range test Dustin!! 😊

[@ikeoliver880]

I have a dji air S2 drone but I haven't even attempted to fly that far too scared, too much money to loose my drone

[@platano3000x]

Lmao i got mine 2 days ago and im the same way...taking too much care of my drone so far ..like u said it cost us money lol

[@nishitdronographer718]

Hope see one way test soon

[@ianbauer4703]

Best line: "I gotta keep touching the drone!" Great video and awesome range test as usual!!

[@Quark.Lepton]

Great vid & quite helpful-not enough juice to make it to Lanai, but still. Impressive! Thanks for all you effort!

[@ELECTRONICSANDGADGETS]

Really enjoy your video. Made me buy a mavica 2s. What do you know about ND filters? Can the lowers have any interference as I’d like to use that mainly as a camera lens protection. THANK you sir.

[@DustinDunnill]

Use ND filters is varying sun levels or for other effects 🍻

[@mickydclement]

I just got one of these and love it already.

[@MikeKinney8675]

Enjoyed watching, for sure. !!

[@cre8tivity06]

When you zoomed in by pinching your screen, will that work with the RC Pro controller too? We’re you able to do that because you were screen recording?

[@m118lr]

…GREAT question, I also have the Rc Pro. Lost my ZOOM on an ‘update’ a while back and have sweated EVERY UPDATE since..

[@peterjones8546]

A mile is 5,280'. My dji phantom maxed out at about 2,600'. It was on my housing estate with trees and a signal booster. I might get me one of these.

[@loonie01]

Same here. I have a P4 Advanced and the signal in an urban environment isn't that well. I just picked up a 2s and the signal is great.

[@tytom5856]

All radio transmission uses line of sight same with the GPS con which means ground position system

[@MikeSmith-iv5vv]

@@tytom5856 Technically wrong, although above around 30 MHz it's pretty much like light. VHF signals will reflect though, which means you can sometimes fly bvlos. Also, GPS is GLOBAL positioning system, stop spreading misinformation. And you only need one receiving antenna to receive the signal, not 3. The triangulation is done at the satellites, not the receiver.

[@luina102]

@@tytom5856, Do a little research. Global Positioning System: The Global Positioning System, originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. -Wikipedia

[@bill9117]

Great informative video. Glad someone has the confidence to fly without visible flight and demonstrate the drones ability to send feedback to enable tracking and what it is doing when it can’t be visibly seen. The tracking map as you say would be better if the drones location, direction and track in relation to the home point certainly would be better if it was displaying the full picture. Well done.

[@jjanderson9238]

Thanks for the video. I was scared to fly mine that far, but you showed me how to make it possible. That was sweet.....

[@bashkillszombies]

I wish they'd allow external antennas and not limit their power output to so little.

[@Richie5903]

"I need to stop clicking things and trying stuff" continues to click things and try stuff

[@NecramoniumVideo]

Watching this video shows just how far technology has advanced, he's recording this all with a tiny action cam, while using his phone to fly a drone, and at the same time, recording what his phone's screen sees and the drone is recording at the same time as well!

[@markmilton3949]

Glad I watched this. I just bout one and haven't received this yet. I have a mini 2 right now. Really enjoyed it. Beautiful Hawaii!

[@sornojaydutta406]

I had anxiety throughout the video until it landed 🤣