I switched the Motors off at 100m - Can't believe what happened!

[@richards2072]

Terrific advertisement for buying one of these drones!

[@dronewilder5234]

@@richards2072 I’ll have to send Dji the bill for my advertising 😂😂 - always happy to positively promote a product which I truly believe is good.

[@engchoontan8483]

people need to remap and rebuild their town-houses gimbal, center of gravity, balance, knock into people, ... if fixed pitched blades are funnel-ducted, rush of air from bottom during fall can spin blades without counter-rotating which-is auto-rotating similar to helicopters... some other need to shoot food from plate to top of meat to dressing-toppings. hand hold, motors off, mobile transfer

[@engchoontan8483]

hey mom~! our house have 20 down lights ceiling lights. we need the ladder to check on all bulbs...

[@user-dg6lh2mt8g]

honestly I was hesitating before this, but it seems like a really well built tiny drone

[@PsychoticBovine]

It's the John Wick of drones. Hope it doesn't decide to pay you back for the abuse!

[@dronewilder5234]

@@PsychoticBovine haha well I didn’t hurt its dog!

[@PsychoticBovine]

@@dronewilder5234 True. That is a tough little drone. Mine hopefully is coming on Oct 10.

[@covid_19king]

@@PsychoticBovine its oct 10! congrats on your new drone. Have you done your first flight yet?

[@fardeenbeharry]

Impressively. Gives me so much confidence to fly it now

[@BartholomewJenkins69420]

same!

[@_gelon]

This might be its last fight. Press X to doubt. I love your tests, keep it up.

[@dronewilder5234]

For this one it was its last flight but more tests will come - with the Neo and other drones 😈

[@Steve_G7RTA]

Great videos of the Toyota.. I mean Neo 😂 It reminds me of an old episode of too Gear where they kept smashing up a Toyota pickup.. even drowning it in the sea.. and it still worked! The Neo seems to be just as indestructible, which is good to know 👍 Thanks for doing these tests. Cheers Steve

[@dronewilder5234]

@@Steve_G7RTA lol you’re very welcome - yeah it’s almost as robust as the Toyota - Neo didn’t survive salt water though

[@xxO2Plusxx]

Best DJI commercial ever ;) Great video as always. High five from Norway

[@dronewilder5234]

@@xxO2Plusxx thanks and greeting right back!

[@NubMaster1]

Thank you, another great informative video, I’ll be less worried about pushing this to the limit now.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@NubMaster1 go for it - just don’t abuse it as much as I did (especially the one I borrowed from you!)

[@Airlensbv]

The limit is not far tho😅😂

[@dronewilder5234]

@@Airlensbv true lol

[@pruthvirajtalagunda3078]

This testing went for another level sir, you universaly proved dji neo is an unbreakable drone... 🎉

[@dronewilder5234]

Not completely unbreakable - I’ve heard people damage it from just 2 meter falls onto solid surfaces so I’d still recommend care refresh

[@peterpomponio1118]

You sir have absolutely convinced me to immediately buy this DJI NEO BEAST! Many thanks sir!!

[@dronewilder5234]

@@peterpomponio1118 lol hope you have fun with it!

[@rudyloedeman5730]

I got myself this drone and crashed it around 20 times now. Now problem whatsoever. Really like it, I have the settings at 1080p 60fps, -2 sharpening and -1 exposure. It gives me good enough and after this minidestructionseries I am even more confident in this little drone

[@mcmach1]

Y so many crashes dude😂

[@dronewilder5234]

Thats amazing - sounds like you put it through its paces!

[@conorstewart2214]

@@mcmach1 learning to fly in manual probably, in which case 20 crashes is not many.

[@jeremybaker2782]

Dang what kind of flying do you do to crash a drone 20 times?

[@mcmach1]

@@conorstewart2214 even manual using phone instead of controller you don't crash

[@charlescox7672]

Wow, I never thought I would, but when you said "I think that might be the end of this drone" at 7:00, I felt a twinge in my chest and was forced to say "Awww" - Great videos and hat's off to DJI for making such a tough little flyer!

[@dronewilder5234]

Glad you enjoyed watching it. I genuinely thought as that point it truly was the end of it!

[@PandaCrewGaming1]

You're first video on the neo made me pull the trigger as a newbie. This video solidifies my purchase!

[@dronewilder5234]

Lol that's awesome glad you enjoyed it. Please treat yours better than I did though!

[@JMprodquad]

Great video! Nice to know how much punishment the Neo can handle… best way to find out. Thanks for sharing.

[@cybercandyman]

What ? Jack Reacher cannot break a little drone ? :D Another great video !

[@dronewilder5234]

@@cybercandyman that little drone beat me! Thanks 🙂

[@Graeme758]

So grateful for videos like this, highlighted the horrendous noise before I wasted money on one.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@Graeme758 the noise appears a bit worse on videos than it is (I thought the same when I first saw videos of it). It’s not quiet but certainly not worse than the avata 2 in my opinion

[@Graeme758]

@@dronewilder5234 Thanks. Its robustness is impressive, and it's eased of use, but I bought a used Mini 2 instead. Great, and novel, videos, thanks.

[@BADrx_fpv]

For anyone wondering, this does not happen because of DJIs firmware stabilizing, this happened because when the propellers are given backwards thrust, (the air flowing super fast through the bottom of the drone,) the props begin to spin up, and because the air is giving resistance, the drone wants to stay moving in the same direction.

[@psoon04286]

Absolute bonkers test. Proves its crash survivability beyond a doubt. Thanks for sharing👍👍😄. Cheers from BC🇨🇦

[@dronewilder5234]

@@psoon04286 yes but please don’t try this as, despite the drone still flying it was pretty damaged at that point - just incase people buy these and get angry at me because they can’t keep crashing into brick walls! 😂😂. It’s definitely the most robust dji drone I’ve ever flown though

[@dronewilder5234]

@@psoon04286 thanks for the support and comment by the way!

[@allovett6246]

The highspeed walk at 5:01 to pick up the crashed NEO on concrete, time travelled me back to Monty Python and Benny Hill skits.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@allovett6246 yeah I had a few people say that lol

[@SuperMan19867]

YOUR ARE KING, for test it, my old drone fell from 50 meter and somehow survived (but in the remote that shut the motors off , dji gave me new one for free because i had proof)

[@dronewilder5234]

@@SuperMan19867 excellent - good to hear you got a replacement - generally dji are pretty good at accepting when a drone has a failure (in my experience at least)

[@BhupenderSingh-mm2rk]

Bro DJI should pay you at this point, these videos will be marked in KZbin forever like how you tested it and how it performed....and definitely show the build quality DJI offers....surely.

[@dronewilder5234]

Thanks so much - glad people appreciate and enjoy the videos!

[@MrGibbie2210]

Just subbed to you, this little thing is amazing, our weather in Scotland is our worst enemy for flying, but this gives me more confidence for such a small package. thanks again for the video. great info

[@dronewilder5234]

Thanks for the sub, absolutely love scotland - one of the best places to own a drone (if it can handle the wind, rain and the operator can handle the midges!)

[@JBH99]

They need an IP68 version with a built in air pocket so it floats some. 😂

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

You've certainly got to hand it to DJI for quality and skilled development team vision. I love mine and might consider a Neo at some point for fun and hikes. I hope never to do an emergency prop stop with my Mini 3 Pro. The very thought of it! Nice demonstration thanks.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@TerryMcGearyScotland yes they created an awesome little drone with this one.

[@glennthompson3642]

Another good addition to the previous neo video,what an amazing little drone it is,thanks again for a very interesting video 👍

[@1buhman1]

The DJI Neo is more stable than an old Nokia cell phone😀 next, fly from 100m to the ground at full throttle

[@dronewilder5234]

@@1buhman1 you guys really do have some evil plans for this poor little Neo!

[@luismigueloteromolinari5406]

No! Restart the motors and try to evade crashing, it would be a good test

[@dronewilder5234]

@@luismigueloteromolinari5406 you know what I did play with that thought today - might give it a go.

[@konrad7592]

@@dronewilder5234 Yes please!

[@otavnas]

😂😂😂 old Nokia...

[@EarthyDigs]

rather than an autorotation, it would be more like a vortex ring state. Unlike an autorotation, vortex ring state has a very fast rate of descent as although the blades are spinning, they are in a constant state of stall. So, because of the high speed decent, this little quad is even better than I would or could ever hope for. Amazing stuff!

[@dronewilder5234]

@@EarthyDigs glad you found it interesting

[@Wegotourcountryback123]

Thanks as this helped me change my mind on purchasing the care refresh… after that there’s definitely no need for it…

[@dronewilder5234]

I would still purchase care refresh though. Remember in my tests even though it was still flyable and worked, it did get badly battered and camera quality did start to take a hit (dead pixels etc)

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

A great experiment. Thanks for sharing the demonstration. Wishing your drone a happy retirement. You could preserve it in an Acrylic case and put it on display. 😃👍

[@dronewilder5234]

Haha that’s not a bad idea

[@chargeriderepeat7024]

Excellent video, I fly on my local sand dunes and have had a few crashes, twice it wouldnt fly because one the motors had sand in it, just turned it manually until the crackling stopped, flies perfectly, in fact while following me up a dune my back tyre sprayed it with sand, no problems.

[@dronewilder5234]

That's very lucky - sand can be a proper motor killer on drones! Be careful with the gimbal also as these can struggle with fine particles of dust and sand.

[@Tiffolo]

The Nokia 3310 of drones!

[@philmoran5898]

😂 true

[@Noneyabusinessok]

That's up at Capel. Great place for tea, scones and clotted cream lol. I moved to Folkestone just over 10 years ago. And I can honestly say..best thing I ever did. Weather is better than Northern Ireland.

[@dronewilder5234]

Also often covered in low cloud up there which can make for some amazing aerial images. Glad you like it down here

[@SickocrowAU]

Almost any drone will do this given enough height for the props to start turning, causing drag and it will stabilize itself. The problem is most people won't fly at that height and it'll hit the ground like a rock.

[@dronewilder5234]

That's true - you can see in the videos it takes probably the first 30+ meters dropping to stabilise itself

[@conorstewart2214]

The ducts probably help too. It has a lot of surface area for the weight of the drone.

[@sergiothephotographer]

What a beast!! I can't wait for mine to arrive. Thank you for doing this!

[@notsogood4321]

if the motor housing is damaged and the bearings are not functioning correctly , i would suggest that it is best not to continue flying the drone until you replace the damaged motor , what is going on right now is that the ESC is having to push more amps into the motor for it to spin as it used to do in its undamaged state , the more the motor spins in its damaged state , the more the damage propagates - the more amps the ESC pushes to the motor to keep the drone in the air , this eventually leads to the ESC burning itself out which is far more expensive to repair/replace than replacing a faulty motor .

[@dronewilder5234]

@@notsogood4321 the motor housing or bearing wasn’t damaged - what happened was that the bell which is normally either on a press for or grub screw retainer, was pressed down a bit making the bell rub against the plastic from the frame. Removing a bit of plastic did the trick to free this. I get what you’re saying but with these tiny motors and escs, any slightest amount of friction wouldn’t have allowed them to spin. Also it wouldn’t have been quite as good a watch if I said „it works but I had to send it back to dji to have half the drone replaced again 😂😜“

[@Swaggerlot]

The Neo has different props from other drones like the Mini series, so I'm fairly sure it has a windmilling (lift generating descent limiting) ability that mitigates the impact. So your idea is probably spot on.

[@skysurferuk]

Nah. That's just drag.

[@MaxPhotoGraphic]

Out of every rational thought, it is so impressive how is this little buddy built.

[@RaymundTrojillo]

Damn... Excuse my language but what a great set of tests! And here I am.. afraid to use it in a little wind😂.. now I will definitelly won't hesitate using my drone with whatever conditions except too much wind and rain😆

[@dronewilder5234]

@@RaymundTrojillo Great to hear this inspired you with more confidence - have a blast flying it!

[@RaymundTrojillo]

@@dronewilder5234 you definitely did encouraged me with what you did there so thanks man!😆

[@BhupenderSingh-mm2rk]

Someone please do allll this with hover air........... ohh you can't because you can't control it ... oh i seeee.... 😂 Neo exceeds all my expectations for this durability test man...... That being said I really want someone to test new hover pro and pro max drone like this.......

[@奇C]

They are pretty expensive, though!

[@_gelon]

I ordered the Pro Combo, but I think I am not doing this 😅

[@killiansred40]

Very cool video series on this remarkable drone. Fun to watch 😅

[@dronewilder5234]

@@killiansred40 thank you so much

[@michaellaframboise7646]

I'm buying 1 next week after watching your tests......

[@dronewilder5234]

That’s awesome - still waiting for my cheque from dji … must be in the post by now 😂😂😂

[@BlairAir]

Love that you're out there again, beating the snot out of the poor little -defensless- indestructible neo. Not only that, but IT'S THE SAME ONE, LOL 😂🤣😅. When I saw this, I naturally figured you cracked open a brand new one to try new and creative ways to send it along to a "higher altitude zone" -but NO. NOSIR! Nope! You are out there punishing, well... yourself, since DJI said: "Say Hello to my little friend" you have tried, and how you have. Neo says: Bring it" lol. Good work. I think? Conclusion: okay, your going to have to crush it yourself, a road grader, mini-car crusher, sledgehammer. That's it. It will not kill itself for you, or for no man.

[@dronewilder5234]

Haha no this little one now deserves being retired - I mean seriously the video quality on it is shockingly bad now!

[@BlairAir]

@@dronewilder5234 What? Bad video just because the outer lens shattered, the inner lens got blasted , the gimbal is hanging by 1 strand of 1 wire? Sensitive little device!

[@dronewilder5234]

@@BlairAir haha yes and the camera image has a lot of dead pixels now

[@dronewilder5234]

@@BlairAir haha yeah that drone shouldn’t be complaining!

[@zedato7835]

I did not read all comments so someone may have said this already. But this is not autorotation. In this case propellers change rotation direction. I would call this windmill.....In autorotation rotation direction remains and it does not need negative pitch. There is positive pitch both in helicopter autorotation (only some helicopters can have negative pitch, all can handle autorotation) and in autogiro autorotation.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@zedato7835 it’s been covered a few times in the comments. Autorotation simply means a propellor is made to turn without an engine using airflow alone. Even a maple seed falling from a tree is said to autorotate when it spins due to its shape

[@zedato7835]

@@dronewilder5234 I would not say it is simple as that. In "windmill"- mode the propeller rotates without engine. But it is not "autorotation" as meant in helicopter or autogiro autorotation. Check autogiros rotor turn direction and pitch. Well, maybe airplane engineer is needed to explain to us. I am not.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@zedato7835 I think it’s just more a matter of how the terminology is defined. Technically when someone mentions autorotation I also naturally think of a helicopter reversing prop pitch to spin the props using airflow, gather kinetic energy and drag but the term autorotation generally refers to a wide variety of cases. But it’s all splitting hairs really 😂😜

[@audioadventurer6892]

Autorotation is when the air speed generated by a falling aircraft is enough to spin the rotors and generate some lift, slowing the fall of the aircraft relative to if the rotors were locked in place. Rotors generate lift by rotating. The wind generated by falling rotates them. Whether or not the aircraft remains stable is a question of it's centre of gravity.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@audioadventurer6892 that’s a better explanation than mine for how autorotation works 👍. I guess even based on that concept the slowing of the aircraft allows the drone to settle into a level attitude within 100m even if it’s purely down to CoG

[@RCCopterLove]

I never would have thought that this little thing would even work after your first crash from 100 meters on grass. After the crash on concrete and this sound it made I really was speechless. Unfortunatly the RC collective pitch helicopters I am flying are not even surviving a rollover while landing them on uneven ground without some real expensive damage (Rotor blades, linkages etc.) No comparison!

[@dronewilder5234]

Yeah RC helis are a nightmare - even a little boom strike can mess up the linkages and it’ll never fly perfect again until they’ve been replaced. I had to do an autorotation landing on dead stick with an IC heli on my very first flight flying IC 😂😂🤦🏻‍♂️. Had to change my pants afterwards

[@RCCopterLove]

@@dronewilder5234 I feel withb you!! I did two unplanned autorotations causeed by ESC failures (motor shutdown) and until now I don't really know how I managed these helis down. So hard that the skids and canopies broke... but rest was OK. I will train autorotations this winter in the SIM... so far all SIM autos are going very bad!! 😀

[@dronewilder5234]

@@RCCopterLove I once saw a couple of pro’s practice at our field, they would finish their flight by switching off the engines, do an inverted autorotation until about an inch from the ground then flip it round and land still unpowered. Proper jaw drop moment!

[@RCCopterLove]

@@dronewilder5234 Yes, they are doing things which are just unbelievable!! They have cat like reflexes and reaction time PLUS abilities to estimate speed, distance and all the other changing variables. The seem to have Alien like abilities!!

[@5589lrad]

Impressive! Thanks for this video! DJI should reward you for being their external QA and proving their good quality product at an affordable price! :D

[@dronewilder5234]

@@5589lrad haha I’m not sure my videos even make it onto DJI’s radar. At least you know I’m completely impartial though 🙂

[@DonJoyce]

Thats absolutely amazing....both the auto-rotation and the robustness. Next test: what happens to the "target" when it is hit by the drone?

[@dronewilder5234]

Haha I like your thinking. Glad you enjoyed the videos!

[@DonJoyce]

​@@dronewilder5234While mostly in jest, my comment about the target is because our regulators assume death and dismemberment from out of control drones. All based on theoretical or somewhat contrived tests. What is reality? (Cheers from Canada)

[@dronewilder5234]

@@DonJoyce well in my precious video of crash tests I flew into a human at up to 25kmh and he experience zero discomfort. 🙂

[@DonJoyce]

@@dronewilder5234 Yep! Watched that one this morning too! Loved the flinching!

[@dronewilder5234]

It’s a very low inertia drone which falls under the C0 250g class but as a few others have commented almost warrants a sub 150g class of drones as at this weight and inertia the risk of damage/injury is extremely low. Obviously there will always be exceptional cases and no drone is risk free but it’s all relative and if relaxed regulations where to steer more people to fly lighter/safer drones in general, this is a huge advantage.

[@zedato7835]

I had even more weird behaviour with my big drone. Due to electrical problem I had full black out in flight. This happened three times. The drone started to drop immediately but it did flip upside down and stabilized without power. Very similar video as yours exept upside down! I think that due to propellers big mass they did not stop and reverse immediately but continued to rotete to initial director so long that the drone had time to flip. Then propellers did not "need" to reverse anymore but continue to rotate in "windmill mode". What does cause stabilization is unclear but I think that for some reason "lowest" propeller has highest drag. And about my crashes; drone had minimal damage because it did fall slowly.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@zedato7835 that’s very interesting! It could just be the lower COG of the drone causing it to self level while the props add enough drag to allow it to self level in the first place

[@zedato7835]

@@dronewilder5234 My drone has battery under the chassis. So flip upside down and self levelling can not be due to COG. I think.

[@sweatycrabthailand4262]

sacrificing a drone for us, thats a instant subscribe from me. i bought it lol

[@dronewilder5234]

Fantastic - I’m sure you’ll love it!

[@JaredMysko]

your videos have inspired me to crash into bunny rabbits and apple trees, did you know you can use Neo as a utility drone that sweeps the leaves, cuts the grass and picks apples off the trees! (just kidding, the apple was only nudged and then Neo laded for a rest on a branch. 😂

[@dronewilder5234]

@@JaredMysko lol yup it’s an absolute versatility master this little drone

[@RRX-Official]

Now i always want give this poor Neo a Home❤ please i really will give it a good home

[@dronewilder5234]

@@RRX-Official sorry I can’t give him away. He won’t be any use to anyone anymore

[@RRX-Official]

@@dronewilder5234 i dont really want to Fly it, but its a Video relikt, when i want to fly something i fly my dji 2 se, i want to have a Neo look this Destroyd but i cant bring it over my Heart to smash it into a BrickWall❤️😭 When its Staying by you what did you want zo use it for?

[@RRX-Official]

@@dronewilder5234 I dont really want to fly it but, btw i have a a Dji mini 2 se, i want to have a Neo that is so Destroyed, but i cant do it when i have a new one ❤️😭 and plwase say me that you can do more rhan put in Junk

[@Windシ]

Wow I ran into your channel a while ago and I must say im impressed. Your videos help me realise its durability thank you! also how much money do you have? your just destroying neo's like its nothing.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@Windシ thanks for watching - glad you found it useful and interesting. The nice thing about the Neo is that it is a pretty affordable drone by Dji standards so the cost of one or two drones in exchange for fun/interesting content works for me. I wouldn’t do the same tests with a Mavic 3 pro of course 😂😜

[@Windシ]

@@dronewilder5234 yeah that's probably for the best 🤣

[@boutrosboutrosboutrosboutros]

There are some settings you can adjust to make the video look better once you pair it with a RC. And some basic photography sensibilities. This one doesn't like to shoot into the sun, but most cameras don't! You can do a little color grading and really make it look pretty good in post. I've seen some amazing Neo videos on tube.

[@Errr717]

Nice test. Well done! I think the prop guard may have something to do with the propellers autorotating.

[@dronewilder5234]

Thanks -, yes that’s possible. Tbh though even Mavic, air and mini series drones I’ve found to spin props if you point them into the wind - scary fast at times too!

[@techlifebio]

More hero neo content please! Don't retire it! Would love to see more of the footage from it, munted as it is.

[@dronewilder5234]

I’ll see what I can do 😂

[@techlifebio]

@@dronewilder5234 subbed 😉

[@madman1699]

The Drone should be named THOR or so....! This little Beast...stunning !

[@dronewilder5234]

@@madman1699 haha yes

[@moitoi4064]

Not exactly autorotation, in an autorotation the pilot reverses the propeller pitch so that the rotor gathers speed as the helicopter falls then he put the blades in the opposite direction to slow down the descend as he pulls the cyclic to flare.

[@dronewilder5234]

Strictly speaking that's correct yes. If we compare to an Autogyro plane though, this uses the same airflow induced rotation (also referred to as autorotation here) to generate lift without reversing pitch as used in a helicopter emergency landing. As you say though autorotation normally refers to the helicopter technique involving reversing pitch. I had to do this on my very first RC IC helicopter flight around 20 years ago due to dead stick - was pooing my pants!!

[@toweri_li]

@@dronewilder5234 I'm guessing the stabilization effect is caused by gyroscopic effects of the rotating rotor blades. They will resist any twist and turn about their rotor plane.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@toweri_li probably that and/or the low c o g while the props autorotation just adds some drag.

[@solrgroovy]

It is on my purchase list and I thank you for doing the scary work to prove that it is quality. Thanks again for your investment and time.

[@dronewilder5234]

thanks for watching!

[@BigDuke6ixx]

The wind milling props are just adding drag.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@BigDuke6ixx exactly - that’s a good thing to take the edge of gravity trying to turn it into a bullet! 😂. It also levels the drone which may or may not be benifical.

[@anrods]

Now I'm buying that drone. Thanks mate.👍💪

[@dronewilder5234]

Awesome, please don't crash it like I did - its built like a tank but not invincible :-)

[@IN488]

Tqvm for this wonderful video. DJI should sponcer you ada Neo drone for this kind of test. Its a good advertising for theirs Drone. Keeps making wonderfull video for us & Thank you again for your efford & you deserved a Subscription and likes.

[@dronewilder5234]

Thank you so much for watching and subscribing!

[@yousri.g.1348]

Great test ! Respect ! From France 🇨🇵

[@dronewilder5234]

Merci! Glad you enjoyed the video - I do many of my tests in clear view of your country across the channel.😀

[@yousri.g.1348]

@@dronewilder5234 i have the Neo fly more combo and an Avata 2 so i enjoy to fly with them.

[@Dav2112]

Old trick that I used to find my quad if I wasn't too sure where it was, was using both my analog goggles with only a patch antenna on the module along with the signal strength from the telemetry on my Taranis transmitter, it worked really well, I've never bothered putting buzzers on any of my quads.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@Dav2112 yay another person who does it old school like me 😂. It’s like a treasure hunt but with a drone at the end.

[@JoaoeduardoAgostinho]

thanks for the video. great info of this remarkable drone.From Portugal (Algarve) with a great sunny day.😎😎

[@dronewilder5234]

Thank you back from the UK on a rainy grey day lol

[@Drone.vision]

Haha awesome mate, you said you had another test planned , fantastic that! What a strong little beast, virtually indestructible! Is it time for it to go off to dji refresh now haha ! 👍

[@dronewilder5234]

Haha quite possibly!

[@rabbitracinguk]

You did it! That’s cool. I suggested this on the last video and I was excited to wake up to the notification you’d done it. Awesome work man. What a drone. I was sure it wasn’t dead. I thought you’d prize the motor free from the housing. So glad you did. Do you think DJI Care Refresh would honour a claim? Or will you just keep it as a trophy?

[@dronewilder5234]

Thanks for the suggestion - it was a good one and certainly made it worth a try. Still sitting on the fence but I'm sure dji care refresh would cover it. Ive been through a lot with this one though so feel a bit attached!

[@wilfredchavez5674]

I have neo too. I am glad that this little drone is a monster. I will just avoid the its lethal enemy. The water😂 i also watched your hitting the wall test and i am impressed. 😂

[@dronewilder5234]

Thanks for watching

[@disco.jellyfish]

I also tried it in FPV recently. Its definitely a great tiny whoop but obviously not suitable for freestyle purposes. As a cinewhoop the Avata 2 is also not intended to be a freestyle drone but specifically with the Neo ist very easy to just fall from the sky, while doing flips or yaw spins. Basically any very extreme movements while at full throttle. As I said - not a freestyle drone and you can clearly feel that even compared to an Avata 2, which is also not even nearly a freestyle drone either. So this is not that unrealistic of a scenario - at least if you are like less than 10m above the ground, it can just fall out of the sky AND hit the ground. If you are higher you should still be able to catch it back.

[@dronewilder5234]

The biggest problem is being able to arrest autorotation (counter direction to normal) once it's picked up too much speed on descent. I've tested this by sticking the drone out of my car - up to 20kmh it works but anything faster and the motors won't start.

[@midnightman873]

3:10 It did not do an autorotation. You need a variable pitch rotor to be able to reverse the pitch to build up momentum in the rotor which is later used to produce thrust once the pitch is brought back to normal for landing. The drone has fixed propellers, if the motors were trully killed it would fall like a rock. The only means for controll is via the 4 motors, the propellers are solid plastic they do not have variable pitch control or any other control surfaces. The only way the drone is controlled is by controlling the RPM of each motor. Even if they managed to cram a variable pitch system in the propeller it likely still would not work as the propellers do not have enough mass to have any usefull momentum. What is actually happening is the motors are trying the keep the drone upright/level in the position it was before the fall. The motors are still on and spinning, activly stabilizing the drone they just aren't producing enough thrust to hover, the small ammount of thrust produced from stabilizing is what makes it fall slower, not autorotation. It's a rapid controlled decent, not a free fall.

[@dronewilder5234]

The definition of autorotation is when a propeller rotates without an engine using just airflow. It doesn’t require variable pitch in this case as the prop direction reverses during the freefall. Even a falling Maple Seed is said to use autorotation due to its asymmetric nature.

[@midnightman873]

@dronewilder5234 Sure, the air can windmill the props, but that would not make it glide down. It would be the same as dropping it completely powered off since the only active controll are the motors. If they were completely stopped, it would be no different than dropping it completely powered off. The motors are still providing some power. You can hear them spin up and down as the drone is responding by staying level. Great video still, quite entertaining :)

[@JvanBeets]

Imagine being this little drone. "I have dreams and when someone buys me I will have all sorts of cool adventures. I'll Fly at mountain tops, rivers, farms and warm beaches" Than there is this poor guy.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@JvanBeets 😂😂😂🤷🏻‍♂️

[@CNCmachiningisfun]

Sweet :) . Contrast that with a shiny new drone that I recently bought, which was DOA! Luckily, I was able to pull it to bits, and repair it :) .

[@urbielatenightgamingadvent567]

DJI could further enhance its protection by incorporating shock-absorbing foam on the top and bottom of the drone. This will also make the drone float on water, too!

[@sky-highaerialvideophotography]

Great video.. Next test... Can you cut the motors at altitude, then start them back up whilst the drone is in freefall, and take back control of the drone?

[@sky-highaerialvideophotography]

Ignore my question above, I have just found your next video, where you try this exact test.

[@dronewilder5234]

😎😎

[@drlau9]

This accidentally turned into one of those g shock watch advertisements!

[@mtmccornack]

Thank you for destroying the toys that I wouldn't!

[@dronewilder5234]

@@mtmccornack you’re welcome - it felt worst at the beginning 😂

[@wailwong8712]

Does it mean I didn't need the DJI aftercare? 😁😁...great video thanks!

[@dronewilder5234]

Haha - I would always get DJI care refresh! - it's really cheap on this drone and means you can fly taking a few more risks and know that even if the worst happens (which is unlikely as Ive shown) you are still covered!

[@SFBenjaminK]

I bought HoverAir Promax Can't wait to get it next month 🤙👌🔥✨👍🥂

[@davidjohnwenzel]

As Arnie says… I’ll be back! Actually interesting to see the way the drone settles into an attitude to allow the props to auto rotate. Very cool test. Have you tried taking it to 100m, then tilting it forward and cutting the motors, so it’s not already in a hover attitude? Is there sufficient time for the weight of the battery to flatten out its attitude and then the auto rotate to soften the landing?

[@dronewilder5234]

In my previous ultimate crash test video I throw the drone off an 80m cliff and it’s initially a very unsettled attitude- yet still settles into a level autorotating attitude near the end. It’s done this in every freefall test I’ve put it through (about 3 in total)

[@scoptimizations]

I did that from 90m as well. Just with a normal 5" with gopro. because battery and gopro is much heavier, it tilted downwards, preventing me from arming it back on again. Everything survived without issues. Was a nightmare to watch and was a "good" search too as I didnt know where it landed!

[@dronewilder5234]

What a nightmare! Were you in attitude mode? I think betaflight has a default function which won’t allow arming if the drone attitude isn’t level so could have been that. Glad it survived though!

[@JohnBaxendale]

DJI Care program is going to hate you! 🙂

this is just free marketing , if I saw any clip that the drone is worth having might be this one

[@dronewilder5234]

Haha well I’m trying to make it clear that the drone does get some damage in these tests. 🙂

[@UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ]

I was part of the team that hacked the Mavic Pro. The week of «The red herring» I got a Mavic pro to 12km high with 12% battery remaining. I modified the firmware to allow powered freefall and so I was able to land at 3%. I then took that battery to the garbage.

[@gabedude68]

Well done! You couldn't trust the battery after 3%? Idk why Neo won't drop from above 100m, thats when you might need it most (if caught in updraft or descending from a mountain). Are there any guides on firmware editing? I would like to be able to toggle landing lights when camera is recording, but it wont let me.

[@UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ]

@@gabedude68 The only reason we were able to do it was a chinese employee leaked some keys. Newer DJI drones are not hacked as much. Some people took our work and made a commercial product out of it that was doing a good job 10 years ago. Google nolimitdronez. They have a list of supported drones with the features unlockable for each. A LiPo battery that is discharged beyond limit with never recover. fully. You dont risk a vehicle over a consumable.

[@stanislavspacek2270]

12km?!

[@leexgx]

Can you restart the motors when free falling

[@UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ]

@@leexgx I didn't stop the motors. Using the firmware I edited the min max values for climb/fall and for fall, I set it so low that its free fall. This way it stay level during fall. You have to go full throttle up a good 100ft above ground so you dont make a pancake.

[@MicheIIePucca]

Amazing (and crazy tough) drone. This makes me want to buy more NEOs for some reason. Being in IT all my life made me like the N+1, 2 or 3 approach.

[@dronewilder5234]

Yes definitely - now you mention it I want to have 3-4 Neo's do a simultaneous orbit around me!!

[@joeninety5240]

SUPERB demonstration. Great and unusual review, thanks I enjoyed it.

[@dronewilder5234]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@CPstudioTheTraveller]

durability was good. i crash multiple times fly in manual mode. it's impressive the neo still alive and works.

[@dronewilder5234]

That's great news!

[@lironnir7818]

Do you think dji will fix it and the drone will back to you and land safely?

[@dronewilder5234]

@@lironnir7818 how do you mean? There is no error or problem as such - this video was only demonstrating what would happen if you switch off the motors

[@bruunm1975]

Got ours yesterday. Had a HS720g which was too big and cumbersome and more importantly horrible to fly. The Neo is fantastic and so easy and stable to fly. Maybe that’s just what DJI drone’s do. Love Osmo Pocket 3 and Action 3. And the Neo again is a great DJI product.

[@dronewilder5234]

I'm not a DJI fan boy or affiliated but I must say DJI drones do generally fly very well - it's something we take for granted nowadays. FPV manual mode is lacking a bit but its such a small lightweight drone with so many features!

[@bruunm1975]

@@dronewilder5234 not a fanboy myself. But everything I got from them just works and is quality. Much like all my Apple stuff and my MacBook Pro(s) I had over the years.

[@GoPro-TV]

You’ve convinced me to buy one! Thank you

[@dronewilder5234]

Glad I could help!

[@RobWhittlestone]

Wow very impressive! It certainly helps that it doesn't weigh much but nevertheless I'm totally impressed. That looks like the south coast of England but I'm intrigued by a tiny trace of an accent spreekt U Nederlands? All the best, Rob in Switzerland

[@dronewilder5234]

You’re correct it’s the south coast of England near Dover. Also you did detect the accent - I’m originally German but lived in the UK since I was 12. The accent remained a bit though 🤷🏻‍♂️😂. Ich kann natürlich auch Deutsch sprechen.

[@didocopter951]

I’ll take the drone 😂awesome video🎉

[@dronewilder5234]

@@didocopter951 haha thanks

[@nickc764]

just got sold by your vids

[@allenhuffman]

Finally. A drone we won’t break the first time we try to fly it ;)

[@dronewilder5234]

@@allenhuffman unless you try really really hard to break it 😂😜

[@shogenx]

this give me hope dji has made an australian magpie proof drone

[@dronewilder5234]

@@shogenx 😂😂

[@edphab]

This test is exactly what happened to my hover x1. It got blown by a sudden gust of wind which caused it to stop it’s propellers and it plummeted to the ground. Note it was only 30 meters or so above ground and it completely wrecked it. No physical damage but it stopped connecting to my phone and it also stopped flying no matter which mode i put it in. Luckily I ordered it on amazon and it was still within 30 days refund window

[@dronewilder5234]

@@edphab that’s interesting, did the props spool up when it plummeted to the ground?

[@edphab]

@@dronewilder5234 no it didn’t. There was no physical damage at all. It just broke something internally that it caused some software problem that it wouldn’t fly either with a phone or using its own flight modes. That’s why I am a bit hesitant with buying the new hover x1 pros. Are you planning to review them when they come out?

[@dronewilder5234]

@@edphab I’m not sure yet- I’ll certainly consider it!

[@standeely]

Awesome video! I wonder what the terminal velocity of the Neo is.. 🤔

[@dronewilder5234]

I've had it up to about 55/60kmh but it often destabilises at higher speeds - during dives for example it will yaw tumble often when you dive too fast

[@pascalfust1035]

An interesting test. But: how sure are you that the stabilization that you show us is not related to the GIMBAL STABILIZATION instead of the flight stabilization?

[@False-Data]

Because the gimbal doesn't stabilise side-ways or when the drone is upside down

[@pascalfust1035]

@@False-Data Fair point

[@False-Data]

@@pascalfust1035 🙃

[@dronewilder5234]

My latest video also shows actual footage of the drone tumbling a bit and then stabilising into a level attitude during fall 👍

[@hovig2000]

Wow DJI did a great job on this

[@dronewilder5234]

@@hovig2000 it’s a well built drone even with a clear low weight advantage

[@Kr0ninz]

That was a Great Video... Maybe you can revive neo drone kun? Transfer all its parts to a new body? That way we can know how repairable it is. Just new to drones so it would be great to know. Not all countries have DJI refresh.

[@dronewilder5234]

I didn't realise care refresh wasn't available in all countries - maybe some very efficient light weight frame protectors and the drone should be fine in virtually every case.

[@RobR386]

Mine took a tumble down carpeted stairs with the prop guards on, it's absolutely fine, then I saw this video 🤣

[@dronewilder5234]

@@RobR386 haha yes but I’ll admit the first and mildest crashes almost hurt me the most to experience - after that you get a bit desensitised.

[@RobR386]

@@dronewilder5234 my UMX turbo timber can agree with that, been split in three and glued back together, still flying 😆

[@dronewilder5234]

@@RobR386 😂😂👍

[@Noney8078]

A quadcopter cannot do an auto rotation for a few reasons - not enough momentum stored in the tiny props, the props cant change their pitch to a negative pitch. What probably happened is the drone just made sure its stabilized and tried to reduce the impact results by "landing" on a specified orientation, but to know for sure DJI has to give some input on this.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@Noney8078 autorotation is simply the process of a prop (including fixed pitch) using airflow to rotate and generate drag. It’s a generalised term which is also often used to describe the manoeuvre you’re referring to which helicopters use in emergencies such as engine flame outs. Once a dji drone motor has been stopped it does not restart regardless of the drones speed - you can test this by arming and disarming the Neo inside a moving car 🙂🙂

[@Noney8078]

@@dronewilder5234 Well, this is not autorotation... Its creating drag to slow down the fall. Autorotation is a completely different maneuver. You may call it autorotation but its not...

[@dronewilder5234]

Virtually every online source will tell you the following statement- quote:”Autorotation is a condition of helicopter flight during which the main rotor of a helicopter is driven only by aerodynamic forces with no power from the engine”

[@Noney8078]

@@dronewilder5234 Exactly "helicopter flight" not a controlled fall but a flight driven by aerodynamic forces. A controlled fall is not flight.

[@dronewilder5234]

I think we are just going to have to agree to disagree here (respectfully). I see autorotation as the process of a prop being driven by airflow with no engine power and most sources agree with that definition. Bottom line is, it stops the drone from uncontrollably falling in a random attitude and provides a reduced terminal velocity of 45kmh. But we really don’t need to keep arguing this because I’m suspecting you won’t budge from your opinion and that’s absolutely fine 🙂

[@PJZombie]

That is not how auto-rotation works. It requires changing the pitch/angle of the blades to create lift temporary lift, what you have here is just blade rotation keeping the drone upright. Also, just because the battery hull is cracked doesn't mean that the lipo itself is damaged. Likewise, just because after a fall, the battery hull looks ok doesn't mean it is not damaged.

[@dronewilder5234]

Autorotation is rotation of a propellor using airflow to build kinetic energy. Even fixed pitch auto gyro planes are said to utilise autorotation. What you are referring to is a technique used by helicopter pilots which indeed uses a flare at the end of an autorotation to covert the kinetic energy back into thrust and it is generally called an autorotation, but the term autorotation isn’t limited to just this use 🙂. Regarding the battery, between me and you I agree but I’d get massive flack on a video if I advocate using cracked damaged batteries 😂😂.

[@PJZombie]

​@dronewilder5234 agreed. But that's just the point, the hard protective casing is damaged but not necessarily the actual lipo itself. We unfortunately have to cater for the people who would say "hey but he said it would be OK to fly it" and sue for damages. Most rc devices have had a hard knock or ten, and just because the case isn't damaged, doesn't mean the lipo is safe, yet they still fly it. Not all rc flying devices have a protective case, I have over 25 rc planes and 4 Drones and the ONLY one that has a hard protective case is the DJI. Common sense and inspections for damage and assessment of your lipo's before flying is how you decide if you shouldn't fly it.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@PJZombie exactly. As you say lost RC batteries just have a bit of shrink wrap to protect them. It’s simply become more of a consumer market than a hobbyist one these days. I remember my first drones I had to SMD solder bare PCB‘s to ‚make‘ a flight controller which flew absolutely 💩compared to what we have nowadays

[@PJZombie]

​@dronewilder5234 lol I remember those days. I still prefer to be able to see my lipo cells rather than that are encased without knowing if they are puffing or damaged in any way. We are controlled more these days.

[@ruvrandomusefulvideos]

This is really great drone, hope the 2nd version has longer battery life or they'll make Avata 3 under 250 grams

[@maxsinventions8913]

After getting my license and everything for the avada 2, I've realized that the under 250 g thing is not even that great because all that means is you don't have to register it with the FAA. You still have to follow all the rules though. Boo

[@ruvrandomusefulvideos]

@@maxsinventions8913 You have a point plus lots of eyes watching now telling you, you cannot fly here but at least you do not have to get the license to renew it

[@uptowndisco2]

@@maxsinventions8913 not in the UK below 250 g gives us very relaxed flying rules , almost none except stay out of no fly zones at airports and away from prisons