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

[@fardeenbeharry]

Impressively. Gives me so much confidence to fly it now

[@BartholomewJenkins69420]

same!

[@JacobRhine-q4s]

You can still get DJI care for $39 if you send them all the proof of function videos. Then if you break it it’s only $19 to fix and $80 if you lose it in a fly away. You get 4 claims in 2 years and 2 of them can be fly aways

[@fardeenbeharry]

@@JacobRhine-q4s I don't have dji care in my country sadly

[@xxO2Plusxx]

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

[@dronewilder5234]

@@xxO2Plusxx thanks and greeting right back!

[@_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 😈

[@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!

[@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?

[@shawnstone4949]

@@PsychoticBovineSo yeah…. How is it?? I’ve had mine for about a month now? It’s an amazing little machine!!

[@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

[@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!

[@sorenromano7]

This is the exact content I wanted to see when I clicked on the video. Clear, fast and all the details needed. No fluff. Fantastic stuff.

[@dronewilder5234]

Thanks I’ll try and keep the fluff to a minimum 🙂

[@sorenromano7]

@dronewilder5234 You very much succeeded. Keep up the awesome content. 🫡

[@DungarooTV]

Great durability testing - arguably, the Neo is the most nimble and durable drone ever made given it's so light, small and well made.

[@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!

[@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

[@Daniel-e1v8g]

Great comparison. Using a neo to film a Toyota might be necessary 🤓

[@dronewilder5234]

@ what a great idea 😂

[@jamesk954]

Buddies of mine in Afghanistan and Africa tossed a Toyota Hilux off a 3-4 a story parking garage, and despite landing on its roof, it still drove!

[@dronewilder5234]

@ where those buddies called Jeremy Clarkson, James and Richard by any chance? 😂😂

[@ryecabansag5685]

For $200 this drone is what a beginner like me needs! Thanks for this video mate! Cheers!

[@dronewilder5234]

@@ryecabansag5685 perfect drone for a beginner!

[@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!

[@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

[@vidvertise001]

You should put that NEO in a frame and award it the Purple Heart.💜

[@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.

[@rludemann]

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

[@glennthompson3642]

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

[@gregkral4467]

What an amazingly robust little drone. Hehehe, right on.

[@sergiothephotographer]

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

[@JMprodquad]

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

[@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!)

[@Mostaism]

People like you are why I bought one of these drones.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@Mostaism that’s so nice to hear. Thanks!

[@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 🙂

[@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.

[@JBH99]

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

[@cybercandyman]

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

[@dronewilder5234]

@@cybercandyman that little drone beat me! Thanks 🙂

[@EspressoGuy88]

Awesome ultimate test! It makes me relief it being my first drone lol

[@R4M2Xavplenspotting]

Amazing review for the neo!

[@dronewilder5234]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@AlamDias]

self-rotate of motors! Nive video man!

[@nixdapogs]

You’ve single-handedly cured my fear of crashing my drone. Now all I have to deal with is the looming threat of it flying away when the sensors go haywire😂

[@dronewilder5234]

@@nixdapogs haha I’ve got just the video for that coming up

[@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

[@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!

[@noelic6744]

Once they start paying him the credibility of the review will drop significantly.

[@dronewilder5234]

@ at present they don’t even talk to me so slim chance (maybe because I keep breaking their drone 🤷🏻‍♂️😜). For now I’m as independent from Dji as you can be.

[@zainstreammedia9064]

This video helped me buy my dji neo! I just need the controller haha 😅

[@dronewilder5234]

@thats great to hear. Regarding the controller- have a look on the second hand market as many people will have space RC-N3 controllers now they have bought the Dji Flip which currently cannot be bought without a controller

[@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

[@frankhouser3355]

I was thinking about buying one of these but haven't yet. Your video convinced me to buy it. Dji should pay you for the advertisement.

[@dronewilder5234]

@@frankhouser3355 great to hear my videos helped!

[@noelht1]

I literally bought one of these yesterday. I look very much forward to not dropping it from 100 m oOr fly and get into any trees, but it does give me confidence that it’s a solid bit of kit

[@dronewilder5234]

@@noelht1 yeah I wouldn’t advise people doing these things but at least it shows how durable the drone „can“ be 👍

[@noelht1]

@ it’s my first foray into the drone world. For many years I’ve not bought one having wanted one because I would be afraid that I will smash it and crash it and waste 800 quid. But with the neo at the price it is I think it’s a good starting point and a good learning point. For the past 24 hours I’ve been watching many videos, the most entertaining of which and informative has actually been yours. I’ve just got the drone itself but I can see already before I’ve even flown it, that I’m gonna need the remote control unit for it pretty quickly as it will be fairly limited to range flying it directly from the phone. But as I say I want to learn it organically before proceeding up into more expensive And capable drones. You have certainly assuaged any fears I had about breaking this little thing. Thanks for posting mate and thanks for replying

[@dronewilder5234]

@ that’s amazing - I’m sure it’s the perfect drone to get you started. I’m currently putting together a long overdue review of the Neo and who it’s best suited for. Your case is a perfect example of one of the main groups I identified - newbie who wants to have a go, maybe expand further but without a huge initial financial commitment 👍. I’d definitely recommend the RC-N3 controller eventually though

[@hschmidt79]

Thank you for taking away my fear to crash my Neo!

[@joeninety5240]

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

[@dronewilder5234]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@kokw3i]

Nice video. It is good to bring extra propellers n dji screw for your trip.

[@RonaldvanEldijk]

I'm glad you do these tests, so I won't have to 😋

[@dronewilder5234]

Haha exactly!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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)

[@wordreet]

Hehe, that's incredible! 🤯 Here's wishing your little Neo a relaxed retirement from now on! 🤕 👍

[@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.

[@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...

[@KassA_87]

order placed! 😊 thanks for your great reviews..

[@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!

[@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)

[@sanicmugobeatz5765]

🤣🤣🤣🤣a lot of people wont understand this, but this is a great experiment bru

[@BANDW1]

Amazing video and stunning Neo 😮

[@dronewilder5234]

@@BANDW1 thanks 🙂

[@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!😆

[@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.

[@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

[@daemn42]

FWIW, when it auto-rotates down, the motors are actually spinning backwards. With a real helicopter you have to push negative collective to keep the main rotor spinning forward, and that's obviously not possible with fixed pitch props.

[@jamesk954]

Despite some initial hiccups with setting this drone and RC-N3 controller up with my non-cell service phone (which I intend to solely utilize as an FPV monitor for this device), I am so grateful to have received this as a gift from my Parents!

[@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!

[@killiansred40]

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

[@dronewilder5234]

@@killiansred40 thank you so much

[@GoPro-TV]

You’ve convinced me to buy one! Thank you

[@dronewilder5234]

Glad I could help!

[@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

[@Tony-ow3if]

BRILLIANT!!!

[@filipkavan]

so amazing, thank you for this great test

[@dronewilder5234]

You’re very welcome thanks for watching

[@SFBenjaminK]

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

[@TheElectronicDilettante]

In free fall , you said you thought the motors were turning from an autorotation effect. Do you think they’re spinning up fast enough to cause a current back flow into the ESC. Also… after the motors are shutdown and begins its free fall, can they be powered back on and spun up in time to arrest the fall? Finally, at the price it’s sold for , which in the US is $25 more that the O3 air unit. After damage to the externals of the aircraft , could the electronics be removed and used on a generic or home quad platform? Just a thought. Great video, thanks!!

[@dronewilder5234]

@@TheElectronicDilettante I’m not sure if the props are causing a current surge into the escs but it’s possible and certainly something I’d normally want to avoid. Regarding restarting the motors - I did a whole seperate video on this if you check out my videos 🙂

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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 🙂

[@DroneGuyIreland]

i'd say the 4 props spinning up to speed due to airflow of the fall actually bring back the stability designed into the frame

[@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

[@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 😂😜“

[@Daniel-e1v8g]

I accidentally shut off the motors on my mini 2 at 165 meters high and it landed on the road. Completely totaled except the battery and some circuit boards. But I still use the battery that was in there in my new one.

[@eddyg1794]

I wonder if the props autorotated to slow the drone down? Okay you answered my question. It is obviously auto rotating. Wonder if this is a fluke or DJI designed it this way?

[@dronewilder5234]

@@eddyg1794 oh I can almost guarantee it’s just fluke 😜😂

[@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!

[@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

[@daryllmroberts7958]

its my 4th dji drone,,,and one of the best,,

[@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!

[@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!

[@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 :) .

[@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 🤣

[@amoktimeflies]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Well done mate! I love how resilient this little b***d is! Thankyou for making this vid - Brilliant! 🖖

[@dronewilder5234]

Thanks for watching!

[@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 :-)

[@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 😂😜

[@l3lackoutsMedia]

Only thing missing is some kind of automatic parachute that keeps itself locked with a solenoid under power to automatically open up on power failure.

[@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.

[@neira.francisco]

The rounded bottom perhaps? The upward wind forces the drone to turn bottom down?

[@THAT-_-GUY-00]

the neo is a absolute tank

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@lonnieo4676]

how you keep it from breaking props?? i already broke the 2 it came with, and i just broke another 2 today,,, glad my prop order came in this afternoon...

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@road3240]

i have a 25$ toy drone and it does that too when the motors shut off way up high, lands flat on it's belly with no damage because it doesn't weight anything.

[@aleemkhalid2648]

Love the videos ❤

[@dronewilder5234]

@@aleemkhalid2648 thank you!

[@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!

[@madman1699]

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

[@dronewilder5234]

@@madman1699 haha yes