Skydio 2 vs. Mavic 2 Tracking Tests - Not Even Fair

ActiveTrack does a great job at tracking a fast moving subject in open space, but when it comes to obstacles... yeah, I would rather not use my $1500 drone to track me. I'll leave that to the Skydio.
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[@billykyle]

For those wondering why I entered the “fast” ActiveTrack mode when using the Mavic 2 - this was a necessity in this test to keep up with me on my fast moving Boosted Board. It shows a flaw in DJI’s drones when tracking in the form of compromise, only the front and back obstacle avoidance sensors were enabled. Trying to put the Mavic 2 on the level of the Skydio 2 immediately shows its weakness, it doesn’t make this test any less “fair.”

[@billykyle]

@Lon Denard Look at the top right corner in the screen recording (1:12). See how the icon showing the status of the obstacle avoidance sensors are fully lit up in green? Yeah... obstacle avoidance WAS turned on. Delete your comments because you are wrong, Lon.

[@davidwalker2402]

Billy Kyle active track on skydio is not tracking, it’s first and most important thing is to avoid obstacles, so you can see skydio first and foremost will push the focus on the obstacle it has great difficulty in keeping the subject in the Centre, so what people are watching your telling them to watch, which is the drone avoiding obstacles. But looking at the footage which is supposed to Centre in on you well that part is pretty poor. You are still putting motorists at great risk, it was clear in some parts you tried to avoid but in the most it looked as if you couldn’t do diddly squat about it nor did you care.

[@davidwalker2402]

Lon Denard so at 17.29 you think it’s ok just because it didn’t hit the car but only came close, remember skydio don’t guarantee to avoid moving subjects and it’s clearly a breech of the rules and it happened a couple of times in the video. It loses framing because it’s designed to avoid obstacles first and foremost so your drawn away from the subject to the obstacle, if you showed this footage to anyone who knows nothing about drones they would immediately think the camera man had one to many lol 😂

[@billykyle]

@Lon Denard The Part 107 mafia😂 Btw, just read the manual and I am right. Maybe you should brush up.

[@BrianLambert]

@@billykyle You broke the law three times in this video by flying over traffic three different times. Everyone should be concerned with your incompetency as a drone pilot and how you put lives at risk. Skydio 2 isn't designed to avoid moving obstacles. If you had hit another vehicle head-on, this could have been a fatal accident...

[@Fernando_Woolybooger]

That level of obstacle avoidance is ridiculous! Awesome video! Thanks! I'm sold.

[@FranciscoPinales]

what microphone do you use?

[@onerun7783]

Azden SMX-30 Stereo/Mono Switchable Video Microphone with Furry Windshield Cover

[@tubularap]

12:46 - Drone hits twigs and carries on.

[@flyineyeaerialfpv5592]

I saw that too

[@wilbs1001]

As a M2P owner, I have to say the intelligence in this drone's obstacle avoidance technology at 7:00 is incredible.

[@jamestran347]

did you see that at over 3:24 billy said it flipped over not crash WTF!!!

[@international1499]

I hope you know Billy Kyle has turned off the Mavic's obstacle detection. Thus, he compared something with obstacle detection with something without obstacle detection. This is about as accurate as comparing blind flight with normal flight.

[@TheBigDubovsky]

international 1 how do you know he turned it off?

[@D3nn1s_NL]

@@TheBigDubovsky because he was flying in sport mode, then it is turned off.

[@becoolenough]

@@TheBigDubovsky All optical sensors and obstacle avoidance systems are disabled in Sport Mode

[@gd198070]

Most impressive performance from the Skydio, if tracking is your priority then Skydio is the only choice here.

[@kevinisawake]

@mingoucz jcz Until the object tracking firmware update hits the Skydio - dog tracking will be a breeze for it.

[@riccardomassafaidatech]

It's not only for tracking... with this thing you're safe that you would never crash on anything if you're filming on distance...

[@RemyRAD]

A simply scrumptious, video. Man. I missed the mark. I'm 64. I'm not getting on a skateboard.. Man. I wish I could get on a skateboard. A motorized skateboard with one of these drones. That was simply Awesome! 360° accident avoidance. And then we were watching it think through obstacles. It was fabulous! So yeah. I'm one of those MavicPro folk. An easy chair, pilot. And I'm not goin', anywhere. My drone is. But that's definitely a cool tracking drone. Absolutely lovely. The side shots. The rear shot. The forward shot. Oh yeah. And so fluid with its motion. Those guys programmed a goodie. It's a swell device. And it's going to make a slew of awesome videos. Now everybody's going to want a battery-powered skateboard. Look what you've done! What are your parents going to say? They're going to want skateboards now also. Do you really want to go out skateboarding with your parents? No. Of course not. And because you don't want see your parents, arrested. Because they will be acting like children. And then what are you going to do? See what happens when you set this kind of example for your parents? And can you imagine the pile up of 60 something-year-olds at the bottom of the hill? It won't be a pretty sight. I am a rock and roller. I sit at home. And I rock and roll, my drone. From my captains, chair. And I'm like Capt. Kirk on the bridge of the Enterprise. Sulu hard a stern! Give me all you've got, Scotty! I know about the God damned gimbal lock! Down a little more. Forward. Forward. Houston. Tranquilized, base. The Enterprise has landed. And I don't have to get out of the captains chair. So actually the SKY DI oh.. Kind of reminds me of my dog. You not only have to walk the dog. You have to play with the dog. Which means running and jumping and throwing balls and sticks. You have to be interactive with the dog. And you have to be interactive with that SKY DI oh. That's like work. I'm done working. I'm retired. And so the MavicPro. Will be good to track one walking up. An unencumbered, beach. Not the forest. For the trees. Oh well. Unfortunately it does not seem to have the adjustability of the camera and its selections thereof. Log-D, etc. It's simple box camera settings. But maybe in a later firmware/software upgrade? And because that's already 4K, 60 FPS. When everyone else is just 30 or 24. And what about slow motion? 60, 120, 240 frames per second? I forget? And 100 Mb per second or just 40 like the MavicPro? Or is that megabytes? My brain is freezing up at 64. It don't work, no more. DUH. Ugh. I admit it. I've got dementia. I don't yet have my MavicPro. Not expected to arrive until January 22. I'm flying it in my dreams. I'm senile. I'm over the hill and under the covers. Sitting in my rock 'n' roll chair. And waiting for the next quad copter in the mail. To pick me up. Not sure that it can? Even though I have lost 75 pounds the past 2 years. Yes. I am that senile and filled with dementia and elusive nations. I actually think I'm writing something here. Because the astrophysicists have all said we are just a hologram. So I guess this is heaven? And our little drones fly around above our heads like little halos. Yeah doggy! I miss my kitty. Where's my kitty? She died years ago. And I've got to go find her with my drone. Senility is great! It's like meeting somebody new every time you meet them. I've got 500 friends! But maybe it's only 5? I wouldn't know. I'm not here.

[@CNY_AP]

@Anponomo one guy I played ice hockey with still plays at 96 years old (barely). He played pretty good at 80. I’m 50.

[@ng-iq4kx]

I'm gone on 70d, I still fly rc planes drones watch you tube and play on the sim when the weather is bad. And ride my bike 10 miles a day.

[@rzu7120]

RemyRAD Get an e-bike

[@Hobbit247]

🤣😂 Lmfao. Right on dude. I'm 58 going on 25 still. U bet.....drones are sooooo cool

[@smenci]

See what you did? First I liked the drone. Then I liked the board. Now I like you.

[@dronexfun8469]

The Skydio navigating through those trees is very impressive.

[@drone-time]

2:58 "Let's put this over to the right of us".. you started an anti-clockwise rotation, with only the front and back avoidance sensors enabled. So then when the drone is circling around you, as you instructed it to do, and flies sideways into trees, because you disabled the sideways avoidance, how are you surprised when it hits a tree?

[@Nick-ug2wz]

I was about to say

[@abiez4018]

Because Active Track Already Isn't that Great

[@psoon04286]

Simply amazing.......no arguments about who’s the champ here. Skydio did a homerun for sure. Would you be doing an over water tracking test? Awesome narration during the videos Billy, you’re clear and articulate, capturing your audience all the way👍👍

[@billykyle]

Thanks Philip! I appreciate your feedback👍🏼

[@joelberman5981]

You really nailed it. This is a realistic test of how the drone would be used. Not a torture test. You prove there is a clear winner and why. Thank you.

[@personaldronerepair6141]

At 1:25 you stated that you were aware of the fact that "all of the avoidance sensors are not going to turned on". I am not a DJI fanboy by any stretch of the imagination. My disdain for DJI's customer service is why I began repairing drones in the first place. My question is, how would a person expect this model to perform well without all of it's obstacle avoidance on? The Skydio 2 is an awesome product, no debate there. But if you don't mind, could you do an apples to apples test for us? These videos are cool to watch no matter the outcome. Thanks Billy.

[@billykyle]

Obstacle avoidance on the front was on, but the sides were turned off when flying at faster speeds. I was tracking a fast moving subject, so I needed the extra speed. In my opinion this shows a flaw in DJI’s ActiveTrack software and obstacle avoidance. There are no sensor or speed limits the Skydio when tracking.

[@personaldronerepair6141]

@@billykyle Maybe DJI will take notice of the Skydio2 and produce a firmware update to addresses this fast mode issue. Thanks for the videos man.

[@netofpv8030]

Man such a beautiful place, amazing footage!

[@blazenicholls3590]

Hi Billy thanks for the video. With the sensors turned off in the fast active track on the Mavic it's obvious in that environment it would hit obstacles. Not sure what the purpose of the comparison is knowing one drone will have sensors off and one drone will have them on. You don't even need to fly them knowing what the result will be.

[@billykyle]

Look at the top right corner in the screen recording (1:12). See how the icon showing the status of the obstacle avoidance sensors are fully lit up in green? Yeah... obstacle avoidance WAS turned on. Only the front and back sensors.

[@arieksk]

@@billykyle In fast mode, it disable the senors.. read the manual..

[@checkoff8281]

@@billykyle it turns the sensors off at a certain speed! Look at your screen, it says everything you need to know!

[@nagi-springfield93]

​@@billykyle why don you just make another video with mavic 2 in slow mode again? nobody gonna trust your because mavic does cancel obstacle avoidance in fast mode

[@ufgatorvet8468]

Sorry if asked before, but which skateboard is that? Awesome video!!

[@billykyle]

Boosted Stealth. Thanks!

[@ufgatorvet8468]

@@billykyle Thank you. Love your Skydio videos... keep them coming! Makes me anxious to get mine (next spring unfortunately)

[@MrJdubb104]

You have balls bro...Not in my craziest dreams, would I have tried that...Looks like your Mavic 2 didn't want to die. Thanks for the review.

[@Andrew-ig5sp]

He definitely risked his drone to prove the point. Good choice not to ride back with the mavic. We got it the first few times it went into the trees.

[@stanglova86]

skydio is more for tracking while the mavic is for cinematic footage and the fpv for fast videos

[@stanglova86]

@Daytona 6263 what is it for then?

[@davidkincaid8235]

I think it is also good in the cinematic footage also.

[@LoisoPondohva]

The camera on skydio is better though.

[@darndarndarn]

Thanks! I was not going to watch the long ass video

[@XvSKINNYvX]

@@LoisoPondohva The camera is better by numbers. If you know anything about optics and cameras you'll realize that the sensor is subpar, the lense is subpar. This means that anyone that knows anything can get MUCH better picture for the DJI because you're able to actually get more information from the sensor. The gimbal movement on the skydio is also a joke if you want any quality. They overcome this by making the drone automatically do huge sweeping shots, which isnt desirable for anyone trying to do anything decent, or remain in control.. Skydio is for rookies, DJI offers better quality everyday for anyone who knows anything.

[@rogerleblanc-717]

Impressive video and you are giving me back the love I once had for boards a long time ago... I am a bit concern however when your drone flies right at car and missed them by overflying them by 10 feet on the road. Wouldn't some people become scared and slammed the brakes in the process? What if the drone hits a car and caused an accident? This type of flying in Canada would be considered reckless and you would exposed yourself to hefty fines. Don't get me wrong, I think your video is great and I really appreciated it but I feel that reaction of some people that are not familiar with drones could lead to dangerous situations.

[@rsauder]

True. Great vid, but In Canada you would be doing hard time if caught - this video would be all over the national news (that is after our media inserts a falling airliner in one of the frames). LOL.

[@brandxmuddy3614]

Randy Sauder Yeah Canada is pretty gay. Now y’alls guns are getting banned.

[@Glen.Danielsen]

Billy, great and fair analysis. And your magic hour footage with the Skydio is simply gorgeous. Skydio is following you on a road that has a lot of trees that have branches that overhang. Super video, the most instructive I’ve seen to date, and outstanding narration.

[@juliejain8920]

You should have used slow mode of active track on the DJI mavic 2pro to make a fair comparison with the skydio 2 on the grounds of obstacle avoidance.

[@likeat6639]

I have a Mavic mini ... This thing is the next level .. love where you live man! Enjoy lockdown .. good luck all and stay safe

[@felixl.7687]

I wish there was follow me on the mavic mini

[@MrShobizz]

Hey Billy, that was a great vid of the skydio and dji I have the mavic 1 and im going to up grade to the skydio 2 thanks for the great vid, glad you didn't fall on that vid..

[@AnthonyWatsonAerial]

The tracking on the Skydio is just on another level to the Mavic! It's incredible the speed you get up to and the Skydio just keeps up and is intelligent enough to avoid anything it approaches, even zig-zagging through those trees!! The Mavic on the other hand, well, I fell fowl of DJI's partially-sighted vision sensors a few weeks ago when i too hit a low-hanging branch and ended up having to run and catch it before it fell to the ground. Great video, Billy. (Y)

[@bozzo651]

That was the best comparison video between the two drones to this date. My daughter asked me why I was going to purchase the Skydio 2 instead of a Maveric 2 so I sent her this video as to why. Great video kid keep up the good work!

[@2169scs]

Good Job, Skydio does a great job. Merry Christmas

[@OLCtv]

That skydio2 with the beacon....that's what I need. Can't beat that, no remote

[@GLFolkLink]

While I continue to be amazed at the alien-tech-level obstacle avoidance on the Skydio, I'm with Lon Dinard. Why did you put the Mavic 2 Pro into fast mode and turn off all obstacle avoidance? That's not the way any sane person would use it unless they were in a wide open area. This "test" only shows what you've already shown - that the Skydio has great obstacle avoidance. It doesn't show how well the Mavic 2 does. I'd love to see you do a real world test where people would leave it on slow mode. Travel around at a reasonable speed for a while and see how it does. Then crank up your speed and see how long the Mavic will track you before switching to fast mode. At that point, end the test. It's just stupid to continue on and fly into obstacles that you KNOW it's going to fly into because there is no obstacle avoidance.

[@uptowndisco2]

The mavic 2 will track in safe mode up to 12 M/s or about 27 mph , in fast mode it turns of all side and top sensors and can track above 27 mph with the caveat that it turns off all sensors above 27 mph to enable faster flight .

[@myvids4329]

I agree, it wasn't really a fair test, but ive used active track on a Mavic 2 for awhile now and there is absolutely zero chance I would let it loose in the type of environment the Skydio was doing here with relative ease. It just doesn't see branches all that well, especially in those poor light conditions

[@anywhereoverlander416]

Like jt would say... cry me a river... lmao... I've been researching for a while now... flown dji... seen dji performance... for the lower end priced stuff I have to say, great image quality... but for $1000, dji can suck it with all that skydio has to offer... can't wait for my pre order...

[@PickledShark]

Mate, it’s not even a fair fight. Change whatever setting you want on that Mavic 2, it’s not making it through a ride like that

[@casualguy3938]

I was seriously looking at Mavic 2 Pro because I do a lot of cycling and wanted to use the active track for my rides, but now that I see how well Skydio works it is a no brainer.

[@AlexNie04]

You didn't turn mavic 2 on the safe mode, it doesn't use the sensors

[@CrumblingDecayAmerica]

if on it would just hover in place. and skydio would still go around and keep going

[@claudioflynn3912]

Crumbling Decay America that’s not true

[@fredbloggs7345]

@@CrumblingDecayAmerica you can choose for it too either hover or go around an obstacle .or over an obstacle in the settings. Well on my mavic zoom you can and they same drone

[@shadow479]

Other reviewers actually found that Skydio got lost and stuck often and it doesnt do a straight constant following line....plus losing remote signal feed all the time since the parts come from Parrot.

[@billykyle]

I am one of those people, lol

[@jaysealenduro5618]

mavic 2 is great, but skydio 2 is on a whole other level this is what i really need for mtbiking its like a having a personal friend to be with you all the time following and capturing epic drone shots for you.

[@JeremyTGrant]

The Skydio2 tracking is beast!!

[@YellowRoseDrones]

Thanks for letting us ride along, Billy. Nice comparison, but I'm staying with my M2P because it's already paid for. 😉

[@DrHe-kl3yr]

In fact,M2P is better than SKY2 more in other aspects

[@CNY_AP]

Skidio hit a branch around where you said you’ve hit 32 mph downhill.

[@mr2oyota686]

Saw that too! (@12:48) 😰 ...but it impressively just kept trucking!!! 🤘

[@benross303]

I noticed several times during the Skydio test that the picture pixelated, if thats a word, but the tracking was pretty cool. Brand new to drones, just purchased the Mini Mavic. I was really looking at the Mavic 2 for Active track and others, but decided to go cheaper and more beginner friendly if I trash to drone, PS. I've already been close and personal with a tree 20' up. Tree climbing I went!!!! Thanks for the videos.

[@erictate2095]

Very impressive I did not think the Skydio would destroy the Mavic 2 pro in this test. I don’t think I would ever get much use out of tracking myself with the skydio. But could you use this as a tool to track say a vehicle? Perhaps someone has the beacon inside the vehicle . I would like to see something like that where I can get some nice b-roll for commercial videos. Thanks and you got some guts taking that DJI and doing those tests.

[@MrJames-dk3my]

It did not blow it away. He did set the Mavic drone up properly. Plus what would you rather? A drone that is super fast at avoiding obstacles with you barely in the picture? Or a drone a little slower and also avoiding obstacles with you in the center of your picture the whole time ?

[@EthanMitchell_YouTube]

@Lon Denard I noticed this too. You are correct. He did not set up the drone correctly. Plus the APAS needs to be on to move and avoid.

[@EthanMitchell_YouTube]

Lon Denard thanks buddy! I thought APAS worked in active track too, rather needed to be turned on or off. I’m really interested in how good the OA is on the M2P , esp with the new kid in town, and I have not really used it at all. I find myself turning it off all the time due to the type of flying I do.

[@EthanMitchell_YouTube]

@Lon Denard Oh very cool! I will look into it! My main interest was after I saw a pull away shot with the Skydio and it was dodging trees backwards.....I then I started to wonder if the M2P would do this as well....and it did with the APAS on.

[@omahaL98]

Skydio 2 hands down on active tracking and what I'm looking for video 4x4 overlanding video, great video.

[@johnpublic438]

Your video was super cool and interesting. The area in which you are able to cruise around on your board is fantastic to watch. I recently discovered you and I just subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to your high quality videos and narrations!

[@marcshenkla6114]

Why do they even put a hazardous tracking mode on the expensive mavic 2 pro ? i will never try it i'm too scared, thanks for testing

[@worldintime5021]

It’s not hazardous... it just doesn’t work right in activetrack.

[@aaronhall113]

When using fast mode as he was it disables the side obstacle avoidance

[@marcshenkla6114]

@@aaronhall113 The collision was on the front tho

[@nivethofficial]

The level of multi tasking this dude has doe, control drone, balance skateboard, control skateboard, talk, watch where he's going, keep an eye out for the drone.

[@Parky427]

Even though the Skydio avoided objects, it still didn’t look as smooth following as the Magic Pro. Billy seemed to swing from side to side, defeating the purpose of getting smooth footage, which the DJI got, despite crashing.

[@shont2006]

I agree with you. The swinging Skydio drone footage was off-putting and certainly drew attention away from the subject of the video (Billy). Even on the straight paths...the drone continued to move from side to side and up and down without reason. Yes, it didn't hit anything...but the camera wont hold still on the subject for more than a second and wont stay where you want it to stay! The Skydio drone's ability to avoid obstacles is certainly a fascinating technical achievement, but this drone is lacking in the cinematography area.

[@Parky427]

@@shont2006 agreed

[@johnhoover3345]

"Despite crashing"? You're serious?? For the purpose of following through obstacles such as Wintertime leafless limbs, the Skydio kicks the Mavic's butt plain and simple.. The Skydio might have it's limitations but there's no comparison when it comes to this type of performance. I'm sure sorry you felt it a nuisance that it had to calculate it's position as it successfully avoided trees while Billy boarded ahead on the cartpath. I'll take it's un-smoothness ANY DAY as opposed to potential self destruction. "Gee, My Mavic might be lying in ruins but boy did I get smooth footage!!"

[@Parky427]

Well good for you John. Go buy one then.

[@guyhanoi8561]

Wow, what a tracking performance of the Skd2. Can't believe how much better it is than the M2P. Yet, I hardly ever use it to track me, so as impressive as it is, I think I'll stay with my M2P for now. Of course if the M2P had better tracking system, I would have used it more often. Maybe when the M3P comes out. Anyway, great video Kyle. Keep up the good work.

[@valinormons1128]

Nice ride and nice video. I want the Sd2 just to follow me around as I ride my bike...

[@fxdls-8201]

What a nice place, where in America is this?

[@Hangingwithtyrell]

Soon as the skydio 2 on Amazon. Im ordering 1... Hopefully it don't have all the flight restrictions like my mav 2 pro

[@eddyyong66]

Hanging with Tyrell All Good Vibes it depends where u at...it’s more about the dimension and weight of the drone..not the brand name

[@RobertMacCready]

Love the skate board and the avoidance ability of the Skydio 2. Only down side I see is the S2 price. Did you do a price comparo? I don't see it anywhere.

[@Ricardo-hp8gj]

If you are going to disable sensors on the DJI, don't you need to disable some sensors on the S2? just to be fair?

[@billykyle]

This is a major part of the comparison, it shows that DJI’s drones make serious sacrifices just to track faster moving subjects.

[@Ricardo-hp8gj]

@@billykyle Thats great, but perhaps it would have been useful to actually show the limits of the Mavic without disabling the sensors. Show what it can do, and then show how much faster the S2 can go. Showing how you can crash the Mavic into some trees is not really helpful.

[@billykyle]

Then it wouldn't have been able to keep up with me...

[@Ricardo-hp8gj]

@@billykyle Okay, So, Did you go full Billy speed with the S2? how fast it that? and Does the Mavic only go 1/2 Billy speed? MPH or some standard would be a better metric.

[@billykyle]

@@Ricardo-hp8gj I wish I could tell you the MPH, but the Skydio 2 app does not display any telemetry. Huge bummer. Max speed on my board is about 24-26 mph and going down that hill towards the end I was probably at about 32mph if that helps gauge.

[@keithbrown454]

Very well done Billy. Awesome and entertaining. Glad you made this one. I enjoyed it totally. It's no surprise that the Skydio 2 out performed the Mavic 2 Pro hands down. The Skydio 2 drone is a very well-rounded autonomy drone compared to the Mavic 2 Pro. Honestly, 2 different drones in that aspect. I would say, until DJI comes out with a much better autonomy Mavic drone. If you already have the Mavic 2 Pro and can afford purchasing the Skydio 2, go for it and have the best of both worlds.

[@nagi-springfield93]

actaully DJI can do a better job than skydio2 if he set the mode to slow and just leave the drone to decide when to switch to fast mode when the speed hit 27mph. The reason why dji so bad in this vid is because obstacle avoidance is turned off when switch to fast mode

[@marionarciso723]

Very good video. Glad i watch this video and made me change my mind about buying the Mavic 2 for tracking purposes. Though I have to compensate bulkiness when traveling with it the Skydio2

[@Droneguy-be1fy]

That’s insanely impressive when the Skydio manages to get out of those trees. Incredible

[@toddspeck9415]

Awesome video and testing. Very impressed watching what this drone can do. Good work Billy.

[@billykyle]

Thanks Todd!

[@toddspeck9415]

I just got that app deleted. It seemed really sketchy to me. It doesn't have very good reviews of being safe. Thanks for the excitement. But that app seemed to sketchy to have on my phone. Anywhoo Big smiles Billy.

[@mikelam4669]

What’s skateboard you riding

[@abracadabra3814]

Great tracking for the Skydio..very impressive. Unfortunately that all it does good. As you said i didn't buy the M2 for the tracking. You have a nice winter, no snow you are lucky!

[@SebastianLong]

I have looked at the Mavic pro but it wasn't a planning of purchase. I was looking at what's possible with the technology. I thought it would be good to make KZbin videos, which I currently don't do, as I play with RCs in all aspects. I've only ever recorded one RC video but never posted it. I recorded it with a GoPro Hero 1 from the roof of my Traxxas Summit. Now that I've got boats and planes as well as all other types of surface RCs, a drone has become more prominent. While I'm still at that "not purchasing" phase, I'm still researching. I fairly recently have become interested in FPV flying because of another KZbin channel I watch. I'm not sure if I'd ever use active track, but if I ever feel like it is a necessity, this drone will be on the list of possibly. Thanks for the video and showing where drone footage is going.

[@eartotheground17]

Is it me or at 12:50 didn't the sky duo hit that branch

[@Jason_B.]

You mean that sound that you heard? if so no that was his board going over that little bump

[@KungfuJoeProductions]

I don't think it matters because the skydio did wonderful compared to the mavic 2. I'm buying one

[@DeSibyl]

@@Jason_B. No, it hit the branch lol. Not that big of a deal cuz it wasnt a big branch but it still hit it.

[@Jason_B.]

@@DeSibyl I see it now, i clicked on the timestamp which he put as 12:50 but it hit the branch at 12:48 so i didnt see it crash so i assumed it was the sound he meant at like 12:57

[@TheEnOhProject]

This was so SICK haha i JUST bought the Mavic Pro 2 and tried to have it follow my car over the weekend and it would NOT keep up even at a slow pace. Luckily tracking isnt something i use very often.

[@cyclinggospel5307]

wow! this is the drone I have been looking for. I am a cyclist and shoot action drone shot with my DJI mavic air, but I was never able to shoot my action film my self, never it was possible. On top of that DJI mavic air intelligence battery drains battery life slowly over time, I had to throw out several batteries. On top of that its return home function didn't function properly, I ended up losing it yesterday in Saw grass swamp. I did some good video shots with it but I was never satisfied and it wasn't for action shooting at all. It was impossible to do it alone. I am not going to buy DJI mavic air again, so I have been looking for alternatives. This Skydio 2 seems to be the one that I need. Thanks so much for review! It's amazing Skydio 2 followed you on high speed and changed direction of filming while avoiding obstacles by itself. DJI mavic air was never able to do that.

[@ShelbyFlyer]

Researching drones... nice video! Audio question from a rookie: what are you using to record your commentary?

[@jamiehill9578]

Looks like the drone gets really close to cars isn't that breaking the law of flying over people

[@austinv200]

I believe the law is that you can not fly over crowds of people. Also, they were inside a car, equivalent to being inside a house. If that really way the law, that could mean that the only place one could fly would be a field or Forrest, never over homes or over cars.

[@billfearheller4179]

@@austinv200 ... No on flying over cars with people IF THEY ARE MOVING....they were.

[@MasterYota1]

I assume that the mavic doesn't have the cpu and gpu power to run all the sensors at a faster rate. The Skydio from what I read had an nvidia beast GPU... nice video thanks

[@dronetechie969]

I’m my humbled opinion, I feel the quality of the video was better on the Mavic 2 Pro. There was too much pixelation and very high spikes On the blues and contrast. The little footage in the Mavic 2 Pro that was seen was way better. I want to get the Skydio 2 but what I want to use it for the quality might not be there. Mavic 2 Pro really needs to step up their game, nothing new really since 2016 for tracking and obstacle avoidance. And the Mavic Mini was a huge disappointment. I’m sure they are not selling a lot of units. Without obstacle avoidance at all any newbie will crash it easily. It’s like DJI is going backwards not ahead of the game. Want to see more completion. I love my Mavic 2 Pro, My P4P and all the rest I have with them. With the amount of investment I have with DJI and for me to get the Skydio, would love to see a software upgrade so maybe the quality of footage is way better before I pull the trigger. I love my Autel Evo, Video quality is good almost great and love the zoom. Let’s see what the future holds.

[@MitchGaar]

Agree

[@AdamTurley]

Lon Denard i agree, I tried to get the mavic mini for months as it was sold out everywhere. I never flown a drone before and flew the mavic mini and got the care refresh for it and I regret it. I haven’t been anywhere close to crashing at all but I guess it’s better safe than sorry.

[@dronetechie969]

@Lon Denard I was talking about the mini haha . Has zero OA the rest do accept older P3P P2P. Love the name of my channel and never changing it hahahaha

[@dronetechie969]

@Lon Denard The Mavic Mini doesn’t include an obstacle avoidance system. It also doesn’t have DJI’s object tracking, gesture recognition, and auto-follow modes - all of which are computation intensive tasks that not only require a faster processor with more robust cooling. Other features make compromises to reduce the price. The Mavic Mini doesn’t have a 4K camera on its nose, and instead boasts a maximum video resolution of 2.7K. And you won’t find DJI’s proprietary Ocusync or Lightbridge transmission technologies. The drone instead flies using a cheaper and slightly-less-reliable Wi-Fi-based system that makes the drone susceptible to interference.

[@dronetechie969]

@Lon Denard One more thing you're abusive to Billy and others. we areal entitled to our opinion. Billy is correct about the OA on the Mavic 2 Pro. It's a drone dude, a flying camera if there is something better than that's okay. If you do not like other opinions then so be art. You are not the only one with an opinion. You may like some things and others might like other things too. Not everyone has to like what you like. Time for some maturity Lon.

[@kwameryan]

Hey Billy! Just got my self an S2 in the Black Friday Sale and have been enjoying your videos. I want to do some action vlogging with the drone and was wondering how you manage not to have the sound of the drone in your audio. Would appreciate a tip on how to get the audio that clean. Thanks! 😊

[@WillEDC]

This does what it is designed to very well! There’s a lot of low light and shadows and this thing is rock solid.

[@JakeSloan]

lol someone commented on my comparison video between these two about how stupid I was to not use or trust DJI's avoidance when using active track etc... Thanks for proving my point. The Skydio OA is on a whole different level.

[@davidwalker2402]

I think nobody is going to dispute that skydio is far better tracking, but would 5% of people buy a drone just for tracking, I think this is a major disappointment for most people who thought there was a drone here and those who use the tracking are going to be majorly disappointed when they realize you cannot fly that close to people or cars with people in them and it’s time you tubers came clean about some of this , and you are one of them .

[@davidwalker2402]

Lon Denard part 107 covers reckless and careless flying and if your flying a drone two foot above while head on with a car it doesn’t take a genius to work that one out, the rules don’t tell you that you can’t fly head on with a “bus” so do you think this would be ok or fall into reckless and careless behavior ?

[@brookekathryn1980]

12:25 branch strike and keeps on going...

[@SERGIOANDRESVA]

12:48

[@brookekathryn1980]

Thank you. That would be the one...lol

[@HymerHousehold]

Yeah - like what a recovery, eh? Now I want to spend another $1k.... 😁

[@Andrew-ig5sp]

If the branches are thin enough to be invisible to the tracking then it probably has a good chance to survive the strike. Eventually some tiny branches may cause a crash.

[@brookekathryn1980]

@@Andrew-ig5sp Obviously that's the case. Yet paper thin branches will take out other brand drones like it's a baseball bat... Good to see strikes as a real world example!

[@mphonhlapo7036]

Is Skydio is the best. Do we have it here in South Africa or need to order it online?

[@graphguy]

It is like comparing a model A to a TESLA .

[@vicortiz5105]

Graph Guy Damn you went to far on that one comparison it’s like to compare a Lamborghini Rolls Royce

[@RyneLanders]

Nah, a very accurate comparison would be saying that this is similar to the radar-based active cruise control many cars have these days, vs the much more sophisticated self-driving of the Tesla lineup. A Model A comparison (Model T?) would be a drone with no smart features and no sensors at all, and that's clearly not the Mavic 2.

[@krisl7068]

@@RyneLanders No current Teslas are "self driving". Autopilot is just a level 2 autonomous system, a really far ways away from level 5 full automation.

[@BillsBayou]

I have video of drone mishaps (none with my Mavic 2, yet). Watching your Mavic 2 hit two trees made my heart skip a beat. Nice work with the Skydio!

[@rogerhalt3991]

Why does the Mavic disable sensors when fast track is enabled? Who's bright idea was that?

[@MeyaCT]

my guess is it may have to do with reducing data to process, assuming at higher speed there is more data being collected

[@burningreaper333]

I am confused, at 1:13 aren't disabling the MP2 sensors, I see the warning saying "obstacle avoidance not available". I don't see this as a fair comparison or how it was not expected for the drone to not avoid the trees (I still think skydio2 will be better at following tho)

[@digitalizations]

Brilliant test man... proud to be your subscriber...

[@zurcfamily]

Excellent comparison! Thanks. Kyle!

[@WellingtonSS85]

DJI NEVER "EVOLVED" Obstacle Avoidance since released in PHANTOM 4, beginning 2016. Almost 4 years now, always re-releasing MORE OF THE SAME on P4 Pro, Mavic 1 & 2, Air, Inspire 2, Spark, ETC with PROGRESSIVELY HIGHER PRICE TAGS! DJI sit on their chair and slept while some other company could appear and challenge their status-quo, their confort zone. That's why Skydio's tech is SO PROMISING and so INNOVATIVE and that's why I guess DJI will take long to compete head-to-head against Skydio 2, IF they ever get it....WELCOME, COMPETITION!!!

[@MitchGaar]

Skidio is no where as good as Mavic 2 Pro except at Tracking. That's its only good feature. Video is awful, range is awful, can't do half of the things M2P can do. This isn't even a fair comparison. Billy is obsessed with the Skidio because he uses a broad to track.

[@WellingtonSS85]

@@MitchGaar I disagree. 4K60 FPS is another positive for SKYDIO 2, while Both M2 (Zoom or Pro) should already have brought that...

[@MitchGaar]

How many times do u need 60fps?I shot in 30fps and Dlog and I'll bet you can't beat it at 60fps?

[@billykyle]

Also, look at the top right corner in the screen recording (1:12). See how the icon showing the status of the obstacle avoidance sensors are fully lit up in green? Yeah... obstacle avoidance WAS turned on.

[@bozzo651]

That was an excellent video. I think you convinced me on which one I'll be buying. Skydeo would go perfect with my Electric ebike riding.

[@WorkingTimbersCo]

How are you inputting live audio? Are you laying that audio track over the video footage?

[@johnchan6191]

Wow, gr8 vdo on object tracking. Clearly the Skidio has a much better obstacle avoidance then the Mavic. Thx 4 sharing on Utube. Stay healthy & keep on flying.

[@Makingchips720]

skydio's weakness ----- 8 mos wait for unit so I canned the order, got a mavic2 zoom.

[@KTHKUHNKK]

That was really great I have one question. When you were flying the mavic didn't you say that you put it in a mode that wasn't recommended for tracking perhaps something too fast ? Don't get me wrong The skydio did a great job I was just thinking if you didn't put the mavic in the faster non-recommended mode or speed perhaps it would have done better Keith

[@silveriver9]

Cool tracking, but S2 can only fly in normal daylight conditions. It's advanced computer vision won't work at night or in other low-light conditions.

[@AdailAntonio]

I came to watch the video for the comparison but in the end I just wanna know what board are you riding? Great video!

[@chasematthew80]

When i show off this video their second question is what kind of board is he riding!!?! The people want to know!

[@Andrew-ig5sp]

It’s a Boosted Board

[@myadventureoutdoors]

Extremely well made video and thorough. Plus you are a beast on that skate board.

[@billykyle]

Don’t watch my last video where I fell😳😳

[@izoyt]

10:29 i gonna slow down and let drone with its own mind hit the car..

[@RonaldBrown59]

Great testing Billy. I would never trust my Mavic 2 around objects the way I do the Skydio 2. The video quality and location were awesome.

[@BrianLambert]

7:48 right over a moving vehicle, dude. WTF... You shouldn't have your Part 107.

[@BrianLambert]

And again at 10:37

[@BrianLambert]

And again at 12:19

[@VickersDoorter]

Not only then, but also @ 10:38. The white saloon had about 2ft clearance.

[@BrianLambert]

@@VickersDoorter I added that into the comments. He broke the law three times doing this. Everyone should be concerned with Billy's incompetency as a drone pilot and how he put lives at risk. Skydio 2 isn't designed to avoid moving obstacles. If he had hit another vehicle head-on, this could have been a fatal accident...

[@nickcooper7133]

Yeah sadly this seems to be the direction Billy is taking now. I assume he reviewed the Skydio 2 footage fully whilst editing this video for upload. And for him to think that it was perfectly ok to fly over moving vehicles really only leaves me with 1 choice, to Unsubscribe from his channel. Maybe that way people will get the idea that it's NOT SAFE to permit that kind of flying (especially as a Part 107 Holder). As to why he allows it who knows, maybe he knows it will generate a lot of comments (Good & Bad) & therefore boost his "video interaction stats" on KZbin? If so then that's a bad course to take. Either way I'm done with his channel, good luck Billy & all the very best to you.

[@marcelloborges7106]

Really impressive... I have a Mavic Pro (1). Now thinking which should be my next one...

[@toxin911]

woooow lots of dji boys on here acting like antifa tough guys lolol

[@ursoalbo4032]

My Skydio2 is on order. Your video added to the evidence that is the right drive for the work I want to do. Thank you! Also, what did you use to record the audio? It's amazingly clean at 20 and even 30 MPH.

[@kentwilliams4152]

I am not checked out at all on drones, but didn’t you say that you chose the mode that turned off some of the sensors? Question: Could the DGI Mavick have followed you had you not disabled some of the sensors? Thanks.

[@roystonjames7794]

Good Video Billy, I have had video footage where my mavic 2 zoom throws its self in to trees and bushes while using active track. nothing like those videos that DJI put out when it first came out, I bought it for videoing me and my friends belting round the tracks on our MTBs sadly it does not work. Its ok in the open but once you add trees i'm loosing a prop or the drone looses me. im guessing it will be a long time before the Skydio 2 is available in the UK .

[@harrypenman6819]

I was thinking just that same, thus I asked Skydio the question a while back. This is the reply I got incase your interested: We currently only sell and ship to the US (excluding US territories) and Canada, but plan to expand to other countries soon (hopefully in 2020). The primary reason is that Skydio 2 is not yet certified for use or warrantied outside of the US or Canada at this time.

[@christopherbell2840]

The obstacle avoidance is pretty amazing on the Skydio, but the non-linear tracking speed and back and forth(left/right) movement results in some pretty "jerky" looking footage. Almost like it's attached with an invisible rubber band and constantly hits patches of resistance.

[@glenpaul3606]

Great video. That Skydio sure did a terrific job following you....

[@deemitch420]

I notice you slow down or stop to wait for the Skydio to catch up when it get slowed by obstacles. If you kept goi g would it catch up to you or would it stay there and you have to go back to find it hovering? I want to buy one to track me during rides on motorcycle through the twists in the mountains. If i keep it a far distance to one side i am hoping it could keep up,since i will be back and forth on windy road and it wont need to chase me per say from behind.

[@CuciWaterjet]

Your videos are as impressive as the skydios avoiding sensors. My man 💪🏻

[@cnoevo99]

Where was that footage taken? It’s beautiful 👌🏻

[@tommygleason9060]

Am considering a drone for my photography so I can get the view just above the trees, but am very interested in threading through between slender branches, so this Wintertime vid really impressed me. I was thinking of waiting for the Mavic 3 Pro to come out (hoping for side sensors), but seeing the Skydio leaves me very impressed (especially the vid on their page showing it flying through the bridge). Gives me more to consider now.

[@rafaelontiveros7450]

Perfect testing ground for the Skydio 2.

[@MadMike78]

What was recording your audio? was it the drone? Because you were moving fast and didn't really hear much wind at all.

[@DChase-ky2pg]

Were you doing a voice over? (voice record and match up the recording with video?)

[@JJSogaard]

Wait. Didn’t you just turn off the obstacle avoidance on the Mavic before it crashed?