Yesterday, a YouTuber was able to fly his new DJI Mavic Air drone up to a distance of 1.25 miles away from its take-off location in close to ideal circumstances. Impressive as this may seem, it falls well short of DJI’s advertised FCC range of 2.4 miles.
We have seen many videos where people flew their drones in pursuit of cruise ships in Florida, but never have we seen a video quite like this. This drone pilot flies his DJI Mavic Air right in front off and over three different bulk carriers that are making their way through the Bosporus strait in Turkey. You would think that with all that metal around, the little Mavic Air would have some trouble, but apparently, that was not the case.
DJI has now released seven different Mavic models. Understanding the difference among them is important in choosing which one is…
Casey Neistat already had a DJI Mavic Air. Of course! In the video that he just posted on YouTube, Casey compares the new Mavic Air to the Spark, Mavic Pro, and the Phantom 4 Pro Obsidian.
In our real-life test, we did not get further than 1.24 miles with the DJI Mavic Air. At around 5,500 feet we started losing the Wi-Fi connection. The connection got worse and at 6,500 feet I decided to turn around.
The August edition of Yachting World features an article called “Eye in the Sky” that promises to bring you five of the best drones in 2018. The drones included are the: DJI Mavic Pro, Parrot Bebop 2 Power FPV, DJI Spark, Parrot Mambo, and the GoPro Karma. Interestingly enough the DJI Mavic Air is missing from their selection even though that is still the most recent addition to DJI’s product line-up. Parrot’s latest drone the Anafi was also left out. They did include the Karma, however, even though GoPro itself has discontinued their troublesome drone earlier this year. Let’s take a quick look at the article.
A lot of people want to know what the best drone is, but that is actually a very difficult question….
In August we reported that almost all DJI drones were out of stock on the official DJI online store. Today, we…
After a little over six months of flying the DJI Mavic Air, I’ve gotten to experience how even small drones have incredible potential. Slated between the Spark and Mavic Pro, DJI could have done a lot more with this product but chose not to because of how it’s positioned in their current offerings. This mixture of creating the best drone possible and trying not to compete with their other products leaves the Mavic Air as an almost perfect drone.
The invitation seems to provide two clues as to what the Chinese drone manufacturer may be introducing later this month. We think it will be a new version of the Mavic Pro drone. We think that it will be smaller, lighter and faster. We also believe it will be called the DJI Mavic Air. Read on and see how this adventure may unfold.
