I had my Neo with me in December while I was riding in snow, but I didn't try using it. I was wondering how it would function over snow, and you answered my question. Now there is more than two feet on my favorite trails, so I won't be biking until next week when they groom one of my local trails for a fat bike race. I was planning on using the drone after the race, however, now I figure it would be a waste of time. Thanks for the heads-up.
@ Textured is the key, it’s the flat white surface of the snow that causes problems, it will react the same over water I’ve done coastline stuff with mine but try to stay high and haven’t had any problems 👍🏻
Sorry dude, but three mistakes. In snow sensors can not get enough information for positioning. Don't start a wet drone. And don't ride fat slicks in snow or rename your channel in Buy. Destroy, Repeat.
I crashed my neo in the snow, cleaned off the worst snow and got it airborne again. About 10 seconds in when I was at about 30m the phone said something like “unable to stabilize “ or something similar. And the drone just banked to the side and crashed into a cow pen. So yeah I’ll be more careful in the snow from now on.
Did you fly it straight after switching on? I noticed on remote, it takes at least 15 sec to get a lock with decent number of gps sats. I can imagine it goes haywire if you fly it right away, with snow texture on visual guidance, and no GPS sat lock.
Glad you got it , such a cold day it should’ve run out of battery even quicker than that particular at the altitude. Somebody commented about the sensor having snow on it was probably exactly what happened. At least it was easy to find and fun watching it tumble.😂
@@chargeriderepeat7024 Can you post the full video - as it's hard to see when the drone flew away and when it came back - this would be most insightful.
DJI advises against flying in temperatures below 14°F (-10°C) for most drones especially Neo. Avoid low-altitude flights over thick or reflective snow to prevent visual sensor malfunctions. Luckily you got your drone back 🙏
The fact that the drone had no more power saved the day. Maybe it is also for me the best to buy a Neo. They only have 7 to 9 minutes of flight time. With a drone with a bigger battery you can stand staring at the sky for more than half an hour until it automatically comes down.
atleast this still a happy ending. Got my Neo freaked out on me sometimes to. it went mad an thrashing and bumping everywhere and then fortunately after a few moments it stopped. Maybe DJI should look into this issue and patch it.
@ there is a programming issue with the neo. If you use the motion controller and the light gets too low the drone will go crazy and accelerate wide open and will also rises and you have to force it back down using be joystick control on the motion controller. so apparently if the lower sensors are blocked or don’t see light it doesn’t know what to do. But otherwise it all around great little drone.
you will be amazed for the amount of grip when ditching the bald jumbo Jims for all mighty's or a set Surly Bud and Lou's. JJ's are great for summer beach at low pressure, and are most light weight, but I will never mount them again. 45Nrth vanHelga's are also awesome..
@@chargeriderepeat7024 yes, one of the down sides of having grip.. although my buddy rides the all mighty;s and they are definatly a lot more silent than the surly's
It was closed due to the snow, I drive past it on the way , so wasnt really worried about a collision. For clarity Im in the runway extended height restriction, not the no fly zone.
Happened to me too when flying it on its own, no controller or phone. Took off sideways but luckily flew into some tall grass. Was a nightmare to find it though. There needs to be a beeper that starts up if it's upside down to help find it.
Cheers, its in northwest England above Liverpool, you can see it in other videos, gorgeous forest and dunes. Have a look at my fatbike dream video, you can get some stunning footag here and its empty in the week.
If you use remote control, it's ok. Problem if you use it autonomously....it will just do whatever it think is right if it cannot see the ground and no GPS
hey a fun ride - yup slippy 4 sure ;) I thought I wanted a drone like that & watched many yt vids and its [for me, anyway] its fun to watch others enjoy them.
Think you got some snow on the sensor for the ground radar, had the same thing happen with my Avata 2
I didnt check, but it already crashed, so it didnt like snow at all.
I had my Neo with me in December while I was riding in snow, but I didn't try using it. I was wondering how it would function over snow, and you answered my question. Now there is more than two feet on my favorite trails, so I won't be biking until next week when they groom one of my local trails for a fat bike race. I was planning on using the drone after the race, however, now I figure it would be a waste of time. Thanks for the heads-up.
You can see its fine on the approach with foilage either side of my track, its when it hits a large area, it might be OK on a trail.
@@chargeriderepeat7024 Yes, you could be right. I'll give it a try.
‘Fly in a well lit textured environment’ 👍🏻
It was bright enough, you can see when I left the foilage and hit the snow, thats when it lost position.
@ Textured is the key, it’s the flat white surface of the snow that causes problems, it will react the same over water
I’ve done coastline stuff with mine but try to stay high and haven’t had any problems 👍🏻
Sorry dude, but three mistakes. In snow sensors can not get enough information for positioning. Don't start a wet drone. And don't ride fat slicks in snow or rename your channel in Buy. Destroy, Repeat.
I crashed my neo in the snow, cleaned off the worst snow and got it airborne again. About 10 seconds in when I was at about 30m the phone said something like “unable to stabilize “ or something similar. And the drone just banked to the side and crashed into a cow pen.
So yeah I’ll be more careful in the snow from now on.
Hilaroiusly lsst night I was shown a youtube promotion short from DJI of people using the Neo to film snowmobiles
Sorry its more about drones than bike rides, it was soooo cold standing there waiting
Did you fly it straight after switching on?
I noticed on remote, it takes at least 15 sec to get a lock with decent number of gps sats.
I can imagine it goes haywire if you fly it right away, with snow texture on visual guidance, and no GPS sat lock.
It was doing fine for two minutes and it did rise up perfectly straight and hold position
Glad you got it , such a cold day it should’ve run out of battery even quicker than that particular at the altitude. Somebody commented about the sensor having snow on it was probably exactly what happened. At least it was easy to find and fun watching it tumble.😂
I believe the flyaway occured because it was too cold and wet which caused the gps unit to go crazy - would love to see the footage from the drone.
Well that is the footage from height, and the wobbly first ascent.
@@chargeriderepeat7024 Can you post the full video - as it's hard to see when the drone flew away and when it came back - this would be most insightful.
DJI advises against flying in temperatures below 14°F (-10°C) for most drones especially Neo. Avoid low-altitude flights over thick or reflective snow to prevent visual sensor malfunctions. Luckily you got your drone back 🙏
Yes, yes, but who reads the manual :)
@@chargeriderepeat7024 i guess none, including me XD
poor neo...didnt like the snow...to reflective perhaps..like you not really ideally meant to fly over water
Yes I've since discovered large areas of snow are not a good idea either
We Poles call an unpleasant situation that might result in more unpleasantries a "ZONK" (a slang word) :) Here, the ZONK full scale! :)
Zonked out when youre fast asleep, wish Id stayed like that today :)
@@chargeriderepeat7024 Haha!
The fact that the drone had no more power saved the day. Maybe it is also for me the best to buy a Neo. They only have 7 to 9 minutes of flight time. With a drone with a bigger battery you can stand staring at the sky for more than half an hour until it automatically comes down.
Its only done it once in hundreds of flights and if you have the phone or controller connected you can just land it.
Could it be too cold.
What was the footage like in the end?
That was the footage, I didnt post seven minutes of it looking straight down :)
atleast this still a happy ending. Got my Neo freaked out on me sometimes to. it went mad an thrashing and bumping everywhere and then fortunately after a few moments it stopped. Maybe DJI should look into this issue and patch it.
Mine flew away in similar conditions. I wasn't able to recover it.
I was lucky it kept sat lock
Lucky you got your drone back, I don't think the little Neo likes water, snow and low light
Would love some snow. "Come on you bugger run out of battery" is fantastic 😂
My neo doesn't like snow! Like flying over water.
After he first crash it may also have had snow/ice on the sensors underneath.
Yes, I didnt check the sensors
Be sure to clean the sensors on the bottom from any snow or debris. From what I have seen if the sensors are covered the drone will want to climb.?
Thats the weird bit, climbing to that height isnt good, what If Id lost sight of it and left then it falls on some kids head
@ there is a programming issue with the neo. If you use the motion controller and the light gets too low the drone will go crazy and accelerate wide open and will also rises and you have to force it back down using be joystick control on the motion controller. so apparently if the lower sensors are blocked or don’t see light it doesn’t know what to do. But otherwise it all around great little drone.
you will be amazed for the amount of grip when ditching the bald jumbo Jims for all mighty's or a set Surly Bud and Lou's. JJ's are great for summer beach at low pressure, and are most light weight, but I will never mount them again.
45Nrth vanHelga's are also awesome..
Yes, but it snows like once a year here and I do a good bit of road, I cant take that noise 😂
@@chargeriderepeat7024 yes, one of the down sides of having grip.. although my buddy rides the all mighty;s and they are definatly a lot more silent than the surly's
Flying near a RAF base 🫣 in wet conditions 😬
It was closed due to the snow, I drive past it on the way , so wasnt really worried about a collision.
For clarity Im in the runway extended height restriction, not the no fly zone.
Happened to me too when flying it on its own, no controller or phone. Took off sideways but luckily flew into some tall grass. Was a nightmare to find it though. There needs to be a beeper that starts up if it's upside down to help find it.
Yes I lost in in thick ferns for half an hour, you can connect the phone and make it beep.
@chargeriderepeat7024 I had no phone with me at the time so that wasn't an option
Great video, man. Subbed. Can I ask where this beach is located?
Cheers, its in northwest England above Liverpool, you can see it in other videos, gorgeous forest and dunes.
Have a look at my fatbike dream video, you can get some stunning footag here and its empty in the week.
at least you got it back....most people watch them just fly off....DJI firmware fault
In the event of a flyaway, try turning the controller off, that should initiate a return to home.
Thanks,I'll remember that when I buy one :)
If you use remote control, it's ok.
Problem if you use it autonomously....it will just do whatever it think is right if it cannot see the ground and no GPS
lol. I had a drone....once. It's third flight found the bottom of a creek. Have fun in the snow !!
I remember it Randy, I think they used it in Ukraine
Near a airport maybe interference
It was closed and a student trainer, but it does have a few aerials.
hey a fun ride - yup slippy 4 sure ;)
I thought I wanted a drone like that & watched many yt vids and its [for me, anyway]
its fun to watch others enjoy them.
Yup, even the neo is just a little bit of hassle, but Im cool with it now.
Some crackimg shots
Bet that 7m felt like a life time
It did, luckily no one started walking by, but if it had started to drift back into the carpark, I might have been in trouble.
Those Magura horns 🙂
At least theyre not drum brakes.
Boom boom tish.
Good thing you're not a real pilot, just thinking about flying a small drone like this in this weather it's kind of.....................