Thanks to the abundance of wind here in the UK I've put together this video to test how the Dji Neo copes in windy conditions all the way up to and beyond its recommended limits.
@@B-water oh no that’s a pain- did you have care refresh? I experienced gusts literally taking over control a few times in this video and it’s not pleasant at all!! It’s a tiny drone though so nothing to hold against the Neo. The Mavic 3pro I’ve flown in literal sandstorms in the highlands of Iceland and it coped.
@@dronewilder5234Luckily I have care refresh. Unforetunately it fell into a private garden that I have no chance to pick up. Lesson to learn is, don't fly Neo near building in windy situation.
@@九陽旅遊JoyYoungTravel unfortunately not quite - this was a friends Neo (he may be shocked I flew his at the top of a cliff 😂). My replacement one just arrived though 🥳
Thank you for your detailed and informative video. I have been considering purchasing one, but after viewing your perspective, waiting for the Mini 5, hopefully with a 1" sensor, seems like a better option. Thank you again for addressing my request on your video from two years ago at Folkestone Harbour Arm. I attempted to message you there, but it appears it did not reach you. I frequently visit Folkestone and am in search of someone to create a video for our project. Please inform me if you are interested.
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@@moriwaky I really hope so but there’s no way of knowing. What I do know is that the Neo transmits on 50mbps which is not exactly the same as the avata 2 which is on 60mbps. Therefore it may not be a straight forward O4 system and that may be positively suggesting backwards compatibility will be possible. That’s just 100% speculation though. I can almost guarantee there will be updates for the Neo though so fingers crossed some backward comparability will be among them
@@Slickdave69 I live in the south east coast which tends to get hit by wind quite a lot. The conditions I flew in were a bit too much but even down here that level of wind isn’t a regular occurrence - you’d be absolutely fine around 10-12mph winds. I did a range test yesterday flying into a 10mph NE wind and it coped ok. If you’re in a scenario where you HAVE to be able to fly most days though then yes a bigger drone would be a safer choice for sure. Hope this helps perhaps.
Imagine that flying 500 meters away and the wind gust you would never see that again Ideal place to test a model on a cliff edge , no wonder you lose models haha
@@Bang-tidy lol well technically I recovered the first one I lost so in 18 years flying drones I haven’t completely lost one yet 😎. Cliffs add a bit of drama for entertainment 🙂
@@bigl5018 lol I was hoping no one would notice. Was too much multi tasking (being a bloke n all) - holding phone in one hand and wind meter in the other at times 🤷🏻♂️😂.
It’s a great tiny drone and perfect for what I need BUT I’ll wait for v2. I heard that the Neo has no GPS or relies on your phone/remote and without it, you can’t fly it above water and stuff because there altitude sensor/gps doesn’t work well. Besides, I wouldn’t mind 50g and 50€ more and a much better performance: more battery life, a little bit more power and a better downwards sensor and image sensor. That or buy it on a sale. ATM and with the current firmware, it still doesn’t convince me.
It does definitely have GPS and certainly in Manual mode you can fly absolutely fine over water. I think the biggest issue people are having flying over water is with the AI active track or general smart functions. Even Normal and sport mode should be fine. All that being said, it does still have a few bugs but I'm sure most of them will get ironed out with firmware updates soon. I personally would have preferred a slightly heavier but more powerful version with weight still under 250g.
@@dronewilder5234 Yeah, me too, but it seems very practical and I definitely doubt between this one and the mini 3. The big brother retails for 350 in my country and comes with a remote control and can fly up to 38 minutes so the price between them (batteries + remote which, for me, is a must have) is very small. If the mini 3 was about the size of the Neo, I would definitely go for the mini 3
@@geraldfields3610 yes that may improve things (could also make it worse😂). Certainly a 4 or 5 bladed prop would make it more floaty I guess which is debatable whether that’s better.
@@AzBachour that would almost double its weight! It’s a very underpowered drone - adding weight may make it sit more solidly up to a certain point but once it has to combat stronger winds it will yaw spin quite severely (that’s my experience with adding excessive weight to other drones)
@@dronewilder5234 but worth the try, I just bought one and I will be using offshore in boat, I was just curious if you add like even 50g if it would improve the wind resistance giving away some flight time. I only need about t minutes of flights for my planned takes.
@@AzBachour I can try and test it at some point but seriously even 50g on this small drone is a hefty amount and will make flight characteristics and wind handling worse. If you could match the increased weight with extra power then yes this would help tremendously. For best wind handling in extreme conditions such I’d shown, I would stick to the default weight and setup. This is my experience from flying drones since 2008 🙂.
@@dronewilder5234 One of the bigger issues it the power delivery system. If I'm correct, the NEO uses a Li-Ion battery and not an Lipo battery. Lipos have much more amp draw capabilities and can provide thrust and power even in windy conditions. Li-ion batteries have a low C rating and just can't produce the power. If he adds 50 grams to it, nothing will happen except it will be much harder to get proper lift, let alone any type of speed at all. Besides that it is only a 2s or 2 cell battery. If it were a 3s 3 cell it would have more power, but the prop diameters still limit what this little guy can do. DJI has truly maxed out the NEO with its current weight.
I would also caution you not to add more weight to this little guy as you might get lucky for a few flights, but adding 100 grams will decrease the life span of the NEO's esc or motors. Then you would be stuck with a $200 paper weight. I have blown out many esc's and motors adding too much weight to light quads. Lol. 😅
I should have added thy were all for RUclips premium. I think they have gone overboard as I’ve been a few more sites and they are the same. Going back to my book now. No adds
Awesome !! I drove my Neo into a building a few days ago when flying in a windy situation. The Neo was controlled by gust instead of my goggles 3 !!
@@B-water oh no that’s a pain- did you have care refresh? I experienced gusts literally taking over control a few times in this video and it’s not pleasant at all!! It’s a tiny drone though so nothing to hold against the Neo. The Mavic 3pro I’ve flown in literal sandstorms in the highlands of Iceland and it coped.
@@dronewilder5234Luckily I have care refresh. Unforetunately it fell into a private garden that I have no chance to pick up. Lesson to learn is, don't fly Neo near building in windy situation.
For this tiny drone, the result is amazing
@@Asovo absolutely couldn’t agree more
Excellent vid, straight to the point, exactly what I was looking for. Just got one here in windy south wales. Thanks for the posting this,👍.
@@neilnicholls6706 so many gorgeous places to fly in wales - il sure you’ll put yours to great use!
👏👏 Great tutorial, the idea of showing the anemometer was good, greetings from Brazil, take care, have good flights and God bless you🤗🙏🏻
@@Adembar thank you very much!
This was really interesting. Also, seeing your DJI googles (v3) made me decide to buy some as well for my NEO. Thank you!
@@MicheIIePucca yeah I love the goggles 3 - they fit my face much better than all of the previous ones from dji
Congratulation ! you have saved the little Neo! 🎉
@@九陽旅遊JoyYoungTravel unfortunately not quite - this was a friends Neo (he may be shocked I flew his at the top of a cliff 😂). My replacement one just arrived though 🥳
Thank you for your detailed and informative video. I have been considering purchasing one, but after viewing your perspective, waiting for the Mini 5, hopefully with a 1" sensor, seems like a better option. Thank you again for addressing my request on your video from two years ago at Folkestone Harbour Arm. I attempted to message you there, but it appears it did not reach you. I frequently visit Folkestone and am in search of someone to create a video for our project. Please inform me if you are interested.
That drone blows alright! 👍🏻
@@patrickwalsh2086 lol it’s not that bad - just easy to be pushed to and beyond its capable limits compared to other drones 🙂
Good Video, thanks
Thank you!
you can set beeping to a C1 button, very handy
@@oscr_zen definitely handy if you’re flying somewhere that will result in frequent crashes!
We may loose flight time but it should resist better on wind. Wondering how much the flight time will drop... 50 to 100g
I WILL DEFINITELY BUY IT🎉
@@aquwarium-_ Great - I’m sure you’ll love it!
Nice..trs dji neo to wind👍👍👍👍 verigod
@@nglutussakkarep thank you 🙂
Thank you so much for this amazing video! I have a quick question: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (behave today finger ski upon boy assault summer exhaust beauty stereo over). What's the best way to send them to Binance?
Do you think they will come with support to googles 2 as they did with the avata 2? How long do you think if it happen?
@@moriwaky I really hope so but there’s no way of knowing. What I do know is that the Neo transmits on 50mbps which is not exactly the same as the avata 2 which is on 60mbps. Therefore it may not be a straight forward O4 system and that may be positively suggesting backwards compatibility will be possible. That’s just 100% speculation though. I can almost guarantee there will be updates for the Neo though so fingers crossed some backward comparability will be among them
Two minds on getting this am from the uk 🇬🇧 too wind is a nightmare not sure about it now to be honest
@@Slickdave69 I live in the south east coast which tends to get hit by wind quite a lot. The conditions I flew in were a bit too much but even down here that level of wind isn’t a regular occurrence - you’d be absolutely fine around 10-12mph winds. I did a range test yesterday flying into a 10mph NE wind and it coped ok.
If you’re in a scenario where you HAVE to be able to fly most days though then yes a bigger drone would be a safer choice for sure. Hope this helps perhaps.
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Bro! You did these tests on a cliff! Lol
@@exil3dlivecom yeah - bottom of the cliff wasn’t windy enough 🤷🏻♂️
Imagine that flying 500 meters away and the wind gust you would never see that again
Ideal place to test a model on a cliff edge , no wonder you lose models haha
@@Bang-tidy lol well technically I recovered the first one I lost so in 18 years flying drones I haven’t completely lost one yet 😎. Cliffs add a bit of drama for entertainment 🙂
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clean lens on phone before shooting pls. but nice test. thanks
@@bigl5018 lol I was hoping no one would notice. Was too much multi tasking (being a bloke n all) - holding phone in one hand and wind meter in the other at times 🤷🏻♂️😂.
It’s a great tiny drone and perfect for what I need BUT I’ll wait for v2. I heard that the Neo has no GPS or relies on your phone/remote and without it, you can’t fly it above water and stuff because there altitude sensor/gps doesn’t work well. Besides, I wouldn’t mind 50g and 50€ more and a much better performance: more battery life, a little bit more power and a better downwards sensor and image sensor. That or buy it on a sale. ATM and with the current firmware, it still doesn’t convince me.
It does definitely have GPS and certainly in Manual mode you can fly absolutely fine over water. I think the biggest issue people are having flying over water is with the AI active track or general smart functions. Even Normal and sport mode should be fine. All that being said, it does still have a few bugs but I'm sure most of them will get ironed out with firmware updates soon. I personally would have preferred a slightly heavier but more powerful version with weight still under 250g.
@@dronewilder5234 Yeah, me too, but it seems very practical and I definitely doubt between this one and the mini 3. The big brother retails for 350 in my country and comes with a remote control and can fly up to 38 minutes so the price between them (batteries + remote which, for me, is a must have) is very small. If the mini 3 was about the size of the Neo, I would definitely go for the mini 3
@@dronewilder5234 Same thinking , if they did this with135g , i imagine a 249g version could be great
Too windy my friend... but its succed ...
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@@ikhsanmuchlisien71 thank you - very much appreciate it!
@@ikhsanmuchlisien71 yes definitely - it actually did well considering how windy it was for its size and weight
Cool, it's still alive 😅
@@jaymar922 lol not the one I crashed is dead so the one in this video was a friends Neo
@@dronewilder5234 oooh okay, I though it was still okay
Anyways, great video man!!
Maybe diff props??????
@@geraldfields3610 yes that may improve things (could also make it worse😂). Certainly a 4 or 5 bladed prop would make it more floaty I guess which is debatable whether that’s better.
Camera quality BLOWS
Can you do me a favor? Add 100g of weight on it and do this video again.... please
@@AzBachour that would almost double its weight! It’s a very underpowered drone - adding weight may make it sit more solidly up to a certain point but once it has to combat stronger winds it will yaw spin quite severely (that’s my experience with adding excessive weight to other drones)
@@dronewilder5234 but worth the try, I just bought one and I will be using offshore in boat, I was just curious if you add like even 50g if it would improve the wind resistance giving away some flight time. I only need about t minutes of flights for my planned takes.
@@AzBachour I can try and test it at some point but seriously even 50g on this small drone is a hefty amount and will make flight characteristics and wind handling worse. If you could match the increased weight with extra power then yes this would help tremendously. For best wind handling in extreme conditions such I’d shown, I would stick to the default weight and setup. This is my experience from flying drones since 2008 🙂.
@@dronewilder5234 One of the bigger issues it the power delivery system. If I'm correct, the NEO uses a Li-Ion battery and not an Lipo battery. Lipos have much more amp draw capabilities and can provide thrust and power even in windy conditions. Li-ion batteries have a low C rating and just can't produce the power. If he adds 50 grams to it, nothing will happen except it will be much harder to get proper lift, let alone any type of speed at all.
Besides that it is only a 2s or 2 cell battery. If it were a 3s 3 cell it would have more power, but the prop diameters still limit what this little guy can do. DJI has truly maxed out the NEO with its current weight.
I would also caution you not to add more weight to this little guy as you might get lucky for a few flights, but adding 100 grams will decrease the life span of the NEO's esc or motors. Then you would be stuck with a $200 paper weight. I have blown out many esc's and motors adding too much weight to light quads. Lol. 😅
Too many ads mate.
@@blimbag sorry about that - how many adds did you get? It’s all set by RUclips at the moment
@@dronewilder5234 after the third lot I gave up and pressed not interested.
I should have added thy were all for RUclips premium. I think they have gone overboard as I’ve been a few more sites and they are the same. Going back to my book now. No adds
@@blimbag that’s excessive - I’ll have a look at changing it - thanks for highlighting
Nice wind test, but has anyone told you you look look like Henry Cavill? 🫣
@@ClintBarton0107 haha yeah I get told that a lot