Well when the picture is so dark the video encoder has nothing to do since most of the pixels are black. The video bitrate will be lower and that is why you can transfer it with no problem. Take the same test when it is sunny and you will see the difference.
"Im getting a little scared. What that does tell me is we might not make it but we are gonna try" LOL. Your'e awesome!. I just got me one of those, right after it was discontinued, love it! You got yourself a new subscriber. Greetings from Mexico!
I love watching your videos, you are so calm! all those younger people doing reviews be like bla bla bla screaming through the entire video xD your reviews are always in-depth and calm! and you seem to be honest af. =)
This was almost as nerve-wracking as the Mavic Pro on the mountain. Even you were much more nervous on that one. :-) But this is an amazing test. I'd have never thought you'd get that range from a Mavic Air, especially in urban conditions. Thanks a lot!
Its fun as hell i bought one 3 days ago. Barely flew it yesterday for the first time. I been researching regulations and rules, Maintenance, pre-flight requisites. Basically this thing is to not be a considered a toy. Also registered my drone operator license from the FAA under 107 commercial drone. Went on a test flight and its super addicting and fun! Going to keep practicing today, as well as making adjustments on the camera and wifi settings, Calibration all that good stuff. Def a cool hobby to get into but you must do hours and hours and hours and hours of research. There are people who constantly lose their drones and blame dji but i realize they are just retarded of the highest type. People think "oh i can just buy a drone take it out the box and just fly it without any reprocussions. Nope, #1 you need at least 10 satellites before you even take off. #2 download an app called kittyhawk. It shows you the no fly zones and where you can and can't fly also allows you to get authorization to fly from nearby airport control towers. People wonder why their drone just fell out of the sky uhhh probably air control shooting down your drone due to negligence. Stay informed and good luck!
Great video. On Saturday I was so depressed. I was having all kinds of issues doing just normal functions with my Air. Yesterday, I got the update notice, updated and awesome range and performance.
Hi Dustin, me and my wife just flew back home (Calif) from Maui last night. What an awesome and relaxing place to be. Right before I left, I took a range test of my Mavic Pro at Kalama Park and broke my range record at 30,356 feet round trip, which is about 5.7 miles. I could have flown farther since I had almost no signal drop but chickened out due to low battery concern. My heart was pounding so fast but my Mavic Pro RTH safe and still go 18% battery left. What a nerve wrecking experience but also fun. Thanks for posting this night flight mission and I enjoy all of your video. Keep up the great work sir.
I only got into these drones this week. I bought a Spark on Monday and after watching videos of the Air I ordered it today. The Spark won't even be making it out of the box before I send it back. After seeing this it makes me all the more happy I decided to get one. AWSSOME....THANKS
Dustin is nuts but I keep coming back to see his videos. I'm from South Africa and on the verge of getting either this one or the Mavic Mini. All thanks to you Sir.👊🏽
Kahludi The Gentleman Malele get the Mavic air the mini has several deal breakers like obstacles sensors , gestures flying plus countless other features better built
Kahludi The Gentleman Malele lol I know I just closed my eyes and put it on a credit card Best Buy has the fly more combo on sale for $699 every else I see it $1000+
THis is more than you need for range, you aren’t supposed to fly out of sight and this “would” be, even in daylight. So good work. The only question is the EU restriction on Wifi? And distance.
Light on the screen flashing was not a glitch but the light from the craft was giving the sensors enough light to see then going out so it was confused thus the flashing on the screen. Very amazing video none the less and always look forward to new videos!
Great range test Dustin. Those firmware updates really improved your results from the last test. The people who complain about all the updates that DJI that has don't realize all the improvements they bring to the drone over time.
Agree. I hear a lot people say they don't like the Mavic Pro, but than find out they haven't flown it over a year. With all the updates it's like a new drone now.
range tested mine near the ocean. flew out 1.5 miles over the ocean, another 1.5 down the coast and almost lost it in the water on the way back, fortunately i was able to force land it on land and knew exactly where it landed so i made a fast recovery.
The Mavic pro did 15,515 for rth trigger. The Air made it to 12,500 for its rth battery trigger. Still impressive in my opinion. I wonder how far the Mavic would get being pushed to 50% battery and using the stick assist. I'm actually thinking of getting the air. I like the quick shot features. Only 3 were added to the Mavic Pro.
Pulling up a chair to check out another nail-biting drone range test by the master of the genre, albeit a few years after the video clip's first publication. With a used Mavic Air1 on the way in the post as I type these words today June 9th, 2022, this video clip addresses one of the more important considerations for me, namely how long the drone can stay aloft while flying a fully autonomous Litchi waypoint mission at the standard cruising speed of 17.9 mph. Recently my trusty Mavic Pro1 was inbound but far off having defaulted to a low battery RTH while out over a rainforest. Recalling this advice about pushing the craft into a nose-down attitude by holding the controller's right stick forward so as to increase airspeed, I saw that the altitude dropped gradually, which I of course counteracted by pulling back on the right stick slightly, to bring the nose up and slow that unintended descent during RTH. In this Mavic Air range test, I see that the 206-foot altitude did not decrease during the RTH return leg of the flight, despite a fully nose-down attitude with the right stick fully forward. This altitude stability maintained despite a full nose-down attitude is a valuable feature of the Mavic Air1 that my Mavic Pro1 evidently does not have. This is another reason I look forward to the delivery of my new-to-me Mavic Air1. Amid the mild panic one feels when a drone is still a ways off and running low on battery power, it would be easy for a Mavic Pro1 owner to ignore the altimeter readout and wind up with the drone flying that final homeworld beeline much closer to the terrain than the pre-programmed RTH altitude. That particular worry has apparently been eliminated for the Mavic Air1. Hats off to Mr. Dustin Dunhill once again for boldly venturing where mere mortal drone pilots fear to tread.
I don't know if it's your voice (fit for a flight instructor), but this brings me back to doing my first cross-country flight with an instructor when I was working on my private pilot license lol
That was an AWESOME FLIGHT, and to fly at Night, even more so, I have a Mavic Air as well, but have not really had time to test it, I'm impressed that you were able to reach 15k feet, it does say a lot about the Mavic Air, when comparing range to the Mavic Pro
Ha, new drone operator here in Canada... we can only go 500M (1640ft) from operator... I went 300M (985ft) the other day, and thought it was soooo long away!
Excellent test!, glad that my Mavic air now doesn’t have to envy anything from it’s predecessor (Mavic Pro), fenomenal range, Stock settings!, can’t be more pleased with those 15,155 feet that you got!, thanks for sharing!
This thing definitely has massive range anxiety in terms of battery life. I flew my regular mavic pro a total distance of 31,900 feet and arrived back with 30% battery life, averaging around 456 feet per battery percentage point, meaning I could have technically stretched that trip to 7 miles total and arrived back with somewhere around 19% battery life. Although, half of the trip was done via RTH, which may run more efficiently than the sport mode I used to go out in the first place. Nonetheless, it's quite amazing what such a compact device can do with a mere 2,375 mAh battery compared to the 3,830 mAh in the Mavic Pro.
You were using it on 2.4GHZ . . . try another test on 5.8GHZ and see the wifi capability difference . . . . .`Awesome`!!! and yes slower speeds will create less drag and use less battery, very impressive Dustin as usual . . . . . . i am sure DJI will make more improvements along the way . . .hopefully in the Mavic Air 2 . . . . . .Good luck.
It’s good to see it tested to it’s limits, but real world flying for me is line of sight. So far loving my Mavic Air. DJI has raised the bar with this drone. I really enjoy your channel Dustin. Thanks for the flight!
Just got my Air last week and I've put it into FCC mode even though I'm in UK and I'm getting same range and signal strength as my phantom 3A and phantom 4.....this little drone is amazing and I haven't even used my parabolic range boosters yet......I already suspect the battery will be the only limiting factor yet again .....good work DJI
Sebastian Asia not as far as I know ....I never managed it but I still got 20.000 feet from my phantom 4 in CE mode using parabolic reflectors anyway so range was never an issue
Peter Murray 20K feet one way in europe with ce mode? i think thats further than the battery can last to fly back. do you think we need to worry about new updates that can decrease the range? i have also the Phantom 4 and was at 3km when i turned back with good signal. i will not change to the mavic pro if the phantom 4 keeps on flying 3 to 4km. thanks for the little chat.
Great video, I’m toying with upgrading my phantom 3 advanced for one of these. They seem unbelievable for the size. I love my p3a but it’s not the easiest thing to cart around. Glad the range/signal issue is sorted as it put me off in the last video, this vid though.... fantastic !
Great vid! Lol I took my Air out to the falls here in downtown Spokane WA and went about 50 ft radius and 100ft high. It started acting funny and drifting so I started to worry about losing it in the falls plus it was getting dark. I need more time with it.
I rarely use my RTH but knew you could use your sticks to go faster and direct flight. I've only gone 2.5 miles with my Mavic Pro and it was a butt clencher. The annoying beeping sound can be eliminated if you fly home manually. :)
hi what great distance to cove, i thought you had not let enough battery power to return, but you had it in the bag, greatto watch 👍👍 Thumbs up by me 👍👍
Great story telling. felt like we were doing it ourselves. I wonder if shutting off 4K recording and sensors in a low battery emergency would squeeze out much more distance? It didnt seem to punish this flight at all, although compression algorithms on a “black” video image wouldn’t be too demanding.
You can stop the beeping by canceling the RTH and fly your Drone home using the controller... You can also put it into sport mode and get home even quicker...
Yes I know. I honestly like this way better since it auto adjusts it's heading to point directly at home. Whenever I exit rth and try it's always a bit off and you burn some power correcting it anyway 👍
Yes, but the faster speed benefit achieved by Sports mode would probably outweigh the small amount of extra power used by correcting a slight heading direction deviation. Sports mode may drain the battery quicker but you still end up covering more ground than if you were flying in regular mode. I always use Sports mode as the best way to go far and come back from afar. You can easily test this by doing some long range flights in the two different flight modes and seeing which mode covers more ground overall. I would also mention that Sports mode becomes even more important when returning home fighting any kind of headwind, and actually becomes essential once that headwind goes above a certain mph threshold.
You've done us a great service in that now I don't have to do my own range test. I know how far it will go, and for that I'll probably never run out of distance as I like to keep it within 2000 feet. If I need more, I'll start closer. :D
Awesome range, so close to 3 miles. Should turn off all avoidance sensors to help extend the battery life possibly when you try with the dishes to get Max range. Great videos!
Wow this is amazing! Makes me want to run out and get one right now! If I'm not mistaken, the first time around you had a wind, and I think you had turned off some of the sensors, since you were just doing a range test. Unreal man... Woot!
Great video. You probably already know this but I just found out today if you put your phone in airplane mode it blocks out other Wi-Fi interference for longer distance. I haven't tested it yet though. 👍
Thank you very much for your excellent videos. I am in the process of researching and hopefully buying my first drone. Your videos help a great deal with my decision. Thanks again
Why are you the only guy who can get that kind of range out of this little guy👍🏻 alot of youtubers are still getting regular range. I live in Sydney Nova Scotia, do you think I could get close to that range? I hope so☺ thinking about purchasing the fly more combo.
Dustin dunnill nice u took my recommendation on rth with holding right stick forward good job! ;) it works nicely! If u wouldnt have did that it would have been close! Trust me I do a lot of distance runs :)
Megzamani i told him a few vids back that when returning home in "rth" mode the air will only do 18 mph.... well if u hold right stick forward u will achieve 29 mph while still being in rth mode....most dji drones do this...figured this one out a while back.... basically it's a relatively safe and efficient speed ...it's not like you're returning home in sport mode which would kill battery.... it has saved my butt many times
Hey Dustin. UPDATE! Left you a message here 2 months ago about wanting to attempt to fly my Mavic Air over the Delaware River to Pea Patch Island to Fort Delaware! Flying over water makes me nervous but I got the nerve to do it last Friday and made it over and back! I was having some issues with wifi interference messages which were probably due to my friend flying his Phantom 3 nearby. ! I was using my range extenders as a precaution and had no problem with the battery with the 5517 feet distance. If the interference wasn't present, I'm sure I could have went beyond the island. I did post it and some friends referenced you! I told them that I am a big fan of yours and hopefully you will get to see the video and give me some feedback. I added commentary. (I learned that from you! Smile!) I will try another flight over there soon when I have time and the conditions are right. Next time I will push that right stick forward on the way back to shorten the flight and the video. BTW, I'm crazy about this night flight and show it to all of my drone friends! You are tops man!
Mahalo for this vid. I had to send the link to several of my flying buddies who questioned my decision when I bought the air.”I should have waited for the MPII, it’s like the spark, it’s junk”.. etc.You just proved all those naysayers wrong! I too after the update was able to fly almost a mile out, during daylight though, too chicken to fly it at night.Watching your vid makes me more confident to it her further. I own the MP, and the Spark, but for being compact, longer flight time that the Spark, and 4K video, this is my go to drone. Question, do you miss your MP that landed in the lake? Keep up the great videos!
I never got the little one, to little for me a lover of BIG QUADS.BUT THAT WAS SOMETHING ELSE D FOR SUCH A LITTLE QUAD.U DO BE PUSHING UM.JUST To SHOW ALL QUAD LOVERS WHAT WE CAN EXPECT OUT THESE LITTLE FLYING MARVELS OF RC AIRCRAFT WITH 4 AND SOME WITH MORE MOTORS ON THEM ,THAT WE ALL WHO LIKE TO FLY CRAFTS THAT WE JUST LOVE TO TAKE THEM UP AND HAVE FUN FLYING THEM. GREAT JOB MY FELLO QUAD FLYER, AND A FLYER OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLYING MACHINES.HATS OFF TO U ; OUR& MY FLYING BROTHER.KEEP UP THE UPLIFTING WORK AND GOOD IMFORMATION,THAT AS FELLO FLYERS WE ALL CAN BE BETTER AND MORE SKILLED AND PROFICIENT AND ALWAYS LEARNING; PILOTS OF ALL THINGS THAT FLY.
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Your crazy Dustin, that's why I watch.
Well when the picture is so dark the video encoder has nothing to do since most of the pixels are black. The video bitrate will be lower and that is why you can transfer it with no problem. Take the same test when it is sunny and you will see the difference.
Wow 1st time I hear someone pointing that fact and sound reasonable , that the reason I have poor video feed in the day light 😛
"Im getting a little scared. What that does tell me is we might not make it but we are gonna try" LOL. Your'e awesome!. I just got me one of those, right after it was discontinued, love it! You got yourself a new subscriber. Greetings from Mexico!
I love watching your videos, you are so calm! all those younger people doing reviews be like bla bla bla screaming through the entire video xD your reviews are always in-depth and calm! and you seem to be honest af. =)
I’m having fun watching all your old range tests! I like the way you push it to the limit!
I know this video is a year old I just bought one and it arrives September 12 can’t wait thank you for this range test
me 2 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This was almost as nerve-wracking as the Mavic Pro on the mountain. Even you were much more nervous on that one. :-)
But this is an amazing test. I'd have never thought you'd get that range from a Mavic Air, especially in urban conditions. Thanks a lot!
Brilliant review, I'm going to get one as my retirement toy, thanks again. 👍
Its fun as hell i bought one 3 days ago. Barely flew it yesterday for the first time. I been researching regulations and rules, Maintenance, pre-flight requisites. Basically this thing is to not be a considered a toy. Also registered my drone operator license from the FAA under 107 commercial drone. Went on a test flight and its super addicting and fun! Going to keep practicing today, as well as making adjustments on the camera and wifi settings, Calibration all that good stuff. Def a cool hobby to get into but you must do hours and hours and hours and hours of research. There are people who constantly lose their drones and blame dji but i realize they are just retarded of the highest type. People think "oh i can just buy a drone take it out the box and just fly it without any reprocussions. Nope, #1 you need at least 10 satellites before you even take off. #2 download an app called kittyhawk. It shows you the no fly zones and where you can and can't fly also allows you to get authorization to fly from nearby airport control towers. People wonder why their drone just fell out of the sky uhhh probably air control shooting down your drone due to negligence. Stay informed and good luck!
I did too
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Great video. On Saturday I was so depressed. I was having all kinds of issues doing just normal functions with my Air. Yesterday, I got the update notice, updated and awesome range and performance.
Best Wishes from New York :)
Rolex0071 where is the bebop channels I got one Last week. Really new
I am thinking of buying it,and at the moment i own a Huawei Mate 10 lite do you think i will have any problems ?
Hi Dustin, me and my wife just flew back home (Calif) from Maui last night. What an awesome and relaxing place to be. Right before I left, I took a range test of my Mavic Pro at Kalama Park and broke my range record at 30,356 feet round trip, which is about 5.7 miles. I could have flown farther since I had almost no signal drop but chickened out due to low battery concern. My heart was pounding so fast but my Mavic Pro RTH safe and still go 18% battery left. What a nerve wrecking experience but also fun. Thanks for posting this night flight mission and I enjoy all of your video. Keep up the great work sir.
Cool. Out over the ocean? Risky fellow 😅. Hope you had a great time here 👍.
Dustin Dunnill yes sir. We had a blast and yes, I was flying above the waters at that time. Whew. 😁
And in 2020, this drone is still a little bonecrusher.
I only got into these drones this week. I bought a Spark on Monday and after watching videos of the Air I ordered it today. The Spark won't even be making it out of the box before I send it back. After seeing this it makes me all the more happy I decided to get one.
AWSSOME....THANKS
Dan smith No Air, you’ll come out better with the original Mavic Pro. Nothing beats occusync technology!
Howie C Stylez
Who the hell is talking about the pro and it’s range?
Sheeeesh some people’s kids.
Dan smith don’t be mad because you couldn’t afford one. With your boring ass videos😂😂😂😂
I made a flight yesterday to 11k feet, I landed with 8%. The battery limits this drone not the “enhanced wifi”.
I just got a Mavic Air for early 40th birthday present and so excited about it but i will NOT be trying a range test like that.... crazy man!! :D
iZilly so...have you done your first range test yet😂😂😂
Dustin is nuts but I keep coming back to see his videos. I'm from South Africa and on the verge of getting either this one or the Mavic Mini. All thanks to you Sir.👊🏽
Kahludi The Gentleman Malele get the Mavic air the mini has several deal breakers like obstacles sensors , gestures flying plus countless other features better built
@@mollywapyo I'll have to save up by only drinking water to afford an Air🤣 but yeah you are right.
Kahludi The Gentleman Malele lol I know I just closed my eyes and put it on a credit card Best Buy has the fly more combo on sale for $699 every else I see it $1000+
That's A Fantastic Flight I am impressed. Thanks for taking the chance and sending it out for the reason to see what it will really do👍!!!!
THis is more than you need for range, you aren’t supposed to fly out of sight and this “would” be, even in daylight. So good work. The only question is the EU restriction on Wifi? And distance.
As a first time user I appreciate the videos like these. I enjoy the drones but its nerve racking. Don't want to lose mine lol
I don’t know why I get so excited 😆 every time Dustin upload a new drone video . 👍 wish the video is a little longer
It's 2018 how the hell is this possible the AIR is literally incredible
Light on the screen flashing was not a glitch but the light from the craft was giving the sensors enough light to see then going out so it was confused thus the flashing on the screen. Very amazing video none the less and always look forward to new videos!
Man this video was a nail biter. You said you were not nervous but you kept saying i wish it makes back a couple of times. Love the video.
Great flight, just got mine last week and I was wondering about the range. Thanks for this.
Great range test Dustin. Those firmware updates really improved your results from the last test. The people who complain about all the updates that DJI that has don't realize all the improvements they bring to the drone over time.
The firmware updates are annoying, but they are there for a reason. My Mavic Pro seems to get better and better after the updates.
Agree. I hear a lot people say they don't like the Mavic Pro, but than find out they haven't flown it over a year. With all the updates it's like a new drone now.
Ron Brown same gimbal though 😁 I've had mine replaced twice .
Sorry to hear that. Did you get a early model?
I have lost my DJI Mavic four different times here in Arizona. Fortunately I have found it every time. Great video. Thanks. Robert
Very nice. That does it for me, I'm buying one now.
Thanks for the video
range tested mine near the ocean. flew out 1.5 miles over the ocean, another 1.5 down the coast and almost lost it in the water on the way back, fortunately i was able to force land it on land and knew exactly where it landed so i made a fast recovery.
The Mavic pro did 15,515 for rth trigger. The Air made it to 12,500 for its rth battery trigger.
Still impressive in my opinion. I wonder how far the Mavic would get being pushed to 50% battery and using the stick assist.
I'm actually thinking of getting the air. I like the quick shot features. Only 3 were added to the Mavic Pro.
Yes it was the update. They improved 2.4ghz power, which is why you didn’t have the same interference issues.
Wow! Hell of a flight congrats on making it back. I have a Mavic air on the way. I will never try to out range you, you are the man!
Pulling up a chair to check out another nail-biting drone range test by the master of the genre, albeit a few years after the video clip's first publication. With a used Mavic Air1 on the way in the post as I type these words today June 9th, 2022, this video clip addresses one of the more important considerations for me, namely how long the drone can stay aloft while flying a fully autonomous Litchi waypoint mission at the standard cruising speed of 17.9 mph.
Recently my trusty Mavic Pro1 was inbound but far off having defaulted to a low battery RTH while out over a rainforest. Recalling this advice about pushing the craft into a nose-down attitude by holding the controller's right stick forward so as to increase airspeed, I saw that the altitude dropped gradually, which I of course counteracted by pulling back on the right stick slightly, to bring the nose up and slow that unintended descent during RTH.
In this Mavic Air range test, I see that the 206-foot altitude did not decrease during the RTH return leg of the flight, despite a fully nose-down attitude with the right stick fully forward. This altitude stability maintained despite a full nose-down attitude is a valuable feature of the Mavic Air1 that my Mavic Pro1 evidently does not have. This is another reason I look forward to the delivery of my new-to-me Mavic Air1.
Amid the mild panic one feels when a drone is still a ways off and running low on battery power, it would be easy for a Mavic Pro1 owner to ignore the altimeter readout and wind up with the drone flying that final homeworld beeline much closer to the terrain than the pre-programmed RTH altitude. That particular worry has apparently been eliminated for the Mavic Air1. Hats off to Mr. Dustin Dunhill once again for boldly venturing where mere mortal drone pilots fear to tread.
Thanks. I just got one. Can't wait to try it out. Your presentation was awesome. BK
2.8 miles, awesome. Was a little concerned about some owners getting just over 1 mile. Be sure to post if you use the parabolic dish. Pretty work!
I don't know if it's your voice (fit for a flight instructor), but this brings me back to doing my first cross-country flight with an instructor when I was working on my private pilot license lol
Nice 😅🍻
That was an AWESOME FLIGHT, and to fly at Night, even more so, I have a Mavic Air as well, but have not really had time to test it, I'm impressed that you were able to reach 15k feet, it does say a lot about the Mavic Air, when comparing range to the Mavic Pro
you have cleared all my doubts about Mavic Air's range capabilitiies.. you my hero Dustin! subbed!
Ha, new drone operator here in Canada... we can only go 500M (1640ft) from operator... I went 300M (985ft) the other day, and thought it was soooo long away!
That was a great test. DJI fixed the issue of the shutter it was doing. Big like thank you Dustin awesome demo
Wow... a range test at night --- COOL. TY for making & sharing!
I love the the name of the video I bet Frodo and Sam would have loved a Mavic to help find there way
Amazing. Im terrified to take mine that far..
As always mate you are one of the few creators that tell it how it is and are always honest with your reviews.Look forward to more videos.
Excellent test!, glad that my Mavic air now doesn’t have to envy anything from it’s predecessor (Mavic Pro), fenomenal range, Stock settings!, can’t be more pleased with those 15,155 feet that you got!, thanks for sharing!
By far my favorite drone channel. If only I could catch videos like yours! Sadly in Minnesota all we have is cold and white sheets on the ground! ✌🏻😬
Hmmm you may have sold me on getting one of these to play with. I like your new ride!
This thing definitely has massive range anxiety in terms of battery life. I flew my regular mavic pro a total distance of 31,900 feet and arrived back with 30% battery life, averaging around 456 feet per battery percentage point, meaning I could have technically stretched that trip to 7 miles total and arrived back with somewhere around 19% battery life. Although, half of the trip was done via RTH, which may run more efficiently than the sport mode I used to go out in the first place.
Nonetheless, it's quite amazing what such a compact device can do with a mere 2,375 mAh battery compared to the 3,830 mAh in the Mavic Pro.
Thats great to hear. I dont fly in the winter because I hate the cold! Will update in a few weeks. Thanks for the info!
Tired Old Man well I hope you preserve your batteries because them sitting up for too long is not good
@@theurbanartist775 Sure do. Recharged them once a month.
Banging review !!! U have some balls man, I’d be lucky to go about 4,000 feet total and be scared 😱...subbed and liked :-)
You were using it on 2.4GHZ . . . try another test on 5.8GHZ and see the wifi capability difference . . . . .`Awesome`!!! and yes slower speeds will create less drag and use less battery, very impressive Dustin as usual . . . . . . i am sure DJI will make more improvements along the way . . .hopefully in the Mavic Air 2 . . . . . .Good luck.
It’s good to see it tested to it’s limits, but real world flying for me is line of sight. So far loving my Mavic Air.
DJI has raised the bar with this drone. I really enjoy your channel Dustin. Thanks for the flight!
What app is compatible for mavic air?
You’re the mad scientist of night time range tests!
Just got my Air last week and I've put it into FCC mode even though I'm in UK and I'm getting same range and signal strength as my phantom 3A and phantom 4.....this little drone is amazing and I haven't even used my parabolic range boosters yet......I already suspect the battery will be the only limiting factor yet again .....good work DJI
Peter Murray is it also possible to change to fcc mode with the phantom 4? i read that the GPS location decides if it works in fcc or ce mode.
Sebastian Asia not as far as I know ....I never managed it but I still got 20.000 feet from my phantom 4 in CE mode using parabolic reflectors anyway so range was never an issue
Peter Murray 20K feet one way in europe with ce mode? i think thats further than the battery can last to fly back. do you think we need to worry about new updates that can decrease the range? i have also the Phantom 4 and was at 3km when i turned back with good signal. i will not change to the mavic pro if the phantom 4 keeps on flying 3 to 4km. thanks for the little chat.
What an exciting video. I really like this drone now. Thanks so much Dustin.
Fantastic! Great update and fixed all the bugs! That was awesome! Mahalo again!
i wonder how far you would have gotten with the parabolic extenders and going 29 mph on the way out. You should do another test!
Awesome Night rangetest. Thumps up. 👍👍👍🚁🚁🚁🚁👍👍👍
its been run out to 3.5 miles with no problem and made back to home no issues had to manual land
Great video, I’m toying with upgrading my phantom 3 advanced for one of these.
They seem unbelievable for the size. I love my p3a but it’s not the easiest thing to cart around. Glad the range/signal issue is sorted as it put me off in the last video, this vid though.... fantastic !
I'm glad they fixed it I had similar issues with the range but Dustin keep up the great videos they are by far my favorite! 👍
Great video! Very entertaining. Was biting my nails and it wasn't even my drone. Hahaha
Love your range tests. I wish I had a mountain like that close by!
Your videos are awesome m8 thanks and keep up the great work . I bought a phantom 3 standard because of your review and I am hooked .
I ordered mine 12 days ago and it still has not even shipped. I am living vicariously through you in my anxiety.
Great vid! Lol I took my Air out to the falls here in downtown Spokane WA and went about 50 ft radius and 100ft high. It started acting funny and drifting so I started to worry about losing it in the falls plus it was getting dark. I need more time with it.
👍 maybe GPS was blocked on top? Let it aquire SATs for a minute before launch.
I rarely use my RTH but knew you could use your sticks to go faster and direct flight. I've only gone 2.5 miles with my Mavic Pro and it was a butt clencher. The annoying beeping sound can be eliminated if you fly home manually. :)
This guy is amazing, shorts, flip flops and long sleeve shirt. You can not make this up. Fashion Flight Standards. Again great video. 😅😅😅😅😅
Awesome. Already got a Spark, but looking to get the Mavic Air. Mahalo for the video.
hi what great distance to cove, i thought you had not let enough battery power to return, but you had it in the bag, greatto watch 👍👍 Thumbs up by me 👍👍
Great story telling. felt like we were doing it ourselves. I wonder if shutting off 4K recording and sensors in a low battery emergency would squeeze out much more distance? It didnt seem to punish this flight at all, although compression algorithms on a “black” video image wouldn’t be too demanding.
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Always the risk taker. Very brave. Thanks man.
Mavic air rocks. My favorite drone.
This is what i call passion! Thanks for sharing.
I actually got out 12600' in the mountains where I live. Got back with 6% battery. Gets the Adrenalin pumping for sure!
wow - cannot wait to try mine after update - sure wouldn't expect any difference... we'll see
You’re a dangerous man Dustin.. Bc I’m about to pull the trigger on this bad boy 👦
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You can stop the beeping by canceling the RTH and fly your Drone home using the controller... You can also put it into sport mode and get home even quicker...
Yes I know. I honestly like this way better since it auto adjusts it's heading to point directly at home. Whenever I exit rth and try it's always a bit off and you burn some power correcting it anyway 👍
Yes, but the faster speed benefit achieved by Sports mode would probably outweigh the small amount of extra power used by correcting a slight heading direction deviation. Sports mode may drain the battery quicker but you still end up covering more ground than if you were flying in regular mode. I always use Sports mode as the best way to go far and come back from afar. You can easily test this by doing some long range flights in the two different flight modes and seeing which mode covers more ground overall. I would also mention that Sports mode becomes even more important when returning home fighting any kind of headwind, and actually becomes essential once that headwind goes above a certain mph threshold.
You've done us a great service in that now I don't have to do my own range test. I know how far it will go, and for that I'll probably never run out of distance as I like to keep it within 2000 feet. If I need more, I'll start closer. :D
Crazy video. Would never of had the nerve to do it. Impressive 15,000 ft.
Amazing Video, Pro Tips.. Thank you for your hard work!
Will you please let us know what editing software you are usuing?
Keep up the good work!!
Great video, I don't think you would've made it if you hadn't press the stick forward. That was close.
I love pressing the edge of the envelope! (Especially when it's on someone else's dime.)
Awesome range, so close to 3 miles. Should turn off all avoidance sensors to help extend the battery life possibly when you try with the dishes to get Max range. Great videos!
Wow this is amazing! Makes me want to run out and get one right now! If I'm not mistaken, the first time around you had a wind, and I think you had turned off some of the sensors, since you were just doing a range test. Unreal man... Woot!
Great video. You probably already know this but I just found out today if you put your phone in airplane mode it blocks out other Wi-Fi interference for longer distance. I haven't tested it yet though. 👍
Thank you very much for your excellent videos. I am in the process of researching and hopefully buying my first drone. Your videos help a great deal with my decision. Thanks again
Wow greats video...i love mavic air now...unbeatable..thanks justin...im from phil.
That was a great test bro 😉👍
Why are you the only guy who can get that kind of range out of this little guy👍🏻 alot of youtubers are still getting regular range. I live in Sydney Nova Scotia, do you think I could get close to that range? I hope so☺ thinking about purchasing the fly more combo.
They improved it with latest update 👍
Good job. I have the Mavic air fly more package. Looks like I better do the update. I can't fly over residential where I am. Nice vid
Hi Dustin, Amazing flight and distance...look like the update as corrected it....have a great day big like from me :-)
Dustin dunnill nice u took my recommendation on rth with holding right stick forward good job! ;) it works nicely! If u wouldnt have did that it would have been close! Trust me I do a lot of distance runs :)
Thanks for the recommendation man. Worked like a charm 👍
Dustin Dunnill it really is an amazing little machine!
Mike what was your assistance.
Megzamani i told him a few vids back that when returning home in "rth" mode the air will only do 18 mph.... well if u hold right stick forward u will achieve 29 mph while still being in rth mode....most dji drones do this...figured this one out a while back.... basically it's a relatively safe and efficient speed ...it's not like you're returning home in sport mode which would kill battery.... it has saved my butt many times
Mike Sarni does this work work with platinum, p4p and how exactly you do this? Thank you.
Hey Dustin. UPDATE! Left you a message here 2 months ago about wanting to attempt to fly my Mavic Air over the Delaware River to Pea Patch Island to Fort Delaware! Flying over water makes me nervous but I got the nerve to do it last Friday and made it over and back! I was having some issues with wifi interference messages which were probably due to my friend flying his Phantom 3 nearby. ! I was using my range extenders as a precaution and had no problem with the battery with the 5517 feet distance. If the interference wasn't present, I'm sure I could have went beyond the island. I did post it and some friends referenced you! I told them that I am a big fan of yours and hopefully you will get to see the video and give me some feedback. I added commentary. (I learned that from you! Smile!) I will try another flight over there soon when I have time and the conditions are right. Next time I will push that right stick forward on the way back to shorten the flight and the video. BTW, I'm crazy about this night flight and show it to all of my drone friends! You are tops man!
Awesome. I'll check it out 🙂👍
Really loved the sunset. That is phenomenal of the Air going out to almost 16,000 ft. Excellent video Dustin!!
Awesome. I think it may be time to pull the trigger on getting this thing.
Mahalo for this vid. I had to send the link to several of my flying buddies who questioned my decision when I bought the air.”I should have waited for the MPII, it’s like the spark, it’s junk”.. etc.You just proved all those naysayers wrong! I too after the update was able to fly almost a mile out, during daylight though, too chicken to fly it at night.Watching your vid makes me more confident to it her further. I own the MP, and the Spark, but for being compact, longer flight time that the Spark, and 4K video, this is my go to drone. Question, do you miss your MP that landed in the lake? Keep up the great videos!
👍 still searching for the drowned Mavic Pro. Maybe some day it will show up 😅✌️
Great video Dustin, thats some range :-)
That's amazing, I'm glad you're battery wasn't damaged from that last range test. You could have matched the mavic pro distance.
This guy is the best reviewer
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