No seriously friends
I think I'm gonna buy this thing
and then start figuring out how I can make a 20k USD professional rig happen into my life
Does anyone have any drone experience? A drone of their own? A little community knowledge? Wisdom?
@ignitionigel I have a bunch of tabs with info on that open right now, like being FCC compliant, and what you need in Canada to legally fly a drone. Mostly, you just need to fill out a form every time you fly, until you've got enough experience they give you a standing permission to fly.
@Mainebot nice, that’s not so bad. There’s a few podcasts about the topic, I listen to one sporadically called The FPV Show but that’s more for racing and new tech related to that, though they do talk about legal stuff and working too sometimes.
@Mainebot i made a shitty one for $200 of parts? so nothing relevant haha
@Mainebot I have a Mavic Pro, but I got it before the Mavic Air was released. The latter has more or less the same specs (a slightly shorter flight time), but is nontrivially cheaper and smaller. I think I'd go for the Mavic Air these days.
hey I've been thinking on this, and I was wondering what your reasons are? I don't understand why the pro is more expensive if, by many measures, the air is superior. What are your thoughts?
@Mainebot I think it's a bit more stable just by virtue of being bigger. The gimbal may also be better, but I'm not sure. I assume the batteries and motors are also bigger and therefore more expensive. Beyond that I'm not sure, but those would be my guesses having not actually looked into it too much.
I was thinking something similar. I've heard the gimbal on the pro is faster, fwiw. Considering you have a pro, I'd love to know why you'd want an air. Is it just a cost thing?
@Mainebot Yeah, basically. Also smaller means I could take it more places more easily. (But I like decent cameras and wouldn't go all the way to the Spark.) I don't regret getting the Pro, but I think if I were to get one today it'd be the Air, and maybe an extra battery. (Though I have 3 and have never gone through more than 2 at a time.)
@Mainebot I saw a drone photography group on meetup. Maybe there is one near you?
@Mainebot I’ve been eyeing up FPV quad racing for a hobby, but can see a massive crossover in skills.
There’s a ton of resources online for starting out, legal airspace requirements and qualifications seem to be the biggie.