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DJI AIR 2s - ACTIVE TRACK 4.0 | trail running, hits 2 branches, Does it crash?
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- Опубліковано 8 тра 2021
- This is a random review of the DJI AIR 2s From a mountain runner and hiking enthusiasts' perspective. I Focus primarily on the active track 4.0. The active track 4.0, aside from the 20-megapixel camera with a 1inch sensor was what caught my attn. I love to run and hike in the mountains and non of the other drones could effectively follow me without losing me in the trees or the slightest obstacle would take it off course.
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I just crashed mine off my house trying active track but forgot to put it in normal mode and left it in sport mode. Glad I got the refresh insurance.
I have the insurance as well! These drones are expensive! I have to admit I did the same thing with my Air 2!! The crash must have been pretty serious??
Active Track does not operate in Sport mode 🤷♂
Very impressive! I have this drone and I was scare taking it to the woods but after seeing your video I'm motivated to take it now. Very good video! Thumbs up 👍
Thanks my friend! I was a nervous there a for a little too but I was really surprised! Hope your run goes as well as mine!
Great video! I too am now inspired to take my Air 2s into the woods!
Thanks Howard! Ya take it in the woods, just don’t trim to many branches 😂
Totaly awesome, i was scared to try it like you did.... i must try it.... yesssss thanks buddy
Incredible Work 👍
A pretty awesome display of its capabilities.
Thanks 🙏 I am so far impressed with this drone. If I had a complaint It would be the lack of side sensors and when you go full speed in sport mode you can sometimes see the props in the frame.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Glad you had prop strikes without damage. I did the same thing on my new M3 and two minor prop strikes followed by hitting those leafless tree branches and a full crash with $350 in damage and a loss of the drone for a month. I keep thinking about the difference between and i think the fact. You were i a sunny helped. Leafless grey branches on a hazy day prob didn’t help. Glad your experience was better. Thanks again for sharing.
I'm loving mine too, I just got it last week. I don't have the trust in it that you have, but I'll get there.
Hey! thanks for subscribing. I have insurance on it so that helped a little:)
Watching a drone avoid obstacles on it's own is so satisfying, not sure why.
Haha, I couldnt agree more. I was so impressed with how well it did. The way it sees and avoids objects is fun to watch. Do you have a drone?
@@AndrewBrubaker For now just a cheap Mavic mini clone, but I am looking into the Air 2s
Edit: I just got mine! The fans are so loud that they worry me a little but otherwise I can’t wait to fly it for the first time!
Thanks for this video. We're looking into a drone for trailrunning and it really helps to see the DJI Air 2S in a real life situation like this 👍
Awesome, Glad you liked and found it helpful.
Wow 🤩
At first I was like..nahh c’mon mate, be realistic with your expectations ..that trail with all those little branches is asking that drone to crash.
BUT like you, seeing what it did on that last cluster fu** fallen tree is like…WHAAT? Seriously 😳🤩🤩🤩
I can’t wait to get mine, it’s going to be my first Drone ( wanted one since the release of the DJI Phantom 2 🥴) but could never be satisfied with a lot of what they do for the money I had to pay.
Now finally with the Air 2S I bit the bullet and decided to buy this little gem 💎 of aDrone, definitely worth waiting all these years to finally get exactly what I always wanted in a Drone.
I am in awe and can’t wait for it to arrive.
Great video, well done and congratulations 🎉🍾🎊.
What a little beauty 🤩🥰😍🤩🥳
great wtatching
very impressive
Overall I am impressed with it just wish it had side sensors but I will get over it😂
Great vid! Awesome when it dove through that small opening on the downhill run. Hovered there for a second planning it's next move and said screw it and just blasted through. Impressive stuff. Do you ever come across any bear or big cats on your runs?
Very rare! It has happened 3 different times:) ya, the active track 4.0 is pretty good. I don’t normally take it spaces that tight but I wanted to get a feel of it’s limitations 👌 it passed the test
Really Amazing! when i use active track with my Air 2s i was really scared it could crash into somethings!
What all do you use your active track for?
I had my Air 2s crash into a tree and come down my first time out when active tracking. Lucky just suffered a couple broken props and was ok otherwise. I am impressed by the tracking capability, but not the obstacle avoidance, and will not trust avoidance in future. Best to view as just a bit of extra protection is you miss spotting a hazard, and not rely on it to not fly into a tree branch
It’s impressive how tough these little drones are! Ya, you are right. I don’t intentionally take it where it will prolly fail but i wanted to just see what it was capable of for future reference. What really like was it followed me on trail avoiding the big obstacles. What do you use the “active track” for? Trail running as well or?
@@AndrewBrubaker I use the tracking following me cycling. I think in wooded areas safest to use Spotlight where it acts as tripod in the sky following me as I go past, maybe adding in some zoom in editing
@@Jonathantuba Ya, you are right! I was just out on a backcountry expedition and wish I would have used the spotlight mode!
In totall we can't trust fully in obstacles avoidance technology for now. Even mavic pro 2 with all the sensors even have a side sensors may crash.
Buying it this week because of this video
Awesome and glad you like this video! do you currently have a drone?
@@AndrewBrubaker I do. I have a parrot bebop 2 which I accidentally ran into a tree and broke an arm. I really like it because it can fly really fast and slow in video mode, but can’t do much with the 1080p camera
@@deftns6969 Ah You will love the 5.4k resolution from the Air2s! And it does really well with obstacle avoidance.
@@AndrewBrubaker ya I’m pretty stoked to get out there with it. When you fly it manually does it still avoid obstacles?
Your active track test is the best, as it have tight space challenges
Thanks, there were a few time I was a little nervous but I was so impressed with how well ! Do you have a drone ?
The test in the 10:00 sec was incredible, i didn't it was that advance
You prove me wrong bro
Great video man
Thanks Mike!
Awesome video! New subscriber and a like. This deserves more views...great effort!
Thanks so much for subscribing!! I really appreciate the positive feedback!
Awesome! I thought she crashed but did not... so smart i love it so definitely my kid will love it too. New friend here
Thanks for watching! Did you get one?
You are insane dude! 😆
Haha thanks man
Cool thing dude
Thanks man! Do you have a drone?
@@AndrewBrubaker yes same type but hv not used that feature..
hahaha dude... how do you only have 200 subscribers? Great video! I just got my Air 2S today and seeing this test is awesome... gives me more confidence that I'm not going to blow the thing apart. :D
Thanks 🙏 I am confident you won’t be disappointed in the drone! I have been careless and crashed it but these drones are almost bullet proof. Not only that, they are super easy to fly
What all are you planning on using yours for?
@@AndrewBrubaker So we have a pond behind our house with a lot of wildlife... geese, herons, beavers, turtles, etc. I'm hoping I can get some more close-up wildlife type videos and photos with it. So far, I've used it a bunch for hyperlapse sunsets and things... it's amazing. I think I waited so long on a drone because they seemed more like RC toys to me... this is more of a DSLR camera you can fly, which is right up my alley. Anyway, thanks again for the vid. Great content here.
bravo pour avoir eu le courage de faire ce teste
it was funny with the original location)))
Great video I got the dji mini, but am selling it to buy the Air 2s. You just made up my mind for me.
I love hearing this so much!! thanks a ton! What all do you use your drone for?
Did you get it yet?
@@sogron007 yes sir love it.
Interesting to see how it performed, I'm looking at a drone for my running so this was good to see Andrew 👍🏃
Thanks and really glad you found it helpful! The active track was super easy to use and I was super impressed with how it kept locked on me even through all the obstacles!!
Also, I really like your channel and cant wait to watch more of your videos! I am going from once body builder to runner:)
@@AndrewBrubaker Thanks Andrew
Get the skydio 2 better for that purpose cheers
@@andyramz2703 I don't think you can get the Skydio 2 in the UK yet 😩
I just subscribed to your channel. I’ve not had much luck out of mine. I’ve got both of them. Keep up the good work.
thanks Charles. I am curious about not having luck?
u guys r too brave... I ain't flying my drone through that lol 😂 😂
If you want the ultimate follower, get a Skydio 2 (or 3 when it comes out). It's sensors are superior and omnidirectional. The Air 2s isn't bad though, it's the ultimate jack of all trades, good at following and distance flying for great shots from above. The Skydio lacks in that department because of the low battery life. Can't go wrong with either of them in my opinion.
I haven’t looked, are there rumors of a Skydio 3? What made me go with the Air2s was; I had batteries already and thought the camera might be a little better for some of my commercial work. I really want a Skydio for my adventure films!!
From what ive read the Air2S flight time is around 20 mins. +- The 30dbm transmitter eats up the batteries! A little heavier than the MA2 too.
From what I saw online, the new software/firmware is even better at tracking. What I see here is impressive as it is and, really, this whole thing is pushing it with these kinds of tiny branches. We often catch branches like that with our face because we always miss a few so expecting a smart drone to navigate them all is really unrealistic
I agree with you, I was impressed with how well it did. The reason I did that was some of the places I go are right are in more technical terrain and I wanted to know what the limits were. I was primarily seeing how well it would track around switchbacks and trees etc.
@@AndrewBrubaker great test, would have done exactly the same to find it’s limitations but seeing how it performs was just awesome 😎. Thanks for sharing
@@AussieAdventurer Glad you enjoyed it. do you have a drone or fly one?
@@AndrewBrubaker I have the Air2s on order, hence why I try to watch and learn 😃
I always wanted a Drone since the release of the Phantom 2 way back when but nothing was compact enough or had the features I wanted or needed.
Once the Air 2 s came on the market it was in my opinion the best bang for the money and decided to finally get one. So judging from what I see in your video and others it sure seems to be a great drone alright 🤩
Unfortunately with the upcoming release of the Mavic Mini 3 Pro I am unsure if I jumped the gun to soon?
A Drone such as the Mini is perfect in size for me and it’s possible it will be close to what the Air2s can do with the active track and seems to have similar obstacle avoidance sensors ( or better??)
Naturally the camera will be not as goid as on the Air 2s but still, i reckon it will be a great little Drone to own for any hobby user and perhaps a semi pro user 🤷♂️.
Well, you can’t wait forever for a gadget to be what you want or you never buy anything 😂😂 so yes I am sure I will be happy with the Air2s regardless- with no regrets I imagine.
It’s the active track and obstacle avoidance I really want and so this video of yours has given me peace of mind knowing I can safely use it for my own UA-cam videos when out and about prospecting for gold in the Western Australian Outback or whatever else I go.
So again thanks heaps and btw, i had no idea about the hyper lapse mode the Air2s has, that is awesome 🤩m have you tried that function yet?
Fly safe and enjoy life 👍
Cheers 🍻 Jim
@@AussieAdventurer One thing that really helps the active track is wearing bright colors or something that really contrasts with your environment...something easy for the camera to track.
2nd thing is, I have made some stupid/daring flight maneuvers and crashed it pretty hard, flying into things and I haven't broken one piece on it and the props are still the originals! the mini is cool but I am confident the Air2s will make happy!!
Can anyone estimate when the mavic air 3s came out and what its price will be including the combo kit
Thanks for testing, I simply don't trust O.A. with anything other than simple object avoidance. I don't know that this is the drone for this type of "work". DJI probably hates these videos because it works "some of the time"... which isn't good enuf. At the end of the day, choosing the right drone for the right job gives the best results. Cheers.
I agree with you! It works pretty and Is in-expensive. I Have crashed it several times but it’s a tough little machine. Like you said it works some of the time there are so many variables like lighting and color that make such a huge difference.
I would never take an expensive drone in situations like this
What drone do you have?
Great video. I have been thinking about DJI Air 2s or Skydio2. The DJI is more reasonable priced
Ya the DJI is more reasonably priced! If I could justify both I would have both! I like that Air 2s for the video quality for business and a decent active track for my adventures. However I really want the Skydio for the active track and antonymous function. almost debating getting one as well! What would you use yours mostly for?
@@AndrewBrubaker I would want it for chasing me on runs. It looks like Skydio is better for that but price is so much higher. I heard there is long wait list.
Great video, you brought it to the perfect place to test the obstacle avoidance. I’m sold because of your video! Great content
Thanks so much! I just took out on a ski touring expedition and fell even more in love with it!!
Nice just got mine yesterday. Nice upgrade from the mini 2. Thanks again
Right on. You are so welcome. And if you have time I would love to hear your thoughts on it when get it in the air.
What is refresh insurance mean please advise me
Sir, what software do you do for video editing?
How about using propeller protectors for the Air 2S in scenarios like this? I bought them and they weight in total 74g. The Air 2S + battery weights 590g, with the protectors 664g. Is that too much extra weight?
No it’s not to weight. The only reason I don’t put them on is time. I try and minimize the amount time when I stop on a run.😏 propeller guards I am confident would help! Do you have the Air2s as well?
i was thinking about this drone for dirt bike riding do you think it could follow the bike
Hey, so when you select the subject to track, it detects wether it’s a human or a car and if it doesn’t detect you as one of those, it limits you to spotlight mode. So that being said I am pretty sore it would work! As long as lighting as good enough for it to detect a human, it should work! I would love to see how it works
Drone was like "FML dude pls..." 🤣
My Mavic Air 2 makes very poor choices with APASS and ACTIVE TRACK so I won't even use those unless in very open area as it is too stressful lol
What about the skydio 2 ? Have you done a review?
I don’t have the Skydio 2. I am currently looking at getting it, but can’t quite afford it yet.
👌👍
Thanks 🙏🙏
Not many air S2 videos online. Feel like I've sift through them all since I got the drone. Do you still use this drone to this day?
Shame you left out your pov of the drone going through the branches at the end, kinda disappointed but love the video man.
Sehr schön. Aber warum schwankt sie immer hoch und runter. Das hat die mavic pro nicht gemacht.
I think it was cause I was running uphill. I noticed that as I went uphill and there were obstacles it was a little unstable. I have the Mavic Pro 2, maybe I should take it there and see how it does but that would make me nervous
The funny thing is that dji says that active track isn't good for low hanging wires or bare thin branches . When it fails then people say it is not good enough. Well I am going to say yes great video. But please be careful in the future in the woods around bare thin branches. Also, beware of wires and very tall fences that are thin wired also. I am not saying that you said anything negative about dji but I would hate for you to break or lose your drone.
Thanks!! Ya, thin wires it won’t detect....most times. I have had it detect wires and stop. But it’s not something to depend on for sure! I was quite impressed with how it navigated the small branches etc in the video. What drone do you have?
The air 2s air 2 and the pro. I prefer the air 2 still only because of the fly times. However the footage is very good and high quality with the pro low light conditions and the 2s. The pro is the best actually. 2s is quite capable.
Can it do the active tracking at 4k 60 fps?
Hey, sorry about the late response. I don't think it can. I will make sure when I fly it this afternoon. I have seen it say when trying to shoot in 5.4k and try to use active track "cannot engage in high frame rate"
Hi, Du hast genau die gleiche Drohne, die ich auch habe. Hast Du schon mal den Parallel Flug ausprobiert? Man soll zu Beginn ja auch einen Arm ganz hoch heben. Zumindest nach der Beschreibung. Gruß Rainer
Sir please share the download link of the software
Hi, a little late here but I use Adobe premier pro
On user's manual says to keep it away from branches.
For some reason I always want to do what I am not supposed to do. It’s a weakness I have
Can you please compare it to skydio 2?
I really Want to! Pretty sure the Skydio 2 would be awesome for trail running etc. As soon as i can afford one i will
I am subscriber 106 dude you are the future man....This is how you review gear man.....just imagine if you tried reviewing every aspect of the drone in one video what u did was what wee needed ...pump those videos in this style ...evaluate one aspect and expand on that ...I'll be realising video exactly same style
Thanks 🙏 so glad you like it. When I first got it, I started planning for the video, I wanted it to look like a professional review. When I took it out on a spontaneous last minute run and it did way better than I thought. So I used that footage, even tho not perfect, I felt it would give the most accurate representation of its capabilities! All that said I REALLY APPRECIATE your subscription and positive feedback!!
@@AndrewBrubaker I think you will make pro video but at this stage of youtube career just focus on the audience....I think once you get medium following like 50000 it will all make sense but for now do what comes to you with in your comfort zone I cant get my videos of the ground it's so time consuming ....why wait a year to release a review
@@AndrewBrubaker btw does the 5.4k work in smart flight modes or tracking
@@maxmaxmaxgoon5602 No, it doesnt work in active track :( It says "cant track in high in frame rates" even though I switch it to 5.4 at 24 fps, it still doesn't work.
@@maxmaxmaxgoon5602 Thanks for this insight! I am hoping to combine the adventures that people are asking for with some realistic practical reviews.
I find it interesting to see how well that thing does where you live. I tried the same sort of thing on a forest road along a mountain ridge here in the east. On the first test, I walked along the road. It clipped branches several times until one of them upset it enough to send it tumbling. On the next test, I tried to get it to follow my Jeep. It complained that my altitude was too low, but the only way to give it more altitude would have been to fly it above the canopy. I tried that in a few different places, and never got it to follow the Jeep within the forest. If it can't follow a Jeep on a dirt road, there's no way it could track me on a foot path.
We definitely have a different variety of trees around here. Yours seem more columnar, and probably taller. The trees along those ridges are surprisingly short, and gnarly. It looks like my dreams of follow me videos are out the window, and I will have to have a driver or a pilot to get the kind of footage I want. I can't do much about my location. It would probably do better down at a lower elevation, where the trees tend to be dramatically taller, but that isn't where the Jeep trails are. Anyway, it would have to go a lot farther than it has to get me to trust the obstacle-avoidance. It never crashed hard, but it definitely crashed. In the course of running nine batteries through, I installed four sets of propellers before finally breaking off one of the arms.
That one was my fault. Mr. Hotshot here went to sport mode to zoom around at 45 mph where there was only one thing to hit, and I hit it at 45 mph. Wish I had bought the insurance!
I have had really good luck with it following me in my jeep. I am interested why its not working for you? I noticed different times if there isn't much contrast in color between the subject you want to track and the surrounding area it looses track of the subject easily. What color is your jeep?
It's "sarge green," which is a similar color to yours. The issue isn't with detecting the Jeep as something it can track, the issue is altitude. When I try to set it up to follow the Jeep in the location where I want to track myself, it refuses to engage, and demands that I fly to a higher altitude. That is not an option in this location. My choices for altitude are something like 8' and 30', with nothing in between.
@@thedroningjeeper4750 Ugh...I get it. That is really frustrating. I seen that when I first tried but in my area it was easy to get higher and still have space for it to maneuver.
Skydio 2
@@verdi6092 that Drone is apparently better at tracking but the DJI is better at everything else.
Tough choice 🤔🥴
looks like the right front prop had some damage. it began to drift a little to the right after it clipped the first tree. Otherwise this was impressive.
I am not sure why it drifted? I still haven't changed the props on it and they don't have any nicks in them. I still watch this and I am impressed. I was fully prepared to lose it! I had insurance on it :)
I have an an DJI Air 2s... but it certainly would not be able to do what you show in this video... the one I have would be on the ground, upside-down, crashed and ruined within the first minute! I must have gotten a faulty Air 2s!
How’s it compare to the 2?
The mavic air 2? If so, I like it better for sure. The 1 negative…slightly lower battery time. The camera is way better, Active track 4.0 is awesome, the intelligent flight modes are great!
I heard it is speculated that it came out in early 2023
What is coming out in 2023?
@@AndrewBrubaker mavic air 3s
To be following the 4WD along the road I would guess that he has it in Sport mode. Active Track does not function; his evasion of the branches was more down to pure beginner's luck!
Hmm, my active track does have the specific function of following a vehicle and it is very effective.
All drone crash movies are made when the trees are leafless.
That are mavic air2? or mavic air2s?
Hi there, this is the Mavic air 2s
yeah but still dont fly sidewise... it still has no sensors to the side. thats why your other drone crashed as well. active track parallel mode... and it is blind flying sidewise.
Ya, If it had sensors on the side that would make the active track even more versatile. I would use parallel mode a lot while running but I know I would crash it! I wonder why they didn't simply add a few sensors???
@@AndrewBrubaker because they safe this for the Mavic 3 to get more money... i guess. Mavic 3 will be for sure far more expensive then Air2S
@@Dionysus73 I cant wait to see what comes out for the mavic 3
@@AndrewBrubaker still, in the EU and UK, Switzerland and Norway i wouldnt buy any drone right now as long as the drones still have no CE certificate... so i will wait until that day anyway...
4:35 *FIFY:* Nothing beats a little feeling of giardia. 🤢
That last one was pure luck😅
Free trimming. 🤣
Hahaha. The forest service will thank me for all my hard work 😂
Is Air 2S a noise friendly or a noise pollution?
It’s way better than the mavic air, but if I was to compare the pro 3 and the air2s side by side, I think the pro 2 would be a little quieter. I want to upgrade the props to the new ultra quite ones and see how they are
That is a very difficult environment for that quad. You should check out the Skydio 2. Way better active track and obstacle avoidance. I think it would better suit this kind of environment.
Jaja porque le tienes bronca a dji?
@@juanmaria5377 Facts are facts I own this drone and fly it commercially. I would not risk flying it in a high risk environment such as this. Have you not seen other reviews on this drone's tracking. The tracking is pretty good on it, but Skydio tracking is by far superior. Please do your research.
Tree trimmer! =]
Why do they keep making these drones with no side or back sensors? Lmfao this is hilarious, all those brains, not enough smart decisions. They got 2 sensors top to bottom and nowhere else.
I don’t understand that either! They really need sensors on the side, BAD!!
All the comments, you guys expect way too much, or just too millennial no skill lazy, even the ones that crashed guaranteed 100% you couldn't have flown it better yourself.
Ya, nothing is ever quite good enough🥴 . That being said, I love my Air 2s! One of these days I will be good enough to run and fly at the same time! It’s hard for me to multitask tho🤷🏼♂️ any tips for flying and running?
and how exactly are you supposed to fly with skill while you are running?? Or doing anything really that demands more than half a brain while flying the drone?
@@toonj64 Haha, I dont have the skill to do that so I rely on the active track. Usually, when I use the drone in those situations, I am just looking for one clip, not an entire sequence.
Driving and operating a UAV at the same time regardless of location is against the law, please dont ruin shit for the rest of us and make videos that actually fall within FAA guidelines.
That’s why I love the active track on the air2s. I don’t no longer have to operate while driving:)
@@AndrewBrubaker you and I both know this response is bullshit. Youre literally holding the controller in your hands and bracing the steering wheel with your legs.
This is copied and pasted from part 107 • No operations from a moving vehicle unless the operation is
over a sparsely populated area.
@@AndrewBrubaker Pt.107 course slide 54 of 65: No Careless or Reckless Operation: Part 107 also prohibits careless or reckless operation of an sUAS. Operating an sUAS while driving a moving vehicle is considered to be careless or reckless because the driver's attention would be hazardously divided. Therefore, the driver of a land vehicle or the operator of a water-borne vehicle must not serve as the Remote PIC, person manipulating the controls, or visual observer.
Please re-review your FAA rules before somebody gets hurt or you lose your license.
Edit; To expand, you can operate from a moving vehicle if you are not driving, you can fly as a passenger without issue. I do this for work all the time. I recommend a visual observer outside with a 2 way radio.
Thanks for your advice heads up. I will do better at this. I really don’t want to ruin it for you and other drone pilots!