2:48 I just saw my Avata 2 snap to the right suddenly a couple days ago (manual mode with controller 3) and have been wondering (as a new fpv pilot) if I just imagined it, it was the wind, etc. I’m glad to see I’m not alone!
This happened to me also four times, on first time it fall to lake. Drone completely fried couldn’t save it. Bought another avata 2. Second time I was able to rescue in the air. On 3rd It crashed to edge of building and guard is broken. 4th fall from 20m to the building’s pool. I was quick enough to save with rice. If you know you know. But that dead thumble is bullshit never seen something like that before you can’t control and it dives.
What you guys are experiencing is called yaw tumble due to the avata 2's nature. There's a bunch of youtube videos how this can be avoided. For those using the motion controller you most likely wont experience it (unless there's high wind) because you cant push the drone as aggressively with the motion controller. Nevertheless, I love my avata 2 and I've started to get a feel for when yaw tumbles can occur. Happy flying!
This is called the yaw tumble. It's the props stalling on their own turbulent air they created. Every single time your props are moving through air they just made turbulent, so like when not moving forward and going straight down or when rotating and flying backwards because of momentum you will have these stalls an the drone will tumble to the left or right. In the newest firmware it automatically corrects for it back to level, but you need to be aware of it, you can easily lose 5 to 10 meters of altiude if you are unlucky. Also the more wind the easier it will happen. I have learned to live with it, not crashed it yet.. But every flight I have like 10 of these or something.
Nice video but I don’t plan to freestyle my Avata 2 I’ll leave that for my 4” 5” & 6” quads lol. I Manly use my Avata 2 for cinematic flights but I’m having range issues. I was flying the other day & I couldn’t have been more than 1/4 mile away & above the trees with clear sight in a church parking lot & my signal strength simply just dropped & I got the dreaded red bar & blurry video. Any suggestion on how to fix this? Frustrating to say the least. Thanks bro!
Purpose built quad will be more fun. I’ve enjoyed flying the Mark5 and want just fly more! Very interesting you had connection issues… only thing I can think of is many other signal interference possibly? I saw a range test the other day from UA-cam and Avata 2 flew 4500 meters. Capped by battery and had to return home.
I also apologise for the audio in this one, first time filming outside in a while and there was a lot of distractions I have done my best to fix using DaVinci voice isolation.
You did more than your best mate. It was a great video and the noise from outside isn’t a problem. It is outside and day so lot of people that that make sounds. I didn’t hear that i only watch your great flying and skills en clear information about the avata 2. Keep up the good work. 👌🏻👍🏻
really enjoyed this video, a nice comparison between dedicated fps and avata. im interested in getting into fpv having flown mini, air2, 2s and mavic 3 classic. I want a new challenge
I love my Avata 2. Buyed it Monday from the DJI Store. Fly More 3er Combo. I am soooo excited about this Drone. Love it so much. At the moment I fly with the RC3 Motion Controller, but when I have a few more knowledge I will buy the FPV 3 RC.
Various factors. Depending on what license you have, drone, confidence in your own ability etc. in short for this flight this was approved with NavCanada and have my advanced license.
No, there is no seperate vtx. Everything is integrated in to one board, except for the GPS unit. And the 4 antennas are in the prop guards. You could ofcourse cut all of that out and connect it to a 5 inch, but you would never be able to arm the 04 air unit. You'd have a low power 25 mw vid signal at the best.
thanks for being honest , i am thinking in get avata 2 because i have no exp in fpv, i just fly my mini 2 whit some gogles whit my iphone inside as screen, but some people say its beter a real fpv drone insted, but dji is good for biguiners, what do you think?
Thank you for watching. If you have no experience with FPV why don’t you try a simulator first around $20. You may need a cheap radio. BetaFPV would be an affordable option. That way you can practice before making a commitment to something that can start adding up. The Avata 2 is nice. Has some good safety features to assist with flying. I went down the sim route first and then a Tinywhoop kit which was super fun.
Can’t use manual with MC3 but I still recommend sim first. It’s cheaper and will give you the muscle memory to fly manual. Also if you crash will save you $$$
Watching your crash on the parking lot looked identical to something that mine did just yesterday from a similar orientation and I could not hear the motors in your video but on mine I could hear it in the RPM went jittery and it just started falling and I was able to recover it, and I just blamed it on myself for potentially stalling, the propellers losing lift or me being not smooth but after watching yours do the same thing I’m now questioning if it was a pilot caused incident or not. I’ve only flown about a dozen batteries and it’s my first drone and obviously first FPV so generally, I blame myself.
Judging by most of the comments from my short it’s likely prop wash and due to a sharp yaw turn that causes it. It was prone to the previous Avata model and doesn’t look like it been completely been eradicated in Avata 2. Nice purchase as your first drone btw 👏🏼
@@DimmyV Yeah it's still there but the latest firmware will auto correct for it without losing to much altitude. Still you need t always be aware of it. High speed dive, and lots of wind. You could potentially lose a lot of altitude. If you stall your props to close to the ground, you will hit the ground!
It’s a great video, but also very obvious that it’s not a freestyle drone. DJI is not going to move into areas of drones. My personal opinion DJI has no issues with staying in their lane, which is high end, consumer, friendly drones, and photography based. I think they’re gonna leave all those other types of drones to the guys who are already doing them like the one you used in this video. You are very talented pilot by the way! I like your videos. I just got into it and I have both of the Avatas do you have any videos about the little mini whoops? The ones that you can fly indoors? I wanna know can I get one of those that will work with my DJIPV equipment. Because I’m learning all of this and it can get confusing real fast great video.
Appreciate your insights and thoughts about DJI. Only time will tell. Would be nice for sub250 DJI FPV. Last weeks video was about indoor flying and comparing it to Cinelog25.
@@DimmyV i did! Im already good in the sim :) can do trippy spin matty flip etc. Am saying that literally if i learn those things with the avata now. Which i am trying to, see my videos. Then they will be pie on a proper 5”.
It's been an amazing learning tool, Even if it's not the most capable quad, I'm still having a blast. Im just waiting for the Goggles 3 to be unlocked so I can think about either getting my first digital freestyle quad or 75/85mm whoop! Hopefully they patch it sooner than later.
Unlocked to be used with what? O3 drones? After watching this I'm also considering getting a compatible drone eventually but I don't know how it works to fly something other than DJI drones
@@nevezeraa it’s not unlock it a firmware update from DJI to allow backward compatibility. Also Joshua Bardwell will be you guy to learn beta flight and non DJI drones
I bought into the DJI OcuSync 4.0 Ecosystem suppior transmission performance 60Gbps bandwidth. Fantastic as this video saying. I own...Two ✌️ DJI Mini 4 Pro Fly More Combo 👌 DJI Avata 2 Fly More Combo 👌 With all four O4 controllers 🎮 Fantastic experience right from the box with both of my Drones. Keep in mind the DJI Avata 2 is Beginner entry level of both Racing and Freestyle with Superior Cinematic video quality so good as this video said. Buy before 2025 The only problem I have is DJI is getting Band soon unfortunately because potentially a Chinese spy Drones claims from American defense if true all the rest will Band DJI... EU, UK and Commonwealth. Cheers 🥂 🍻
My friend has this drone and I was seriously considering getting one myself. He let me try it in acro mode and I have to say I was very unimpressed. Very unstable compared to my 5 inch diy drone. It's unfortunate b/c I loved it in every other aspect: the ease of use, the incredible flight time.
I love my avatar 2 for cinematic videos and the odd picture. Definitely wasn’t purchased for freestyle. Ate shit on side of Scarborough bluffs last month long walk scary walk down to retrieve it.
The other thing is the Avata 2 is litterally plug and play. With the other drone god knows what works with it and what other components there are you will need. If that goes wrong you are on your own.
Yes very true. There are kits you can buy. This is something I want to do to help learn and have the fulfilment of building it myself. That way future problems you troubleshoot yourself.
@@DimmyV I looked into it in the UK but there is literally 3 shops in the UK and very few if any even have a phone line so the support is virtually non-existent. So I will likely end up going for the Avata 2.
You describe a jittery view in your goggles. Can you post a video of what you are seeing? This is a little concerning for me. I'm looking for my first drone and am interested in FPV flight. The cinematography while cool isn't my main priority at this time.
At 1:47 you can see the Goggles view where its not as smooth compared to at 4:27 where its stabilised footage there's less jitter. Have you flown FPV before?
@ that’s great you want to get into FPV. I would watch more videos on you can start with an old guide I made ua-cam.com/video/mHUPDJUTsxM/v-deo.html Make some notes as you go and before making an investment because it’s not cheap I would start in the simulator.
I think comparing it against a benchmark would be good to see how the drone fairs. Of course it wouldn't beat it but it didn't do too bad. The image quality is superior with O4.
I really hope you see this STOP APOLOGISING about the noise we really don’t care you dragging the video off point and it gives me opportunity to click off the video we don’t care about the noise
@@NightworksYT no EU was capped at like 35mph. It was such a bad flight experience. Having it unlocked… helps get out of sticky situations when you want to be acrobatic in abandoned places.
it's a cinawhoop. the freestyle line is a lie from DJI. It is not that stable, underpowered, and when it breaks, and it will trying freestyle you will be SOL. If you do not want to throw your money away, fly it for photography only. The small props are for efficiency, making the flight times longer. betaflight does have have return to home if you have a GPS.
you are speaking from a drone nerd perspective. 85% of the avata owners would never own or fly full acro. For the vast majority, this drone is what most would consider “freestyle”. Unfortunately, the percentage of people who truly fly freestyle is so low, it would be a horrible business model to target them. Dji , marketed this perfectly.
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I like my Avata 2. Flying it with RC3. This is my first drone. ANd I'm just enjoying it in manual mode. If this is your first - you will be excited.
Happy Flying
2:48 I just saw my Avata 2 snap to the right suddenly a couple days ago (manual mode with controller 3) and have been wondering (as a new fpv pilot) if I just imagined it, it was the wind, etc. I’m glad to see I’m not alone!
Appreciate the feedback of your experience too with the sudden glitches
This happened to me also four times, on first time it fall to lake. Drone completely fried couldn’t save it. Bought another avata 2. Second time I was able to rescue in the air. On 3rd It crashed to edge of building and guard is broken. 4th fall from 20m to the building’s pool. I was quick enough to save with rice. If you know you know. But that dead thumble is bullshit never seen something like that before you can’t control and it dives.
@@UtkuYldzCQ Has the bug fix been released yet?
What you guys are experiencing is called yaw tumble due to the avata 2's nature. There's a bunch of youtube videos how this can be avoided. For those using the motion controller you most likely wont experience it (unless there's high wind) because you cant push the drone as aggressively with the motion controller. Nevertheless, I love my avata 2 and I've started to get a feel for when yaw tumbles can occur. Happy flying!
This is called the yaw tumble. It's the props stalling on their own turbulent air they created. Every single time your props are moving through air they just made turbulent, so like when not moving forward and going straight down or when rotating and flying backwards because of momentum you will have these stalls an the drone will tumble to the left or right. In the newest firmware it automatically corrects for it back to level, but you need to be aware of it, you can easily lose 5 to 10 meters of altiude if you are unlucky. Also the more wind the easier it will happen. I have learned to live with it, not crashed it yet.. But every flight I have like 10 of these or something.
Bro. Good review.
Good flying
Good suggestions!
Glad you liked it, Thanks 🍻
Hi. Thanks for the review. How good Is the LIVE goggle view in avata2 (not just what's recorded)?
The live view is good from the Googles 3. I need to make that short on O4 on how good it is
Looks almost the same as the video
Nice video but I don’t plan to freestyle my Avata 2 I’ll leave that for my 4” 5” & 6” quads lol. I Manly use my Avata 2 for cinematic flights but I’m having range issues. I was flying the other day & I couldn’t have been more than 1/4 mile away & above the trees with clear sight in a church parking lot & my signal strength simply just dropped & I got the dreaded red bar & blurry video. Any suggestion on how to fix this? Frustrating to say the least. Thanks bro!
I have the same issue with mine
Purpose built quad will be more fun. I’ve enjoyed flying the Mark5 and want just fly more!
Very interesting you had connection issues… only thing I can think of is many other signal interference possibly? I saw a range test the other day from UA-cam and Avata 2 flew 4500 meters. Capped by battery and had to return home.
Google ham hack avata 2 to boost the signal
Do you have the goggles 3 or are you using the goggles 2?
Goggles 3
Did you adjust the pitch and roll settings. this will increase the speed .
Covered the different modes and speed runs in this video: DJI Avata 2 Flight Modes Explained
ua-cam.com/video/M30kXt0tPOU/v-deo.html
@@DimmyV pitch and roll need changing to 850 .
I also apologise for the audio in this one, first time filming outside in a while and there was a lot of distractions I have done my best to fix using DaVinci voice isolation.
You did more than your best mate. It was a great video and the noise from outside isn’t a problem. It is outside and day so lot of people that that make sounds. I didn’t hear that i only watch your great flying and skills en clear information about the avata 2. Keep up the good work. 👌🏻👍🏻
Appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed the video.
I think you did a good job cleaning up the audio and I enjoyed the outtakes to the more noisy moments. Thanks for another great video.
Appreciate it 🍻
really enjoyed this video, a nice comparison between dedicated fps and avata. im interested in getting into fpv having flown mini, air2, 2s and mavic 3 classic. I want a new challenge
Thanks. I would start in the sim to get some practice before making a purchase of an FPV.
@@DimmyV thanks for the advice, I’ll defo do that.
Please share your rates, expo and sensitivity for manual mode.
Did you not have issues with the dji taking off so close to Billy Bishop?
Stock Rates on the Avata 2 and Mark5
DJI Unlock then approval through NavCanada App. A video will come soon on this.
I love my Avata 2. Buyed it Monday from the DJI Store. Fly More 3er Combo. I am soooo excited about this Drone. Love it so much. At the moment I fly with the RC3 Motion Controller, but when I have a few more knowledge I will buy the FPV 3 RC.
I like your dives, what settings are you using for the Avata 2 to dive? I can’t figure it out.
Stock rates
And you can't use the motion controller. Has to be the RC control.
Excellent flight, video, and narrative, Demetrios. Thank you. I'm flying the Mavic 3 Classic, the Avata 2, and the AIR 2S. Greetings from Montreal.
Thank you. Nice collection of drones there 🚁🍻🇨🇦. Happy Canada Day for yesterday
There's way too many opportunities for pulling out late jokes that I can't even pick one to use
can you fly this close to public in Canada?
Various factors. Depending on what license you have, drone, confidence in your own ability etc. in short for this flight this was approved with NavCanada and have my advanced license.
@@DimmyV ahh ok, thank you! nice video btw
Thank for a great information. I wish i know this before.
is it possible to pull the camera/vtx out of the avata2 and put it in a real quad?
I had that thought last night before I slept. I would need to buy another. I also haven’t built a quad yet. It’s on my to do list.
No, there is no seperate vtx. Everything is integrated in to one board, except for the GPS unit. And the 4 antennas are in the prop guards. You could ofcourse cut all of that out and connect it to a 5 inch, but you would never be able to arm the 04 air unit. You'd have a low power 25 mw vid signal at the best.
audio sounds great. great vid!
Glad to hear it!
thanks for being honest , i am thinking in get avata 2 because i have no exp in fpv, i just fly my mini 2 whit some gogles whit my iphone inside as screen, but some people say its beter a real fpv drone insted, but dji is good for biguiners, what do you think?
Thank you for watching. If you have no experience with FPV why don’t you try a simulator first around $20. You may need a cheap radio. BetaFPV would be an affordable option. That way you can practice before making a commitment to something that can start adding up. The Avata 2 is nice. Has some good safety features to assist with flying. I went down the sim route first and then a Tinywhoop kit which was super fun.
The Avata 2 is great for beginners if you use the MC3, don't use manual unless u know what your doing.
Can’t use manual with MC3 but I still recommend sim first. It’s cheaper and will give you the muscle memory to fly manual. Also if you crash will save you $$$
@DimmyV
At the moment we can't even get the fpv controller 3 in the uk without importing it which would be expensive.
@@JohnSmith-ef8nr that’s annoying. Kinda why I’m frustrated with UK regs. EU seems to be the most favourable right now.
Watching your crash on the parking lot looked identical to something that mine did just yesterday from a similar orientation and I could not hear the motors in your video but on mine I could hear it in the RPM went jittery and it just started falling and I was able to recover it, and I just blamed it on myself for potentially stalling, the propellers losing lift or me being not smooth but after watching yours do the same thing I’m now questioning if it was a pilot caused incident or not. I’ve only flown about a dozen batteries and it’s my first drone and obviously first FPV so generally, I blame myself.
Judging by most of the comments from my short it’s likely prop wash and due to a sharp yaw turn that causes it. It was prone to the previous Avata model and doesn’t look like it been completely been eradicated in Avata 2. Nice purchase as your first drone btw 👏🏼
@@DimmyV Yeah it's still there but the latest firmware will auto correct for it without losing to much altitude. Still you need t always be aware of it. High speed dive, and lots of wind. You could potentially lose a lot of altitude. If you stall your props to close to the ground, you will hit the ground!
How come you didn’t get in trouble for flying in the stadium?
It's empty, not during a game.
Which drone can you recommend as a freestyle drone as an addition to the equipment for the Avata2?
Sub250 or 5inch?
How durable is it? Well, mine got hit by a Jeep at some sand dunes and it barely had a crack.
It’s a great video, but also very obvious that it’s not a freestyle drone. DJI is not going to move into areas of drones. My personal opinion DJI has no issues with staying in their lane, which is high end, consumer, friendly drones, and photography based. I think they’re gonna leave all those other types of drones to the guys who are already doing them like the one you used in this video. You are very talented pilot by the way! I like your videos.
I just got into it and I have both of the Avatas do you have any videos about the little mini whoops? The ones that you can fly indoors? I wanna know can I get one of those that will work with my DJIPV equipment. Because I’m learning all of this and it can get confusing real fast
great video.
Appreciate your insights and thoughts about DJI. Only time will tell. Would be nice for sub250 DJI FPV.
Last weeks video was about indoor flying and comparing it to Cinelog25.
Great video!
Appreciate it 🍻
Did you have any issues launching a dji product so close to Billy Bishop?
No issues. I’m a frequent flyer.
Sooo if I learn to freestyle the Avata2 I'll be amazing when I get a proper 5" ? that's cool with me! :)
I would still learn in the sim. Will save you alot of money as you will crash a lot.
@@DimmyV i did! Im already good in the sim :) can do trippy spin matty flip etc. Am saying that literally if i learn those things with the avata now. Which i am trying to, see my videos. Then they will be pie on a proper 5”.
@@atkatsom8745 oh dope 🔥. It would be good to see how far that drone can be pushed. I reckon. It will be limited with some tricks.
Awesome video. Nice flying
Thanks Hector 🍻
It's been an amazing learning tool, Even if it's not the most capable quad, I'm still having a blast.
Im just waiting for the Goggles 3 to be unlocked so I can think about either getting my first digital freestyle quad or 75/85mm whoop! Hopefully they patch it sooner than later.
Yes. Im also waiting for the backwards compatibility 🙌🏼 keep on flying 🚁
Unlocked to be used with what? O3 drones? After watching this I'm also considering getting a compatible drone eventually but I don't know how it works to fly something other than DJI drones
@@nevezeraa it’s not unlock it a firmware update from DJI to allow backward compatibility. Also Joshua Bardwell will be you guy to learn beta flight and non DJI drones
What do you think can the Avata 2 freestyle? Have you flown a proper FPV drone? Which do you have?
it was on FCC or CE mode?
I bought into the DJI OcuSync 4.0 Ecosystem suppior transmission performance 60Gbps bandwidth. Fantastic as this video saying.
I own...Two ✌️
DJI Mini 4 Pro Fly More Combo 👌
DJI Avata 2 Fly More Combo 👌
With all four O4 controllers 🎮
Fantastic experience right from the box with both of my Drones. Keep in mind the DJI Avata 2 is Beginner entry level of both Racing and Freestyle with Superior Cinematic video quality so good as this video said.
Buy before 2025
The only problem I have is DJI is getting Band soon unfortunately because potentially a Chinese spy Drones claims from American defense if true all the rest will Band DJI... EU, UK and Commonwealth.
Cheers 🥂 🍻
60 mbit, not gbit.
Sad 4k 100fps is only 16:9 so no gyroflow but i think if rocksteady will be fine enough for now...
4K60 is fine plus save some storage space. Also 4:3 is versatile 📺🍻
My friend has this drone and I was seriously considering getting one myself. He let me try it in acro mode and I have to say I was very unimpressed. Very unstable compared to my 5 inch diy drone. It's unfortunate b/c I loved it in every other aspect: the ease of use, the incredible flight time.
It’s fine lower down but at high altitudes it’s not as comfortable. The picture quality is really good tho. Can’t wait for O4 Air Unit
I love my avatar 2 for cinematic videos and the odd picture. Definitely wasn’t purchased for freestyle. Ate shit on side of Scarborough bluffs last month long walk scary walk down to retrieve it.
Glad you were able to retrieve it.
Hey there, from St. Catharines!
Hi 🇨🇦🍻
are you actually allowed to fly in these places?
This should answer any questions you have. Leave a comment if you have anymore. 🙌🏼
@@DimmyV was that a. yes
it looks like the yaw bug avata 1 has
Hasn’t happens since so not sure why.
The other thing is the Avata 2 is litterally plug and play. With the other drone god knows what works with it and what other components there are you will need. If that goes wrong you are on your own.
Yes very true. There are kits you can buy. This is something I want to do to help learn and have the fulfilment of building it myself. That way future problems you troubleshoot yourself.
@@DimmyV I looked into it in the UK but there is literally 3 shops in the UK and very few if any even have a phone line so the support is virtually non-existent. So I will likely end up going for the Avata 2.
You describe a jittery view in your goggles. Can you post a video of what you are seeing? This is a little concerning for me. I'm looking for my first drone and am interested in FPV flight. The cinematography while cool isn't my main priority at this time.
At 1:47 you can see the Goggles view where its not as smooth compared to at 4:27 where its stabilised footage there's less jitter. Have you flown FPV before?
@@DimmyV thanks for highlighting the examples. I have not flown before but looking to get into the hobby.
@ that’s great you want to get into FPV. I would watch more videos on you can start with an old guide I made
ua-cam.com/video/mHUPDJUTsxM/v-deo.html
Make some notes as you go and before making an investment because it’s not cheap I would start in the simulator.
You are comparing a 5" purpose built freestyle quad to a cinewhoop, of course there will be a massive difference in how well it can freestyle.
I think comparing it against a benchmark would be good to see how the drone fairs. Of course it wouldn't beat it but it didn't do too bad. The image quality is superior with O4.
do you even have a license?
Yes
I really hope you see this STOP APOLOGISING about the noise we really don’t care you dragging the video off point and it gives me opportunity to click off the video we don’t care about the noise
Appreciate the feedback.
Yes and no is the answer to the title it can do it but its bad
The EU speed limit makes it worse, literarily no power! Was full throttle all flight. I have fixed this tho so Im back to normal flying
@@DimmyV I thought the European limit was the same as the US one, for reference the US limit is 100mph or 160kph I guess i was wrong
@@NightworksYT no EU was capped at like 35mph. It was such a bad flight experience. Having it unlocked… helps get out of sticky situations when you want to be acrobatic in abandoned places.
it's a cinawhoop. the freestyle line is a lie from DJI. It is not that stable, underpowered, and when it breaks, and it will trying freestyle you will be SOL. If you do not want to throw your money away, fly it for photography only. The small props are for efficiency, making the flight times longer. betaflight does have have return to home if you have a GPS.
Appreciate your insight. My Mark5 doesn’t have GPS can add in future or just get a long range drone. I’ll be covering flight duration next.
you are speaking from a drone nerd perspective. 85% of the avata owners would never own or fly full acro. For the vast majority, this drone is what most would consider “freestyle”. Unfortunately, the percentage of people who truly fly freestyle is so low, it would be a horrible business model to target them. Dji , marketed this perfectly.
Appreciate your input 🍻
"Freestyle" is a subjective word that everyone interprets differently.
Cinawhoop is what 90%+ of customers want