Great review man , I wished you had a few shots of how the drone moves around you while tracking and shooting, looks like an awesome display , mixed with the thrill of wondering if it’ll crash 😂😂
@@andrewkweku2536 Would love to see the beacon from another Skydio attached to the one following Billy, then see what the second Skydio sees as it follows the one following Billy.
@@johnk8825 The AI is only designed to recognize people or vehicles. It may still try and follow, just don't expect the followed S2 to be in the frame.
Great video Billy! However, we would like to remind our customers that flying near thin branches/wires goes against our standard operating guidelines and can potentially void your warranty in the event of a crash. Another thing, we have a Dual Charger accessory available in our store so you don't have to charge your batteries via the drone.
Skydio So basically it’s good for a birdless beach? Are you serious? Making all these claims and now trying to put the blame on the user? What so *“smart”* about that?
Nice video! It’s interesting to see all the new reviews from drone reviewers. There is some really cool tech behind this drone. Hopefully some of the small problems can be ironed out over time. I got to keep reminding myself that almost all the drones that came out in the last few years needed to be tweaked a bit after release. Thanks for the review!
It was a pretty extreme test. You were travelling fast and it had a lot to dodge. Did pretty well to be honest. Interested to see some more vids on it.
I don’t know of any drone available that is able to miss small branches or electric wires and I don’t believe Skydio said that it could you are pushing this drone past it’s intended limits and I think it’s doing fantastic ! I’ll bet if you stick to it’s intended OA response you will be even more amazed at what it achieves.
Even though it lost you I think it's impressive how the drone seemed to search for you, and actually find you. That's kind of creepy in an extremely fun way! 😀 Great video!
Sanka Perera wrong! For the price, it did amazingly. Let me send my Mavic 2 up and see how well it follows me through a similar path. I mean, I did pay 1500 dollars for it so......
Pixels I cancelled my preorder. TH-cam compression aside...The noticeable artifacts/noise on the video is just terrible! I see this noise on EVERY review of this drone.
@@Av-vd3wk Don't understand why they would use such a low bitrate at 4k. It's turns so blocky and muddy in motion. I thought they might learn their lesson from their first Skydio.
I was hyped when I saw the initial specs on the Skydio 2 and put in a deposit. Slept on it and after a couple of days got the deposit returned and am glad I did. I am a senior drone flyer in addition to being a FAA flight instructor for many years. Therefore, having a drone follow me on a motorized skate board is not my normal day of drone flying. You have more guts than many of us to be distracted with a drone while traveling 25 mph on your board. Have to hand it to you for your balancing act to show off the obstacle avoidance features of the Skydio 2!
You’re sending the drone at high speed through twig branches. Amazed that this amazing drone can even see wires! It didn’t look like the drone lost you as much; it was merely busy avoiding obstacles and planning its path! Lol. Really good video!
Its really amazing! This is new technology for all of us and unbelievable is that power line fly buy possibility is blow mind as you said in the video. Thanks for sharing with so many details and you are the only drone tuber who sharing raw files with us to see the real quality of videos. Cheers Billy
Damn it Billy, well done. You showed it’s true potential. Took it through some incredibly tight spaces and definitely pushed it to its limit without the controller.
Very nicely executed, adventurous. But... For those of us who have no need for "Follow Me"mode, who need range and use a drone for agriculture/farming, how would it perform, say, compared to the Mavics or EVOs that we use? Waiting for THAT kind of review. Assume it'll be good for manual control, too.
I think it has some bugs to work out but 80% of the time it tracks pretty well, once they fix the kinks in it, it will be a beast for action active track
This was like a rollercoaster ride, I was on the edge of my. seat the entire time. This is a great new product from Skydio. And I'm looking forward to seeing more of it on your channel. Just an awesome video.
Just subbed last night and I’m sorry I didn’t do it sooner. Can’t wait for someone to put this beast into working situations so we can see if it can go into a house and showcase what a realtor would want or commercial prop mgr. Great video and I’ve got a lot of binge watching to do. Thanks!!!!
That was the most amazing drone video ive ever seen to date!! Ken Heron will going to be hard pressed to beat this one! (Sorry Ken) I was biting my nails through the whole flight, but this video made a believer out of me! That was frigging awesome!! What kind of coverage do they offer if you crash??
Thank you Billy for the awesome video! I'm in batch 2 patiently waiting to have the S2 in my hands. I totally agree with you that the autonomous isn't quite there yet. Reason being, it hesitated a few times while you were on the bridge while following directly behind you. I.M.O., the bubble around the S2 needs to be smaller/tighter in distance. I feel that it should have followed you without hesitating due to the wide span between the sides of the bridge. I saw somewhere in another video that this tighter bubble has been implemented in the S2 software Pro Kits. If this is true, it should be there for all of us. I also believe, the S2 would fly smoother keeping a steady distance from it's subject if this was in place. Other than that, I'm super excited over this drone as a motorcyclist, snowmobiler and boater. I followed and learned so much from you since day one of owning my DJI MA. Can't wait to see more from you on the S2. Thanks again! 👍👍😊 Peace back at ya!✌️
It would be nice to see the bubble you described be dynamic, I don't think it is and the drone has to consider it's avoidance at all it's speeds, not just going slow. I was told it needs a meter on each side to navigate through obstacles otherwise it seems to be hunting for the path through whatever it comes up on in close proximity.
@@RidefreakTV It does seem to be hunting at times but........ taking into consideration what this drone is calculating makes it one awesome drone that's in its own league. If it's true about the Pro Kits, we'll surely hear more about it. 😊
Thanks Billy for the order link I just put mine in batch 4 can’t wait don’t care how long as long as I get it lol 😂 we really appreciate your drone expertise...
That was a great video Billy I love this drone and I’m looking forward to maybe getting myself one just waiting to see the reviews in about 3 to 6 months
Great review! I was cringing waiting for it to crash, but no. Loved that it flew through the bridge with no trouble. I liked that you were calling for it when it lost you like calling after a disobedient dog.
Seems like very good performance actually! That was an Incredibly difficult task going through all those Wires and the Bridge and the branches and not hitting anything! Unbelievably impressive in my opinion.
Awesome video. It went thru a grueling test and passed. I think software updates will improve the tracking. Now I am thinking of getting me a Skydio S2.
Really nice video Kyle. Great style like Casey Neistat. You normally have a great setup behind you. What happened? Thanks a lot for this video. Was so much fun. Take care man Cheers
For all the claims and hype about this drone that was seriously underwhelming. Serious potential there & I'm sure Skydio will correct problems (hopefully quickly) and improve the product. Let's see what Gen 2 can do.
Loved the footage from the front. Very impressive avoiding thin branches(mostly) and power lines. I was more concerned with you crashing than the drone.
Electronic devices often don't like each other very much. I'm thinking having the beacon and camera so close to each other (and the controller for the skate board?) may have been causing some communication issues between the beacon and the drone. Just a theory... Cool video!
Next test turn off the height floor, the SD2 will attempt to stay 6-8 feet above the subject with the HF turned on. In the case of this test that's right up in the area where the bare trees were at. With the HF turned off the drone would have smoothly dropped down to avoid those branches. Just know that for a pedestrian walking by this will put the drone right at their level if it needs to drop down to avoid something. I think had this been turned off your perspective on it's avoidance would have been better.
You honestly put that drone through a very difficult obstacle course and I’m not sure that would even be considered even close to the norm. I’m impressed. Al things considered, it did an amazing job. Just imagine going someplace that’s not half as cluttered with obstacles? I think it would do very well. I fly as a hobby and I’m sitting here trying to think of a way I could justify another 1000 dollar drone lol.
@@knife-wieldingspidergod5059 Will see when mine arrives. Hopefully they will have firmware upgrades to improve. I know my M2P can't do that but it's not really mean't to compared to the Skydio 2.
I’m curious about when you preordered your Skydio 2 and how long was it before you received it?? I’m waiting for mine to get delivered and that’s why I’m asking. Thanks for the video and I can hardly wait until mine gets here.
Great points, especially the fact that there's no external charger and that the mem card is locked behind a bat. No one has mentioned that in other reviews that I watched.
Amazing!! You can't fault it for loosing you as went through the bridge / tunnel area. You sped up and I had trouble seeing you. Of course the drone is going to have some trouble keeping up. It has to slow down going through the maze of bridge structure. And single branches will be very hard to detect. This thing overall is unbelievable!! Major flaw in the charging, huge oversight and a big problem. You have to be able to charge while you fly!! They need to fix this. Other than that, I am impressed!!
Good video, great footage! I like the Skydio 2 idea but I feel like the autonomous flying will get old quickly. What could be cool is if you can capture FPV style shots with the Skydio 2.
This was a really good video. Seeing it dodge those thin branches was incredible. I would like to see more of what this drone can do other then follow me, such as just manual flying with a controller. Oh I have to ask...how does that board keep moving along? It's electric powered? Haven't been on one since I was a very young kid.
Amazing drone! Man, that just can be bad luck! Seen a lot of reviews and tests and you're the first I see being lost by the S2...probably some glitch...Just wanna see if DJI will do better (I doubt for a long time!) or simply fake/copy it...
Bill Pearsell I cancelled my preorder. TH-cam compression aside...The noticeable artifacts/noise on the video is just terrible! I see this noise on EVERY review of this drone.
@@billykyle I get that mate, but if say I'm skiing and for some reason the drone loses me. It's kind of difficult to stop your activity for it till it finds you again. I still feel that these drones have a future but they need to perfect their obstacle avoidance to next level.
Depending on the type of skiing you're doing you might have better luck as there aren't many trees or wires to deal with. I'm looking forward to taking this skiing.
@@billykyle I agree, It would be ideal for skiing if you are in open with less trees and wires to deal with. My point being if you are in a middle of a sports activity and you have to stop in order to check if the drone is still following you ruins the fun. I saw another footage on YT of youtuber riding his bike through a bit of trees and skydio 2 just couldn't cope. I hope they will be able to improve it further.
As this drone is flying you can bet that DJI is working 24/7 on their version. This is a good drone from active people (Young) :-). It will have a niche place in the drone market. Great video.......
@@knife-wieldingspidergod5059 I waited for years saving up my $$. When the Mavic Pro and Mavic zoom came out I knew it was time to do something so I got on the internet and placed my order for the DJI Mavic -2 Zoom. People tell me how quiet it is and how good the pictures it takes. I do wish I could take snapshots (stills) while doing video. I heard that in 2020 solid state batteries are coming out. They suppose to give us 3X more power packed into each one and 50% lighter. I do hope they make it to the drone world. Thanks.... from Houston, Texas
The lighting probably gave it one of the worst case tests you could give it. This thing avoids stuff from the visual spectrum and the nasty shadows and low light it was running through are even hard to color correct in post. I'm actually impressed.
Absolutely insane software, I mean it has a freaking nvidea processing chip, thats like a gaming computer. And the hardware too! that thing is insanely quick, 36 mph and all that and it still gets more battery than almost all dji drones. And it’s 999, if dji made this drone it would be 3k I guarantee it
Been quite a while since i saw you this excited 😂 , please make a video over a shallow creek then fly to a deeper one. That's when my p4p suddenly flight upward almost hitting the tree branches above.
Make sure you stay until the 5:00 mark... it will blow your mind🤯
Billy Kyle almost blew a Transformer and caused a power outage 🤔😂😂😂
Great review man , I wished you had a few shots of how the drone moves around you while tracking and shooting, looks like an awesome display , mixed with the thrill of wondering if it’ll crash 😂😂
@@andrewkweku2536 Would love to see the beacon from another Skydio attached to the one following Billy, then see what the second Skydio sees as it follows the one following Billy.
@@johnk8825 The AI is only designed to recognize people or vehicles. It may still try and follow, just don't expect the followed S2 to be in the frame.
Wow that was sick Billllaay
Great video Billy! However, we would like to remind our customers that flying near thin branches/wires goes against our standard operating guidelines and can potentially void your warranty in the event of a crash. Another thing, we have a Dual Charger accessory available in our store so you don't have to charge your batteries via the drone.
Thanks for the info, Skydio!
BK, that was a fantastic sales video....... you sold me 😄👍🏼😄
Boom! The manufacturer corrects the TH-camr
Lon Denard ya that vendor response was low budget.
Skydio
So basically it’s good for a birdless beach? Are you serious? Making all these claims and now trying to put the blame on the user? What so *“smart”* about that?
I'm impressed!!!! You know Skydio will improve their drone as time goes by!!! The future looks good!!
This flight made me nervous and wasn't even mine lol. Very impressive drone!
Nice video! It’s interesting to see all the new reviews from drone reviewers. There is some really cool tech behind this drone. Hopefully some of the small problems can be ironed out over time. I got to keep reminding myself that almost all the drones that came out in the last few years needed to be tweaked a bit after release. Thanks for the review!
That was nerve racking! Leafless ghost branches, poles, wires, and a narrow bridge!!
And it handled it all like a champ😎
It was a pretty extreme test. You were travelling fast and it had a lot to dodge. Did pretty well to be honest. Interested to see some more vids on it.
I don’t know of any drone available that is able to miss small branches or electric wires and I don’t believe Skydio said that it could you are pushing this drone past it’s intended limits and I think it’s doing fantastic ! I’ll bet if you stick to it’s intended OA response you will be even more amazed at what it achieves.
Batch #2 waiting patiently!! Its nice to have something different. I like the other brands but this kind of tech is amazing.
Okay Billy.....mind is officially blown. Skydio needed you as a beta tester. 👍 Mine will arrive soon. w00t!
My first flite today. Pretty cool. Is there a way to move the information from the center of the screen to better observe target?
Even though it lost you I think it's impressive how the drone seemed to search for you, and actually find you. That's kind of creepy in an extremely fun way! 😀 Great video!
ToB Creations
It doesn’t find you, it finds the beacon. For the price, pretty bad product
Sanka Perera wrong! For the price, it did amazingly. Let me send my Mavic 2 up and see how well it follows me through a similar path. I mean, I did pay 1500 dollars for it so......
Wow, the video quality looks like TH-cam at 1080p even though I'm watching this at 4K on my phone
Pixels
I cancelled my preorder. TH-cam compression aside...The noticeable artifacts/noise on the video is just terrible! I see this noise on EVERY review of this drone.
@@Av-vd3wk Don't understand why they would use such a low bitrate at 4k. It's turns so blocky and muddy in motion. I thought they might learn their lesson from their first Skydio.
finally... an honest real world video! Just amazing. I was laughing with you all throughout the fly.
I was hyped when I saw the initial specs on the Skydio 2 and put in a deposit. Slept on it and after a couple of days got the deposit returned and am glad I did. I am a senior drone flyer in addition to being a FAA flight instructor for many years. Therefore, having a drone follow me on a motorized skate board is not my normal day of drone flying. You have more guts than many of us to be distracted with a drone while traveling 25 mph on your board. Have to hand it to you for your balancing act to show off the obstacle avoidance features of the Skydio 2!
This is Boston Dynamics flying Hunter Killer level creepy.
exactly
You’re sending the drone at high speed through twig branches. Amazed that this amazing drone can even see wires! It didn’t look like the drone lost you as much; it was merely busy avoiding obstacles and planning its path! Lol. Really good video!
Its really amazing! This is new technology for all of us and unbelievable is that power line fly buy possibility is blow mind as you said in the video. Thanks for sharing with so many details and you are the only drone tuber who sharing raw files with us to see the real quality of videos. Cheers Billy
Damn it Billy, well done. You showed it’s true potential. Took it through some incredibly tight spaces and definitely pushed it to its limit without the controller.
Great to see drone technology advancing to such an amazing level. Thanks for sharing Billy.
Very nicely executed, adventurous. But... For those of us who have no need for "Follow Me"mode, who need range and use a drone for agriculture/farming, how would it perform, say, compared to the Mavics or EVOs that we use? Waiting for THAT kind of review. Assume it'll be good for manual control, too.
Amazed at the amount of available parking space as observed by the Skydio 2!
😂
Amazing!!!!...DJI in trouble the mavic 3 better be A-1
Two words....Frickin Amazing!!!!
Agreed!
" Insane, incredible, can not believe, speachless..." You are impressed
That was a rollercoaster of emotions! I shat myself for it's own safety
I think it has some bugs to work out but 80% of the time it tracks pretty well, once they fix the kinks in it, it will be a beast for action active track
This was like a rollercoaster ride, I was on the edge of my. seat the entire time. This is a great new product from Skydio. And I'm looking forward to seeing more of it on your channel. Just an awesome video.
Just subbed last night and I’m sorry I didn’t do it sooner. Can’t wait for someone to put this beast into working situations so we can see if it can go into a house and showcase what a realtor would want or commercial prop mgr. Great video and I’ve got a lot of binge watching to do. Thanks!!!!
Awesome video Billy, and thanks for the review!
That is a fantastic droneYou give it one hell of a task to do with all the branches and obstacles and it seemed to do a brilliant job
That was the most amazing drone video ive ever seen to date!! Ken Heron will going to be hard pressed to beat this one! (Sorry Ken) I was biting my nails through the whole flight, but this video made a believer out of me! That was frigging awesome!! What kind of coverage do they offer if you crash??
Thank you Billy for the awesome video! I'm in batch 2 patiently waiting to have the S2 in my hands. I totally agree with you that the autonomous isn't quite there yet. Reason being, it hesitated a few times while you were on the bridge while following directly behind you. I.M.O., the bubble around the S2 needs to be smaller/tighter in distance. I feel that it should have followed you without hesitating due to the wide span between the sides of the bridge. I saw somewhere in another video that this tighter bubble has been implemented in the S2 software Pro Kits. If this is true, it should be there for all of us. I also believe, the S2 would fly smoother keeping a steady distance from it's subject if this was in place. Other than that, I'm super excited over this drone as a motorcyclist, snowmobiler and boater. I followed and learned so much from you since day one of owning my DJI MA. Can't wait to see more from you on the S2. Thanks again! 👍👍😊 Peace back at ya!✌️
It would be nice to see the bubble you described be dynamic, I don't think it is and the drone has to consider it's avoidance at all it's speeds, not just going slow. I was told it needs a meter on each side to navigate through obstacles otherwise it seems to be hunting for the path through whatever it comes up on in close proximity.
@@RidefreakTV It does seem to be hunting at times but........ taking into consideration what this drone is calculating makes it one awesome drone that's in its own league. If it's true about the Pro Kits, we'll surely hear more about it. 😊
Man!!! That was fun... I was on the edge of my seat! Thanks for the video Billy... 🤓
The best Skydio 2 REVIEW
Nice video Billy. My Skydio 2 is hopefully coming to me this week!
Lol that was funny as hell to watch your facial expressions. They do have a multi charger for the batteries I thought
Awesome how well it was maneuvering through the bridge and around the wires and branches.
Getting there... 👍
Thanks for sharing Billy! Great review and the drone does seem to perform well.
carrying the beacon...not the radio...and the battery runs out...will it return and land at the beacon?
Hi Billy. What’s the board you’re ok? Thanks for a great video.
I love your review on the Skydio 2. I like everything I have seen on the drone. I am waiting for one. I wish it was here now. Good one Billy.
Thanks Billy for the order link
I just put mine in batch 4 can’t wait don’t care how long as long as I get it lol 😂 we really appreciate your drone expertise...
‘I’m over here’. 🤣🤣 Cool video Billy. I can’t wait to join you in flying mine in Q2 of 2020. lol
Damn that drone is sick...maybe I should trade my mavic mini!!!!! and that boosted board is terrifying...25mph?!
Wow this is just unbelievable!
🙌🏼AWESOME VIDEO 😉👍🏽 I can tell how BK is so excited about this drone..
🙌🏼GREAT JOB🚁SKYDIO🙏🏼🥰👍🏽
Run the same test with the M2P active track with the apas on. Im curious to see how it stacks up.
I’d rather not lose my Mavic 2 Pro... lol
That was a great video Billy I love this drone and I’m looking forward to maybe getting myself one just waiting to see the reviews in about 3 to 6 months
Dude, crazy... Awesome video, good job!!
Great review! I was cringing waiting for it to crash, but no. Loved that it flew through the bridge with no trouble. I liked that you were calling for it when it lost you like calling after a disobedient dog.
Lol, it didn’t really listen :(
Most impressive performance should be a real competitor to DJI in this segment. Looking forward to more in depth testing 👍
I think it handled really well, especially near those branches and the bridge
Great demo of its capability.
OMG! Thanks Billy! Waiting January!
Seems like very good performance actually! That was an Incredibly difficult task going through all those Wires and the Bridge and the branches and not hitting anything! Unbelievably impressive in my opinion.
It was fun watching your expressions. Looks like a real good drone
Awesome video. It went thru a grueling test and passed. I think software updates will improve the tracking. Now I am thinking of getting me a Skydio S2.
Glad yours works. My spark is all screwed up and video feed is very choppy. It sucks
I had just as much fun as you did.
That was awesome !
That is incredible!! This is going to give DJI a run for their money for sure!!
Really nice video Kyle. Great style like Casey Neistat. You normally have a great setup behind you. What happened? Thanks a lot for this video. Was so much fun. Take care man Cheers
For all the claims and hype about this drone that was seriously underwhelming. Serious potential there & I'm sure Skydio will correct problems (hopefully quickly) and improve the product. Let's see what Gen 2 can do.
Loved the footage from the front. Very impressive avoiding thin branches(mostly) and power lines. I was more concerned with you crashing than the drone.
Can't wait to see it flown with the controller.
the colors and dynamic range is also good!
That was an impressive demo!
ahhh thats what this drone is, i was wondering, so its basically a Vlog style camera to just have film you, not one to use for cinematic videos. Andy
i think this video is actually attracting more customers to this incredible drone ;D
Electronic devices often don't like each other very much. I'm thinking having the beacon and camera so close to each other (and the controller for the skate board?) may have been causing some communication issues between the beacon and the drone. Just a theory...
Cool video!
Next test turn off the height floor, the SD2 will attempt to stay 6-8 feet above the subject with the HF turned on. In the case of this test that's right up in the area where the bare trees were at. With the HF turned off the drone would have smoothly dropped down to avoid those branches. Just know that for a pedestrian walking by this will put the drone right at their level if it needs to drop down to avoid something. I think had this been turned off your perspective on it's avoidance would have been better.
You honestly put that drone through a very difficult obstacle course and I’m not sure that would even be considered even close to the norm. I’m impressed. Al things considered, it did an amazing job. Just imagine going someplace that’s not half as cluttered with obstacles? I think it would do very well. I fly as a hobby and I’m sitting here trying to think of a way I could justify another 1000 dollar drone lol.
Cool but a little sketchy. Mines coming soon. Hopefully in a couple months. Wonder if I made a mistake getting this. hmmm...
Really? Flying down a metal bridge not once but twice is sketchy? Let me know what other drones can do better?
@@knife-wieldingspidergod5059 Will see when mine arrives. Hopefully they will have firmware upgrades to improve. I know my M2P can't do that but it's not really mean't to compared to the Skydio 2.
Awesome bro. I think I’m going to buying one.
I’m curious about when you preordered your Skydio 2 and how long was it before you received it?? I’m waiting for mine to get delivered and that’s why I’m asking. Thanks for the video and I can hardly wait until mine gets here.
Great points, especially the fact that there's no external charger and that the mem card is locked behind a bat. No one has mentioned that in other reviews that I watched.
That was a fun vid, Its incredible where its going. Neodymium I think will last for ever. Have Fun !
Yeah I was wondering where can I get one of those boards that you were riding on if you could provide a link for that thank you
Michael w Blade The most popular brand is called Boosted Board
I think the newness is overpowering you. Lok
I dare say the video quality is better than some DJI products...
Amazing!! You can't fault it for loosing you as went through the bridge / tunnel area. You sped up and I had trouble seeing you. Of course the drone is going to have some trouble keeping up. It has to slow down going through the maze of bridge structure.
And single branches will be very hard to detect. This thing overall is unbelievable!!
Major flaw in the charging, huge oversight and a big problem. You have to be able to charge while you fly!! They need to fix this.
Other than that, I am impressed!!
They do have a docking station
That video almost made me shat myself.....damnnnnnnnn that was unbelievable. DUuuuuuuude!!
Good video, great footage! I like the Skydio 2 idea but I feel like the autonomous flying will get old quickly. What could be cool is if you can capture FPV style shots with the Skydio 2.
Thanks Billy really enjoyed this review keep them coming
The video looks awesome! It looks great!
This was a really good video. Seeing it dodge those thin branches was incredible. I would like to see more of what this drone can do other then follow me, such as just manual flying with a controller. Oh I have to ask...how does that board keep moving along? It's electric powered? Haven't been on one since I was a very young kid.
Great Video!!
Amazing drone! Man, that just can be bad luck! Seen a lot of reviews and tests and you're the first I see being lost by the S2...probably some glitch...Just wanna see if DJI will do better (I doubt for a long time!) or simply fake/copy it...
Excellent video Billy
Great review! I wonder if the metal from the bridge caused interference that made it to loose you for awhile.
It's designed to follow the Beacon so the metal bridge would have blocked the signal!
Awesome Billy!
If the camera quality is up to par I’m in... I think this thing is amazing!
Bill Pearsell
I cancelled my preorder. TH-cam compression aside...The noticeable artifacts/noise on the video is just terrible! I see this noise on EVERY review of this drone.
Still hasn't convinced me, you need to constantly keep an eye on it if it's following you or not. It looks promising, but still has some way to go.
You get an audible tone from the beacon when it loses you, so you don't have to keep a constant eye on it.
@@billykyle I get that mate, but if say I'm skiing and for some reason the drone loses me. It's kind of difficult to stop your activity for it till it finds you again. I still feel that these drones have a future but they need to perfect their obstacle avoidance to next level.
Depending on the type of skiing you're doing you might have better luck as there aren't many trees or wires to deal with. I'm looking forward to taking this skiing.
@@billykyle I agree, It would be ideal for skiing if you are in open with less trees and wires to deal with. My point being if you are in a middle of a sports activity and you have to stop in order to check if the drone is still following you ruins the fun. I saw another footage on YT of youtuber riding his bike through a bit of trees and skydio 2 just couldn't cope. I hope they will be able to improve it further.
Are you able to turn your back on it and still maintain VLOS?
Very Impressed Gen 3 will be the one to buy .
As this drone is flying you can bet that DJI is working 24/7 on their version.
This is a good drone from active people (Young) :-).
It will have a niche place in the drone market.
Great video.......
And ended up with a Mavic Mini Pro instead.
@@knife-wieldingspidergod5059 I waited for years saving up my $$. When the Mavic Pro and Mavic zoom came out I knew it was time to do something so I got on the internet and placed my order for the DJI Mavic -2 Zoom.
People tell me how quiet it is and how good the pictures it takes.
I do wish I could take snapshots (stills) while doing video.
I heard that in 2020 solid state batteries are coming out. They suppose to give us 3X more power packed into each one and 50% lighter. I do hope they make it to the drone world.
Thanks.... from Houston, Texas
The lighting probably gave it one of the worst case tests you could give it. This thing avoids stuff from the visual spectrum and the nasty shadows and low light it was running through are even hard to color correct in post. I'm actually impressed.
Absolutely insane software, I mean it has a freaking nvidea processing chip, thats like a gaming computer. And the hardware too! that thing is insanely quick, 36 mph and all that and it still gets more battery than almost all dji drones. And it’s 999, if dji made this drone it would be 3k I guarantee it
Been quite a while since i saw you this excited 😂 , please make a video over a shallow creek then fly to a deeper one. That's when my p4p suddenly flight upward almost hitting the tree branches above.
Billy nice video and test. Can you do the same test with a Mavic 2 please.... just curious on how the comparison. would be. Thanks :)