DJI Avata High Wind Test - 50+KPH Winds!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- Can the DJI Avata withstand 57KPH winds? I test it to find out! From whether the aircraft can fly, to how stable the footage is, to the gimbal, and plenty more!
This wind test takes you through everything from take-off to landing, normal mode, sport mode, and even an unintentional flip. Plus, I show how signal handles (transmission range), and controllability.
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Love when you film in this location it's a great place to test drones for stability
Thanks!!
You simply make the best and most informative video on drone. Period. Great work
Great to know this info! I doubt anyone would ever be scared flying the Avata. Not when there's all these security and reliable features built into it!
this is insane. the fact the drone that small can beat winds like that. Don't forget with horizon steady even its windy its look pretty darn smooth. Now i wanna buy 1 just price is a little issue
Great work on the drone's stabilization tech! Horizonsteady is insane!
We can always count on you for a great honest review
Thanks!!!
I have no interest in buying a drone but I LOVE watching these drone test videos. Thanks.
One day I see you pressing add to cart, I just feel it!
Hahaha...thanks John - appreciate it!
Very cool. I enjoy all your videos👍🏼
Amazing, that it can withstand the wind. Thx for posting
Always so helpful, thank you
Excellent as always !!
Awesome video!! I need to add more drone footate to my videos. Thanks for the inspiration. 💪😃👍
Thanks!!!
Great video.
Awesome testing!!! Excellent video!!!🎉
Thanks!!!
@@Dcrainmaker I still remember the video where you lost your Mavic in the River. Lol. Excellent testing. Some painful results. :)
Thanks for the video. I am amazed how steady the drone is in the wind. Simply Amazing
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this.
I'm amazed that at 50 kmph wind that the high pitched schrill could be heard from 30+ km away.
that pitch and the volume of sound is my reservation on pulling the trigger.
I just can't imagine how people in parks etc., are going to react to that.
30 kilometers away?
@@Dcrainmaker Approximate distance from you and your wife when you were bringing the Avata in for landing
Thank you
Thanks for this test and risking the drone like that. There is no second chance at this spot with this wind. I would not have risked my Avata here.
Hahaha, thanks!!
Just brought mine out with quite a bit less wind (river with private properties as landing safety nets lol). Was shocked with the counter balance but now I am confident to check it back out
Just to add to this a little, the Avata appears to be a little less stable in crosswinds than some of DJI's other offerings; I was flying full manual and had the drone flip itself. I believe this is due to the aerodynamics of the craft itself; the center of mass is well above the propellers rather than in line like many of DJI's offerings, so if the wind is right and you get the wrong angle it wants to end up on its back.
I was going to say if you fly in normal or sport mode the engines will cut out won't it? So should only fly in full manual when winds are high
Had same issue
Ducts hurt in wind. & also this has smaller props then all other DJI drones so most likely needs more angle to hold its place
Thanks for sharing
Thanks!
Nice tilted footage. Remind me to Batman (from 70s TV series).
🤣🤣🤣
was in Indonesia and wind was crazy but also successfully take off
Great 😎🤝
Nice Video Dude !!!
850 meter in FCC mode and this thing have signal problems on open field ?
This was in the EU, so under CE/EU mode. I haven't tested Avata in FCC mode as I haven't been to the US yet since launch, but most others that have posted from the US don't show any issues at 850m.
Great test. It would handle the wind even better in manual mode.
From a speed standpoint, yes, but not from a control standpoint. In that scenario every wind gust you’d have to manually counterbalance all aspects (pitch/roll/yaw/throttle), which gets quite complex as the winds constantly shift and change intensity.
Think of it like driving fast and hitting black ice with your car. That’s the feeling I got when I had a yaw stall in high winds with my avata. I don’t consider it a design flaw though; it’s just the nature of the beast. It does become operator error once you know this and fly in sketchy wind/locations. I’ve found that rocky shorelines and low walls at high speed with a right to left perpendicular wind gust are what I have the biggest problem with. Headwinds and tailwinds are fine. It’s when the wind hits it like a frisbee from the side and you have some downward pitch going on combined with a clockwise yaw movement that I’ve had to punch out. If you are low on battery you can’t throttle out of the situation. Great video. I appreciate the content!
@@Dcrainmaker Of course, one needs the requisite skills to fly in manual mode. Being able to pitch an roll more would increase control though. Trust me I fly in windy conditions a lot.
Great to know it can handle the wind. Have you tried flying with a second goggles also hooked up so a companion can enjoy the flight too? I've read it's possible.
I haven't. It's on my to-do list though!
@@Dcrainmaker great! Looking forward to it
cool
Can someone help me? How do you record the goggles with all the heads up display aka what you’re seeing in the goggles? I only get the google feed from the SD card in the goggles without any info.
Great test, thank you! - I am confused, though: why is the drone visible? E.g. 3:23ff
That was a sea gull !
why not use the other goggles that have the better signal? Is it worth it to use the new goggles 2 despite this difference?
Hey Mikey do you think they let us use the goggles on the mini 3?
Awesome tips! The Avata is proving to be an impressive drone. I just need to know if flying it is as easy as flying other DJI drones.
What controller did you use? :)
That was pretty hairy, that flip could have been the end of it, but luckily you got it back.
Is the transmission range determined by GPS? If you take a unit bought in EU, to the US, will it have better range?
Yup, it's automatic based on the GPS location. So if I jump on a plane to the US (such as next week), it'll then fall under FCC rules. The days of different hardware for different countries are long gone.
@@Dcrainmaker how do I hack it to get US range in EU ?
@@grzib b3yond is working on it
I am not sure how the wind speed was actually measured, but sustained 50kph (30mph) is near gale force, it is quite apparent that the ocean surface in your shots are not exhibiting this speed, perhaps it was more like sustained 20kph to 30kph with forecast 50kph gust. There is no evidence of 50kph gust in your video. Please provide scientific data for your wind speed correlated flight video.
I have just got this drone. I have started see some issue with the image quality. Shaky image. sort of looks like there is moisture in the lense? Any ideas??
Looked several times. Looks like it went beyond 90 degrees, but it came back the same direction rather than a full roll???
Yeah, it's fuzzy to me. What I couldn't tell/decide is if electronic stabilizaztion (Rocksteady) actually kicked it for that split-second and flipped the image.
All drones will fly with a tilt when flying with a side wind. If you are a camera/gps pilot you would be used to the gimbal keeping the horizon level. What you are experiencing is what traditional fpv pilots would see from a fixed camera.
The other thing I would mention is that ducted quads, or prop gaurds really affect flight performance. Put this guy in a steep dive from up high to experience this. I'd expect all sorts of prop wash and a wobbly flight.
Yup, I show how a 3 axis gimbal resolves the angle in other wind drone videos. And also show in this video how electronic stabilization (HorizonSteady) does effectively the same thing.
As for steep dives, I haven’t seem that stability wise. Keep in mind there isn’t much of a ducted design here, but rather more prop guard. However, unlike most prop guards that also are a bit flimsy and thus contribute to unstable flight, these things are incredibly thick/strong (perhaps overly so, perhaps not), and have virtually no flex, and thus don’t seem to introduce wobble.
Hey Bro, what drone would you recommend to use to catch FPV footage of kitesurfers in 35+knots of wind?
Either DJI Avata or DJI FPV would work. Both are well above the required wind thresholds, so you wouldn't have issues with either. The DJI FPV might get to the scene a bit faster in manual mode but realistically even the most experienced FPV flyers likely aren't going to fly in manual mode in 35+ knot conditions.
@@Dcrainmaker thank you so much!
How can you get so far ( oder 800m) in ce Mode? I can reach with mine Just 300m. Is your drone in Fcc, how can we get fcc Mode?
Mine is EU mode (cause I live in the EU, and it's automatically done via GPS). I'm pretty consistently getting up to about 1,000 meters (and that's it). However, I also get as little as 200m if there's any trees around. Even less in a handful of cases.
its very intresting by the way - why on 5:16 you have only 7 mbps.. there is only 616 meters from you. Is there any additional maybe radio on that building that you flown around?
I was wondering that myself. Its supposed to get a range up to 10km but that range is awful. My DJI V1 goggles get around 4-6km around here with houses and wifi near.
@@matthewherridge9430 you need fcc hack if you dont done it already. but I know one man - fcc hack not improve his power of connection, but fcc hack was done 100% - in "manual" part in menu shows 3 channels. I don't know why. Maybe dji locked this hack
@@Deniseich yeah but as he seems to be american I assumed his would be in fcc mode already.
@@matthewherridge9430 its some kind of a bug.. its very strange. my avata has very powerful connection. you can see it here - th-cam.com/video/n09SMO_xiPM/w-d-xo.html
Can you please make a video about this 'head tracking'? Can you circle around something? Can you keep flying and use HT to fly sideways? So point the MC straight and look to L or R and keep object in frame? ('sideview') ... isn't that what this HT is made for? Thx ¶ ; - )
Yup, actually on my to-do list for the next few days.
I’ve tested the head tracking and you can orbit very easy I have posted a video on my profile showing the orbiting with head tracking activated 👍
@@Cyph0rz That's pretty cool. I like how you paused a bit as you got yourself into the trees, slowed to consider the next options, then just said 'eff it', and went lawnmowing through the bushes. 😂
@@Cyph0rz looking very nice, thx ¶ ; - )
@@Dcrainmaker thanks hehe the drone does give me a lot of confidence I think exploring forests is going to be fun until I have to go find the drone 😂
Blimey, 850m in the EU, that's 700m further than I got in the UK in a field haha!
I’m pretty consistently getting about 1,000 here. Once or twice around 1,100m, but also sometimes less. Far less if any trees.
hi dc ....thanks so much for your video there all good . just wondering is there any work around pairing the fpv controller to the avata , im using the iphone 13 and dji fly app. ive done the update i think v01.01.0000 and the googles is pairing with the drone . i followed the app process and when it gets to pairing the controller part it doesn't connect. a blue line comes up i click on the line . it ask to hold down the power button for 4 seconds and the same on the drone but it donest pair... di you know of a work around please thank you
Just to clarify, is the problem the FPV controller to Avata, or the iPhone portion?
@@Dcrainmaker hi there, the problem is the fpv controller will not connect to the drone avata or the Goggles. I use the DJI fly app on my iPhone 13. And followed the steps to pair them..
On the app it pairs the drone then the goggles then the controller u just pick which controller. I’ve pick the fpv controller. It shows on the graphics what to do. But unfortunately it doesn’t pair. Then a blue line pop up at the end of the screen. I click on it follow the steps. Hold down the power button on the fpv controller till it beeps. Then the drone 4 seconds. But unfortunately it’s doesn’t connect. Have you heard there is a problem with some update??? V01.01.0000
@@beedroneinsta Gotchya. The first thing to double-check is that you've updated the FPV controller too (wasn't sure if that's what you meant). That can be done via the DJI Fly App, or, if it's not cooperating, you can use a computer with the DJI Assistant 2 (Consumer Drone Series). I'd actually step back though from the app. Disconnect the cable, and just do pairing straight between the controller and goggles, and then drone and goggles. I've found that specific step you're talking about in the app finicky. I don't know why it sometimes connects instantly for me, and other times it doesn't see avata and gets stuck at the same place as you. I think it's a specific order of operations thing (like, which one I turn on first, and it feels like I need to turn on the controller first). But again, for the moment, remove the phone from the equation.
@@Dcrainmaker hey thanks so so much. I will try that in the morning. Again thanks for your help and I’ll get back to you soon. I hope your enjoying flying the new drone. Between this drone and a few bugs 🐛 or bearings I’m trying to get out of my canyon aero bike. It’s all go.
@@Dcrainmaker ray I can’t thank you enough that worked a treat . Spot on . Thanks you
Where do the values come from that the new glasses can only 2km and the old 6km? Technically, the new glasses are the same in CE mode.
And the values from DJI refer to the AirUnit.
The Avata has only 5.8Ghz with 25mw, how should the V2 goggles allow more range there?
The values are listed in the specs for Goggles 2. The key thing to know is that Goggles 2 lack the 5Ghz band, which is why it’s far shorter in CE. Whereas Googles V2 has that.
@@Dcrainmaker Both glasses have almost the same specs.
And which 5Ghz band? the Avata only has 5.8Ghz in CE regions, probably only 5.8Ghz for video. And both glasses support it
This drone is a cinewhoop, They are notorious for flying poorly in high winds, The prop guards catch the wind. This drone should be flown indoors or below 25 feet 90% of the time, its designed specifically for that purpose. If you want a fast drone a 5 inch 4s like the nazgul5 or skyeliner will do. But you will have to fly in full manual mode without gps or auto level.
Why is the range smaller in the eu?
This is why we don't fly cinewhoops on windy days 🤦
Well, it did mostly just fine. The key is not trying to fly in acro mode on windy days.
@@Dcrainmaker very true
This flight was made in CE or FCC mode?
CE mode.
I am absolutely loving my DJI Avata! I can't wait till I can get the Controller 2 and learn how to fly manual mode!
Thank you for the video!
Awesome!
Is this place EVER calm? :P
Has GPLama asked you about whether this could outrun a magpie?
Hahaha...problem solved!
Fliegst du mit FCC oder CE? Do you fly FCC or CE?
Er fliegt mit CE bzw. Europäischen Standards. Also nur 2KM statt 10KM/He uses CE and not FCC or Chinese regulations, so only 2KM instead of 10KM.
Since I’m in the EU, it uses CE. If I was in the US, it’d automatically switch to FCC.
@@Dcrainmaker i am from Germany and you?
@@heimobosch6094 I live in the Netherlands. Cheers!
@@Dcrainmaker Wie kommst du zu Hannover 96?
Which person is flying this on 50 KPH winds?
Your video would be much more useful it you were to provide imperial units with SI if you must. Thanks.
Thanks James - very much appreciated!!!
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I guess only TH-camr who got their drone for free DJI would right after the start from a wind peer, directly steer over the sea :/
Sounds like you don’t watch my videos much. I’ve always done these videos over the sea, and virtually always with units I’ve bought. This was a loaner, but I’m responsible for the loss if deemed excessive.
@@Dcrainmaker No I haven't yet, but I will. How many drones did you completely lost per year? I m just curious. Have fun, I hope I will get mine also some day.
What? Is this a joke right? Don't mean you or the video. 2KM of range is inaccessible. What nonsense rules we have here in EU. I was considering getting this drone, but now I probably wont't purchase it. What do I need the drone for it it's signal is killed after 1/5th of the possible range? That's not even fun.
Technically the limitation here isn’t really an EU one, but rather that DJI selected not to put dual frequency in this, so normally on the Goggles V2, it’ll switch over to that. Yes, it’d still be shorter than FCC, but not meaningfully so for most pilots (since it’s be 6km instead of 2KM, and frankly this drone won’t likely flaw 6km and back without running out of juice). Sadly, Goggles 2 doesn’t have that dual channel capability.
@@Dcrainmaker thank your for your great video and response, seeing horizon steady was very cool although I wonder about the maximal possible resolution and frame rate as it must rotate the image and crop out enough footage from the sides to achieve it, unless it just switches the focal length.
Forcing drones including the new Avata into FCC mode seems possible but that's either a thin gray area or completely illegal. I'd rather be fine if the drone would just refuse to fly further but still having a great signal instead of artificially reducing the signal.
I'd love to see some footage on the max heights this drone can fly into the sky in both modes. That'd be another interesting video to watch.
The avata isnt made for this type of flying..
Sometimes in order to get the shot you need, at the time you need it, you’ve gotta know whether or not the conditions are viable for flight. That’s what I do with these videos.
@@Dcrainmaker I understand completely, alls I’m saying is the Avata isn’t designed for them shots. To get them shots i think a Mavic would be more suited..
I refuse to fly Chinese Spy Drone near my house or anywhere in this country.
you just typed this on your Chinese made phone 🤣