I was about to get this drone and this is what has stopped me. The hack is not without concequences, firt it is ILEGAL to do so, second and very important, if you do it, you WILL void your warranty and perhaps the care refresh insurance. Still think it was a good idea to publish this?😂
If I had known about this issue beforehand, I would have spent my money on another drone 😅. So to answer your question: yes, I still think it’s a good idea to speak up about these problems that no one else is talking about. If we don’t, nothing is ever going to change 🙂. When I bought the drone, it was promoted based on its capabilities in an FCC location, even though we are in a CE country. (of course, without mentioning there is a difference)
@@NomadicMindset i get it, i just found a video where two people where charged in the UK for doing the modification along with other charges after the forensics of the drone. That's why I asked, not because of the usefulness of speaking about it but as to disclosing the fact that you may be doing something illegal. I see a lot of youtubers exposing themselves talking about how they have done it, which is evidence in the case they get caught. Thanks
Since it is illegal, wouldn't you also run into this problem with every other drone sold? I don't blame DJI, I blame the laws they are trying to adhere to.
The advertised range is made in FCC mode and is not durable under any conditions you flying in CE mode as you do by default if you are in a CE country unless… You HACK the drone which makes the drone illegal in some countries if not all of them (can only speak for my own) ✌️ Therefore I believe they should put way more focus on it before you purchase the drone so you can decide if you want to fly an illegally drone or not when you are in a CE country If you want to I can share the list of which countries that are using each mode? 😌
@@NomadicMindsetI only fly in FCC regardless, Its better because IT’S SAFER! The European laws are ridiculous making you wonder if you can actually fly FPV anymore since you need a qualified spotter. Not only with FPV drones, I mean any other drone keeping it in line of sight makes the telemetry irrelevant since you don’t look at the screen, you need to see the drone at all times. Look away for 1 second, its enough for it to dissapear while if you look at the screen you know where it is. Makes me wonder how long this hobby will survive with the everchanging laws. I never blame other pilots for this laws because I look at the statistics regarding drone incidents and are really low. I try to ignore when possible, use common sense and stay away from Karens. Never had any problems in 5 years of flying but often feel anxious. FCC mode is the way to fly , for safety reasons, last thing we want is to lose signal and hit somebody. Nice video, subscribed
@@cipri198zero agree those rules make no sense. I hope as more people are getting into it they will change the rules, to something that would be acceptable. In many cases then I film videos on mountains and nature spot, I get to 100 meters way to easily 😁
@@NomadicMindset you just need to link the drone with the apps(drone tweaks) via cable. Once apps detect your drone. It should works. Yes. I got much further range and speed.
here is the list | countries | Certification type | | --- | --- | | Albania | CE | | Andorra | CE | | Angola | CE | | Argentina | FCC | | Armenia | CE | | Australia | FCC | | Austria | FCC | | Azerbaijan | CE | | Belarus | CE | | Belgium | CE | | Bolivia | FCC | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | CE | | Brazil | FCC | | Bulgaria | CE | | Caledonia | CE | | Cambodia | FCC | | Canary Islands | CE | | Chile | FCC | | Colombia | FCC | | Costa Rica | FCC | | Croatia | CE | | Curacao | FCC | | Cyprus | CE | | Czech Republic | CE | | Denmark | CE | | Dominica | CE | | East Timor | CE | | Ecuador | FCC | | Egypt | CE | | Estonia | CE | | Finland | CE | | Georgia | CE | | Germany | CE | | Ghana | CE | | Greece | CE | | Guam | FCC | | Guatemala | FCC | | Honduras | FCC | | Hongkong | CE | | Hungary | CE | | Iceland | CE | | India | FCC | | Indonesia | CE | | Iran | CE | | Iraq | CE | | Ireland | CE | | Israel | CE | | Italy | CE | | Japan | CE | | Kazakhstan | CE | | Kuwait | CE | | Laos | FCC | | Latvia | CE | | Lebanon | CE | | Lithuania | CE | | Macao | CE | | MacedoniaFrance | CE | | Malaysia | CE | | Maldives | CE | | Malta | CE | | Mauritius | CE | | Mexico | FCC | | Moldova | CE | | Mongolia | FCC | | Morocco | CE | | Myanmar | FCC | | Namibia | CE | | Nepal | CE | | Netherlands | CE | | New Caledonia | CE | | Nigeria | CE | | Norway | CE | | Pakistan | FCC | | Panama | FCC | | Paraguay | FCC | | Peru | FCC | | Philippines | CE | | Poland | CE | | Portugal | CE | | Puerto Rico | CE | | Qatar | CE | | Romania | CE | | Russia | CE | | Salvador | FCC | | Saudi Arabia | CE | | Serbia | CE | | Singapore | CE | | Sint Maarten | FCC | | Slovakia | CE | | Slovenia | CE | | South Africa | CE | | South Korea | CE | | Spain | CE | | SriLanka | CE | | Sweden | CE | | Switzerland | CE | | Taiwan, China | FCC | | Tanzania | CE | | Thailand | CE | | Turkey | CE | | U.K | CE | | UAE | CE | | Ukraine | CE | | United States | FCC | | Uruguay | FCC | | Uzbekistan | CE | | Venezuela | FCC | | Vietnam | FCC | | New Zealand | FCC |
You are more than welcome! 🙂 If you want to know more about how to do the ham file, the video @MadRC made, helped me do it! He describe it all perfect th-cam.com/video/tYxNGoEXU3s/w-d-xo.html
I thought tbis was common knowledge, if you have line of sight to the drone with the controller then typically theres no issues, if you go behind a home maybe not so bad, go behind multiple homes, there will be issues, same with anything such as terrain, going behind anything wkth large enough mass to block the signal will cause issues, its like good ole bluetooth, or WiFi, depends on what is between yourself with a device and the other device, i.e the router, more obstacles a signal has to pass through the harder it will be to get optimal signal strength.
You are right! what you are talking about is common knowledge 🙂 I am not talking about interference from what material is around you but the limitations around which country you are flying the drone in (CE or FCC)
Wow i have been watching that video i don’t know how many times but i haven’t noticed before now, yes i see the shaken, the clip is filmed in 60 fps and put into a 30 fps timeline, normally that is not an issue but i can see it is here ☺️ Reading up upon it now Nice spotted 😄
Watch out folks that want to buy Avavta 2.. Only if you own one of a limited number of phone models will you be able to download and use the DJI Fly App and therefore you will not be able to set it up... I'm returning an Avata 2 I just bought due to this.
I thought this was common knowledge. These things aren't magic, so of course flying in between two thick rock walls will degrade range. That, and the EU limitations hurt but always fly LOS as much as possible, or in the open where you can easily activate RTH
The EU limitations are removing the purpose of why I bought FPV This is stopping you from doing mountain surfing etc... If I had known about this beforehand I would have spent my money on a Mavic to elevate my videos to the next level 🙂
@@DESTINYFPV if you had been watching the video you would know i don’t blame DJI, But that i want to put focus on the regulation, so other people can take this in consideration before they do the purchase Like i told you before (4 hours ago on you other comment) don’t comment before you have been watching the video 😀
Well this is the first FPV for me so I can only speak out from that But I still think they should let you know before you buy it if you are in a CE country
If you look at the other comment you will see both Mad’s Tech, and Bardwell have made videos covering this issue as well. and notice it was an issue at the DJI Avata #1 as well
None of dji drone will go anywhere near what they promise in almost the best conditions. They are to busy controlling their customers with line of sight and all that. I’m actually done with dji. Autel baby. No nfz, no dumbing down transmission. Goes way further and in my opinion is better. As far as fpv goes, never would I goe with dji. Built your own and go as far as you want. No remote id. The way it should be. Be your own person.
For me building my own FPV drone was too big of a step. as a first-time FPV drone user, the DJI Avata 2 is good because it is a pre-build drone, and that made trying out the FPV world so much easier ☺️ For a beginner, I think it is fine ☺️
As a first-time FPV user, this is something I’ve found out after buying the drone, and this is where I think it’s wrong. You should know this beforehand! Like: 😂 I have a DJI Mavic, an old one… I bought it second-hand I thought the issue was that it was an old drone, and after I only used it to film myself, the drone got the job done by fine! But I have no doubt, that the shoot could have been 10x times better if the range was optimal
@Chris_travellust just like buying any other product you got to do your homework so that you can make an informed decision that's your job not dji's. Pretty sure most people had no idea about fcc and ce mode untill after owning it for awhile but the ce mode isn't exclusive to dji the power regulation is decided by the country you live in.
I was about to get this drone and this is what has stopped me. The hack is not without concequences, firt it is ILEGAL to do so, second and very important, if you do it, you WILL void your warranty and perhaps the care refresh insurance. Still think it was a good idea to publish this?😂
If I had known about this issue beforehand, I would have spent my money on another drone 😅.
So to answer your question: yes, I still think it’s a good idea to speak up about these problems that no one else is talking about. If we don’t, nothing is ever going to change 🙂.
When I bought the drone, it was promoted based on its capabilities in an FCC location, even though we are in a CE country.
(of course, without mentioning there is a difference)
@@NomadicMindset i get it, i just found a video where two people where charged in the UK for doing the modification along with other charges after the forensics of the drone. That's why I asked, not because of the usefulness of speaking about it but as to disclosing the fact that you may be doing something illegal. I see a lot of youtubers exposing themselves talking about how they have done it, which is evidence in the case they get caught. Thanks
@@Fitandover40 thanks for the advice ☺️
Since it is illegal, wouldn't you also run into this problem with every other drone sold? I don't blame DJI, I blame the laws they are trying to adhere to.
@ChrisCDXX wrong, unless you could hack all other drones
Welcome to FPV. Advertised range is always best-case under ideal conditions. If you fly behind an obstacle, range is reduced. Now you know.
The advertised range is made in FCC mode and is not durable under any conditions you flying in CE mode as you do by default if you are in a CE country unless…
You HACK the drone which makes the drone illegal in some countries if not all of them (can only speak for my own) ✌️
Therefore I believe they should put way more focus on it before you purchase the drone so you can decide if you want to fly an illegally drone or not when you are in a CE country
If you want to I can share the list of which countries that are using each mode? 😌
Spot on as usual bardwell 👌
@JoshuaBardwell can you make a video comparing the avata 2 to a similar fpv cinewhoop setup to weigh pros and cons of both?
@@NomadicMindsetI only fly in FCC regardless, Its better because IT’S SAFER! The European laws are ridiculous making you wonder if you can actually fly FPV anymore since you need a qualified spotter. Not only with FPV drones, I mean any other drone keeping it in line of sight makes the telemetry irrelevant since you don’t look at the screen, you need to see the drone at all times. Look away for 1 second, its enough for it to dissapear while if you look at the screen you know where it is. Makes me wonder how long this hobby will survive with the everchanging laws. I never blame other pilots for this laws because I look at the statistics regarding drone incidents and are really low. I try to ignore when possible, use common sense and stay away from Karens. Never had any problems in 5 years of flying but often feel anxious. FCC mode is the way to fly , for safety reasons, last thing we want is to lose signal and hit somebody.
Nice video, subscribed
@@cipri198zero agree those rules make no sense. I hope as more people are getting into it they will change the rules, to something that would be acceptable.
In many cases then I film videos on mountains and nature spot, I get to 100 meters way to easily 😁
I have this drone and the way i fix the signal limitation is via drone tweaks.
@dontpushpush Yes i hear about that how does it work?
Have you both get opened for speed and range? ☺️
@@NomadicMindset you just need to link the drone with the apps(drone tweaks) via cable. Once apps detect your drone. It should works. Yes. I got much further range and speed.
@@dontpushpush i tried downloading a ham file to the drone, I got the range but I don’t feel any difference in speed, maybe I should try it ☺️
@@NomadicMindset have a try. this is my footage. i got the range and speed. but very windy condition.
th-cam.com/video/LTCZt9q1ims/w-d-xo.html
Just ordered mine a few days ago cant wait!
Nice I am exited for you! 😁
Is there a list of non CE countries?
Did the ham file work for you? Will u do a video on how u went on with the sd card and the hack?
here is the list
| countries | Certification type |
| --- | --- |
| Albania | CE |
| Andorra | CE |
| Angola | CE |
| Argentina | FCC |
| Armenia | CE |
| Australia | FCC |
| Austria | FCC |
| Azerbaijan | CE |
| Belarus | CE |
| Belgium | CE |
| Bolivia | FCC |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | CE |
| Brazil | FCC |
| Bulgaria | CE |
| Caledonia | CE |
| Cambodia | FCC |
| Canary Islands | CE |
| Chile | FCC |
| Colombia | FCC |
| Costa Rica | FCC |
| Croatia | CE |
| Curacao | FCC |
| Cyprus | CE |
| Czech Republic | CE |
| Denmark | CE |
| Dominica | CE |
| East Timor | CE |
| Ecuador | FCC |
| Egypt | CE |
| Estonia | CE |
| Finland | CE |
| Georgia | CE |
| Germany | CE |
| Ghana | CE |
| Greece | CE |
| Guam | FCC |
| Guatemala | FCC |
| Honduras | FCC |
| Hongkong | CE |
| Hungary | CE |
| Iceland | CE |
| India | FCC |
| Indonesia | CE |
| Iran | CE |
| Iraq | CE |
| Ireland | CE |
| Israel | CE |
| Italy | CE |
| Japan | CE |
| Kazakhstan | CE |
| Kuwait | CE |
| Laos | FCC |
| Latvia | CE |
| Lebanon | CE |
| Lithuania | CE |
| Macao | CE |
| MacedoniaFrance | CE |
| Malaysia | CE |
| Maldives | CE |
| Malta | CE |
| Mauritius | CE |
| Mexico | FCC |
| Moldova | CE |
| Mongolia | FCC |
| Morocco | CE |
| Myanmar | FCC |
| Namibia | CE |
| Nepal | CE |
| Netherlands | CE |
| New Caledonia | CE |
| Nigeria | CE |
| Norway | CE |
| Pakistan | FCC |
| Panama | FCC |
| Paraguay | FCC |
| Peru | FCC |
| Philippines | CE |
| Poland | CE |
| Portugal | CE |
| Puerto Rico | CE |
| Qatar | CE |
| Romania | CE |
| Russia | CE |
| Salvador | FCC |
| Saudi Arabia | CE |
| Serbia | CE |
| Singapore | CE |
| Sint Maarten | FCC |
| Slovakia | CE |
| Slovenia | CE |
| South Africa | CE |
| South Korea | CE |
| Spain | CE |
| SriLanka | CE |
| Sweden | CE |
| Switzerland | CE |
| Taiwan, China | FCC |
| Tanzania | CE |
| Thailand | CE |
| Turkey | CE |
| U.K | CE |
| UAE | CE |
| Ukraine | CE |
| United States | FCC |
| Uruguay | FCC |
| Uzbekistan | CE |
| Venezuela | FCC |
| Vietnam | FCC |
| New Zealand | FCC |
@@NomadicMindset wow great thank you very much
You are more than welcome! 🙂
If you want to know more about how to do the ham file, the video @MadRC made, helped me do it!
He describe it all perfect
th-cam.com/video/tYxNGoEXU3s/w-d-xo.html
I thought tbis was common knowledge, if you have line of sight to the drone with the controller then typically theres no issues, if you go behind a home maybe not so bad, go behind multiple homes, there will be issues, same with anything such as terrain, going behind anything wkth large enough mass to block the signal will cause issues, its like good ole bluetooth, or WiFi, depends on what is between yourself with a device and the other device, i.e the router, more obstacles a signal has to pass through the harder it will be to get optimal signal strength.
You are right! what you are talking about is common knowledge 🙂
I am not talking about interference from what material is around you but the limitations around which country you are flying the drone in (CE or FCC)
😂 you didn’t know about the “HAM” File Mad’s Tech, and Bardwell talked about that a month ago. I thought there was actual something wrong.
No, I have only had this drone for a month-ish
- well Here in Indonesia and I guess in every other CE mode country, the drone is limited a lot 🙂
Isnt the video skipping frames on 2:20 or 2:41 for example? It is jumpy when you turn (not stabilization wise but frame wise)
Wow i have been watching that video i don’t know how many times but i haven’t noticed before now, yes i see the shaken, the clip is filmed in 60 fps and put into a 30 fps timeline, normally that is not an issue but i can see it is here ☺️
Reading up upon it now
Nice spotted 😄
Watch out folks that want to buy Avavta 2.. Only if you own one of a limited number of phone models will you be able to download and use the DJI Fly App and therefore you will not be able to set it up... I'm returning an Avata 2 I just bought due to this.
Hi thanks for the Comment 🙂
Yes it have it's downs... can i ask what phone do you have this issue with?
@@NomadicMindset I have the Pixel 7 Pro..
Okay wow I did not expect google to have this issue either dji 😅
I thought this was common knowledge. These things aren't magic, so of course flying in between two thick rock walls will degrade range. That, and the EU limitations hurt but always fly LOS as much as possible, or in the open where you can easily activate RTH
The EU limitations are removing the purpose of why I bought FPV
This is stopping you from doing mountain surfing etc...
If I had known about this beforehand I would have spent my money on a Mavic to elevate my videos to the next level 🙂
@@NomadicMindset search for ham file.
Have just bought a new memory card for it, gonna try it here one of the coming days before my next trip with the DJI Avata 😁
@Chris_travellust so rather then blaming dji maybe you should have checked the drone regulations in your country.
@@DESTINYFPV if you had been watching the video you would know i don’t blame DJI, But that i want to put focus on the regulation, so other people can take this in consideration before they do the purchase
Like i told you before (4 hours ago on you other comment) don’t comment before you have been watching the video 😀
i just bought today
Congratulations with your new drone ✌️
That was the same issue with the first Avata
Well this is the first FPV for me so I can only speak out from that
But I still think they should let you know before you buy it if you are in a CE country
I didnt know that the drone doesnt work without goggles .. thats soo bad im selling my unboxed new avata 2 i dont want to pay for stupid goggles 500
Bought everything together, But yes It is kind of a ecosystem
The mistake is no one talking about : own mistake.
If you look at the other comment you will see both Mad’s Tech, and Bardwell have made videos covering this issue as well. and notice it was an issue at the DJI Avata #1 as well
🥴😬I didn’t finish watching.. I can even learn it my self tho.
Wish you all the best
You must be living under a rock.
Did reply to your other comment ✌️
Til alle os i 🇩🇰 denne drone må kun flyves 30 m. Væk uden en spotter. Det er nok det støreste minus
De Danske regler når de er bedst... 🙃
None of dji drone will go anywhere near what they promise in almost the best conditions. They are to busy controlling their customers with line of sight and all that. I’m actually done with dji. Autel baby. No nfz, no dumbing down transmission. Goes way further and in my opinion is better. As far as fpv goes, never would I goe with dji. Built your own and go as far as you want. No remote id. The way it should be. Be your own person.
For me building my own FPV drone was too big of a step.
as a first-time FPV drone user, the DJI Avata 2 is good because it is a pre-build drone, and that made trying out the FPV world so much easier ☺️
For a beginner, I think it is fine ☺️
@@NomadicMindset That is a good point. And you are right. For a begginer, it’s the way to go.
You are right too building our own is definitely the way to go if you want to go pro ☺️
This isn't new we all know about this .
As a first-time FPV user, this is something I’ve found out after buying the drone, and this is where I think it’s wrong.
You should know this beforehand!
Like: 😂
I have a DJI Mavic, an old one…
I bought it second-hand
I thought the issue was that it was an old drone, and after I only used it to film myself, the drone got the job done by fine! But I have no doubt, that the shoot could have been 10x times better if the range was optimal
Thx for the info... something to seriously think about... still i think i will purchase it
@Chris_travellust just like buying any other product you got to do your homework so that you can make an informed decision that's your job not dji's. Pretty sure most people had no idea about fcc and ce mode untill after owning it for awhile but the ce mode isn't exclusive to dji the power regulation is decided by the country you live in.
@@DESTINYFPV yes… if you have been watching the video you would know i say that in it…
Nothing burger!!
What do you mean?
Fpv is for fast chasing video. Not good for cinematic event better use air 3s
true I also have a mini for those shoots,
But I wanted to have a drone that could fly closer to the ground and between buildings in restaurants etc 😄