- So there's this spot I shot like 10,
maybe 10 years ago called the Badlands.
This really old, incredible looking unique landscape
that looked like the surface of Mars and I thought I would
love to go back there, fly the drone, take some shots,
talk about the Mavic Pro 2 and that would be such a unique
spot because I've never taken you guys there before.
So we took to Google and found that there's
a little foot path right here that actually
leads you through the woods to the back area.
I think we're just gonna start hiking through the woods
to see if we can get to a good spot to send up the drone and
show you guys this crazy Mars looking landscape.
Into the woods we go.
Oh, definitely a foot path.
The internet said follow the blue markings on the trees.
I mean, how hard can it be?
This place is awesome, though,
so I really hope we get there.
Also, did I lock my truck?
(horn honking)
Yes I did, okay.
Oh, the internet was right.
Blue marking number one, I think we're going the right way.
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One of the things I'm really keen on seeing with this
new Mavic 2 Pro is how quiet it is because flying a drone
can often be very obnoxious for people around you.
Alright, marking number two.
My favorite feature which I think is what's selling it
for a lot of people is the one inch sensor
made by Hasselblad with the higher bit rate.
Just having that quality in such a small drone
so you don't have to walk around with
that big foam case through the woods.
Just so much better so I'm very excited
for that and marker number three.
The drone that I'm currently using every day, everywhere,
it goes everywhere in my backpack is
the Mavic Air solely based on it's size, it's foot print.
That's just a massive benefit.
This is a little bigger than the Mavic Air but it's
still small enough that I'd be happy to bring it
everywhere or leave it in my truck or
check it in my carry on, anything like that.
I also think that we're here, guys.
This might be a good spot to launch the drone.
Wow.
Look, you can kind of see it out in the distance there.
It's that red Mars looking patch.
It's a lot bigger when you get close.
That's where we're going.
So this is the bag you get in the Fly More Kit.
It comes with this bag, two batteries,
extra propellers, the car charger, that stuff.
It fits everything perfectly, everything you need is in this
but still this is much better than the big foam case
that screams like, "Hey guys, I've got a drone.
"Me, right here, this guy."
I like it for that reason better.
So when you open this bad boy up you'll see
it's like a water proof zipper which looks nice,
and everything is just kind of nicely stuffed in there.
I love a good case that has everything
compartmentalized like I live for that kind of thing.
That stuff just makes me so happy.
So, let's get this thing in the air.
I've never flown it before.
I have never actually flown it.
This will be it's maiden flight so I'd love to
see how it feels and responds and the fact
that it's a radio signal versus a Wi-Fi
makes me really happy because there was always times
when I would send that Mavic Air deep into space,
into the depths of the mountains, the abyss if you will.
And I was always kind of not sure if I would get it back.
This just gives me more peace of mind and peace of mind
when you're flying a drone or flying
any type of air craft, that's important.
For me, that's worth a little bit more in the price.
Let's get this thing in the air.
This thing feels heavy too, like it's much heavier
than the first Mavic but it looks and
feels just like it's been refined.
I dig it, I'm very excited.
Just like the Mavic Air, the joy sticks are kept
inside the remote so that's super awesome
if you don't want to use the bag and you want
to stick this in your camera bag that's great.
These antennas also lock down.
There's a little kind of detent there and when you push
that down you'll hear it click, that means these
are locked in place so it's a nice feature.
I don't know if that was in the last one or not.
It feels new to me.
It's a new color, it's got this kind of retro
Game Boy looking vibe going on which I kind of like.
It's a nice change from the darker pallet of the last drone.
But I'm talking too much, I want to fly this thing
but I just realized I forgot my phone in the truck.
Totally kidding, I got it right here, let's go.
Here we go.
Recording the maiden voyage.
Good luck to ya.
So far it's actually a lot more quiet but
this is the real test to how loud it actually is.
(motor whizzing)
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Okay, initial thoughts after getting this back in my hands.
Flies very smooth, very similar to the Phantom 4 Pro.
Very responsive which is what I like because I felt
like the Mavic Air, although very small and agile
wasn't as responsive and like smooth
and buttery to operate as this was.
It was nice being able to pretty much know wherever
I pointed those thumbsticks it was going
to go there instantly with no drag, no delay.
Love that.
Also flew it pretty far.
No panic, no anxiety about not being able to get it back.
It's just that's great.
The radio signal for me is a huge feature and I loved it.
Haven't seen the footage yet so I don't know what it's going
to look like but I'd love to actually get a little closer,
maybe we just hike a little bit further into this area.
Everything back in the bag and we are good to continue so
that's nice, being able to pack down a drone super fast.
Ready for transport like a Navy Seal.
Not like a Navy Seal at all cause I'm Canadian,
first of all, and not even remotely in shape.
Let's continue.
Well one things for sure is these Jordan's are going to have
a weird red clayish stain on them when I get home.
Okay, I've run into some water.
Okay, stone to there to there.
So in one good take.
Here, stone, here, boom, done.
That sucks.
From that first initial flight, I've flown it
two times now since the beginning of this video
and it's very quiet and it's very fast.
It hauls (beep) it's gotta be faster
than the last Mavic for sure.
But that can get you into trouble if you don't
slow down fast enough because you've got to remember
you need time to like air break.
You can stop it but oh thorns.
But it still needs a good couple feet to
actually stop so that can get you into trouble.
I think we're here.
Whoa.
Made it.
Okay, going to try some low and slow.
See if we can't get some cinematic looking footage out of
this very small, tight condensed area and then just bring it
back to the office and give some initial thoughts.
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Okay, success, got a little bit of drone footage.
Gonna head back to the office now and check it out.
Okay we are back.
This is just offensive.
It's like I needed it, I had to and I am full of regret.
Oh it's so bad, I can still taste it.
Okay now that I'm back and I have recovered from
that coffee, I wanted to just kind of touch base
on what I felt my first initial thoughts
and impressions were flying the Mavic 2 Pro.
The first thing I will say is it is fast.
Like it is so fast.
Maybe I'm not used to flying my Phantom 4 Pro as much
because I use the Mavic Air all the time.
This thing is not nearly as fast as the Mavic 2 so I've got
used to how slow it goes and how you have reaction time and
time to slow down and stop, where this thing just mobs.
Like this thing is a high speed delta
force bullet just ripping through the sky.
I was just kind of not used to how fast and nimble it was.
It was kind of fun.
I actually really like that.
I will probably, just based off my first initial
few flights, be switching to this instead of this.
The only slight down side I see is in fact this.
I mean this is significantly smaller and given that I
only pack gear into one camera bag, now having to
carry something else external, kind of a bummer.
But I still prefer to carry this
around to the big foam case.
Another thing I can confirm is that
the Mavic 2 Pro is much quieter.
Being in the forest where it's already
completely silent, I was very curious to see how
loud it would be and honestly really impressed.
It's very, very silent.
I think it's even more quiet than the air is
which is so weird considering the motors are bigger
and it's a bigger drone, it's more powerful, you would
think it would be louder than this but it's not.
So I'm pumped on that.
The footage as you can see looks great.
I haven't had a lot of time to really dive into it.
I'd love to make another video after I've used this on a
few trips so I can see it on different landscapes,
see it at sunset, use it in super cold weather, use it in
really hot weather, fly it very far, fly it back.
Like I only had a little bit of time today to kind of
just get it up and test it out, get a feel for it.
But I wanted to give you guys my
initial thoughts on where I land on this product.
Pun intended, because you know, drones land and yeah.
But I think right now I'm going to
switch to this for the next few months.
I'm actually headed to northern Ireland in a couple days.
I will be bringing this with me and hopefully we get
a lot of great footage there that we can kind of
revisit this video and check out even more features
with this, some of the unique flying modes.
I will say like the switch on the side of the drone to be
able to switch over to tripod mode, which is a very slow,
controlled steady kind of like dolly move forward.
If you really want to get precise movements and move through
small openings, that kind of thing, tripod mode is amazing
so having that switch right on the side where you can
just flip over to tripod mode is great, and then
flip it right back to p mode and then off to the races.
I really enjoyed that.
But those are kind of my initial thoughts right now.
It's an amazing drone, I'm very excited about it.
I sold my first Mavic because I think
this one's a hundred times better.
I might even get rid of my Phantom 4 Pro
because this kind of fills a lot of the boxes.
It kind of has a little bit of
everything from all the drones that I like.
It's small in size, it's got that one inch sensor
so it's going to be better in low light,
it's going to be picking up more detail.
I actually plan to do a lot of content with this coming up.
I wanted to get this video out
there so you guys knew my thoughts.
If you're thinking about buying this drone,
if you're sitting on the fence, anything like that,
from what I've already experienced, I like it.
I recommend it.
If you have the money and you're in the market
for a drone and you don't own one already
I would say it's a fantastic buy.
If you're still sitting on the fence and you
already own a drone, maybe wait to see
some more in depth videos not just the first impressions.
Might help you out a little bit more.
All in all, great job DJI, this drone is awesome.
Can't wait to use more of it.
So with that being said, hit that like button if you like
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I will see you guys tomorrow cause it's Tuesday.
It's the whole two minute thing.
See you later.
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