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Re: DJI Mini 4 Pro

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Post by brindlejim »

alsodumb wrote: post #24
stefan_ wrote: post #2

Where is the US or EU competitor to DJI? They are running away with it. Oh right, we instead pioneered regulation and legislation , all those deaths from drones falling down and drones hitting planes.

US competitor to DJI in what? Consumer marker or technology? If it's consumer marker where less cost matters a lot, there won't be a US competitor. DJI has home-turf, scale, and first mover advantage there, and a US competitor can maaybe match DJI in price. In technology/autonomy? Skydio beat them years ago ( https://www.skydio.com/ ). They launched as a consumer drone but I guess recently realized how consumer marke…

Fwiw, Skydio is failing in Ukraine, where Russia's electronic warfare downs its drones. Their "vision-based autonomy" has severe limits, because GPS jamming can fell them.

Re: DJI Mini 4 Pro

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Post by Tepix »

bmurphy1976 wrote: post #33

I have a Spark and a Mavic Air 2. I really love flying the Spark, it's a fun zippy little drone. I'd compare it to something like a Miata. The Mavic on the other hand is all serious, professional utility. It's more like a mini-van. It's a great tool but it's not even remotely fun to fly. My biggest issue with my Spark is the 9 minute battery life. Even though I have 4 batteries, having to constantly land and swap the…

The Mini 2 has a battery range of close to 30 minutes. It's a big improvement over the Spark, in particular the 3-axis gimbal makes a big difference.

Re: DJI Mini 4 Pro

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Post by eweise »

GenerocUsername wrote: post #102
eweise wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do you drop the lure?

I put a small metal 'basket' that I put the float into. It's a fine-tuning thing to allow the line to tow, but 'pop out' with a bit of extra tension. So we fly it out 200m and then lock the line and it pops out of basket. Risky, but very fun

Thanks. I'm going to try it

Re: DJI Mini 4 Pro

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Post by jacquesm »

amelius wrote: post #99
mrtksn wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Should't be too far away, the commercial drones of Zipline are supposed to be super quiet. Here is video demonstrating the tech: https://youtu.be/DOWDNBu9DkU?si=_x9vSAygUSHq4ZQw&t=832

Even if they are 10x more quiet, then if there are 10 of these drones flying around we're back at square one.

Both fortunately and unfortunately that's not how sound works. If the drones are far enough away from each other that you don't get interference between them soundwise it doesn't matter if there are more of them. But if they do then two quiet ones may re-inforce to the point that they sound much worse than a single larger one.

Re: DJI Mini 4 Pro

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Post by brindlejim »

cheesemayo wrote: post #47

Beware that DJI's software to control these craft is super sketchy to install and use. It doesn't exist in the Google Play Store, to avoid inspection.

DJI is fully compliant with China's policy of civil-military fusion. Anyone flying anywhere sensitive should not use them. They're beaming back home whatever they want, and China is using both tech and data to give an asymmetric advantage to allies like Russia in the Ukraine war.

Re: DJI Mini 4 Pro

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Post by jbm »

ashton314 wrote: post #118
trust_bt_verify wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Being able to spot a small white object in the sky and hearing it are very different things. I put drone operators on the same level as those who hike with speakers blaring. No one is being hurt, no laws being broken. Just inconsiderate considering a large part of the experience for most in nature is the serenity.

People who hike with speakers blaring are a strange breed that I’m likely to never understand. Like, why listen to music in the first place while hiking? I’m out here in the woods to get as far away from civilization as I can. I don’t need $latest_popstar dragging me back.

I've never done this, but if I was trying to be charitable; in bear country, I assume making noise to avoid startling the animals is best practice.

Re: DJI Mini 4 Pro

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Post by roshin »

ben7799 wrote: post #22

I've had the original Mini since it came out. Other than damaging a prop from it hitting a blade of grass on landing it is in perfect shape. Yes, they are so fragile I landed very smoothly in the grass and soft grass is enough to damage the props! I don't fly it as much as I used to. These new ones are certainly an engineering marvel with how much they have added and still kept it under 249g. The big one to me though…

Do you have a recommendation of a drone with similar features that doesn't require jailbreaking?

Re: DJI Mini 4 Pro

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Post by m463 »

SirMaster wrote: post #69
cheesemayo wrote: post #47

Beware that DJI's software to control these craft is super sketchy to install and use. It doesn't exist in the Google Play Store, to avoid inspection.

But yet it exists on the Apple App store where I am sure Apple has inspected it. I guess the Android version could be a lot different, but why?

Why wouldn't apple let software just work as a proxy between the drone and dji?

You don't need camera access, location services, etc when the drone does all of it onboard.

I got a mavic early on and sent it back because you needed the app and an account to activate it and fly it, even manually.

Re: DJI Mini 4 Pro

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Post by snoman »

broguinn wrote: post #26
cush wrote: post #14

Light drones are great, but how far away are we from quiet consumer drones? I'd love to not have every hike ruined by some wannabe videographer.

I had the same thought seeing the hero videos on this page displaying beautiful mountain scapes and vistas - I wouldn't want to be the person disturbing this space with an intrusive drone.

Are the hikers considered intrusive, or just the drones?
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