After thinking about it for months, I got a NEO

[jaja6009]

I have been a member on various of the sister sites, and also this one.
I have read about and like the NEO but have too many other drones.

I finally learned how to FPV Manual/Acro with my Avata 2 and a Pavo 20 Pro and cannot get enough of it.

I grabbed a NEO for its FPV aspect as well as autonomously following me around.
I won't being doing too much Manual mode with it, but will most likely use the Motion Controller and have it follow me around when I am shooting other videos.

I got it from Amazon, so hopefully it really is in stock.

 

[Christian]

Hi,
I´m also inactive, less active on Spark/Mavic/Tello Pilots forums and here. I like the Neo. You may find it underpowered after the A2 and P20. Actually a mix of them. The size of P20 with the A2 functionality (probably a little more).

Have fun with it

 

[RcHawks]

What I like so much about the neo is that’s it’s viewed by the public as more of a toy drone because of it’s size. Even the Avata 2 which is bigger maybe not so much. It’s a lot of fun to fly with the MC3 I think, so do the birds!! I even ordered one more battery for my Avata 2 because it has more power and there times it’s more fun. Love the hobby. I was starting to get a little bored with the hobby until I stared flying FPV, now I even appreciate my larger drones because of the neo. They all have their advantages.

 

[Christian]

I just don´t like the mc3. I don´t even know how it works. Always had regular controller. I wanted to sell it on the e-bay and national marketplace, but nobody showed any interest buying it, so I keep it as reserve...

 

[RcHawks]

I just don´t like the mc3. I don´t even know how it works. Always had regular controller. I wanted to sell it on the e-bay and national marketplace, but nobody showed any interest buying it, so I keep it as reserve...

Well, I did buy the standard controller to go with the neo and avata 2 and it’s great, you have the same feel as flying the larger drones which I thought I’d like. I absolutely hated the MC3 at first. Really didn’t like it at all. Now I prefer using it flying FPV because of the different feel it affords. Did I mention it really get the birds attention, oh yeah it does. I’m able to track a bird so much easier for a pic or video at distance that I’ve never had the skill to quite manage over the years with few exceptions. But what I’ve discovered is that now that I’m comfortable with it I can turn on a dime and avoid a attack of a bird if need be within reason. I wouldn’t be in that position with the standard controller in the same way. BTW this bird was very very fast.
Just one example without sidetracking ops thread.

 

[Christian]

Well, I did buy the standard controller to go with the neo and avata 2 and it’s great, you have the same feel as flying the larger drones which I thought I’d like. I absolutely hated the MC3 at first. Really didn’t like it at all. Now I prefer using it flying FPV because of the different feel it affords. Did I mention it really get the birds attention, oh yeah it does. I’m able to track a bird so much easier for a pic or video at distance that I’ve never had the skill to quite manage over the years with few exceptions. But what I’ve discovered is that now that I’m comfortable with it I can turn on a dime and avoid a attack of a bird if need be within reason. I wouldn’t be in that position with the standard controller in the same way. BTW this bird was very very fast.
Just one example without sidetracking ops thread.View attachment 1392

cool pic!

There are differences between the US and EU
1: we don´t like the doo rag
2: we don´t like the motion controllers
3: we love manual gear cars

For me flying drones is with regular controllers. I like them and got used to use them. It´s like I´m a former DJ. I know how to use music softwares and new devices, but for me djing is with 2 turntables + vinyls + a mixer and a headphones...

I took this pic a few months ago. The FPV RC is not yet on
Too bad, that the dji drones aren´t ELRS compatible...

 

[RcHawks]

Not a big fan of do rags either. Only reason I wore them for years at the gym was being paranoid about thinning my hair from using the Bose headphones. Still got my hair, lol.

 

[jaja6009]

Got my Neo today, earlier than expected. Amazon for the win.

No DJI Care is available unfortunately, but I signed up for the Asurion Protection plan. Does anyone have any experience with this plan?

The drone is registered and I configured an extra Holy Stone RID module, so she is now a Category 1 drone under Part 107 when using the RID and propguards. I also grabbed the Aerial Pixel RID mount for a clean install.

I linked her to my Goggles 3 and Motion Controller. Took a test flight around the house, and can't wait to take her outside tomorrow.

I gotta say, it is quite a neat little woop drone.

 

[NEO 317]

The drone is registered and I configured an extra Holy Stone RID module, so she is now a Category 1 drone under Part 107 when using the RID and propguards. I also grabbed the Aerial Pixel RID mount for a clean install.

Share a picture with us please.

Thanks.

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[jaja6009]

Here is the woop fleet.

 

[Droning on and on...]

I have read about and like the NEO but have too many other drones.

I'm sorry, could you translate that in to some language or rhetoric I understand?

 

[Droning on and on...]

I love the Motion Controller. For just effortless flying fun, it's intuitive and simple to use. Very much like flying a real plane with a stick.

I first learned FPV on sticks like most other drone pilots. There's so much more you can do with full manual control, and plenty of thrills there too. DJI's addition of the Brake function on the DJI FPV and it's descendants (Avata 1/2 and Neo) was a real help in avoiding crashes.

Still, for this old horse Manual flying is, well, work. Even though I've got hundreds of hours now and it's pretty reflexive, my brain still has to work much harder at it than with the MC(1/2/3). I first learned to fly FPV with sticks in Manual mode on the DJI FPV. Yet, screaming a few feet above the waves along the beach at 60mph controlling the DJI FPV with the MC2 is thrilling, and absent the stress and anxiety doing the same in manual using the stick controller.