Neo, the new "favorite"?

[NeoNeo]

Have a few too many UASs. Most of the non DJI quads reside in the parts bin due to beyond repair. Outdoors I've been flying mostly the Neo this Autumn. The Avata2 case needs to be dusted. I've only flown two sessions with it this November. So far this month 9 sessions logged on the Neo. Winter is arriving. Mix of rain/snow forecasted for the next few days. Outdoors season is probably over. Rainy, gale force gusts today. Retired with time to consider why I've been flying the Neo so much.

The +s:

Only issue with outdoors flying is more me than the Neo. Wind. In manual mode limited to max of F3 winds. The stabilization in S mode makes for easy flying in F3 conditions. M mode, my stick skills are lacking. Real challenge to maintain a smooth line. So not really a negative and more of a positive.

Price point relative to any quad with digital video system is a good value for the quad alone.

Tuning for how I fly seems nice. Still playing around with the gain/rates in manual mode. Being able to quickly and easily customize stick sensitivity, max rates, and expo is a plus.

Flight times relative to non-DJI quads of this size are long.

Robust little quad. Takes a crashing and keeps flying with little apparent damage outside of scuff marks and broken propeller blades.

Love the options to quickly bail out of manual mode and recover from a potential crash. Reminds me of what Horizon Hobby/Spektrum had/has called Safe in some of their models. Flick a switch to self level. DJI is one step better. Flick a switch and rapidly brake to a hover.

Now that I've made the investment into 04 DJI hardware. The hope is DJI continues to expand their line of immersive quads based on the 04 system. The NeoEvolution (my concept, not anything else). Keep production of the current Neo. Drop the autonomous features in the NeoEvo, improve the low ambient light issues, bit larger more powerful motors, larger capacity battery, less than 249gm, and in a footprint of identical size as the existing Neo. MSRP less than $250.

Since I'm dreaming. DJI, sponsor a real world and online one-design NeoEvo and/or Neo original racing program. Set specific course requirements and then you can sell the official DJI Neo Series course timer so we can download our results to the official DJI race center. You already have a majority share of the worlds drone market. Time to conquer the world of drone racing. Since I'm fantasizing . Maybe another Dubai Million, but exclusively little DJI Neo and NeoEvos.

 

[GFields]

NeoEvos

Not sure what you mean here but the two names will never exist together as both are trademarks.

 

[Droning on and on...]

Have a few too many UASs. Most of the non DJI quads reside in the parts bin due to beyond repair. Outdoors I've been flying mostly the Neo this Autumn. The Avata2 case needs to be dusted. I've only flown two sessions with it this November. So far this month 9 sessions logged on the Neo. Winter is arriving. Mix of rain/snow forecasted for the next few days. Outdoors season is probably over. Rainy, gale force gusts today. Retired with time to consider why I've been flying the Neo so much.

The +s:

Only issue with outdoors flying is more me than the Neo. Wind. In manual mode limited to max of F3 winds. The stabilization in S mode makes for easy flying in F3 conditions. M mode, my stick skills are lacking. Real challenge to maintain a smooth line. So not really a negative and more of a positive.

Price point relative to any quad with digital video system is a good value for the quad alone.

Tuning for how I fly seems nice. Still playing around with the gain/rates in manual mode. Being able to quickly and easily customize stick sensitivity, max rates, and expo is a plus.

Flight times relative to non-DJI quads of this size are long.

Robust little quad. Takes a crashing and keeps flying with little apparent damage outside of scuff marks and broken propeller blades.

Love the options to quickly bail out of manual mode and recover from a potential crash. Reminds me of what Horizon Hobby/Spektrum had/has called Safe in some of their models. Flick a switch to self level. DJI is one step better. Flick a switch and rapidly brake to a hover.

Now that I've made the investment into 04 DJI hardware. The hope is DJI continues to expand their line of immersive quads based on the 04 system. The NeoEvolution (my concept, not anything else). Keep production of the current Neo. Drop the autonomous features in the NeoEvo, improve the low ambient light issues, bit larger more powerful motors, larger capacity battery, less than 249gm, and in a footprint of identical size as the existing Neo. MSRP less than $250.

Since I'm dreaming. DJI, sponsor a real world and online one-design NeoEvo and/or Neo original racing program. Set specific course requirements and then you can sell the official DJI Neo Series course timer so we can download our results to the official DJI race center. You already have a majority share of the worlds drone market. Time to conquer the world of drone racing. Since I'm fantasizing . Maybe another Dubai Million, but exclusively little DJI Neo and NeoEvos.

I've jokingly speculated as to a neo competitor to the Hover X1 Pro and Pro MAX elsewhere on the forum, but I'm very optimistic we'll get one, and with the price of the Pro around $500, there's a lot of breathing room to come up with something that is more targeted at the FPV community with a much better camera.

 

[NeoNeo]

Not sure what you mean here but the two names will never exist together as both are trademarks.

Maybe just NeoV2 or NeoPro or whatever the DJI marketing people want. A Neo size and reasonably priced quad more orientated to immersive flying. Price point to fill the gap between the Neo and Avata2. Might attract some users who's first exposure to quads and fpv is their Neo.

 

[Droning on and on...]

There's a lot of room to play with between 135g and 250g

 

[NeoNeo]

There's a lot of room to play with between 135g and 250g

Neo sized. But max 249gm due to larger motors, increased capacity and maybe 3 or 4s battery to deliver design performance goals. Maybe the new DJI FPV at a significantly lower cost?.

 

[Droning on and on...]

Neo sized. But max 249gm due to larger motors, increased capacity and maybe 3 or 4s battery to deliver design performance goals. Maybe the new DJI FPV at a significantly lower cost?.

I'd want it to stay the same size... that's about my only design limitation.

 

[ryguy80]

The Neo is my favorite in my fleet to fly. A lot of that is due to how quickly you can deploy it. Even used it to check out gutters for cleaning this fall.

 

[Droning on and on...]

The Neo is my favorite in my fleet to fly. A lot of that is due to how quickly you can deploy it. Even used it to check out gutters for cleaning this fall.

I fly a little bit every day (a battery or less, depending on the drone), 1-2 times more significantly a week (gotta drive to the site).

Since I got the neo a month ago, its been flown every day. Almost all FPV. The Avata 2 has had some action, the Air 3 is hiding somewhere in the house due to 3S upgrade talk.

In summary, thousands of $$ of drones in the house, and the new cheap kid's getting all the attention.

I found a suicide note in the Avata 1's case this weekend.

 

[NeoNeo]

I think my Avata2 looked up at me and shed a tear the last time I opened the case and pulled out the FPV RC3 , Goggles 3 and left it to go fly the Neo.

It's gun deer season. Allowing couple neighbors hunt on the property. So no flying anywhere. Drones are not looked upon with any favor up here. Don't need to add to more negative attitude. But regarding deer. They don't seem to get spooked by the Avata2. Unsure of the Neo. Different pitch. The wild turkeys don't seem to mind the Neo. My local pair of Ravens (Ragnar and Freya) at times are a bit curious. Raptors are another issue.

 

[Kilrah]

It's my Avata 2 that got the most use lately with the fall season, neo can't climb at 20m/s to get into fog layers and follow lines of tree with gorgeous colors...

 

[Droning on and on...]

It's my Avata 2 that got the most use lately with the fall season, neo can't climb at 20m/s to get into fog layers and follow lines of tree with gorgeous colors...

Ahhhh, but when the rain starts...

 

[NeoNeo]

It's my Avata 2 that got the most use lately with the fall season, neo can't climb at 20m/s to get into fog layers and follow lines of tree with gorgeous colors...

Avata2 is my cruising free flying model that I rarely fly in manual mode. And only when flying with enough altitude to bailout of manual mode and hopefully regain control. Bit too expensive to do the sometimes foolish thing I do with the Neo. Few Neo sessions ago when I tried to do a high speed 180 degree into a drift. Too low. Neo has a bit of flat yaw wash issues after hitting a certain speed. Walk of shame to retrieve and hope no damage. Low mass, relatively low top end and lightweight has its benefits. Tough little quad. Starting to consider adding a UV or CPL filter to protect the camera lens. Bit of gram counter when it comes to small quads. Hate to add any weight to the Neo, but would be not happy scratching the lens. Also, unsure of the optical quality of the various "Amazon" sold models.