So right now I am in "need" of a new multi. I have an old gen 1 Phantom I am going to sell, and throw a few of those bucks at something new. I have it narrowed down to 2 options - Mavic or Typhoon H. So let me throw out the things I'm thinking about and the questions I have, and hopefully you fine folks can help me out.
First off, I found a reputable dealer on eBay for the Typhoon H (good feedback at least), but the price seems too good to be true - $835 for what is labeled " Yuneec Typhoon H 4K Collision Avoidance Hexacopter Drone unique" . Obviously it's missing the term "RealSense".. so I sent the dealer a message asking to clarify. Having said that:
- Am I going to use RealSense often and is it worth getting that feature? I plan on flying in some wooded areas, so there will be obstacles, but I am not going to be doing some deep dive nature hunt through a thick forest.
- What glaring differences am I going to notice if I were to fly a Mavic for a week vs an H for a week?
- If I wanted to eventually fly with goggles, what are my good options out there that would also do head tracking for the camera, if that's even a possibility? I see of course DJI has their goggles, but that's a total package that gets pretty high in price for me. The "reviews" for the Skyview goggles on Yuneecs website is a mix of reviews for EVERY product they sell, so I am not seeing a good review from a confirmed buyer?
- Am I going to be hamstrung by something similar to the geofence? What I don't want is to get to a place where I know there is no overhead traffic and have a limited ceiling or worse, no ability to fly my drone there.
- Is the built-in screen on the TX that good that I would rather use or at least, enjoy that well enough vs using a Mavic and my Galaxy S8 as an addition?
Note: 1080p at 60FPS is more than enough for me now, which I see the Typhoon does 120fps, so I'm good. I am not currently making Hollywood level movies and no plan to.
- Is range for video back to the TX an issue? I really dont plan to have it out beyond 1/2 mile at best.. how is signal penetration if I were to fly it over a field of trees into a clearing where I am standing between the trees with the drone on the other side? Say 200 yards total? (I'm trying to stare at antelope.. lol).
- Waypoints. Ideally I'd like to do some autonomous flying with a quick 10 minute run to a few points using whatever map tech Yuneec uses, is this possible?
Thanks for any information you have!
First off, I found a reputable dealer on eBay for the Typhoon H (good feedback at least), but the price seems too good to be true - $835 for what is labeled " Yuneec Typhoon H 4K Collision Avoidance Hexacopter Drone unique" . Obviously it's missing the term "RealSense".. so I sent the dealer a message asking to clarify. Having said that:
- Am I going to use RealSense often and is it worth getting that feature? I plan on flying in some wooded areas, so there will be obstacles, but I am not going to be doing some deep dive nature hunt through a thick forest.
- What glaring differences am I going to notice if I were to fly a Mavic for a week vs an H for a week?
- If I wanted to eventually fly with goggles, what are my good options out there that would also do head tracking for the camera, if that's even a possibility? I see of course DJI has their goggles, but that's a total package that gets pretty high in price for me. The "reviews" for the Skyview goggles on Yuneecs website is a mix of reviews for EVERY product they sell, so I am not seeing a good review from a confirmed buyer?
- Am I going to be hamstrung by something similar to the geofence? What I don't want is to get to a place where I know there is no overhead traffic and have a limited ceiling or worse, no ability to fly my drone there.
- Is the built-in screen on the TX that good that I would rather use or at least, enjoy that well enough vs using a Mavic and my Galaxy S8 as an addition?
Note: 1080p at 60FPS is more than enough for me now, which I see the Typhoon does 120fps, so I'm good. I am not currently making Hollywood level movies and no plan to.
- Is range for video back to the TX an issue? I really dont plan to have it out beyond 1/2 mile at best.. how is signal penetration if I were to fly it over a field of trees into a clearing where I am standing between the trees with the drone on the other side? Say 200 yards total? (I'm trying to stare at antelope.. lol).
- Waypoints. Ideally I'd like to do some autonomous flying with a quick 10 minute run to a few points using whatever map tech Yuneec uses, is this possible?
Thanks for any information you have!