11/10/2022 0 Comments Liftoff simulator reviewI was sadly wrong because the next thing I know, the front of the DJI FPV began to tip - so I eased down on the left joystick again. By this time, the sound was at an unbearable level again, but I saw a slight wiggle, which made me think that it just needed to get the motors up to full strength. With my frustration starting to settle, I decided to simply try again by slowly pressing up on the left joystick until it was at its maximum threshold. I was dumbfounded because I thought this would’ve worked. At that point, I eased my thumb off the joystick and the sound of the motors went back down to their normal level. Seriously, I thought the darn thing was going to launch itself much like a rocket. It was deafening, louder than anything I’ve ever tested. I thought this would lift the DJI FPV off the ground a bit, but instead, it made the motors rev harder and faster. Therefore, I did the only instinctive thing I could think of at that moment, which was to press up on the left joystick. Traditionally speaking, I would press the on-screen liftoff button in the DJI Fly app to launch a drone into the air, but this was a different affair because there’s no smartphone or app involved. After pointing the joysticks on the controller in a downward, diagonal direction, the four propellers came to life. I knew right away I was dealing with something truly beastly here, especially with the minor detail of the drone “rumbling” its motors upon startup - I could literally feel its raw power! John Velasco / Digital TrendsĮventually, I found the courage to finally start my liftoff. Add to that the closed feeling of wearing FPV goggles, and I was already hesitant when I powered on the drone. Looking at the specs of the DJI FPV, it shouldn’t be in the hands of a rookie pilot because of its zippy acceleration (0 to 62mph in two seconds) and top speed of 87 mph. You sort of expect the experience to help you transition to something more comprehensive, but that wasn’t the case here. I specifically mention this example of a Formula One race car because I already know how to drive, whereas I equate piloting my first drone to the first time driving a car. Secondly, it felt like I was put in control of a souped-up Formula One race car - so you can imagine the anxiety I was feeling the moment I turned it on. For one, it’s an odd feeling having to wear FPV (first person view) goggles in order to pilot a drone, but it’s necessary because of the DJI FPV’s new OcuSync 3.0 transmission technology. Traditionally speaking, I fly my drones using a remote controller with my smartphone attached to it, but this was totally different. And it’s just not any drone here, it’s the brand new DJI FPV.Įven before I put everything together for my first test flight, I felt some anxiety because this was my first solo exposure to an FPV system. For the first time in my short drone-piloting life, I was afraid of flying a drone. Worse yet, the thing didn’t even lift off the ground before it crashed, uneventfully, only a few short feet away from when I was trying to get it to take off. I can’t believe it, but after several years of flying drones, I finally crashed one.
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