{"id":90089,"date":"2022-10-07T17:30:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T17:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-dji-avata-is-a-nimble-cinewhoop-drone-for-fpv-novices\/"},"modified":"2022-10-07T17:30:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T17:30:04","slug":"the-dji-avata-is-a-nimble-cinewhoop-drone-for-fpv-novices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-dji-avata-is-a-nimble-cinewhoop-drone-for-fpv-novices\/","title":{"rendered":"The DJI Avata is a nimble cinewhoop drone for FPV novices"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cinewhoop drones are all the rage right now, as they can dive and twist and speed through unreachable places to produce spectacular footage. DJI has jumped on that trend with the Avata, an FPV drone that’s far removed from the company’s speedy DJI model actually called the FPV. Instead, the Avata is more about agility and has propeller guards that make it safe to fly around people.<\/p>\n
It’s available with the new Goggles 2 that are smaller and lighter than the Goggles V2 that come with the DJI FPV drone. You can also get it with an updated Motion Controller that lets you steer the Avata by moving your wrists.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The system could help drone users get into the world of FPV and cinewhoop, but it isn’t cheap at $1,388 with the Goggles 2 and Motion Controller. To find out how it compares to the FPV and other drones, I enlisted my drone pilot friend Samuel to test it in a number of challenging scenarios.<\/p>\n The Avata doesn’t look like any of DJI’s other consumer drones. To fly indoors, around people or in tight spaces, it has prop guards and a small, 7-inch square by 3.1-inch high body. At 410 grams it’s much lighter than the FPV, but a bit heavier than the 249-gram Mini 3 Pro. As such, it requires registration or a license in Europe, the US and many other countries.<\/p>\n The batteries use a flexible connector designed to limit crash damage. DJI claims up to 18 minutes of flight time, but we generally got around 10-12 minutes, or even less if we flew it extremely fast. That’s still good for an FPV drone (most are under 10 minutes), but DJI should be a bit more realistic in its marketing.<\/p>\n The Avata’s battery charges in about 45 minutes, and you can get two extra batteries and a charger with the $279 Fly-More kit. Samuel indicated that if he bought one for his photography business, he’d get six batteries at a minimum.<\/p>\nbody<\/h3>\n