DJI Avata, First-Person View Drone with 4K Stabilized Video, Super-Wide 155° FOV, Built-in Propeller Guard, HD Low-Latency Transmission, Black, FAA Remote ID Compliant

Apparently somebody decided to buy a new one and return the old on in its box and get their money back. The Avata I received wasn't wrapped, the safety seal was broken and it showed signs of being flown into things and the entire thing was dusty like it had been sitting on a shelf. All of the packaging on the charger and replacement props were ripped open and the USB cord was missing entirely. Not sure how this got through the return department and sent back out as a new item. When I went to send it back for a replacement the only option it gave me was a full refund. I talked to a customer service representative through the chat and they told me they'd sent out my replacement and sent me the return shipping label to my e-mail. After waiting an hour and still not receiving the e-mail or seeing the replacement order in my orders I contacted support again to discover the first agent never actually put in for my replacement. Luckily the second agent was much more helpful. They had to get it approved by their supervisor but was able to process my replacement and I received a new wrapped Avata the next day.The drone itself is awesome. I bought some bumper guards to go over the plastic and an aluminum gimbal protector to go on the front. I've been flying it around the house zipping around corners. Already hit a few things and crashed a few times but the drone hasn't taken any damage with the add-ons I put on it. Great indoor drone. Much more fun to fly indoors than my DJI FPV. You can be more bold with it knowing that the propellers won't end up hitting the walls and send the drone crashing. If you bump something hard enough it will still probably crash though. This will my go-to drone for indoor filming and filming in wooded areas with lots of trees.

DJI Avata, Goggles 2, RC Motion 2Cons:- Distance is limited to about 1.5-2 miles line of sight, much less if there are houses or hills between view.- Supposed to be able to fly without cell phone but I haven't figured that out, when I disconnect or don't connect the drone loses connection.- Battery can fall out with collisionPros:- RC Motion 2 is super easy to fly with, I've seen the negative comments, if you're drone racing it may not give you quite the control needed, but for recreational flying it is fun and easy. Caveat, I haven't tried in Manual Mode yet, that may increase functionality to be on par with regular controller- Goggles 2 are very comfortable, outstanding granularity on view, small enough that you quickly don't notice, eyes are very adjustable both in pupil distance and focus. They also come with inserts for prescription if needed- Flight time is good, I get about 15 min per battery in Sport Mode and rarely hovering- Speed is maxed at about 30mph, not sure if that is setting, I'm still learning to customize

I like my Avata a lot as an intro to FPV flying. One of the most annoying issues is that DJI cuts the top speed by HALF if you use the motion controller instead of the stick/normal controller. That means it's limited to 30mph instead of the 60mph the drone is capable of. I know the Avata is marketed as a beginner friendly drone but having perused the forum on DJI's website, many people have requested that the top speed be unlocked, or at least increased, while using the motion controller but the official response is always along the lines of "Thanks for the suggestion. If more people request it we might look into it". It's a $1000+ drone kit, not a "toy" - don't force customers to pay for more equipment to unlock capabilities the drone already has.The video is really good though. I've flown it about 2 miles out with a clear line of sight without much signal degradation in the goggles. Once any trees or buildings get in the way, that distance drops by 25-80%. One note if you buy the fly more kit - the 4-port charger doesn't charge all the batteries concurrently - it charges them one at a time. It's annoying if you have a power source to charge 2-3 at full speed (~60w).

Fairly easy to set up. You need to download an app to your phone and you need to have your phone plugged into the goggles to activate the gps feature (cables included) other than that it’s pretty much plug and play straight out the box. The goggles are absolutely fantastic and give you an amazing flying experience. The hand controller is very intuitive and not only super simple to use, but once you get used to it you’ll really love it. I would definitely recommend buying the extra battery pack as the drone battery lasts about 8 minutes of flying. Everything about this drone is great, apart from the range. The box says it has a range of 10km, but it’s nowhere near that far. I’ve got a 4 acre property and if I’m sat in the middle it starts flashing a range warning when I fly off my property. But there’s lots of buildings and trees on my property. I watched a YouTube test that was done over unobstructed flat farmland and they recorded the range at about 2km

Though you can’t go 60 with the motion controller, it is significantly more intuitive (like a Wii remote) to fly with, and you can still go very fast, fast enough to learn to fly with before getting a controller in the future. Everything works very smoothly, the drone itself is durable and battery life is very good for an fpv drone, though I would recommend getting a couple extra for that extended use. It takes beautiful cinematic video that is so much more “personalized” because it really feels like you’re there, taking the video/photo yourself