and not £1600 (including a couple of spare batteries and charger)
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I’ve just checked the spares list… £15 for four 5inch plastic props 
. Plastic not polycarbonate!!
£139 for a battery. Now DJI claim 20mins flight time, but they don’t distinguish between normal and acro modes. I think it was Bob (KebabFPV) who said he was getting between 7 or 8 mins in Acro. He also remarked that he was grounded, while trying to fly in the middle of nowhere, due to DJI’s Geofence.
What is a plus is the increased quality of the FPV feed in the Goggles but there seems to be conflicting reports as to the compatibility with existing Air units. It’s something to consider when the goggles and controllers start appearing on eBay after a devastating crash 
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I must admit that the more reviews I see the more I’m warming to the quad but as someone who already flys FPV ACRO I would say that 95% of the features would be redundant for me. It reminds me a lot of the Parrot Disco. On its release the Disco was promoted as the ideal way for camera drone users to get into fixed wing FPV, but at a price (close to £1500) and with limited functionality (Babysitting features). A few years later it was discontinued and Curry’s were selling off the stock at heavily discounted prices, starting at £450 and eventually dropping to £250 at which point I bought one. At £250 it was a good price for an Ardupilot based flying wing with video and controller, and the option to use my own unrestricted radio system. I don’t see this happening with this FPV package, mainly because it’s DJI. So I expect it to be replaced in the next year to 18months, in much the same way as the Mavic Mini, and like the Mini there’ll be very little in the way of backward compatibility as is true to DJI form.
I must say again that my take on this new quad is through the eyes of someone who flys ACRO FPV quads and I can’t offer the same appreciation that someone who is wanting to transition from a camera-ship. What I do see is that for the time being DJI have exhausted their Mavic options, I think until the long term regulations have been confirmed and in place, and they are experimenting with another possible product line. The general consensus, reading the comments across all of social media, is that it is going to be a hit, maybe just as popular as the Mini2. I am looking forward to seeing what it can do in the right hands. In the wrong hands? Not so much.
Great fun in the right place though, Me 12 years ago, on something similar. 
warning, shoddy camera quality. 
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I’ve done fast … but hacking up the M3 in one appeals. 
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Maybe, but what an 18 months this is going to be.
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As I’m always one to fear monger I felt I had to share this. It actually made me cold putting myself in the situation of the pilot of the Mavic Air(2). I don’t know how the quad came to meet the little kids face, but now think of the 800g DJI FPV quad in a similar situation but travelling at 87mph. It is for this reason I have never test flown any of my FPV quads (other than my 1S and 2S whoops) in my own suburban garden because I can’t guarantee 100%, especially with a brand new build, what is going to happen when I flick the Arm switch.
Skip to the 30:05min of the video. Lexie, a well known European Competition flyer, also shares a few of her stories of when FPV drones meet the less experienced.
I think you’ll agree, it’s very sobering.
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It’s a little cheaper on Banggood
I’ve test flown every single one I ever made in the garden, only hovering, though. I’ve always spun it up first with no props and made sure that the disarm switch is working properly. But I don’t feel uneasy about that at all. It would be far too much of pain to drive to the flying site and back to track down every single little issue that might need some attention in the workshop.
I’ve read and watched all the vids in this thread, just recently gone into FPV world and realised how spoilt I was with my DJI drones able to virtually fly for me and land safe. I cannot go out and fly my new fpv drone as I quickly became aware after being advised here to practice on a SIM and oh boy it’s a real learning curve to the respect of real flying and I definitely not flying out with my fpv drone anytime soon as I might as well put it into the bin straight away 
I’ve spent nearly £450 on FPV kit plus all new stuff to start soldering and arrived yesterday a new laptop to able to play the Simulator properly also 4k editing so I could have bought the new DJI fpv instead
Seriously I don’t think I go done this route as tempting as it is until I’ve seen the impact it has over next couple of months and ironed out all the Kremlin’s.
I seen the videos and all looked fantastic and was getting me hooked then thankfully a true honest reviewer KababFPV said it how it is and made me rethink and understand.
Saying all this I cannot wait for a real honest review from @ianinlondon , he will confirm or not it’s for us noobies, Ian hope the fields are dry for trekking to retrieve it😉
Depending on how Duty and VAT are calculated on arrival in post-Brixit UK.
Want to test this out? 
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Brexit does not affect stuff coming in from China.
It’s only EU country shipments that are affected, so MOST of Banggood and USA remain as it was.
(I say MOST because I know sometimes Banggood ship from a CZ warehouse, in EU)
Cheers
Steve 
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We’ll find out later today! (Being delivered this lunchtime…)
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Theoretically, I’d agree, but in the past I’ve had high-value items from China that never got caught for Duty / VAT
However, it seems that in our post-Brixit world imports from all over are being stopped and scrutinized far more than they ever were.
Mines on charge now but it’s raining 
Gutted.
Are they not waterproof??? #disappionted
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Indeed. 100% probability of fatality at those speeds. Even at only 40 mph, collision with a drone of that mass has >50% of causing death.
Still >50% fatality rate if 249g and can reach just 60 mph.
Yes it does. Duty free limit changed as well as new rules about when VAT is paid.