A CW
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Flight distance : 13864580 ft
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I rate the Mavic Pro very highly and have owned all 3 versions of it and still have the Platinum. I bought the Mavic Air on Monday of this week and have already flown it ten times in 5 days - I wasn't impressed by the specs (WiFi) after seeing the launch so naturally hesitant to get it and held off for a few months. Bottom line - I LOVE IT! LOL. It is an amazing drone for it's form factor.
The MPP gives me an extra c. 8 minutes of flight time per battery. I can fly a mile away and not even notice it. It has a much faster cruising speed in P-mode. OcuSync is amazing and you probably already know why. The RC is clearly superior to the MA's RC. And it is quiet, very quiet in comparison.
The MA is streamlined in almost every way and not over done with excellent attention to detail in it's overall construction. It is not as loud as I thought it would be. It's steady as a rock in fast winds. The gimbal is outstanding and every shot has a perfectly balanced horizon - unlike the pro. There is not an inch of drift. 100MBPS makes the image noticeably improved on a 4K screen as is 2.7K @ 60p. FHD in slow mo looks stunning and the pano's look like something out of an Inspire 2.
I can charge 4 batteries from 15%-100% in just over 3 hours whereas the MPP will take longer to charge 3 batteries. 4 batteries gives me well over an hour of flight time and is good enough. I have reached 1.1KM in a CE area and still had 2 bars of signal with no glitches before I decided to fly back - the transmission quality will be good enough flying in more rural areas within a mile radius.
Smart capture is so accurate that I do not think it is a gimmick unlike the Spark. I reached 43MPH in Sport mode. Bottom line - the MPP has been in my closet since I bought the Air and will probably remain there for some time as having a lot of fun with the MA and the images are better quality. Oh, it's also more modern looking, 320g lighter and folds down smaller than even the Spark - perfect for travel.
Overall, it shares similar tech to the P4P and is a huge upgrade to the Spark. It's better than the Mavic Pro in a number of ways and inferior in others. Highly recommend it and yes, if I had to choose I would keep the MA now mainly due to the clearly superior gimbal and the fact that I fly for aerial photography and not to do range tests. Hope this helps.
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