I was just curious to see how popular the DJI drones are.

I mean, this is a Spark forum, but nice poll, I voted none, I use to have a spark until flyaway occurred...

I own a Spark and a Hubsan 216A

Good poll. Just been flying a couple  months. Got the bug and bought a Spark and love it. 2 weeks later bought the Mavic Air and like it to but want to learn more before I fly it much. Bought the Mavic 2 Zoom off the DJI store about 20 minutes after it cam out, The Mavic Air has been sent back to DJI for motor current error and just got a email they are going to replace it. Haven’t flew the Air or the Zoom a lot but man I have wore the Spark out.

I have a spark and a yuneec q500+

Fly safely
Alex

I've owned a Spark, MA, MP, MPAW, MPP, P3P, P4P and I currently own the I1V2 X3 - the Inspire is by far my favourite to date. I'm in my third year of flying these amazing drones having learn't to fly in ATTI mode on the Phantom 3 Professional back in 2016 - and I can honestly say that I have never crashed any of them - not even replaced a prop. All have at least something the others don't and one is only better if it suits your needs the most.

I progressed from a mini drone to a sky viper, to a Shox raptor to the Spark. And I still have all of them in flying condition.
Prefer the spark though!

1st drone was a holystone ps100 then a spark next will be mav pro

Alex B. Posted at 2018-10-2 23:40
I have a spark and a yuneec q500+

Fly safely

the Q500 was one of my options until I decided to buy the spark...may regret that decision soon.

A CW Posted at 2018-10-3 01:50
I've owned a Spark, MA, MP, MPAW, MPP, P3P, P4P and I currently own the I1V2 X3 - the Inspire is by far my favourite to date. I'm in my third year of flying these amazing drones having learn't to fly in ATTI mode on the Phantom 3 Professional back in 2016 - and I can honestly say that I have never crashed any of them - not even replaced a prop. All have at least something the others don't and one is only better if it suits your needs the most.

WOW! your collection must be worth a lot. How come for the Inspire, don't you like the MP more, I mean the inspire is just massive and expensive, of course it is your decision after all. Thanks

H. Arif - 6IX Posted at 2018-10-3 16:51
WOW! your collection must be worth a lot. How come for the Inspire, don't you like the MP more, I mean the inspire is just massive and expensive, of course it is your decision after all. Thanks

No collection now as sold the lot - except the Inspire. The Inspire is amazing - reached 77.7MPH in 35MPH winds and it is extremely responsive and agile. The ability to operate in a master/slave set up and do 360 degree pans is brilliant too. It is massive but it is a totally different type of drone. It's a professional class

A CW Posted at 2018-10-3 23:14
No collection now as sold the lot - except the Inspire. The Inspire is amazing - reached 77.7MPH in 35MPH winds and it is extremely responsive and agile. The ability to operate in a master/slave set up and do 360 degree pans is brilliant too. It is massive but it is a totally different type of drone. It's a professional class

Nice, What do you use it for?

H. Arif - 6IX Posted at 2018-10-2 14:27
I mean, this is a Spark forum, but nice poll, I voted none, I use to have a spark until flyaway occurred...

You know... I just realized that

I just added a section in case you had a different brand

H. Arif - 6IX Posted at 2018-10-4 04:28
Nice, What do you use it for?

Taking aerial stills and filming video for my own personal/recreational use as what one may call an experienced/serious hobbyist - flown thousands of flights over the UK. Have considered taking the PfCO but I have no need to earn money form the drone and the enjoyment of flying it is as important to me as the footage I capture. The Inspire is a seriously cool drone.  

pianoplayer7 Posted at 2018-10-4 04:40
You know... I just realized that

...........

A CW Posted at 2018-10-4 05:30
Taking aerial stills and filming video for my own personal/recreational use as what one may call an experienced/serious hobbyist - flown thousands of flights over the UK. Have considered taking the PfCO but I have no need to earn money form the drone and the enjoyment of flying it is as important to me as the footage I capture. The Inspire is a seriously cool drone.

Yes it is, I wish I had one. thanks

H. Arif - 6IX Posted at 2018-10-4 08:37
Yes it is, I wish I had one. thanks

I'm sure you will soon enough. Took me two years to finally pull the trigger - no regrets and I should have done it sooner!

A CW Posted at 2018-10-4 09:50
I'm sure you will soon enough. Took me two years to finally pull the trigger - no regrets and I should have done it sooner!

I can't exactly afford even the MA, but I may get a full time job in the summer.

H. Arif - 6IX Posted at 2018-10-4 15:07
I can't exactly afford even the MA, but I may get a full time job in the summer.

I see - good luck on the job hunt

A CW Posted at 2018-10-4 15:08
I see - good luck on the job hunt

Uhh, It's going to be while for summer. thanks

Wow I'm surprised to see most people own the Spark, but that just may be from the fact this poll was created on the Spark boards?

H. Arif - 6IX Posted at 2018-10-4 15:44
Uhh, It's going to be while for summer. thanks

Yeah - as and when

My first drone, not in working condition anymore ...

DJI Spark, obviously.
Four DJI Phantoms.
Two Blade Chroma’s (CGO3 4K and GoPro).
Two ImmersionRC Vortex 285’s.
Two Walkera Rodeo 150’s.
Two self built Quanum Ventures, one with DJI NazaV2 and the other with APM2.8.
Self built TBS Discovery with NazaV2.
Self built DJI F550 with NazaV2 and Datalink/Groundstation, H3-3D Gimbal.
Self built SK450 with KK2 board.
Self built SK450 DeadCat with Flyshark X6 flight controller.
TBS Gemini racing Hex.
Four KingKong Hex300 racing Hexacopter.
XK Air Dancer 3D Quad
Two WLTOYS V383 Collective Pitch 3D Quads.
Assault Reaper 500 Collective Pitch 3D Quad.
Quanum Chaotic 3D Quad.
Simtoo Dragonfly Folding Followme Quad.
HexoPlus Hexacopter.
Ares Crossfire Racing Quad.

I also have a few helicopters, up to 450 size, and around 25 fixed wings, including gliders, scale, and sport 3D, plus a couple of endurance long range FPV models fitted with APM/Pixhawk flight controllers.  

Yes, I have a problem, plus too much time on my hands and no life of which to speak of.

Regards
Nidge.

spark & M2Zoom

I’m going to buy a race drone this month
Eachine wizard x220s with the ev800d goggles.
So apart from my 2 camera drones, spark and Yuneec q500 (which has the camera broken,it doesn’t appear on the WiFi list but I’m gonna buy a 4K camera for 50-70 euros with a small defect,
I’m going to joint the FPV drone race/freestyle community

Happy flying all
Alex

Nidge Posted at 2018-10-5 02:23
DJI Spark, obviously.
Four DJI Phantoms.
Two Blade Chroma’s (CGO3 4K and GoPro).

WOW , JUST WOW!!!
Where do you get the time and money for the very impressive way that you enjoy the hobby that we all do

Fly safely all
Alex

Alex B. Posted at 2018-10-6 12:33
WOW , JUST WOW!!!
Where do you get the time and money for the very impressive way that you enjoy the hobby that we all do

Hi Alex

Time is not a problem, I was medically retired in 2014 so it was this or watching Netflix all day in my underwear while eating chocolate pudding.

As for cost? The majority of my robotic minions were purchased as “Spares or Repairs” or discontinued sales. The only machine I purchased at full retail was my first Phantom back in 2013. Even the Spark “Fly More” combo was bought new but at a heavily discounted price as the store was about to go into liquidation.

I would say I’ve been lucky more than anything. Of all the “Spares and Repairs” I’ve bought there’s only one, so far, that I haven’t been able to resurrect back to life, but all is not lost as all it needs is a new flight controller and tweaking of the code to accommodate the unique configuration and it will fly again.

I would encourage everyone to look into building and tinkering. It’s not some mystical dark art that only a privileged few can do. If you can handle a screwdriver and have basic soldering skills to begin with it’s well within most people’s capabilities and a whole heap of fun. It can also be very economical, my most recent build - a 500 size quad with gps, FPV, waypoint capable, and full telemetry - was built for less than $70 with parts I purchased in a Hobbyking Sale earlier this year.

With all of that being said I still think the Spark is a little marvel, so much tech in such a small package.

Regards

Nidge.

Spark, Mavic, Parrot Bebop2, Parrot Mambo

A Spark, quite a few 5" FPV quads, a few micros/tiny whoops, a self-built X550 with Pixhawk, GPS, bluetooth, 2 axis gimbal. Oh and a S800 wing. I more or less only fly my 5" FPV quads and the wing.

my drones in the order of being bought              Blade Nano QX , Blade 350 QX , Yuneec 500 4K , 2 X25's a second Yuneec 500 4K , E-58 MP look alike ,  DJI Spark . and a few pocket drones along the way .

Great poll

just got a Spark but I have a Le Idea Idea7 too.  Its a Spark clone.

Nidge Posted at 10-7 01:37
Hi Alex

Time is not a problem, I was medically retired in 2014 so it was this or watching Netflix all day in my underwear while eating chocolate pudding.

I opted for watching Netflix dall day in my underwear while eating chocolate pudding.

HAHA!

I have a spark, Phantom 3 standard, Mavic pro, Mavic Air, Yuneec Q500, Yuneec Breeze,  and about 10 other toy drones. I started out with the toys to learn how to fly before going for the big bucks. Honestly I fly the spark the most, just a fantastic platform for all around piloting.

I started with Tello and then went with the Spark and I am totally happy with it. I think my next drone will be a Mavic Air.

Yesterday I bought on the Ali express 11.11 offer, for 25 euros the cheap knock off of the Mavic Pro, eachine58 I think it’s called. Piece of .... but I want it to fly about, just mess about in my local park, as it’s a toy, it weighs nothing. It’s a mini replica of the Mavic Pro. I don’t fly my Mavic Pro or my spark or my Yuneec q500 in the local park, so I got this thing.

Flysafely all and enjoy
Alex

aschrameck Posted at 11-11 13:32
I have a spark, Phantom 3 standard, Mavic pro, Mavic Air, Yuneec Q500, Yuneec Breeze,  and about 10 other toy drones. I started out with the toys to learn how to fly before going for the big bucks. Honestly I fly the spark the most, just a fantastic platform for all around piloting.

Impressive collection!

Flysafely
Alex