invisible21
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Here are my thoughts/mini review on the contents of the Fly More Combo for those who are curious, there is a pro/con and one line summmary at the bottom for those who don't feel like reading! This is ONLY the contents of the Combo, not the Mavic itself. The Mavic is incredible, obviously, but there are many other reviews by many more experienced people than myself.
Extra batteries and propellers: These are great to have and don't really need a review since they're replacement parts. I would argue that the extra batteries are an absolute necessity so that you can fly as long as possible. The extra propellers are probably also a good idea, particularly if you will be travelling and/or can not afford any downtime with your Mavic.
Shoulder Bag: Very nice bag. Construction seems solid and I am able to fit the Mavic, Controller, Charging Brick/cables, extra props, and two extra batteries (side pouches) along with space for a few odds and ends like memory cards and filters if I had them. My only issue is that the main compartment is just a tiny bit on the tight side. The Mavic fits like a glove but I feel like the controller (specifically the sticks) are jammed in there a bit. It's still manageable I just wish they had given a little extra space for the RC or designed an RC with retractable sticks, but really I'm not worried about it. If I had to pick one non-spare-part thing to have out of the combo it would be the bag. I see the Manfrotto bag on there and it is tempting but seems beneficial only if you really need to cary a lot more stuff. The DJI bag actually resembles one of those old style bags meant to hold a DSLR with a single decent sized zoom lens. Many people have actually asked me if it was a camera (to which I say "yes, a flying one!"). Even though I like the bag, at a value of $79 I would rather put that toward one more battery and figure out a cheaper storage method.
Car Charger: Well, it's a car charger. It could be useful to some, but my car has a normal outlet in it so it's not strictly necessary for me. Also, given that the battery takes 2 HOURS to charge, I don't ever really see myself charging in the car. I guess the only application I can think of would be to charge it while driving 150 miles+ to another location. Regardless, you can get a 50W 12V inverter for about $12 US on Amazon which would solve the "problem" and continue to work with future drones or other devices.
Battery to power bank adapter: I don't really get this thing. It basically allows you to use one of your precious Mavic batteries as a generic charging source for your phone and/or RC. I have no idea why I would use this as opposed to buying one or many 3rd party USB charging batteries. I would never want to waste 20+ minutes of flying time to charge a device especially given the long recharge time for the Mavic battery. Also, with Mavic batteries going about 20-23 minutes at the high end it seems like most modern phones and the RC should be able to last through at least a 3 Mavic battery (1 hour) session without needing a charge. On the plus side, it's tiny so it's easy to throw in the bag just in case.
Battery Charging Hub: Quite possibly the biggest dud. As far as I can tell, all this is is a charge-aware distribution adapter for your power brick. It can hold 4 batteries but can only charge them SEQUENTIALLY! The only practical application I can think for this would be to charge a bunch of batteries over night because charging a bank full of batteries will take 8 full hours of time. It is nice to be able to pop the batteries in to their little slots but I just can't understand this being worth $39. I just looked it up and an entire AC charging adapter (without AC cable) is $19! You could buy 2 of those instead and then you could charge 3 batteries simultaneously, much better IMO!
The Good: Batteries, Bag, Props
The Not-So-Good: Everything Else
TL;DR - Get 3 Batteries and a cheap 3rd party case instead and buy replacement parts as needed based on your situation.
Hope this information is at least slightly helpful to someone!
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