Enough of Mavic Horror Stories, any 90% satisfied pilots?
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Flyboyz
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Flight distance : 142615 ft
Singapore
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My Mavic serve me well. Love the 4K videos
2017-2-27
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Wan Miesham
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Flight distance : 589528 ft
Malaysia
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I used phantom 4 before and move to mavic pro.so far satisfied except raw/dng image have blue/red dot at dark site exspecially when shoot at night. Overcome with extrawork in lightroom. 95% satisfied..
2017-2-27
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Mavicat4
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Mexico
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As with everything worthwhile there is a learning curve to be expected.  After I don't count how many flights, I have dialed in the characteristics I favor for smooth cinematic results. Very happy!  Compared to my Phantom in most ways it's a dream come true. Compact, easy to fly, great IOC options, very good camera, reasonably priced. Yea.........
2017-2-27
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hallmark007
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95% happy 4.6 hours, no problems flying it's a dream camera works great, but you have to put a bit of work into it, only problem I've had is now gone too sensitive wind warnings , firmware has sorted this. Your in for a treat.. good luck..
2017-2-27
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Tahoe Flyer
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United States
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So far I have been happy with the purchase. This was the first drone I have ever gotten or flown. I did go back and forth between the Phantom 4 Pro and the Mavic but eventually went with the Mavic due to how portable it was. I will be using it in remote areas and when kayaking so it was tough to pull the trigger on the larger Phantom 4.

While I have not tried all the features, I am happy with what I can get out of it so far. Photos have been pretty good and a little bit of video to test the waters. Once summer gets here I look forward to getting some good content with it. Only gripe so far is the app but I have not been in a situation yet that I would be too worried if it disconnects.
2017-2-27
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willhay555
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United Kingdom
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I have to say I'm loving it.

I was like you, very fearful but I took it slowly, first time out with three batteries on flying.

The second time out with three batteries concentrating on getting the images correct [I was disappointed the first time but like I said, I was practising on flight].

I'm also glad I bought from DigitalRev, their service has been superb, including a damaged in transit return.
2017-2-27
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Jake Phantom 3
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United States
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Mine is working as it should. I'd give it 100% right now. Baby steps, just flying around to get used to it. Slowly I have been trying the modes one at a time, when I understand one, I move on to another. Last thing I'll be concentrating on is the settings for the camera/video. Only thing that scared me was upgrading the firmware. I did it and everything went well.
2017-2-27
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Alaskan flier
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Flight distance : 32434 ft
United States
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I learned not to get tunnel vison watching the screen rather than the drone......Even though the screen said 54 ft I failed to notice it was actually descending despite what the screen says until I crashed into a snow bank. Fortunately I was on a lake and aside from the snowbank there wasn't anything to run into. Had one broken prop from where I flew backwards into the bank....

Other than that I've been happy with it.
2017-2-28
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Elnan.do
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99.999% satisfied. Its as good as i imagine it is possible to be in this size. Enjoy your Mavic!
2017-2-28
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Angelo26
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Austria
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Mavic Pro is a dream to fly and with Mavic PRO and RC I am 100% happy.        I AM NOT HAPPY WITH DJI GO 4 ! DJI GO 4 counts ZERO  {:4_142:}
2017-2-28
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sharif0
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99% happy here. Nothing unexpected that wasn't a result of my own stupidity..LOL.  No crashes, no incidents to report.
2017-2-28
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Nakhwayusu
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sharif0 Posted at 2017-2-28 05:52
99% happy here. Nothing unexpected that wasn't a result of my own stupidity..LOL.  No crashes, no incidents to report.

2017-2-28
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flyingasd
lvl.3
Flight distance : 31089 ft
Italy
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i'm satisfied at 100% for the mavic.

0% for DJI Go App.
2017-2-28
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MDSH
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Flight distance : 334869 ft
United Kingdom
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I'd say I'm 95% satisfied.
It's a shame that all video over 30FPS is crappy. I understand why, but that limitation should be in the specification.
It's a shame that the Go 4 app on Android crashes so much. I know that the Pixel XL is not on the 'compatible' list, but heck - it's Googles own phone.
It's a shame it's raining outside, 'cause I want to be out there flying. But I don't think DJI can fix that :-)
2017-2-28
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Quadcoptercrazy
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United States
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First flight with mine today and i'm 100% satisfied  so far, no water color issues and no out of focus problems.
2017-2-28
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Buzzyone
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Had mine since early December no problems at all, just make sure you understand the complexities and limitations to the RTH function and how OA works and have fun! Remover the technology is an aid to flight
2017-2-28
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iamthewatchdog
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United States
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I'll throw my 99% in. -1% because I had an issue trying to update the firmware. I had to install through my computer; other than that it's great.

Still, I've only got to fly it twice due to the weather, but so far so good. This is my first "real" drone, so I'm going super slow and not getting high altitudes or letting it get too far from me. But that's just because I'm not 100% confident in my skills. I'm taking baby steps and thus far have seen no hiccups. I'm happy with it, and it seems like a great drone.

I hope you enjoy your Mavic!
2017-2-28
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Nakhwayusu
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iamthewatchdog Posted at 2017-2-28 11:00
I'll throw my 99% in. -1% because I had an issue trying to update the firmware. I had to install through my computer; other than that it's great.

Still, I've only got to fly it twice due to the weather, but so far so good. This is my first "real" drone, so I'm going super slow and not getting high altitudes or letting it get too far from me. But that's just because I'm not 100% confident in my skills. I'm taking baby steps and thus far have seen no hiccups. I'm happy with it, and it seems like a great drone.

My mavic keep loosing signal after 3500ft ; ; Is it so much to ask for 10000ft range? ; ; spec says it has 4mile range but I'm not even getting 1mile range ; ;
2017-2-28
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fans18a17544
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United States
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I've only flown my Mavic about 20 minutes total, but so far so good. I'm too paranoid to fly much since I live near a helipad, and I can't fly in nearby national parks or state parks. :-(
2017-2-28
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The Roach
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Great machine so far.  I'm about 90%.  One gripe at this time, it has stopped on a RTH several times.  Would go 15 feet and stop, restart RTH, goes 15 feet and stops.  Hope this is better in the latest update, seems to be triggered by a wind warning.    Yeah, so two gripes - I know it's windy DJI, please stop telling me every 30 seconds!  
2017-3-2
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Cutaway
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United States
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I am that guy who feels lucky to be happy...
2017-3-2
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Njw83
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United Kingdom
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Before my crash I was 90% satisfied. Mine flew perfectly, video quality was great (mine didn't seem to be blurry like some peoples). Was a little disappointed with the JPEG image quality but I hadn't played with RAW photos yet...
2017-3-2
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JimmyC Posted at 2017-2-14 18:02
Mine has been trouble free and flys great. May be a slight blurry on right side. I've been using basic auto focus and need to learn camera settings which I'm doing now.

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Wow, is that a Pinto or Vega?
2017-3-2
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ExiledBlue Posted at 2017-2-14 18:48
80 plus flights in and the Mavic is simply sensational.

My only complaint about DJI is service related. Had 2 separate orders in for accessories, one despatched after waiting over 3 weeks , the other I have canceled (DJI told me via chat all items were in stock, but my order would not be despatched for another 2 weeks). That's simply not acceptable, and something in my opinion DJI needs to attend to quickly.

I think DJI is trying to play Apple...
2017-3-2
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frankengels
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40 flights with my Mavic since beginning of December and very satisfied.
I love to fly my Mavic, best of my Drones.
2017-3-2
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seleznev
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Ex Machina Posted at 2017-2-14 17:16
Loving it at 37 flights, 6.5 hours of flying time so far. The toolset is deep and there's a lot for me to learn still about advanced functionality, what works best for the kind of photography I want to take, etc.

How did you get such statistic? I mean is there some logs or statistic in Mavic or app?
2017-3-3
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tellus1
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Flight distance : 105551 ft
Australia
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100% satisfied with the product 1% satisfied with dji service and shipping!!!
2017-3-3
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Katsumoto
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Flight distance : 56407 ft
Austria
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95% satisfied !    TOP product !
2017-3-3
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Nakhwayusu
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seleznev Posted at 2017-3-3 01:21
How did you get such statistic? I mean is there some logs or statistic in Mavic or app?

In the app where you can see flight log
2017-3-3
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Blackline
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Flight distance : 5029167 ft
United States
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liking mine. around 75 hours of flight so far.
2017-3-3
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JimmyC
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fans494156c7 Posted at 2017-3-2 22:52
Wow, is that a Pinto or Vega?

It's a 1973 Vega.
2017-3-3
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jpno1
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try to get a gopro karma, and youll 100% satisfied with mavic.
2017-3-3
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willhay555
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United Kingdom
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Fourth flight.

100% happy.
2017-3-6
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Tim the Toolman
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Australia
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100% and the shots I'm getting people are absolutely amazed. We have local cricket finals coming up in Melbourne Australia and I've been trialling filming and the magic with its quieter approach has been a good buy considering the Phantom owners have been kicked off he grounds
2017-3-6
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SuperDave42
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Totally happy with mine.

2017-3-6
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Bintryin
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Australia
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100% here just 3 hrs logged but not one problem  Touch Wood!!!
2017-3-6
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Circle3
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Flight distance : 1007070 ft
United States
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After 4 hours of flight time 100% satisfied.  Take it slow and have flight plan to understand one new function per flight.  Only accident was I flew Mavic Pro into tree. Us Android S6 with DJI Go app and not one issue so far.
2017-3-6
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Capt of Enterpr
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Australia
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No issues worth worrying about so far! Have flown 33 flights - 4 hours - 20.7km. It is a fantastic machine. All these people who lose their Mavics must not be handling them correctly. Know your machine and fly it right and you shouldn't have too many problems. However, saying that, you should perhaps push the limits sometimes, otherwise you will not come up with any exciting flights/footage.
I did lose contact briefly with my Mavic on one occasion when it was 1 km away from me (lots of trees blocking signal) - but the Mavic did what it is programmed to do - Return to Home. It started making a bee-line back to me until I regained signal and took over again. It is a relief to know that it does what it's meant to do.
The compactness of this machine is one of it's best features. You can take it anywhere and have it set up and ready for flight in under a minute or so. I just love it! 100% satisfied!
2017-3-6
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bvQlltGg1Yw3
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I'm pretty damn satisfied :-)
2017-3-6
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ssunman1
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United States
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56 flights @ 11 + hours of flight time...I'm very happy....100%.  Oh, and then there is the sport mode... :-)
2017-3-6
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