DJI AVATA 3.5" Upgrade - "AMAZING" - Don't do it.
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Published 2023-10-23
And they are right.
But, from a serious FPV standpoint, the Drone lacks some serious power.
And there is no point denying that.
Regardless, the Drone offers many handy features, such as the whole array of automatic safety features like landing, return to home and homepoint indicator.
Also, the ease of use when it comes to the Batteries is simply unparalleled compared to other FPV drones.
But, this all still leaves the Avata being a super noisy and unreliable drone, that many "real" FPV pilots can only laugh about.
Luckily there is an in-between option, combining both the reliability of DJI with the tinkering of the FPV Drone world, which is the Axis Flying 3.5" Upgrade Kit.
I did this to my drone and have some thoughts after using it for a few months. It's an incredible upgrade that Axis Flying provided, yet there is some serious drawbacks to the build and I am going to get into it. From the good to the bad and over to the ugly.
I hope you can learn something from this video! Cheers :)
00:00 - DJI Action 4 Studio Setup
00:22 - TLDR - A great Upgrade!
00:41 - Beginner friendly FPV built?
01:57 - NOT a freestyle FPV Drone!!
02:36 - More stable, better control, no tumble
03:00 - Durability vs Stock Avata
04:59 - The Propguards gonna bend & break
05:47 - Spacers
06:21 - Too Rigid Build
06:50 - Terrible GoPro Mount
07:31 - Mount GoPro in the first place?
07:56 - USB CABLE ERROR
09:24 - Exposed Antennas?!
10:13 - Reconsidering Life
10:34 - FAR BETTER SOUND!!!
11:28 - The Upgrade vs. "real" FPV Drones
12:42 - The Avatars BIGGEST issue
14:11 - Conclusion
14:29 - Finishing Thoughts
All Comments (5)
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Great video. Everything you said is true. I've done already 16 builds and as you said you have to be careful with the power connector. There is some glue over the soldering points and if you try to take it off cold you may rip off some parts that are covered with that glue as well. Use the soldering tip to melt that glue first. Lesson learned in the hard way. The other things are easy. Also when you do the motors be sure you don't have bridges or the wires touch the body of the drone. You will get ECS errors.
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Great video man! I’ve been eyeballing the conversion kit after logging about 30 SIM hours and 20 real hours of flying in manual with my fair share of crashes, one of those being that pesky harsh turn that the stock avata just can’t handle and tanked. Dont feel like I’m ready to go full DIY yet but want more performance so this seems like a happy medium!
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Nice vid. Where did you get those props bro?
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Nice video man 🙌 I'm really happy with the Axis conversion, it was a pain for me to build it but the final result is no brainer when it comes to performance. I had the same issue with the usb-c port, turns out it only works with usb-c to USB cable... Don't know why there is no information about this, it would save me 1 hour 😅
