DJI Mavic Air 2S Range Test - How Far Will it Go? (Exploring Hidden Features)

Hey everyone! Hope you enjoy the test! By the way total flight time on this flight was 19 Minutes even 🍻

👋 total newbie here… I got one of these for my birthday…. How often do they just fail in midair??? Should I be worried, should I be getting some sort of insurance?

Will it fly faster in sport mode?

Thank you! I just received my Air 2S today and took 'er out on the maiden flight. Fantastic device.

The problem I've got with this guy is the battery life.

Great test...like it...thank you so much...i jist bought the drone...

I thought the thumbnail was a chinnok helicopter but it was actually a drone

So it's interesting that you shot this in Maui and I came here to see if I can fly the drone from Makena beach over to the Molokini Crater (I dont see the crater in this video). It's sad to mention Mauii afte such a tragic event, but curious to know your thought if you ever shot the Molokini crater, what is good time of day and also launch point. As per B4UFly, I don't see any restrictions, so very interested!

I don't understand this blanket thing launching. I launch it wherever, no issues.

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Thanks!

Thank you! I going to bite the bullet and fly over table rock lake tomorrow! sink or swim... Thanks for your time brother.

Absolutely loved this video Dustin, and thank you too. Up to last month I had a phantom 4 pro, (which was ridiculously noisy, not to mention rather dangerous due to its size), then of course found this wonderful DJI AIR 2 S, which is just amazing in every way. I love the way your Air 2s stays solid at 300 feet height in every way, and I have to say I was impressed how you let the drone take off in your hand, something I have yet to be able to do. The image quality at 4k 30fps was superb too, and I am envious that you have all this wonderful terrain to be able to explore. We have nothing like this in the United kIngdom. Well done for achieveing 4 miles, 21120 feet, before turning back at 50% battery. This makes me even more assured what an amazing drone this is, and you are very brave sending your "baby" out this far. In the united kingdom here, I panic when "my baby" flys out more than 300 feet ha ha. Keep em coming wont you. Andrew UK (PS: 33 mph you reached in N Mode, that's insane lol)

Want to get the new AIR 3 coming out very soon, I hope? Was going to get the DJI mini pro 3, but I like the meat on the bones the Air 2s has.
I've had a cheap bugs drone with gps but never had great range. Of course, the price tag will be expensive but this will be my ultimate drone to last me for years if I live that long. I've been a quadriplegic (spinal cord) for 40yrs(injured when I was 17} and I'm 58yrs old so I hope I can live long enough to be able to enjoy my last drone..
Great videos you put up on your channel. Keep up the great work.
Nick

We lose video and connection to smart controller at .5 mile.

What are we doing wrong lol.

How is it possible to keel VLOS with how far away the drone is?

Wow, 30 miles an hour without sport mode is insane, this might be my upgrade from the spark in a while

Him: I’m not too stressed out…
His 1000 dollars flying through the air hoping to come back:

mania for measuring feet.meters is what's cool!!!!

Watching this video shows just how far technology has advanced, he's recording this all with a tiny action cam, while using his phone to fly a drone, and at the same time, recording what his phone's screen sees and the drone is recording at the same time as well!

Привет! Дружище!! Да отличный аппарат! я пролетел 24 км !Спасибо за видео ! Вы молодец !! Желаю вам Добра и новых достижении!!! - Hello! Buddy!! Yes, it's a great machine! I flew 24 km! Thanks for the video! You are well done !! I wish you good and new achievements!!!

Note: There is no such thing as Mavic Air 2s. It's either DJI Mavic Air 2 or DJI Air2s

great drone i just saw your video very nice I guess im going to return my dji mavic 3 pro drone back 😎👍😂😂😂

My 2s gets up to 1000 feet. Europe.. 😢

Given the fact that you’re 300 feet of year I think the ridiculously pathetic to worry about going over houses. It’s not like you’re going to linger over them. What’s your big deal about not going over houses when you’re 300 feet in the air? And only for a second or two?

I’m sold.!

I can confirm that turning the Obstacle Avoidance and AirSense off does not save you any power, letting you fly further. I did a similar test to you with four batteries over four identical flights, with those features on and off and it surprisingly made no difference whatsoever. The conclusion being that those features may as well be left on all the time as there is no benefit in turning them off. The light function is not really a factor since you wouldn’t normally have the light turned on, and in Auto mode it only comes on when landing in dim light.
What I did find was that the Air 2S has about 5 mins less flight time than the Mavic Air 2. Since the obstacle avoidance makes no difference to battery duration whether on or off, I can only put the reduced flight time down to two possible reasons: either because of the 25% faster flying speed in normal mode (15mph v 12mph) as faster flying drains the battery quicker; or the other possible reason is the larger 1” sensor camera of the Air 2S uses more power than the smaller camera on the Mavic Air 2. The only way I can work out which one gives the Air 2S less flight time is to run more tests, flying the Air 2S at 12mph to match the Mavic Air 2 and then see if the flight times are more similar.

Thanks for the video. I was scared to fly mine that far, but you showed me how to make it possible. That was sweet.....

Hello Dustin my name is Rui I live on Island of Madeira, Portugal I really enjoy seeing your reviews about drones.
How to turn off phone charging when I turn on the Dji air2s controller.
How do you turn that off

Tanks
From North Madeira Island
Rui

Does the 2s come with the new RC control ?

DJI Air 2S :)

already doing the emergency landing that's why the home point not accurate

Dji is truly the best drone hands down

Brave move sending the drone out that far. Pretty incredible the capability. Experienced some less than ideal conditions with terrain/foliage that have slowed the video feed but OS3 is a significant improvement over OS2. I'm not so brave but cool to know the drone will get out that far. Thank you.

Overall for what it is and price range it's a good unit I actually bought one yesterday for fishing use only for line and bait dropping

❤ exllente range 😊

Hey Dustin did you like the air 2s or the mini 3 pro more?

Had the DJI Air for a long time. Loved it. The mavics have been too expensive for me. I crashed my air two years ago, lol got too cocky and clipped a tiny tree branch and it fell down a cliff, still turns on and nothing broke but something internal is stuck/freezing. anyways, I missed have a drone, I offroad/camp/hike/fish/travel and am driving across the US alone in a couple of weeks. I needed something to record all the adventures. Drones are something else haha your phone only does so much! I went to best buy and bought this Air 2s combo lol. I am surprised with all it came with and all the positive reviews. kinda bought it blindly but i didnt want to spend another 1k on a mavic 3 lol. after watching this, im severly impressed with the camera and distance haha. I would take it maybe 2k feet out haha not 4.5 miles hahaha. Drone has literally saved my life by finding a hidden trail to lead me home. so i love all things about drones. also go team air lol. eventually ill get my Mavic Air back up lol still a good drone for practice haha. sorry for the long comment! i just get excited!! :)

Tell me one thing how come signal is still there even after fly too far? I mean the RC signal.

Great video, have exact model and even with distance settings on max I get weak signal warnings after 500m??

It's possible because it's a plain The city where I live and the mountainous terrain can only go 1km

Turn that beeping off

Of course the Mavic air 2 is a very dependable drone, it eliminates the butterfly’s in my stomach when it preformed it’s duty in long distance flight and returns home successfully every time. The on board computer is great and informative.I flew 8 mi. Round trip. I’m ready to send for a Mavic air 2 s., because , I know it will be the best of the best, because of the impression my MA2 gave me. Crow

How far can you go without visual line of sight? Like if you are going in your neighborhood for example

I am kind of disappointed in the max range of the Air 2 S only going to 4.2 miles. My Zino 2 plus can go further than that based on other test
i have seen on here.

That was cool. I just got my 2s and love it. I have the Mavic Air and the difference is out of this world. I am stuck with high winds today and tomorrow, so no flying. :(. I was worried your drone wasn’t going to make it back.

Thanks great vid that's helped me make my next choice recently bought the the Mini 3 pro I returned it because it flew to 650-700 max then returned to home no firmware fixed the problem was very disappointed with it considering it was a new model.👍

I’ve had my air 2 out to 7.2 miles round trip. It’s a good drone. Probably sometimes this wk I will order the air 2s combo. The battery life sucks. But during the 25 mins or so I love it.

Aloha, Dustin! I am SO GLAD you did this range test! Thank you! I was genuinely curious as to how far away I could fly my new Air 2S. This is my second drone and it's so much better than the Ruko F11 GIM2 that I first bought which would get glitchy and start to lose the signal after about 1,200 feet or so. I'm from the suburbs of Wilmington, Delaware and sometimes fly near the city so I think I can get away with a couple/few thousand feet with my Air 2S and not have to worry. It will return automatically if it loses the connection with my phone or controller, won't it?