DJI Avata Explorer Combo, FPV Drone with Camera 4K, Super-Wide 155° FOV, Includes New RC Motion 2 and Goggles Integra Black, FAA Remote ID Compliant

Apparently somebody decided to buy a new one and return the old on in its box and get their money back. The Avata I received wasn't wrapped, the safety seal was broken and it showed signs of being flown into things and the entire thing was dusty like it had been sitting on a shelf. All of the packaging on the charger and replacement props were ripped open and the USB cord was missing entirely. Not sure how this got through the return department and sent back out as a new item. When I went to send it back for a replacement the only option it gave me was a full refund. I talked to a customer service representative through the chat and they told me they'd sent out my replacement and sent me the return shipping label to my e-mail. After waiting an hour and still not receiving the e-mail or seeing the replacement order in my orders I contacted support again to discover the first agent never actually put in for my replacement. Luckily the second agent was much more helpful. They had to get it approved by their supervisor but was able to process my replacement and I received a new wrapped Avata the next day.The drone itself is awesome. I bought some bumper guards to go over the plastic and an aluminum gimbal protector to go on the front. I've been flying it around the house zipping around corners. Already hit a few things and crashed a few times but the drone hasn't taken any damage with the add-ons I put on it. Great indoor drone. Much more fun to fly indoors than my DJI FPV. You can be more bold with it knowing that the propellers won't end up hitting the walls and send the drone crashing. If you bump something hard enough it will still probably crash though. This will my go-to drone for indoor filming and filming in wooded areas with lots of trees.

It's great, fun to fly with

I like my Avata a lot as an intro to FPV flying. One of the most annoying issues is that DJI cuts the top speed by HALF if you use the motion controller instead of the stick/normal controller. That means it's limited to 30mph instead of the 60mph the drone is capable of. I know the Avata is marketed as a beginner friendly drone but having perused the forum on DJI's website, many people have requested that the top speed be unlocked, or at least increased, while using the motion controller but the official response is always along the lines of "Thanks for the suggestion. If more people request it we might look into it". It's a $1000+ drone kit, not a "toy" - don't force customers to pay for more equipment to unlock capabilities the drone already has.The video is really good though. I've flown it about 2 miles out with a clear line of sight without much signal degradation in the goggles. Once any trees or buildings get in the way, that distance drops by 25-80%. One note if you buy the fly more kit - the 4-port charger doesn't charge all the batteries concurrently - it charges them one at a time. It's annoying if you have a power source to charge 2-3 at full speed (~60w).

Fairly easy to set up. You need to download an app to your phone and you need to have your phone plugged into the goggles to activate the gps feature (cables included) other than that it’s pretty much plug and play straight out the box. The goggles are absolutely fantastic and give you an amazing flying experience. The hand controller is very intuitive and not only super simple to use, but once you get used to it you’ll really love it. I would definitely recommend buying the extra battery pack as the drone battery lasts about 8 minutes of flying. Everything about this drone is great, apart from the range. The box says it has a range of 10km, but it’s nowhere near that far. I’ve got a 4 acre property and if I’m sat in the middle it starts flashing a range warning when I fly off my property. But there’s lots of buildings and trees on my property. I watched a YouTube test that was done over unobstructed flat farmland and they recorded the range at about 2km

I don't generally write reviews, I click x amount of stars and get back to my day. In this instance though I felt compelled to make a few comments. As stated this is my first drone ever, I did a lot of research, always interested but not enough to shell out the substantial cost these things demand. I finally stumbled across the Avata, watched several hours of YouTube videos, read all the reviews I could find, put it in my cart and I now own it. The clincher for me was the FPV. Being able to fly from the perspective of the drone is just too cool. The Avata does deliver on this, however I have noticed a few things that hopefully will help any other perspective newbies not make the same mistakes I did and will save them some time. First, as stated this thing is amazing, The goggles 2 work really well, I don't get a headache or motion sick, they are comfortable to wear and the resolution is good. The Motion 2 controller works really well and on my first flight I was able to easily maneuver through trees over fences and down some canals. I have run into a few problems and here are my recommendations to hopefully help someone else avoid them.1. Make sure you have a really high quality USB cord or better yet three of them. It is really frustrating to travel to a flight zone and your goggles will not connect with your phone.2. The Fly More kit is a must but in addition order an extra Goggle battery, it would be nice if the Fly more kit included one.3. Pay attention to the Micro SD cards you get. Do your research to avoid the Slow SD error code. San Disk Extreme Pro or Lexar Professional Gold are what I am trying out.4. Get a really good usb charger, these batteries take a long time to charge and you want to be able to charge everything simultaneously.5. The first few times you fly bring somebody with you to help lookup and clear error codes. Having to constantly take off the goggles to lookup fixes can be tedious.6. If you are a beginner there is no such thing as a quick flight, it will take on average twenty minutes to get setup and into the air.7. Get a good case, you have to carry a lot of gear and this will make it easier.My one and only real gripe about the Avata and many share this same viewpoint, is downloading video. Could it have been that difficult to put a usb port somewhere that's easy to access?That is my review, I hope it helps somebody who is either deciding to buying an Avata or putting one in their cart.