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<blockquote data-quote="Sparkbart" data-source="post: 17920" data-attributes="member: 652"><p>I bought my Spark as a "novelty" since I already had a Mavic Pro, Phantom 4, and Inspire. I liked to show people how small and cool a drone can be. But it mostly sat till I recently went to visit family and took a flight to get there. I was able to take everything (basically a fly more package) in my backpack and was hassle-free through TSA. Once there it did everything I wanted. I got the shots I wanted. I will add the caveat I'm well aware of the capabilities and limitations of each of my drones so I fly within those parameters and will use the them accordingly and not expect Inspire quality/performance from my Spark.</p><p></p><p>So a few things; </p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">While the remote is optional, you'll want to get one. It gives you greater distance. I'm not talking the max distance but reasonable (LOS) distance</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Its not as stable in moderate winds compared to any of the other DJI drones</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You'll want extra batteries. The flight time of the Spark isn't very long. I can't recall how it compares to the P3, but its noticeably less than even my Inspire 1 with a TB48 Battery.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">While set-up or getting into the air seems to be more quick than the P3, don't skip your preflight checklist (if you don't have one, you should).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sure launching and recovery can seem to be easier with the Spark but you need to switch modes from whatever you are using to Gesture Mode or from Gesture Mode, which sometimes can be finicky. Personally I've launchd and recovered my Phantom 4 in some pretty uneven places. In a situation you mention with the Pumpkin patch, I'd have launched from the trailer or whatever brought the people out there, then just hand-catch for recovery. But look around, you don't need much space to launch. </li> </ul><p></p><p>But yeah as I've stated in another thread/post, I feel the Spark is a good compliment to a Phantom as opposed to the Mavic (complimenting the Phantom)...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sparkbart, post: 17920, member: 652"] I bought my Spark as a "novelty" since I already had a Mavic Pro, Phantom 4, and Inspire. I liked to show people how small and cool a drone can be. But it mostly sat till I recently went to visit family and took a flight to get there. I was able to take everything (basically a fly more package) in my backpack and was hassle-free through TSA. Once there it did everything I wanted. I got the shots I wanted. I will add the caveat I'm well aware of the capabilities and limitations of each of my drones so I fly within those parameters and will use the them accordingly and not expect Inspire quality/performance from my Spark. So a few things; [LIST] [*]While the remote is optional, you'll want to get one. It gives you greater distance. I'm not talking the max distance but reasonable (LOS) distance [*]Its not as stable in moderate winds compared to any of the other DJI drones [*]You'll want extra batteries. The flight time of the Spark isn't very long. I can't recall how it compares to the P3, but its noticeably less than even my Inspire 1 with a TB48 Battery. [*]While set-up or getting into the air seems to be more quick than the P3, don't skip your preflight checklist (if you don't have one, you should). [*]Sure launching and recovery can seem to be easier with the Spark but you need to switch modes from whatever you are using to Gesture Mode or from Gesture Mode, which sometimes can be finicky. Personally I've launchd and recovered my Phantom 4 in some pretty uneven places. In a situation you mention with the Pumpkin patch, I'd have launched from the trailer or whatever brought the people out there, then just hand-catch for recovery. But look around, you don't need much space to launch. [/LIST] But yeah as I've stated in another thread/post, I feel the Spark is a good compliment to a Phantom as opposed to the Mavic (complimenting the Phantom)... [/QUOTE]
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