01-10-2025, 02:54 PM
I recently posted a thread "The best FPV drone for flying indoors" and the Neo easily beat the other 7 small drones, of which 5 were 2S and 2 were 1S.
After more experience in outdoor locations, I conclude the Neo easily beats the same competition outdoors.
The video system and camera on the Neo looks at first glance like the DJI O4 lite video system on the other 7 drones, but it is not. When you connect the Neo to the DJI goggles 3 you have to select Neo, it will not accept DJI O4 which is the required selection for the other 7 drones. The Neo has a much wider field of view, and field of view is the only weak point of the other 7 drones. With the NewBeeAcrobee75 HD O4 2S drone I was able to fit a wide angle lens, but I am not able to fit such a lens to the other 6 drones. The wider field of view helps when flying in a forest.
When I fly the Neo in a forest setting it has a much better capability than the other drones.
The Neo flight time is 15 min compared to around 5 minutes for the others.
The ability of the Neo to hover in place is astounding, though I suppose this is expected because it is the only small drone with GPS. The other small drones can be a bit tricky with a 5 kt breeze (especially the 1S drones) but the Neo handles this readily. The stability of the Neo makes it easy to fly through small gaps that may be difficult with the other drones.
I have done a video of the Neo in a forest but I cannot post it even though the video has been reduced in size to 18.8 MB - does this Forum accept MP4 and MOV video files? I have tried both. The error message says ask the administrator, can anyone advise....
In a previous video I commented on an issue with landing the Neo when flying FPV, and there was a recommendation by Gemini to use the palm landing. I find this is a perfect solution, and ensures the drone does not get wet when forest conditions are wet, and avoids dust or twigs or debris getting into the drone. Gemini says you have to flip the drone to cut the motor after you land it on your palm, but this is not required in my experience. Here is my landing method:
- Fly the drone towards me and have it hover at 1.5m above ground, when it is 1 or 2 m from me.
- turn the camera gimbal 90 deg downwards using the fpv controller switch
- remove goggles and place the fpv controller in a convenient place
-place my hand with extended fingers about 10 cm directly below the drone. It immediately descends slowly and lands on my palm, and automatically cuts the motors after touch down.
Finally the Neo has the best prop guards out of all the small drones, and I have not yet had to replace a propellor.
After more experience in outdoor locations, I conclude the Neo easily beats the same competition outdoors.
The video system and camera on the Neo looks at first glance like the DJI O4 lite video system on the other 7 drones, but it is not. When you connect the Neo to the DJI goggles 3 you have to select Neo, it will not accept DJI O4 which is the required selection for the other 7 drones. The Neo has a much wider field of view, and field of view is the only weak point of the other 7 drones. With the NewBeeAcrobee75 HD O4 2S drone I was able to fit a wide angle lens, but I am not able to fit such a lens to the other 6 drones. The wider field of view helps when flying in a forest.
When I fly the Neo in a forest setting it has a much better capability than the other drones.
The Neo flight time is 15 min compared to around 5 minutes for the others.
The ability of the Neo to hover in place is astounding, though I suppose this is expected because it is the only small drone with GPS. The other small drones can be a bit tricky with a 5 kt breeze (especially the 1S drones) but the Neo handles this readily. The stability of the Neo makes it easy to fly through small gaps that may be difficult with the other drones.
I have done a video of the Neo in a forest but I cannot post it even though the video has been reduced in size to 18.8 MB - does this Forum accept MP4 and MOV video files? I have tried both. The error message says ask the administrator, can anyone advise....
In a previous video I commented on an issue with landing the Neo when flying FPV, and there was a recommendation by Gemini to use the palm landing. I find this is a perfect solution, and ensures the drone does not get wet when forest conditions are wet, and avoids dust or twigs or debris getting into the drone. Gemini says you have to flip the drone to cut the motor after you land it on your palm, but this is not required in my experience. Here is my landing method:
- Fly the drone towards me and have it hover at 1.5m above ground, when it is 1 or 2 m from me.
- turn the camera gimbal 90 deg downwards using the fpv controller switch
- remove goggles and place the fpv controller in a convenient place
-place my hand with extended fingers about 10 cm directly below the drone. It immediately descends slowly and lands on my palm, and automatically cuts the motors after touch down.
Finally the Neo has the best prop guards out of all the small drones, and I have not yet had to replace a propellor.