Hello all! I've been a lurker around here for a while now, now I need a little advice. The public safety agency im employed by is currently in the market for a UAV. From the looks of what they are asking for (capabilities such as FLIR) and the request that this be an almost purposely built public safety drone, this is NOT going to be a small machine. So I guess that’s the back story, but here’s what I’m looking for help with.
I’ve been interested in UAV’s and have flown a few of my friends machines, and between the P4, Mavic, and Inspire I’ve flown they all have similarities and of course differences. I’m currently in the market for something for myself (PERSONAL USE ONLY) that I can fly around and have fun with, (no interest in doing any professional work with it or the huge costs associated also). Based on what I’ve seen locally and on the internet, I’m willing to spend around $12-1300 to get this going. This narrows it down to a used Inspire 1 with a couple batteries, or a new Mavic with a couple batteries. I like the idea of flying a large(er) bird somewhat similar in size to what I fly at work, at home but seeing as I won’t be taking advantage of a lot of the reasons people buy inspires, is it worth it or should I just get a new Mavic instead? Thoughts? And thanks for any insight you may be able to add. Cheers!
I’ve been interested in UAV’s and have flown a few of my friends machines, and between the P4, Mavic, and Inspire I’ve flown they all have similarities and of course differences. I’m currently in the market for something for myself (PERSONAL USE ONLY) that I can fly around and have fun with, (no interest in doing any professional work with it or the huge costs associated also). Based on what I’ve seen locally and on the internet, I’m willing to spend around $12-1300 to get this going. This narrows it down to a used Inspire 1 with a couple batteries, or a new Mavic with a couple batteries. I like the idea of flying a large(er) bird somewhat similar in size to what I fly at work, at home but seeing as I won’t be taking advantage of a lot of the reasons people buy inspires, is it worth it or should I just get a new Mavic instead? Thoughts? And thanks for any insight you may be able to add. Cheers!