HoverAir X1 ProMax with Beacon and Controllers - Initial Thoughts and Flights

I am making this video for both my channels (GetFitOver40 & Replica Airguns) since I will be using the HoverAir X1 ProMax in my Video making process to capture video in a way that only an AI Drone can. I do like to share with my audiences some of the tech I use behind the scenes to make the videos a bit more interesting.

There is a ton to talk about and show when it comes to the HoverAir X1 ProMax which is why this video is a bit on the longer side. I really wanted to talk about what I like about this amazing flying video system, and of course show the super high quality video it takes.

The purpose of this video is not so much to go over all the specifications and details, or to compare it to other similar products, but rather to go over what I like about it, and why I decided to get one for myself. About a year ago I ordered the HoverAir X1 Pro when it was being crowdfunded, but I backed out of my order when the DJI Neo came out, mainly because the DJI Neo was first to market, and it can also fly in true FPV mode which really appealed to me. I am glad I got the Neo as it has been so much fun, and will be keeping it mainly for its FPV flying and versatility.

Why did I decide to get myself the HoverAir X1 ProMax? There is really nothing out there right now that can take as high quality video (8k) in such a small and portable package. I love the AI flying modes but it is also nice you can use the Beacon with the Joysticks to control it just like a regular Drone.

For me it was the ultra high video quality, the faster tracking speeds, and the ability to use it like a standard drone since all my other drones are more or less FPV drones. Oh yah, I also got a crazy deal on it over on Marketplace (About half price).

Wifey Tries FPV with DJI NEO in Fort Langley

The Wifey and I went for a nice walk down in Fort Langley, it was a really nice day and I brought some of my FPV Drones with me to out up in the air and fly. I brought my DJI Avata 2 which is a beast of a drone, it's fast, fairly agile and the camera is amazing in it as you'll see from the video. I took the DJI Avata 2 for the first flight of the day and then kind of forced the Wifey to give FPV a try using my DJI Neo with the Motion Controller which allows anyone to fly a DJI FPV Drone in minutes.

She did pretty good and now has a good basic idea on how it all works. It can be a bit intimidating at first especially when you don't know the location so well. After her flight we walked back to the main village area and I put my tiny BetaFPV Meteor65 Pro with DJI 04 Light for a quick cruise to see what was going on. That was a short flight as smaller drones use really small batteries and have a lot shorter flight times. My camera mount on the Meteor65 Pro was missing a rubber bushing so I did get a lot more vibration than usual in the video but it still looks pretty good.

BetaFPV Meteor65 Pro 1s Smallest DJI 04 4k 60fps FPV Drone

I already had a BetaFPV Meteor65 Air Analog FPV Drone that I really enjoy flying around outside when it's not too windy, and I also fly it in the house since it is so small and light there is no way it can damage anything. The only problem with such a small Analog based FPV Drone is that you can not get any decent recordings since all you really have is the analog 640x480 DVR recording that you get in your goggles which is not very good. And being that the BetaFPV Meteor65 Air Analog FPV Drone only weighs around 30 grams with the battery, there is no way to mount a decent camera on it, even my 30 gram Insta360 GO2 is the same weight as the drone and mounted to it it would make it pretty much unflyable.

Here is the good news! DJI released their DJI 04 Air Units in both Pro and Light versions. The light version is made specifically for smaller drones as the DJI 04 VTX only weighs in at around 8 grams and can run off of a 1s 3.8 volt battery making it perfect for tiny FPV Drones.

I have a bunch of BetaFPV Drones already (BetaFPV Meteor65 Analog, BetaFPV Meteor75 Pro Analog, BetaFPV Pavo Pico with DJI 04 Air Unit Light, and BetaFPV Meteor85 with DJI 04 Air Unit Light). But I really wanted the smallest FPV drone possible but with the best possible 4k digital video system I can get. Right now that is the DJI 04 Air Unit Light which can record in 4k at 60 frames per second.

What makes the BetaFPV Meteor65 Pro HD perfect for my application is that it has a built in 5 volt regulator on the flight control board which sends 5 volt 3 amp current to the DJI 04 Air Unit Lite so that I don't lose video signal from a brown out, as the DJI 04 Air Unit Light needs at least 3.5 volts and when a 1s drone battery gets close to it's lowest operational point, it can get down to as low as 3 volts before you really need to shut it down or you could damage the battery.

In this video I take the BetaFPV Meteor65 Pro DJO 04 for a little rip at a nearby school to test it out and see what it can do. luckily the wind was not too bad today, it was a bit overcast so the video would be better with more sunlight, but I think it did a good job. I was even able to stabilize the video fairly well using Gyroflow as I record in 4k 4x3 60 fps and then stabilized down to 4k 16x9 60 fps. There is a little bit of vibration when I decelerate and ascend, but for the most part the video is really very smooth. Enjoy the video!

• Buy the BetaFPV Meteor65 Pro DJO 04
• Buy the DJI 04 Air Unit

My Doctor Fired Me

I originally had three doctors, my MD (Family Doctor), my Endocrinology (TRT) Doctor, and my Cardiologist (Heart Doctor), now I have two doctors, my MD (Family Doctor) and my Cardiologist (Heart Doctor). For a bit there, I only had my Cardiologist (Heart Doctor).

It all started with me firing my Endocrinology (TRT) doctor as I felt he was not the right fit for me, mainly as he seemed to be mostly concerned with my slightly elevated PSA, and not all that concerned with my low Testosterone symptoms I was still having being on only 60mg of Testosterone per week. For me I felt it was too low.

In this video I explain all the drama that took place after I fired my Endocrinology (TRT) and how ultimately that led to my MD (Family Doctor) firing me. It's all OK now as I have a new MD (Family Doctor) that I think is a much better fir for me and to be honest I don't really think my Endocrinology (TRT) Doctor was really offering me much other than a Testosterone prescription that was so low to the point that it was not really worth taking. Basically just enough to suppress my already low natural Testosterone levels but not enough to help with my low Testosterone symptoms.

Enjoy the beautiful scenery while I talk and ride my EUC and later fly my FPV Pavo Pico Drone a bit on this beautiful sunny day. 

DJI 04 Air Unit Lite Update and Stabilization Issues

To sum up really quickly the difference between the  DJI 04 Air Unit (Lite), and the DJI 04 Air Unit Pro systems, the Lite is a little more than half the price of the Pro system at around $99 US versus $229 US so it does not have all the features or quality of the Pro, but the Lite version does offer a supper compact size perfect for smaller drones which is exactly what I am into.

I have 4 drones that had older DJI Vista Air Units in them, which allowed me the ability to use my DJI Goggles 2 Integras to view camera video in digital 720p which is leaps and bounds over what an analog VTX system looks like. The Vista system "cased" and "de-cased" fits in smaller FPV drones very well and overall I was happy with this setup. That is until DJI came out with the DJI 04 Air Units.

One of my biggest problems is that I had to keep my DJI Goggle 2 Integras in order to use my DJI Vista VTX and cameras. I was not able to use my newer DJI Goggle 3's, so I had to have two sets of rather expensive Goggles on hand to fly all my FPV drones. The logical solution was and is to swap out the Vista setup with the newer DJI 04 Air Units and get rid of my Goggles 2 Integras completely. The sale of my Goggles 2 Integras at around $350 along with the selling of my older DJI Vista Air Units will more than offset the price I pay for the newer DJI 04 Air Units, and I will get a significant upgrade in video quality in not only my Goggles but also the ability to record 4k 60 frame per second video on board the DJI 04 Air Units VTX.

There is one problem with all of this... The DJI 04 Air Unit Lite system has a bit of a flaw in that when you try and use stabilization to the record video, it actually makes the vide worse. I have a few ideas about this I talk about in this video and I am hoping that DJI will implement a firmware update soon and or that the addition of a proper camera mount that insulates the camera from the vibrations of the FPV drone will fix this problem...