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Xiaomi Mi Drone 4k - 393 euro including delivery

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  • #2042
    Tweaky
    Registered Users Posts: 676 ✭✭✭Tweaky


    kennyt wrote: »
    Hi

    Just looking into a decent drone now.
    Is the Xiaomi FIMI X8 SE 2020 the recommended one? or is there a different one?
    Where is the recommended place to order from and what price range is it in?

    Thanks

    In stock in CZ warehouse

    https://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-FIMI-X8-SE-2020-8KM-FPV-With-3-axis-Gimbal-4K-Camera-HDR-Video-GPS-35mins-Flight-Time-RC-Quadcopter-RTF-One-Battery-Version-p-1658676.html?rmmds=category&ID=6288102&cur_warehouse=CZ

    Try BGFIMIX899 to get it down to € 311


  • #2043
    Interslice
    Registered Users Posts: 3,506 ✭✭✭Interslice


    Tweaky wrote: »
    In stock in CZ warehouse

    https://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-FIMI-X8-SE-2020-8KM-FPV-With-3-axis-Gimbal-4K-Camera-HDR-Video-GPS-35mins-Flight-Time-RC-Quadcopter-RTF-One-Battery-Version-p-1658676.html?rmmds=category&ID=6288102&cur_warehouse=CZ

    Try BGFIMIX899 to get it down to € 311

    Thanks tweaky.


  • #2044
    SeanyMc22
    Registered Users Posts: 398 ✭✭SeanyMc22


    Tweaky wrote: »
    In stock in CZ warehouse

    https://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-FIMI-X8-SE-2020-8KM-FPV-With-3-axis-Gimbal-4K-Camera-HDR-Video-GPS-35mins-Flight-Time-RC-Quadcopter-RTF-One-Battery-Version-p-1658676.html?rmmds=category&ID=6288102&cur_warehouse=CZ

    Try BGFIMIX899 to get it down to € 311

    Makes the Banggood "preorder price" a farce especially with the wait time we all had!


  • #2045
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Tweaky wrote: »
    In stock in CZ warehouse

    https://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-FIMI-X8-SE-2020-8KM-FPV-With-3-axis-Gimbal-4K-Camera-HDR-Video-GPS-35mins-Flight-Time-RC-Quadcopter-RTF-One-Battery-Version-p-1658676.html?rmmds=category&ID=6288102&cur_warehouse=CZ

    Try BGFIMIX899 to get it down to € 311

    FFS. I was using Honey when I bought mine a couple of weeks ago and no discount codes were showing for it.

    It arrived broken (joystick gimbal dome) and they gave me a €50 refund but I paid over €365 (IIRC - they have removed the sale records from my account! I assume this is so I can't leave a review? Shady feckers).

    EDIT: just removed from Orders in the app, I can see it on the full site.

    FYI: FIMI won't sell parts - They want to repair themselves.


  • #2046
    Saint_Mel
    Registered Users Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭Saint_Mel


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    ...

    FYI: FIMI won't sell parts - They want to repair themselves.

    Currently in a email battle with them as they are trying to sell me parts :)

    Some pieces near the gimble look to be coming loose ... they saying I must have crashed it and are offering the parts to carry out the repairs myself! I offered to send the logs to show no crash


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  • #2047
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Saint_Mel wrote: »
    Currently in a email battle with them as they are trying to sell me parts :)

    Some pieces near the gimble look to be coming loose ... they saying I must have crashed it and are offering the parts to carry out the repairs myself! I offered to send the logs to show no crash

    Camera gimbal?

    I want to buy the parts, but they won't let me. :pac:


  • #2048
    rabii
    Registered Users Posts: 101 ✭✭rabii


    Hi,
    Any one have a Mi drone 4k battery for sell? if yes please PM
    thanks


  • #2049
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    They'll sell me the joystick gimbal dome for $7. :)


  • #2050
    irishgeo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,369 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    is the shipping insurance worth it?


  • #2051
    Suckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,215 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    irishgeo wrote: »
    is the shipping insurance worth it?
    I think not.

    If something arrived damaged, and I wasn't properly refunded or item replaced, I would not let it go. It seems a crazy thing to offer considering I would put the onus of needing to have shipping insurance on them.


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  • #2052
    Whelo79
    Registered Users Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭Whelo79


    How would this drone compare to a mavic mini which is around the same price?


  • #2053
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Whelo79 wrote: »
    How would this drone compare to a mavic mini which is around the same price?

    Mavic Mini is about one third of the weight and won't handle wind as well. Mavic might have slightly better camera quality but not up to 4k. Mavic will definitely have better support and warranty.


  • #2054
    MarkY91
    Registered Users Posts: 7,067 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    Tweaky wrote: »
    In stock in CZ warehouse

    https://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-FIMI-X8-SE-2020-8KM-FPV-With-3-axis-Gimbal-4K-Camera-HDR-Video-GPS-35mins-Flight-Time-RC-Quadcopter-RTF-One-Battery-Version-p-1658676.html?rmmds=category&ID=6288102&cur_warehouse=CZ

    Try BGFIMIX899 to get it down to € 311

    Just ordered this. Been using a tello drone to see if I would enjoy using a drone and love it even if it's just a toy/beginner drone.

    Anything else you guys think I should order?


  • #2055
    madmoe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,364 ✭✭✭madmoe


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    Just ordered this. Been using a tello drone to see if I would enjoy using a drone and love it even if it's just a toy/beginner drone.

    Anything else you guys think I should order?

    I'm the same, I have a FIMI on the way but just bought the cheapest version I could find on Banggood and no accessories at all. Are the landing H pads in all the YouTube videos I see really important?

    Thanks,
    M


  • #2056
    MarkY91
    Registered Users Posts: 7,067 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    madmoe wrote: »
    I'm the same, I have a FIMI on the way but just bought the cheapest version I could find on Banggood and no accessories at all. Are the landing H pads in all the YouTube videos I see really important?

    Thanks,
    M

    Everyone seems to have a landing pad on YouTube. What price did you get charged? I got charged €328.26 using Revolut.

    Been up until 4am watching videos of the drone haha. Some guy in Hawaii travelled the full 5km that they advertise it can do. Absolute madness.


  • #2057
    Hooked
    Registered Users Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭Hooked


    madmoe wrote: »
    I'm the same, I have a FIMI on the way but just bought the cheapest version I could find on Banggood and no accessories at all. Are the landing H pads in all the YouTube videos I see really important?

    Thanks,
    M

    Mine "landed" yesterday... sorry! :D Couldn't resist.

    I've a mate who flys drones professionally - so I've zero actual experience myself BUT having seen his "smaller" drones landing, I'd be wary of the FIMI tipping to the side on uneven ground (damaging props) and I don't fancy those prop guards...

    So, I'll be making a DIY landing pad ASAP.

    Can't wait to take it on it's first flight - but have a lot of reading to do/vids to watch first! Especially around calibration.


  • #2058
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Hooked wrote: »
    Mine "landed" yesterday... sorry! :D Couldn't resist.

    I've a mate who flys drones professionally - so I've zero actual experience myself BUT having seen his "smaller" drones landing, I'd be wary of the FIMI tipping to the side on uneven ground (damaging props) and I don't fancy those prop guards...

    So, I'll be making a DIY landing pad ASAP.

    Can't wait to take it on it's first flight - but have a lot of reading to do/vids to watch first! Especially around calibration.

    It has an auto-land button on the controller and in the app and ultrasonic sensor on the bottom.

    I've had racing quads in the past and very rarely "landed" :pac:, but this type of drone is much easier to handle - it'll do almost everything itself.


  • #2059
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Hooked wrote: »
    Can't wait to take it on it's first flight - but have a lot of reading to do/vids to watch first! Especially around calibration.

    Don't be afraid to look daft by holding it out in front of you as you step around in circles to calibrate the compass. If you try to just rotate the drone itself, it's not as easy to do.


  • #2060
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    BTW - IAA Registration is €5 at the moment but this will go up to €30 at the end of next month

    https://www.iaa.ie/general-aviation/drones/drone-faqs---operator-registration


  • #2061
    MarkY91
    Registered Users Posts: 7,067 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    BTW - IAA Registration is €5 at the moment but this will go up to €30 at the end of next month

    https://www.iaa.ie/general-aviation/drones/drone-faqs---operator-registration

    Does everyone register? Like would I get a knock on the door from the Garda for flying my drone?

    I'm really new to this, I have 1 day experience with a flimsy tello drone.

    The maps show that drones are banned from the Phoenix park. I wonder why? Seems like the 1 place in Dublin where drones would be absolutely allowed

    I'll definitely have to become a regular on the drone forum :D


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  • #2062
    Paddy_man
    Registered Users Posts: 353 ✭✭Paddy_man


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    Does everyone register? Like would I get a knock on the door from the Garda for flying my drone?

    I'm really new to this, I have 1 day experience with a flimsy tello drone.

    The maps show that drones are banned from the Phoenix park. I wonder why? Seems like the 1 place in Dublin where drones would be absolutely allowed

    I'll definitely have to become a regular on the drone forum :D

    You should register for sure, and you cant argue with a fiver really.

    "Currently, all drones over 1kg and drones operated above 15m (50ft), must be registered with the IAA. However, on December 31st 2020 the EU drone Regulation comes into effect, which will require all drone operators using any drone over 250grams, or those with a camera or sensor to be registered. By registering with the IAA at this time you will automatically meet the new EU requirements. ."

    They also send you a sticker with a registration number on it to mark your drone in case it gets lost.


  • #2063
    Interslice
    Registered Users Posts: 3,506 ✭✭✭Interslice


    Got the drone yesterday. Delivered within 2 weeks from czech warehouse. Fairly decent. Have it reggied and all ready to go.


  • #2064
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Paddy_man wrote: »

    They also send you a sticker with a registration number on it to mark your drone in case it gets lost.

    That changed in September. You register yourself now, not the drone. They give you a kind of cert to print out, but no stickers.


  • #2065
    Silent Running
    Registered Users Posts: 2,818 ✭✭✭Silent Running


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    That changed in September. You register yourself now, not the drone. They give you a kind of cert to print out, but no stickers.

    I got my sticker in the post on the 25th of September, but registered a couple of weeks before that, so it must have changed in the meantime.


  • #2066
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Silent Running wrote: »
    I got my sticker in the post on the 25th of September, but registered a couple of weeks before that, so it must have changed in the meantime.

    Was that through IAA or MySRS? Did you have register a drone model and serial number?


  • #2067
    Silent Running
    Registered Users Posts: 2,818 ✭✭✭Silent Running


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    Was that through IAA or MySRS? Did you have register a drone model and serial number?

    IAA, no serial number was asked for, the make, model and weight was though, IIRC.


  • #2068
    madmoe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,364 ✭✭✭madmoe


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    Everyone seems to have a landing pad on YouTube. What price did you get charged? I got charged €328.26 using Revolut.

    Been up until 4am watching videos of the drone haha. Some guy in Hawaii travelled the full 5km that they advertise it can do. Absolute madness.

    WOW! Fair play to him, I would not have the balls to go that far! You did very well at that price. I got it for €366 and have over €20 coming back to me from TopCashBack.

    Cheers,
    M


  • #2069
    MarkY91
    Registered Users Posts: 7,067 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    madmoe wrote: »
    WOW! Fair play to him, I would not have the balls to go that far! You did very well at that price. I got it for €366 and have over €20 coming back to me from TopCashBack.

    Cheers,
    M

    He was on top of a mountain with no barriers so he just did a beeline toward the ocean. Camera lost signal at the end for a bit and then odd stuttering but he was very impressed.

    How far would you fly it before you would start to feel uncomfortable?


  • #2070
    Silent Running
    Registered Users Posts: 2,818 ✭✭✭Silent Running


    madmoe wrote: »
    WOW! Fair play to him, I would not have the balls to go that far! You did very well at that price. I got it for €366 and have over €20 coming back to me from TopCashBack.

    Cheers,
    M

    This for the X8 SE 2020? I'm sure I watched videos of the thing going over 8km out.


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  • #2071
    madmoe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,364 ✭✭✭madmoe


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    He was on top of a mountain with no barriers so he just did a beeline toward the ocean. Camera lost signal at the end for a bit and then odd stuttering but he was very impressed.

    How far would you fly it before you would start to feel uncomfortable?

    I'm an amateur to all this mate so not very far at all at all. Got a Tello a while back as a delayed Xmas present and the very very first time I used it the wind took it far from me. I was petrified and I thought I'd lost it for sure! Great little drone but not suitable at all at all if there is any sort of wind!!

    Cheers,
    M


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