THE FAST AIRBENDER DJI Avata

A brilliant new ready-to-fly FPV drone for budding aerialists that takes aerial drone cinematography to new heights

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The trouble with conventional drones is they're only capable of shooting levelled footage as if viewed from an air balloon. They can't capture the sensational acrobatic footage nimble build-it yourself FPV drones can. So DJI whipped up the cleverly named Avata, a mini, ready-to-fly FPV drone so easy a monkey could fly it.

Unlike a normal DJI drone that takes about five minutes to initially set up, this one's a whole new ball game that involves linking the headset, drone, Motion Controller and a phone running the DJI Fly app. It took us about 15 minutes barring inevitable firmware updates - but thankfully it all worked first time.

The DJI Avata weighs 410 grams (considerably more than the DJI Mini 3's 249g but much less than the Mavic 3's 895g) and it's about the size of a large outstretched hand (180×180x80mm).

Despite its arms not being able to fold, it's still eminently portable.