I am think about getting rid of my
inspire 2 and inspire 1 and getting one Matrice 210 to replace both. What do y’all think. I do mapping, roof inspections thermal and RGB and SAR. Thanks
I know you're trying to consolidate, but I have to say that the P4P is the best mapping drone out there. Small, VERY robust in windy conditions, excellent flight times and most importantly, it dons a mechanical shutter.
My clients demand no less than 1"/pixel Ground Sample Distance. At that GSD, with the correct settings, the bird flies about 30 mph and nets crystal clear photos for post-processing through Pix4D. If you're mapping 30 or 40 acre plots, "speed" isn't such a big deal. But if you're mapping 500-2000 acre plots, it becomes a huge deal. Add to the pile that you can purchase a pile of P4P's for the cost of a single M210, and it makes for a much more cost-effective choice for mapping (read: less monetary loss should there be a catastrophic event). Because they're so cheap, my business partner and I often deploy two P4P's for larger jobs.
And don't forget...smaller and lighter = less power demand = easier battery management in the field...which is a big deal when you're perpetually flying 2 drones all day long for days on end. Between us, my partner and I have 9 batteries and we've never had to halt operations to wait for batteries to charge - even when flying dual drones.
Note: we have the capability of charging 6 batteries simultaneously @ 100 watts each.
I don't know if you've ever flown a P4P. It's amazing how quick, nimble and agile they are. My Inspire 1 v2 feels like barge in comparison. No kidding...landing the Inspire 1 with GPS lock is equal to landing the P4P in ATTI mode...LOL...
Clearly, the M210 will be better for FLIR inspections and FLIR SAR operations. But for mapping, I would consider the cheap, nimble, robust, mechanical shutter P4P.
Good luck!
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