so my brother in law keeps telling me i made a mistake getting the Avata 2 instead of something like a mini or mavic series. his argument is basically that FPV is a skill that takes forever to learn and in the meantime I could be actually getting usable footage. and honestly after two months i kind of see his point but also kind of dont.

like the footage when it works is incredible, nothing else looks like it. but ive crashed it three times already (nothing catastrophic, the prop guards have been doing their job) and my hit rate for shots i actually want to keep is way lower than i expected. most of my flights are still just me getting comfortable with the sticks rather than actually composing anything intentional.

i guess im wondering if people who came to FPV from normal camera drones found it worth the learning curve or if you wish you had just gotten better at the photography side first before jumping into this

honestly your brother in law isnt wrong but hes not totally right either. i started on a phantom 3 way back and then moved into FPV years later and having that background definitely helped because i already understood airspace and weather and how to think about shots. but i dont think you HAVE to do it in that order, some people just vibe with FPV more naturally and if thats where your excitement is thats where you should be.

the learning curve is real though. two months is nothing, give it six months of consistent flying and youll be shocked at how different it feels. also fly in manual mode as much as you can tolerate, the normal mode stuff on the avata is fine but you wont actually get better until you start fighting the sticks a bit

I'm kind of in the opposite situation, started with FPV and recently picked up a Mini 3 Pro for some trip footage and the transition was weird in its own way ? felt almost too easy? Like I kept waiting for something to go wrong haha. I think both types of flying teach you different things and I genuinely enjoy having both. The Avata footage at its best is just something a Mavic-style drone physically cannot replicate so if that aesthetic is what drew you to it I wouldnt give up on it just because the first few months are rough.