HoverAir X1 Pro Max - Great For Biking! 👍 The Good, The Bad, & The Buggy

The HoverAir X1 ProMax is a fantastic drone for tracking you while you're biking. The footage is smooth and the drone can avoid some obstacles, but there are a few things to know to set yourself up for success while riding through trails. In this video Kelly goes over some of the features and a couple of the issues we had with this drone, like recording in 8k. Thanks to Hover Air for sending us this drone. Check out Kris' channel: https://youtube.com/sunrisewatermedia Check out Kelly's Podcast: https://dirtnapcity.buzzsprout.com The music in this video is from Epidemic Sound. http://bit.ly/RSD_Epidemic_Sound If you want inexpensive, hassle-free music that sounds great for all of your social media channels, you should definitely check out Epidemic Sound. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8MpuOzkNz7L0mJhL3TDeA/join Kelly Shores is a FAA Part 107 certified drone pilot. He enjoys flying toy drones, camera drones, RC airplanes, and FPV quads. When he's not flying drones, Kelly enjoys photography, biking, travel and hanging out with his family! 00:00 Intro 00:43 What Makes This Drone Special - No Controller Needed 01:33 How To Hand Launch 01:56 Hover Mode 02:30 How To Hand Catch 02:36 Cycling Combo Beacon Attachment 03:35 Beacon Overview 04:12 Cycling Mode 06:12 Obstacle Avoidance (and Crash) 07:10 Frozen Beacon - How to force restart 07:25 Manual Flying With Beacon Only 08:23 Does The Beacon Help With Tracking? 08:43 8K Video Problems 10:50 4K Works Great! 11:18 Beacon Disconnection 11:33 Low Battery Test 12:57 Trail Riding 13:05 Attaching Cycling Bag 14:10 Dolly Track Test 14:42 Tree Obstacle! 15:52 Dolly Track Reverts To Follow Mode 16:30 Obstacle Test in Dolly Track Mode 16:57 Open Areas vs Narrow Roads 17:48 Beacon Tip and Slo-Motion 19:29 Side Track Mode 20:00 Range Test Like A Camera Drone 20:42 Firmware Updates - Beacon Fixed? 22:32 Does 8K Work Now? Nope! 23:33 New Beacon! 23:59 A Final 8K Test 26:32 Conclusion of 8K Mode Test While Tracking 27:27 Battery Life 28:00 Conclusion 28:53 Bloopers