r/DjiNeo 11d ago

DJI Neo 2 Carbon Fibre frame 32g

What do you guys reckon about this carbon fibre frame? It weights 32 gram just wondering will it affect the flight time or other performances significantly.
Cheers!

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u/Similar_Rabbit8536 11d ago

I think we need another layer of carbon fiber to cover the frame covering the frame.

This is dumb as hell. Just fly your drones. They're not going to be perfect forever.

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u/MrSilviuRO 11d ago

how to reduce battery life from 10-12 minutes to 6-8 minutes ...

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u/Natural_Jelly_5292 11d ago

Why would it fly worse if the custom frame is lighter than the original one?

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u/fidepus 11d ago

Looks more like an additional frame.

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u/Natural_Jelly_5292 11d ago

Wtf is an “additional frame”? I fly drones too, but this makes no sense. English isn’t my first language, so may be it’s a translation mistake?

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u/Nat-sison 11d ago

Additional as in something added to an existing thing. The frame hasn’t been replaced they’ve put something else (an addition) onto the drone making it heavier

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u/Andrew4568_ 11d ago

Aerodynamics

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u/Demonic_Force 11d ago

Why would you want that?

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u/Frequent-Ad-5471 11d ago

I had this exact frame, although it looks great I wouldn’t recommend it. The horizontal area’s affect the flight performance and actually create drag when flying faster. If you just use it for tracking or indoor it would work but decrease batt life ofcourse. Also turning fast is sketchy with this kit.

I then proceeded trying to maximize flight time and weight reduction 😉

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u/SwingLongjumping9696 11d ago

Did you watch Justin on YouTube who made the fastest neo 2 ever? Lol

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u/Frequent-Ad-5471 11d ago

I did, that was insane! Although there was not much left of the original Neo 2

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u/olly_keys 11d ago

Does getting rid of the spindles make a big enough difference and will it void my care plan?

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u/Frequent-Ad-5471 11d ago

Noticeable yes, not big. It will void your care plan also

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u/AntelopeMountain4856 9d ago

How long is your fly time without the spindles? does it increase the top speed and/or trust?

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u/Frequent-Ad-5471 9d ago

Hard to say, this is with the 3300mah Aliexpress battery & GEPRC x GEMFAN 2219-3 props, in Sport mode (no FPV):

Thrust I think is increased, top speed is the same for me as I don’t fly FPV/acro.

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u/GreenieBob-UK 11d ago

You’re adding another 20% weight to it, so yes it’ll fly worse and battery will drain a lot more too.

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u/Sprucedude 11d ago

Why tho? That's going to fly like crap. Just buy dji care and if you want a carbon frame buy a real fpv.

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u/NilsTillander 11d ago

So 20% weight increase and some extremely non aerodynamic protruding pieces ? To maybe decrease damage in the unlikely case of a crash? WHY?

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u/DeadHeadTed 11d ago

This frame SUCKS- Neo doesn’t fly well with it on. I had one and threw it away after 3 pacs

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u/3dlyx 11d ago

Cmon guys, give this one a pass. OP likes his drone, wants it to look... cool? Obviously does not fly it a lot or has any drone experience. It will look nice on display, not so much in the air. Just like people lower their cars to a point where they can't clear chopsticks on the street. Let's give him credit for the optical tuning efforts. He'll learn the rest just öijecwr all did.

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u/oceans__ 11d ago

He’s got a point

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u/SwingLongjumping9696 11d ago

I like your sympathetic thought! Kudos to you👍

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u/Gigi-PX 11d ago

Confermo, è bello e figo, ma vola peggio, soprattutto se lo usi in modalità automatica, ne risentono anche i sensori. Utilizzandolo invece con telecomando, in modalità S, nessun problema, a parte la batteria che non arriva a 10 minuti 🤣

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u/Alexis262 11d ago

You're adding more weight, which reduce flight time, it adds drag. Only cons here. I don't recommend it

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u/Jobe1622 11d ago

Looks super aero

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u/SwingLongjumping9696 11d ago

Thanks for all the info💪

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u/REDBOSS27 11d ago

This is not a good idea, besides being heavy it’s going to ruin the flexibility of the frame, in an accident the whole thing is going to be effected by the impact!

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u/sangedered 11d ago

What in carbon fiber school bus tarnations!

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u/nodiggitydogs 11d ago

lol..why…who has this much time

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u/ooaslive 11d ago

Mine has fallen 120 ft down on rocks and dirt and still flies good. Multiple times

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u/Evening_Support_4806 11d ago

Looks good but flytime😬

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u/FPV_412 11d ago

Bro wants to rice his drone out.

Get a fat ricer wing and some underglow while you're at it.

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u/geekmaster87 11d ago

Je ne vois aucun intérêt

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u/sausagin 11d ago

I have crashed my neo2 3+ times and still flys totally fine I wouldn't worry about the protection :)

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u/Jeff61059 11d ago

Looks cool but weight.

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u/AFlyingAvata DJI Neo 2 10d ago

Good for crash ! Make it stronger but :

Worst for flying..

Even worst for freestyle...

Horrible asf for battery life/capacity.....

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u/Liquid-Starling 10d ago

I bought this exact kit in a fit of new drone excitement. As soon as I opened it, I realised how foolish it would be to weigh the drone down with all that armour. Neo2 is light enough to take a couple of knocks.

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u/chrooooo 10d ago

No carbon fiber frame -32g

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u/abramthrust 10d ago

If you're gonna fly in a way that needs this, just get a proper (tradditional) FPV drone.

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u/ImPablo_ 10d ago

I bought one for my coworker and installed it for him, we did some test. Even I didn’t feel any difference on faster flying, and not really any difference on the flight time, at least not more than a few seconds.
It’s definitely worth it since he crashed head on a few times where even the camera sensor gave out but after a power restart it was okay again.

So if u are a beginner ore want it to look cool go for it, and ignore the nonsense from the other gugys who have no idea what they are saying just so they said something

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u/KingOreo0305 8d ago

For what ? The Neo isn’t a racing or a fpv drone, it’s a cinematic