Should you buy a DJI Mavic Air 2 without the AirSense alert system?

The DJI Mavic Air 2 has taken the number one spot in our list of the best drones you can buy, but there was a curious footnote in its official release – according to DJI, Mavic Air 2 units with built-in AirSense (an alert system that detects nearby aircraft) would “initially only be available in North America.”

DJI went on to explain that “due to supply chain shortages related to the coronavirus pandemic”, a version of the Mavic Air 2 “will be available outside North America without ADS-B”, which is the broadcast tech that AirSense detects. The two drone models are, DJI says, “identical in all other aspects, such as flight and imaging performance.”

On paper, this sounds like a fairly big omission. But is it a big deal and should you buy a DJI Mavic Air 2 without AirSense?

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