Exactly. Never use a new drone on a job unless you know what you're doing with it, and know how to actually use it. He owns his failure on site 100%. He can't blame DJI for this.
It’s a forum - meant to share ideas, info and perspectives - so thanks for sharing! I do think we all need to keep it respectful here and not personal.Yesterday I was invited by buddy of my to photo shoot with spanking new Mavic 3. He is Professional drone pilot. Professional means his main source of income, in his case 100% is from flying drones.
I was super excited because he said I can have one battery and just go at it, after the shoot. He got the drone 2 days ago.
His assignment was to inspect 215m stack from inside, it developed some cracks and they wanted to see how big etc. We went inside the stack and tried to fly in to it from the top, he could not do it because sensors were detecting the walls. We tried from the inside but also were not able to do it.
He tried to disable the sensors and he could not find the place where he can disable them. 30min later in absolute disbelieve he used his Inspire he had in the car to finish the job, he was quite disappoint with DJi FLY app. He was surprised he could not use DJO GO4 app.
He said ability to disable the sensors is absolutely necessary for him, 50% of his jobs if not more are in the places where sensors have to be disabled.
He took off his mavic 2 pro from kijiji very promptly, he said he will most likely return M3 until everything is sorted out.
When I said most people on the internet think M3 is for pros, he said: pros need all the functions they can get their hands on, not just pretty camera. I was super happy because he let me fly all 3 batteries on Mavic 3 while he was flying inside the stack.
I love how the drone flies, but was sad I could not do 360 or 180 panos, with that camera it would have to be amazing, he had permit to fly very close to places where no one can fly and that panorama would be one of the kind (I kinda did it manually). Zoom function is cool but only to certain level and you can’t have AEB in zoom and apparently not even DNG
Once DJI adds back all the functions, if they do, it will be amazing drone, still not for pros if you can’t disable sensors.
With all due respect, your “buddy” was using the wrong tool for the job! I say this because one of our firm’s skill sets is inspecting, photographing, and interpreting results of visual surface indications present on heat recovery steam generators (including tall steel and concrete stacks), pressure vessels, piping, and tanks. Your buddy’s client was none the wiser either for trying to engage what appears to be a novice for the task at hand. Sorry, but based on the info you presented, that’s my take on this matter.Yesterday I was invited by buddy of my to photo shoot with spanking new Mavic 3. He is Professional drone pilot. Professional means his main source of income, in his case 100% is from flying drones.
I was super excited because he said I can have one battery and just go at it, after the shoot. He got the drone 2 days ago.
His assignment was to inspect 215m stack from inside, it developed some cracks and they wanted to see how big etc. We went inside the stack and tried to fly in to it from the top, he could not do it because sensors were detecting the walls. We tried from the inside but also were not able to do it.
He tried to disable the sensors and he could not find the place where he can disable them. 30min later in absolute disbelieve he used his Inspire he had in the car to finish the job, he was quite disappoint with DJi FLY app. He was surprised he could not use DJO GO4 app.
He said ability to disable the sensors is absolutely necessary for him, 50% of his jobs if not more are in the places where sensors have to be disabled.
He took off his mavic 2 pro from kijiji very promptly, he said he will most likely return M3 until everything is sorted out.
When I said most people on the internet think M3 is for pros, he said: pros need all the functions they can get their hands on, not just pretty camera. I was super happy because he let me fly all 3 batteries on Mavic 3 while he was flying inside the stack.
I love how the drone flies, but was sad I could not do 360 or 180 panos, with that camera it would have to be amazing, he had permit to fly very close to places where no one can fly and that panorama would be one of the kind (I kinda did it manually). Zoom function is cool but only to certain level and you can’t have AEB in zoom and apparently not even DNG
Once DJI adds back all the functions, if they do, it will be amazing drone, still not for pros if you can’t disable sensors.
I'm a DoP mostly, drone is an extra as I like to fly. I've used a lot of cameras on a lot of different jobs, and I can't say I have a complete understanding of all of them. Same goes for the Drones. ( I do have a pretty good understanding of the cameras I own though)
I fly drones that use both the Go 4 and Fly apps and I always use manual settings for the camera...I'm not sure which settings are missing on the Fly App. The Fly app is easier to use but I can't see where it's dummied down. Looking forward to some one filling me in on what they miss so much. I hope it's not those curves for non linear flight control. I learned to quit fooling myself with those long ago.
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Why not just put the M3 in sport mode. The Obstacle sensors turn off automatically. That's how I am able to land on my 4 ft wide balcony with 2 ft on each side. I just switch to sport mode and the Obs Sensors turn off.Yesterday I was invited by buddy of my to photo shoot with spanking new Mavic 3. He is Professional drone pilot. Professional means his main source of income, in his case 100% is from flying drones.
I was super excited because he said I can have one battery and just go at it, after the shoot. He got the drone 2 days ago.
His assignment was to inspect 215m stack from inside, it developed some cracks and they wanted to see how big etc. We went inside the stack and tried to fly in to it from the top, he could not do it because sensors were detecting the walls. We tried from the inside but also were not able to do it.
He tried to disable the sensors and he could not find the place where he can disable them. 30min later in absolute disbelieve he used his Inspire he had in the car to finish the job, he was quite disappoint with DJi FLY app. He was surprised he could not use DJO GO4 app.
He said ability to disable the sensors is absolutely necessary for him, 50% of his jobs if not more are in the places where sensors have to be disabled.
He took off his mavic 2 pro from kijiji very promptly, he said he will most likely return M3 until everything is sorted out.
When I said most people on the internet think M3 is for pros, he said: pros need all the functions they can get their hands on, not just pretty camera. I was super happy because he let me fly all 3 batteries on Mavic 3 while he was flying inside the stack.
I love how the drone flies, but was sad I could not do 360 or 180 panos, with that camera it would have to be amazing, he had permit to fly very close to places where no one can fly and that panorama would be one of the kind (I kinda did it manually). Zoom function is cool but only to certain level and you can’t have AEB in zoom and apparently not even DNG
Once DJI adds back all the functions, if they do, it will be amazing drone, still not for pros if you can’t disable sensors.
