Recent content by 3rdof5

To be very honest, as you can see in my signature, I have 2 minis, a Mavic 3 Classic and a NEO. After I bought the NEO I wondered why I even have any minis. The NEO is flyable with an RC or a phone or with nothing! Honestly it is the most most capable aircraft I own and is a blast to play...

You can't go wrong with any Dji aircraft, I've owned many of all shapes and sizes and they were all trustworthy and reliable. You don't need a part 107 for a mini. But the minis, as tough as they are, simply can't compete with their big brothers. You'd think a smaller aircraft would be less...

The Mavic 3 has been around long enough that it's possible you have a couple old (but new) batteries that haven't been properly maintained and have failed.

The max altitude allowed on the Mavic 3 is 1000 meters. But only in certain areas. It will automatically change to 500m in restricted areas.

I have the Mini 3 (non pro) and the mini 4 pro. The mini's are awesome little drones but will always be limited by their size. I honestly see no need for a mini 5, if you want improvements over the mini4 pro go bigger. My Mavic 3 is still my goto aircraft for serious longer range photography...

It's a shame that Atti mode disappeared with the Phantom series, I enjoyed flying with it with both my P2 and P3. The P2 did have a full manual mode which was crazy.

Flying and Recording Video are two VERY different things. I learned video skills decades ago with my camcorder. Some home videos are painful to watch due to jerky sudden movements and simple lack of planning. These skills also apply to airborne cameras. Being able to pilot a drone doesn't...

Not according to what I've found:

I had to first confirm that the mini 3 props are indeed different than the mini 3 pro props and they are different and NOT interchangeable. I'm in Canada and not the UK but a quick search shows Amazon.CA has carbon fiber props for the mini 3.

I've seen the video, it was a Phantom 3, being recorded with a Phantom 4. And yes it was shut down, and restarted and successfully recovered, BARELY!! It was shutdown at the P3's max altitude of 500M (1640 feet). Illegal and dangerous but it did succeed. My guess it was from a combination of...

I love this thread. Really we are talking about responsible and safe flight. It's irrelevant if it's manned or unmanned flight because ultimately, no flight is ever 100% safe. There is always risk. The real questions are, have all potential risks been evaluated and mitigated. Does the risk of...

Transport Canada's laws are simliar to the FAA's, particularly regarding maintaining VLOS. I'd be lying if I said I've always maintained VLOS. I can say this much though, I have never flown BVLOS over populated areas, it's almost always over water where even though I can no longer physically...

Just a note on LiPo's, particularly in DJI aircraft. I've been flying these aircraft since the Phantom 2 days (still have it but no working batteries) 2 P3P's and now onto all the aircraft in my signature. I can honestly say I have experienced pretty much every battery quirk there is, from...

IMO, the forced landing feature is a necessary safety feature and only "annoying" to operators who fail to plan their flight safely. ANY and ALL conditions that will cause this safety feature to activate CAN and WILL be avoided by a properly trained and prepared pilot. I've only ever tested it...

Check this out: Transport Canada Set To Transform Drone Operations With New BVLOS Framework Transport Canada Set To Transform Drone Operations With New BVLOS Framework