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I tried again with OA set to Brake, but that didn't make any difference. According to the user manual, only the forward, backward, lateral, and upward cameras are disabled when OA is turned off in Sport mode. It doesn't seen to matter which flight mode is selected, it still flies up a foot or...

Thanks for sharing that. I tried hand catching again and had pretty much the same results - flight mode doesn't seem to matter. However, placing my open hand directly underneath the IR sensors and leaving it there until the M3 thinks my hand is a suitable landing surface was the key. If I try...

Thanks for your reply, Etdronehome. As far as I know, the OA system does need to be disabled, or the aircraft will move up when it senses my hand. I did try catching it as it was trying to ascend, but then it tried even harder (like REALLY hard) to ascend and pitched to the side a bit -...

Thanks so much for the warm welcome to the group! I also posted the question I have in the M3 Help forum yesterday, and will be following-up with any solutions in that thread. Merry Christmas from the Ozarks!

bdark New Member JoinedDec 23, 2021Messages1Reactions0Age66LocationRogers, AR 37 minutes ago Add bookmark #1 Hello All! Just wanted to ask if anyone else has had a problem turning off the obstacle avoidance option, in order to accommodate a hand launch/landing. I have been unable to do it by...

Hello All! The Mavic 3 is the first drone I’ve owned, but I used to fly R/C airplanes, and had a Private Pilot license 40 years ago. I haven’t been current for a long time. Passed the Part 107 test a few weeks ago and am looking forward to expanding my landscape photography work to include...