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    Is Mavic 3 LTE Dongle Being Sold ANYWHERE Yet?

    I believe the dongle connects to the M3:
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    2 Pro Chicago Lakefront, Grant Park, and Navy Pier (4K)

    I'll be in the City today (live in the suburbs) and was thinking about launching from the Adler Planetarium parking lot or end of Navy Pier. I've unlocked the area in DJI's Flysafe database because it shows the entire downtown area as an "Authorization Zone." I've seen videos of Chicago Police...
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    Mavic 3 RTH make me nervous

    This problem occurred again yesterday and it was cloudy which means the M3 ascending to the maximum flight height for RTH (not maximum RTH height) appears to be a problem on my unit or in the app. After pressing RTH it went up to 390 feet and wouldn't respond when I tried to pull the left stick...
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    Flying in the cold

    I've read through this entire post which is helpful but loaded with conflicting messages about flying in the cold (e.g. it's no problem to it's a major concern). It's currently 20F/-7C where I am and I'm thinking about flying my Mavic 3 (the manual says "The operating temperature of this...
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    Mavic 3 RTH make me nervous

    If I understand the OP's concern, I had just the opposite problem in that the drone ascended well above the RTH altitude despite there being no structures anywhere close to that height. The RTH unexpectedly forced my Mavic 3 to go to my "max altitude" when pressing RTH rather than the "auto...
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    Green Dot in My Video (the sun?)

    Wow...who would've thought we could have such a detailed discussion on lens flares (on a drone site)...thanks for everyone's input! It's helpful to know what it is and that nothing's wrong with my drone. I can live with it (I'm not planning to send back my M3), but it would be better if, like...
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    RC-Controller Downloading App

    Thanks for everyone's help here. Following Airdata's process recommended by eran got it to work! Airdata may want to update their instructions because the RC-Pro ships with Firefox rather than the Lightning browser and the steps/displayed messages are a little different, but it eventually...
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    Green Dot in My Video (the sun?)

    Thanks to all of the videographers and photographers who have explained the lens flares because it helps me appreciate what's going on. I still don't understand why nothing like this happened in the hundreds of hours of video I created on my Mavic 2, including sunrises, sunsets and flying in...
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    Green Dot in My Video (the sun?)

    During the first flight of my Mavic 3, I had a green dot in the middle of the screen. Coincidentally as I turned away from the sun it went away (not likely a coincidence because I suspect it's the sun hitting the filter). I don't recall ever having this occur with my Mavic 2 Zoom, but I don't...
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    RC-Controller Downloading App

    I'm probably a complete idiot for asking this question, but I never use Android OS and have spent the past 45 minutes trying to install the Airdata UAV app on the new RC-Pro controller (I've had it on my Smart Controller for the past 18 months). After repeated dead ends, the best I can tell is...
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    Is Mavic 3 as "Waterproof" as Mavic 2?

    I don't believe the Mavic 2 is officially "waterproof" but we've all seen videos produced in the rain (and I flew a few times in light rain and even heavy snow without any problems). Does anyone know if the Mavic 3 is as rugged in terms of withstanding light rain or snow? Given the higher...
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    Ocusync 2.0 vs. 3.0

    My Mavic 3 is arriving tomorrow (compatible with Ocusync 3, "O3+") and I'm wondering if it will be compatible with the Alientech Duo II antenna booster (runs on 2.4G/5.8G) that I've been using for the past year with my Mavic 2 Zoom (Ocusync 2). I'm clueless when it comes to antenna technology...
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    Is Mavic 3 LTE Dongle Being Sold ANYWHERE Yet?

    I'm starting to think DJI threw the 4G capability into their promo video at the last minute to keep customers from defecting to other options such as Parrot's Anafi or any other competitor who may introduce this (there's speculation Autel is going to offer this option). If the Mavic 3 is like...
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    Mavic 3 Fulfillment Delays?

    Any chatter about DJI having fulfillment delays with the Mavic 3 or RC-Pro controller orders? DJI sent me an email on November 5th at 1:19 pm Chicago time stating "Order Shipped" (the M3, RCP controller and extra battery) but here 72 hours later, FedEx still shows no movement since November 5th...
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    Is Mavic 3 LTE Dongle Being Sold ANYWHERE Yet?

    Wow...I just received a phone call from a DJI rep (caller ID showed "Shenzhen Guangdong, China") who very kindly explained the 4G LTE Dongle is not being sold anywhere at present and there is no decision on when it will be for sale (anywhere in the world) In response to some of the questions in...