I disagree with your premise that this launch is not something DJI should be proud of. The multitude of improvements over the current Mavic 3 Pro are indisputable. They had me at up to 10 minutes more flight time and 2 more stops of dynamic...
Yes, I just paired mine after a firmware update to the 3S. I had a couple of hiccups pairing but after you successfully pair, each time you power on the remote it connects to the Air 3S, I just tried it 4 times and it worked each time. I think...