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Personal experience 1) Mavic Mini (Original), nearly had a flyaway in moderate winds 2) Mavic 2 Pro - Strong aircraft, could overcome strong winds. The trouble wasn't so much that you lost control, but that any footage was choppy and wasn't particularly usable later. 3) Mavic 3 - Strong...

Thanks, that's really useful. I did wonder if DJI might adjust the image to make it less suitable for image snobs. I'm a steady and careful VLOS pilot, so partial coverage with distance sensors isn't going to bring a lot of advantage, and I find the automatic modes like hyperlapse and...

I'd be really interested to see some unedited normal profile 4k30 shot in similar conditions on both drones. I'd like to see if the 100mbit x264 vs 150mbit x265 causes a substantial drop in video image quality. I fly a Mavic 3, obviously the image quality will be a drop for both, but there are...

f261 is a road; Icelandic roads are generally just numbers, these are the "main" roads; they may be tarmac or gravel. The "f" prefix indicates a mountain road, which means that the road is 1) Suitable for 4x4's only (ish, locals see this as guidance, but they know the road far better than you...

OK, so first let me start with, research is good. But no plan survives contact with the Icelandic weather. You may find that you spend a lot of time planning something, and it's misting rain or winds are ridiculous. You've not mentioned what drone you're planning to fly, something like a mini...

I don't think it's a bad update as such, although it misses out the DJI process whereby firmware is updated and updated markings are provided. I don't think this has kicked off as a process in Europe yet, so I don't think there are actually any Mavic 3's which actually meet the C1 requirements...

Extra datapoint. I bought my Mavic 3 ("Standard") in June. It was an unactivated damaged box, discounted to the point it was about £50 above where they've chosen to price the M3C. That suggests that about £1400 was what the market would bear. I think we all know the original selling price was on...

They've been very very quiet. Not even an update on extending the Transitional Period, although that's widely believed to be indefinite

Hi All I'm getting consistent "Remote controller in high interference environment. Manually adjust flight route or return to home (Code: 80014)" in about 1/3rd of my flights with my Mavic 3 and Standard RC (Smartphone). This seems consistent across multiple environments (Quiet commons in the UK...

The intent of the regulations is to stop large and heavy drones being flown near people. IE that you fly in deserted places where your drone is unlikely to hurt people if you were to crash. The regs also cover cheaper / poorly build drones, which may be more likely to fall out of the sky than a...

Yes, bit of a qwerk to the naming scheme. Funny that I'm flying a 1800 pound non-pro model.. I'd used M3 in all but 1 occasion, but will endeavour to avoid the slip in the future

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Update from Heliguys for those in the UK. There are questions about if the CAA will accept the German certification of the drone, or will try and get DJI to certify through a UK testing facility (which doesn't currently exist). Given it's the same set of standards, it seems nonsense to hold the...

Under EASA, yes, from 2024 Under UK CAA, yes, from the moment you get a C1 badge (Edit - if the CAA accept the TUV certification) The image quality in good conditions on the Mini 3 Pro is also pretty acceptable even if you're fussy. The M3 shines in poor lighting conditions, higher winds, etc...

Transitional drones are drones without C type ratings, and introduced into the market before the C type ratings become (effectively) mandatory. So an M2P would be transitional. An M3 without C sticker would be transitional. A1: No intentional overflight of people (<900g), No intentional...