Recent content by WildcatDave

One thing I found odd... Why do they ship it with two of the batteries in the charging hub and one installed in the drone? One of the things they list in their battery guidelines is to remove the battery from the drone if it will not be used in short time. So they pack them, they get shipped...

Curious to see if you get this working I might grab some fpv goggles. Depending on their functionality...

Grab a coffee or other caffeinated product, there's a few words that follow... Former Air 2 and current Mini 3 Pro owner here. I purchased an Air 3 a few weeks ago as I decided it was necessary to have 360 obstacle avoidance and at the time the A3 was the least expensive option in addition to...

This post needs to be a sticky in lots of places. Somebody please make that happen. Even as a commercial certified pilot with years of flying. It's a good reminder for me to read through these things. We can get lackadaisical if we have many flights without incident. That's often when exactly we...

Does the RC2 actually have a fan? I have the previous gen without the antennas and I know it has a little heat sink and some vent holes but I don't remember it actually having an internal fan. Definitely any screen-based device in the sun will begin to overheat. It happens with phones and my...

Thanks for coming back and reporting your use. Since a lot of us will be getting the new Air 3 we may run into these troubles and it would be nice to have your info as well.

Thanks for the replies guys. I think the right choice for me, since money is not a tight concern and the weight restriction really has no bearing on where I fly, is to stick with the Air 3. It has at least everything the 4P offers and significantly the additional camera which I have a feeling...

Well heck now I can see why you like that. That's excellent, it's basically a turnkey plug-in and go. It's great that we have options and they are reasonably priced in either choice.

Hey guys, you know the tough decision when you're upgrading trying to figure out what features you want and if it's worth it for the price point... My single biggest reason for upgrading from the M3P is that I want obstacle avoidance all around the bird. Previously I have owned an Air 2 as well...

Curious as why you like your phone display better. I have a current gen phone with a bright screen but still prefer the built-in one. Especially since I don't have to fiddle with connections and limit my phone use while connected to the drone or have a second phone.

I'll take bets on this... There's no way they add that to the Air 3. Maybe next year to the Air 4, they'll need something to tempt people to upgrade. But otherwise for that big cost difference of the m3p they can't just say, hey you get a bigger sensor and a zoom. They need to offer some other...

I think this is a fair assessment, and to be expected considering the sensor size difference. If you're someone that shoots in lower light you're either going to have to deal with noise reduction and softer images or slightly noisy images. You have to determine if you're shooting this for...

That would be the best solution. Also I really should have two drones as I'm shooting professionally and can't expect to show up to a client and have mechanical failure. I always have two cameras for ground shots so probably should be two drones as well. I will probably gift my Mini 3 Pro to my...

Recently purchased an Air 3 (A3) that is still in the box. I was just about to open it a day or so ago when I heard about the announcement of the Mini 4 Pro (M4P). Currently using a Mini 3 Pro (M3P) but really wanted to get something with full 360 obstacle avoidance. I fly in Arizona and there...

Sure its a tiny sensor, but don't tell the Mini 3 Pro that. Did just fine for these dark night shots. Edited to taste in Lightroom. Client shoot for sale listing,.