Air 3? Finally?

DanJ · May 22, 2023

The rumors have finally started. A good thing from a reliable leaker on twitter.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1660597050336067586

winmeister6 · May 22, 2023

I have A2s and Mini 3 Pro. Would like A3s with 3x Telephoto and about current A2S weight, 600g would be so perfect!

karlblessing · May 22, 2023

The Tweet mock up does not look like anything that could house both a 1" and 1-1/3" sensor. It's unlikely they would bother with dual camera on an Air Series when trying to fill that price gap between the Mini 3 Pro and the Mavic 3 Classic.

What I would hope to see some of :
- Higher frame rate possible even if they kept the resolution
- Longer flight time (both the Mini 3 and Mavic 3 have increased flight time over their predecessors).
- Sideways sensors for OA (though they may keep that to the Mavic series).
- Larger internal base storage (8GB is pretty useless to even bother including, at least make it 64~128GB).
- A higher degree of upward gimbal movement for change in perspective, maybe not cut corners to make it go up to 60 degrees, but 45 would be nice.

1" Sensor is a good middle ground to keep for that in between price bracket and they don't even need to increase the megapixels or video resolution so as long as they improve the lens quality and overall sensor quality.

DanJ · May 22, 2023

karlblessing said:
The Tweet mock up does not look like anything that could house both a 1" and 1-1/3" sensor. It's unlikely they would bother with dual camera on an Air Series when trying to fill that price gap between the Mini 3 Pro and the Mavic 3 Classic.

What I would hope to see some of :
- Higher frame rate possible even if they kept the resolution
- Longer flight time (both the Mini 3 and Mavic 3 have increased flight time over their predecessors).
- Sideways sensors for OA (though they may keep that to the Mavic series).
- Larger internal base storage (8GB is pretty useless to even bother including, at least make it 64~128GB).
- A higher degree of upward gimbal movement for change in perspective, maybe not cut corners to make it go up to 60 degrees, but 45 would be nice.

1" Sensor is a good middle ground to keep for that in between price bracket and they don't even need to increase the megapixels or video resolution so as long as they improve the lens quality and overall sensor quality.

The poster who is usually spot on with his leaks even says that the mockup photo is not very good.
Whatever the Air 3 is hopefully is an improvement over the 2S.

karlblessing · May 22, 2023

DanJ said:
The poster who is usually spot on with his leaks even says that the mockup photo is not very good.
Whatever the Air 3 is hopefully is an improvement over the 2S.

Hopefully that "30m" flight time is like actual 30 mins in real world

DanJ · May 23, 2023

More leaks today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1660960765912686592

karlblessing · May 23, 2023

Gonna guess our 2 and 2s batteries are no longer going to be compatible moving forward.

Berf · May 23, 2023

Sold my Air2s this week. Might be interested in replacing it with an Air3 if it has all-axis collision avoidance and a zoom camera. I can't tell from that photo if it has landing legs on it or not.

Hopefully it still has 4 antennas for good range. Transmission range is my only complaint with the Mini3Pro and this is one thing I'd want an Air3 for. The new quieter props would also be nice.

DanJ · May 23, 2023

Another...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1660992998497214469

DanJ · May 23, 2023

karlblessing said:
Gonna guess our 2 and 2s batteries are no longer going to be compatible moving forward.

I am hoping that they are the same but it sure doesn't look like it.

karlblessing · May 23, 2023

DanJ said:
Another...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1660992998497214469

Is he using like 200x zoom or something? Almost purposely obscured.

Deleted member 170519 · May 23, 2023

Looks more like a larger version of an upgraded mini 3 pro with larger camera that doesn't flip.

karlblessing · May 23, 2023

Mark_F said:
Looks more like a larger version of an upgraded mini 3 pro with larger camera that doesn't flip.

If it tilts upward the same I'd be happy with that.

winmeister6 · May 23, 2023

DanJ said:
More leaks today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1660960765912686592

Wow...very excited!!

DanJ · May 23, 2023

karlblessing said:
If it tilts upward the same I'd be happy with that.

I'm hoping that its more like a Mini 3 Pro but with better image quality.

winmeister6 · May 23, 2023

looking at the pics, the folding arms seem quite a bit longer than current A2S. So, must be very stable in the wind and challenging conditions. Like Mini 3 Pro's arms are long, so bigger footprint than Mini2 that were before. A3s seem like that. Looking fwd to seeing it soon!

VenomXts · May 23, 2023

Just want to know the camera specs lol, another drone will be purchased in next 4 months or so... hard to figure out what i want between m3 pro or this I do love my air 2 and air2s.

Droning on and on... · May 23, 2023

It's time to sell my A2S and use the funds toward a Mavic 3 Pro.

3rdof5 · May 23, 2023

DanJ said:
I am hoping that they are the same but it sure doesn't look like it.

I would agree on battery compatibility but then that would not be an improvement in flight time.
But it does make sense to continue the Air line as it is a great "mid size" aircraft and fits nicely between the mini's and the Mavic 3's and the Air2S was almost ordered by me before my Classic became available for that exact reason.
An Air 3 with 360 OA and the 4/3 sensor and decent flight time and Goggles FPV compatible would be a very tempting purchase, even with my current fleet.