Air 3 vs Mavic 3 Classic photo comparison
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Nowhere, in any of your posts in this thread, was that ever mentioned before now. Aside from one cryptic reference to Italy and one mention of an EU price among multiple mentions of all other prices in US dollars, there isn't any other hint of your actually living in Europe, as your location in the bio of your posts is simply listed as a useless "a." Also, living in Europe itself isn't a bar to flying a Mavic 3 Pro in Europe. It simply requires an A2 license, which you finally now have told us you do not possess, nor choose to acquire. You could have told us all that in the first place, and used your actual country in your bio for more relevant replies.
Yes, it's a weight issue of under 900g, which includes the Mavic 3. Mavic 3 Pro is just a few grams too heavy for C1 classification with the addition of the third camera.
Are they actively enforcing the CE labels?
If police saw you flying, would they want to check out the aircraft to see if there's a label?
Or are they using Aeroscope and if they detect the drone, they will track you down?
My guess is that in bigger cities they might, but in a lot of smaller villages, it seems unlikely that local or even state police will be monitoring to see if people are complying with the new rules.
Often police don't even know the EASA rules, never mind the new ones which came online this year.
> Often police don't even know the EASA rules, never mind the new ones which came online this year.
The talk about new EU rules in 2024 annoys me a bit. There has basically been just one EU rule for drones. It just included a transition period of several years (and that period got extended a bit). So, DJI (and everybody else) should have had plenty of time to adapt to these rules. They could have made their drones compliant with the rules years ago. Instead, they decided to wait until the transition period runs out ...
The talk about new EU rules in 2024 annoys me a bit. There has basically been just one EU rule for drones. It just included a transition period of several years (and that period got extended a bit). So, DJI (and everybody else) should have had plenty of time to adapt to these rules. They could have made their drones compliant with the rules years ago. Instead, they decided to wait until the transition period runs out ...
I think people are trying to find out if they need these certified drones with the CE labels on them, whether there is active or proactive enforcement of making sure people are only flying in under the open class which their drone entitles them to fly.
Specifically, do people need to spend thousands to buy new drones with the C1 labels, in order to fly A1 category flying?
In the EU countries, right now?
I know technically you're suppose to but what are the facts on the ground, what is the level of enforcement?
My sense is that enforcement is about the same as before. If the police or some other authority have reason to accost you, then they might check for the label and look up the rules but they're not going out looking for drones and making the pilots show whether they have the labels.
Specifically, do people need to spend thousands to buy new drones with the C1 labels, in order to fly A1 category flying?
In the EU countries, right now?
I know technically you're suppose to but what are the facts on the ground, what is the level of enforcement?
My sense is that enforcement is about the same as before. If the police or some other authority have reason to accost you, then they might check for the label and look up the rules but they're not going out looking for drones and making the pilots show whether they have the labels.
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> Specifically, do people need to spend thousands to buy new drones with the C1 labels, in order to fly A1 category flying?
This is a question I am pondering every now and then. Owning a "legacy drone" without the C1 label, I am not so much worried about policemen appearing when I fly. When publishing some video or photos from the drone is when the rules and compliance more likely step in. If I do not own a compliant drone with a C1 label, I am basically publishing evidence that I have broken the rules. Then someone who knows the rules (a fellow drone pilot ?) might make a complaint about my violation of the rules. This kind of behavior is not completely unheard of in aviation circles ...
This is a question I am pondering every now and then. Owning a "legacy drone" without the C1 label, I am not so much worried about policemen appearing when I fly. When publishing some video or photos from the drone is when the rules and compliance more likely step in. If I do not own a compliant drone with a C1 label, I am basically publishing evidence that I have broken the rules. Then someone who knows the rules (a fellow drone pilot ?) might make a complaint about my violation of the rules. This kind of behavior is not completely unheard of in aviation circles ...
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The full rant is here:
NOT BUY AIR 3 - IT IS BIG MISTAKE!!! IT IS "BRICK"
I'll try to explain so you can understand. I bought an Air 3 drone. Almost immediately, I crashed it, breaking a rear leg and a sensor—the rear right one. The crash was my fault, so I can't claim it under warranty. As usual, I found the necessary parts myself, ordered them, and replaced them...
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Thanks!The full rant is here:
NOT BUY AIR 3 - IT IS BIG MISTAKE!!! IT IS "BRICK"
I'll try to explain so you can understand. I bought an Air 3 drone. Almost immediately, I crashed it, breaking a rear leg and a sensor—the rear right one. The crash was my fault, so I can't claim it under warranty. As usual, I found the necessary parts myself, ordered them, and replaced them...
Droning on and on...
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Is this a drone shot? To achieve motion blur in the water like that and keep everything else sharp camera is usually mounted on a tripod, strong ND filter on lens and shutter speed is several seconds. Not really what you can easily do with a flying drone. In order to get best sharpness for drone photos, the shutter speed needs to be kept short. Some might claim that they achieved sharp drone photos with shutter speeds of 2 sec or even longer but TBH I am yet to see one. Slight wind is usually enough to cause marginal motion blur in drone shots taken with long shutter speeds of 1 or 2 sec etc and even 2 sec would not be enough to achieve nice motion blur like in the sample photo you posted.Motion blur effect. ND filters do have their uses for stiils.
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