The
Mavic 3 with the drone hacks firmware that removes Aeroscope/RID emission and unlocks the limitations, plus the RC Pro (1080p, 60FPS, super smooth transmission, lots of customizable buttons, perfect connection and the ability to HDMI out to any monitor/screen) is basically the best way to fly around. Plus it's C1, so if you are in Europe that means you can fly (or pretend you fly) in
A1.
<250g are cool for casual shooting or fly while backpacking (they are so small that you can takeoff/land from the hand and swap batteries while walking), but image quality and flight performance is not as good. I still have my
Mini 2 but only fly it to cycle the batteries every few months. I also bring it to professional shootings in case the
M3 breaks, like a second camera body, but It's just pointless 99.9% of the time while having the
Mavic 3.
The
Air 3 has the same small sensor than the <250g drones, so there's really no reason to pick it over the
Mini 4 or 3, which can also put the camera in vertical position, which is cool for framing photos. Also, small drones are less intimidating to nearby karens, so another win for the
Mini 3/4 vs the
Air 3.
The
Air2S had a wider lens that was really cool, but flight time was a joke and batteries were flawed in design and could pop out midflight.
And the
Avata is more like an RC Plane or an RC car (or tank, because it's really tough), it's basically a toy to play around in the nearby surroundings. It has its uses on videography, and it can navigate indoors, but that's all. Like the
Mini 2, I rarely fly my
Avata, I allways prefer to explore with my
Mavic 3.
What I bring with me whenever I go outside is a bag with my trusty and now undetectable
Mavic 3, three batteries and a powerbank