Hello all, I have been reading the reports about the “issues” with the Mavic 3 for a few weeks now and really struggled with ordering a Mavic 3, but decided to take a risk. She arrived today, and I thought I would share a very brief first flight impression for others who may be considering ordering / waiting for a rumored “S” model.
First step was to pair to the RC Pro and download .600 firmware update. This took about 20 minutes, and during this time the aircraft was powered on and communicating with GPS satellites, meaning the long GPS connection time may exist, I can’t tell. Once the firmware was up to date, I powered down, and went outside.
Power Up to “The Homepoint has been updated, please….) took 33 seconds. I had 17 Satellites at this point. First launch was amazing, the lack of high pitched prop sound is worth the price of waiting longer to get in the air, this this is so much quieter than the Mavic 2P or Air 2S. Flight dynamics are awesome, altitude gain is very fast and precise, I did notice that when you let off of the sticks the aircraft really jerks to a stop, but if you were recording video, you may not notice much. Photo quality and video quality seem to be really nice, but I only took a few test photos of the neighbors house. Explorer mode photos at 28X are useable, no expectations here.
In summary, I am very happy with the copy of the Mavic 3 I received and am glad I did not wait for something else. I think the complaints about “issues” with the Mavic 3 are real, but it is still a huge step up as a flying camera.
First step was to pair to the RC Pro and download .600 firmware update. This took about 20 minutes, and during this time the aircraft was powered on and communicating with GPS satellites, meaning the long GPS connection time may exist, I can’t tell. Once the firmware was up to date, I powered down, and went outside.
Power Up to “The Homepoint has been updated, please….) took 33 seconds. I had 17 Satellites at this point. First launch was amazing, the lack of high pitched prop sound is worth the price of waiting longer to get in the air, this this is so much quieter than the Mavic 2P or Air 2S. Flight dynamics are awesome, altitude gain is very fast and precise, I did notice that when you let off of the sticks the aircraft really jerks to a stop, but if you were recording video, you may not notice much. Photo quality and video quality seem to be really nice, but I only took a few test photos of the neighbors house. Explorer mode photos at 28X are useable, no expectations here.
In summary, I am very happy with the copy of the Mavic 3 I received and am glad I did not wait for something else. I think the complaints about “issues” with the Mavic 3 are real, but it is still a huge step up as a flying camera.
