Greetings Pilots,
Searching for info on the mini 3 (not the Pro) leads to many many threads and very few of my questions answered so I though I'd share what I've learned here.
ACTUAL WEIGHT: ready to fly mine weighs exactly 245 grams. Oddly the DJI RC is heavier at 388 grams.
CHARGING: the DJI 65 watt charger included with the Mavic 3 will NOT charge mine. It tries, then shuts off and repeats. I don't believe the mini 3 BMS can handle the 65 watt charger (although it should). I can't report on whether the mini 3 Pro will accept the 65 watt charger.
I don't own the recommended DJI 30 watt charger but my Samsung fast charger for my phone and tablet charges it at 9 volts with no issues.
FLIGHT TIME: so far, I have reached 28 minutes in N mode, mostly hovering in medium wind with the standard battery, in air temps between 4 and 10C. Battery temp never exceeded 32C.
WIND RESISTANCE: the mini 3 (and the Pro) handle wind SURPRISINGLY WELL! These little birds clearly have to fight harder and react faster in the wind than the bigger birds do, but they manage to do that very well. This has impressed me the most.
RANGE: I can't report on range (with the DJI RC) but I didn't buy this bird for long range flights and as long as you can see it in the air (VLOS), your RC will never have signal issues.
CLOSEST AIRCRAFT COMPARISON: In my experience, in terms of capabilities, the mini 3 is pretty much a miniature Phantom 3 Pro. Both capture 4K at 30FPS (Max) with a very similar camera. Neither have OA but both have ground sensors, meaning they both require careful piloting to avoid crashes, especially in RTH scenarios.
The biggest differences is obvs the P3P can handle wind easier as it weighs almost 1KG more, in fact in very high wind I trust my Phantom even more than my Mavic 3 Classic, but the mini 3 is alot more fun in tight spaces and trumps the P3P with it's digital zoom and portrait mode.
BATTERY OVERCURRENT: I have not had this warning, yet, but from all I have read this typically occurs when the aircraft is pushed hard in Sport mode, and occurs more often with the Plus battery (likely because the aircraft is heavier and working harder) but can happen even with the regular battery. This seems to be a common issue, but I have not read anything about it causing a crash.
EDIT: one other thing I'd like to note is while the mini 3 and mini 3 Pro share the same heritage, they are very different aircraft. They are not identical in core functions. For example, the DJI RC is compatible with both, but the RC-PRO will only connect to the mini 3 Pro.
Charging compatibility is also different, but the batteries are the same for both.
I have not found any info on any other mini 3 specific issues other than they get hot if powered on for a long time with no props running so it's recommended to have a cooling fan blowing on it when powered on and not flying.
If anyone has further info to add please do so!
Happy Flying!
Searching for info on the mini 3 (not the Pro) leads to many many threads and very few of my questions answered so I though I'd share what I've learned here.
ACTUAL WEIGHT: ready to fly mine weighs exactly 245 grams. Oddly the DJI RC is heavier at 388 grams.
CHARGING: the DJI 65 watt charger included with the Mavic 3 will NOT charge mine. It tries, then shuts off and repeats. I don't believe the mini 3 BMS can handle the 65 watt charger (although it should). I can't report on whether the mini 3 Pro will accept the 65 watt charger.
I don't own the recommended DJI 30 watt charger but my Samsung fast charger for my phone and tablet charges it at 9 volts with no issues.
FLIGHT TIME: so far, I have reached 28 minutes in N mode, mostly hovering in medium wind with the standard battery, in air temps between 4 and 10C. Battery temp never exceeded 32C.
WIND RESISTANCE: the mini 3 (and the Pro) handle wind SURPRISINGLY WELL! These little birds clearly have to fight harder and react faster in the wind than the bigger birds do, but they manage to do that very well. This has impressed me the most.
RANGE: I can't report on range (with the DJI RC) but I didn't buy this bird for long range flights and as long as you can see it in the air (VLOS), your RC will never have signal issues.
CLOSEST AIRCRAFT COMPARISON: In my experience, in terms of capabilities, the mini 3 is pretty much a miniature Phantom 3 Pro. Both capture 4K at 30FPS (Max) with a very similar camera. Neither have OA but both have ground sensors, meaning they both require careful piloting to avoid crashes, especially in RTH scenarios.
The biggest differences is obvs the P3P can handle wind easier as it weighs almost 1KG more, in fact in very high wind I trust my Phantom even more than my Mavic 3 Classic, but the mini 3 is alot more fun in tight spaces and trumps the P3P with it's digital zoom and portrait mode.
BATTERY OVERCURRENT: I have not had this warning, yet, but from all I have read this typically occurs when the aircraft is pushed hard in Sport mode, and occurs more often with the Plus battery (likely because the aircraft is heavier and working harder) but can happen even with the regular battery. This seems to be a common issue, but I have not read anything about it causing a crash.
EDIT: one other thing I'd like to note is while the mini 3 and mini 3 Pro share the same heritage, they are very different aircraft. They are not identical in core functions. For example, the DJI RC is compatible with both, but the RC-PRO will only connect to the mini 3 Pro.
Charging compatibility is also different, but the batteries are the same for both.
I have not found any info on any other mini 3 specific issues other than they get hot if powered on for a long time with no props running so it's recommended to have a cooling fan blowing on it when powered on and not flying.
If anyone has further info to add please do so!
Happy Flying!
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