New Mavic 3 Pro Owner Intro & looking for quality BackPack to fit Fly More Combo inc RC Pro

Laborous · Aug 16, 2024

Milton, welcome to the forum from the beautiful woods of Maine, USA!

LoudThunder · Aug 16, 2024

Milton the Bookbinder said:
Just purchased a Mavic 3 Pro,

Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends.

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Since you live in Australia, and the laws may have changed over the years... there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check to ensure these are current.

Drone rules

Australia’s recreational drone rules are designed to keep you and others safe, on the ground and in the air. Here are the rules you need to know now, before you take-off.

www.casa.gov.au

Even if you have flown Drones before, here is some Good Old Fashion Advice…

You paid a lot of money for that Drone, put your phone number on it. If your drone gets lost or stuck in a tree and it finally comes down when you are not around, give the finders an opportunity to contact you so it can be returned.

Now, for the Fun Part, But do not let the excitement of the moment get the best of you. When you are going out to fly, do it slowly and deliberately. Get used to a set procedure and even practice it.

There are so many things I could write but these are the highlights that I feel need mentioning.

Plug in your phone/tablet into your controller; turn on the Controller and DJI Fly App (if it does not start on its own…). On the Drone, open the front legs, then open the back legs, and then remove the Gimbal Cover.

The Gimbal is the most delicate item on the Drone and banging or bumping can damage it. I also fastened a short "Remove Before Flight" ribbon to the cover so it's more noticeable and I do not forget to remove it…

Turn on the drone and watch it come to "life." Watching the Gimbal go through its self-check is almost like watching a puppy or kitten opening its eyes for the first time…

Place the drone down (preferably on a Landing Pad) while it finishes its self-test (collecting satellites, etc…).

Check your battery status (Phone, Drone, and Controller), check the Signal Strength, by now the Controller should have reported it updated the Home Point.

Lift off, 6 feet (2-meters) or so, hover a bit, check the controls (move the drone a bit forward, back, left, right, yaw left and right). By now, your Controller will probably report again, "Home point Updated."

If you go out in a rush and race thru your start up and take off before the drone has finished it prep, it may update its Home Point over that pond or that old tree you are flying over and in your excitement, you'll fly the drone long past it Low Battery point and when it engages Return to Home and lands in the pond or in a tree; it will be all on you…

Now go have fun, learn to fly the drone by sight before you try to fly it out a distance depending on the video feed, FPV.

I would also advise you to use YouTube and watch a lot of the Videos on flying and setting up the Drone. When it is too dark, too cold, or too wet, you can "fly it vicariously" through YouTube. Also watch some of the Blooper Drone Videos and learn how not to fly your "New Baby."

Below is the link to all of the downloads offered by DJI for the Mavic 3 Pro, including the User Manual.

After you read the Manual, read it again, you will be surprised what you missed the first time and you will be better prepared for that first "scary moment…"

DJI Mavic 3 Pro - Download Center - DJI

Learn and download DJI Mavic 3 Pro related apps, software, and manuals at the DJI Download Center

www.dji.com

Fly On and Fly Safe…

wjkrysak · Aug 17, 2024

Welcome to the forum. We look forward to your participation and your view of the world.

sarahb · Aug 17, 2024

Welcomw!

Milton the Bookbinder · Aug 17, 2024

mavic3usa said:
Genuine batteries are cheap these days, you can probably find them in the $150 range on Amazon plus there are various ways to get even more discount on Amazon. I may have even bought 1 or 2 gently used warehouse battery with 0 to 5 charges on it. I believe the more batteries, the less you have to go thru each one of them. I also may have had and sold the Mavic 3 before I got the Mavic 3 Pro....same batteries. I stopped at how many I can carry plus how many battery stickers I could get in a pack from wrapgrade.

Thanks for the info, yes thats great to know, I bought my Mavic 3 Pro from Amazon, so use it a lot, they do have a great range and good deals. I was going to purchase the DJI Avata 2 first, but so glad I bought the Mavic 3 Pro, but still may purchase the AVata 2 as well one day.