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sailor112

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Good Morning Everyone,

I need some advice. I currently have a DJI mini 2 SE. I have flown it for years and enjoyed the heck out of it. That being said it is time to upgrade.

A little background on myself, I am a Captain on American Flagged Oil Tankers that mostly operate in Alaska and often go to some incredible places where not many people ever go. My company will let me stay onboard when I am relieved by the other captain, so I can fly my drone and get footage to send to our marketing department. When I am home, I live in the Rocky Mountains and enjoy riding my dirtbikes, snowmobiles, mountain bikes, going camping with my wife, backpacking, hiking, and skiing. My drone goes and does all these things with us. I have my part 107, and all my flying is done within the United States.

For my editing platform I have a Macbook Pro with the M4 Pro chip. I use Adobe Premier Pro for my editing software. (this changes a lot, but I enjoy learning new things.)

The following is what my drone will be utilized for and are my must haves:
  1. I do a lot of flying over water, and often take off/land while moving. (I know it is risky, but I have done this for years now) A lot of this flying is done in a decent amount of wind.
  2. Must have Active Track
  3. I would like the highest video/picture quality I can get
All this being said, I am very sold on the Mavic 3 Pro with the DJI RCPro Controller. It seems to have the size I need to fly in the elements, as well as the quality I am seeking. My only qualm about it is the size and the ability to bring it with me when I go ride my dirtbike, or go hiking etc...

Does anyone have any insight as to this or any advice? It seems almost impossible to get the Air3S, and I need to get a new drone within the month as I have some really cool trips coming up.
 
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The Mavic 3 Pro is a great choice and with the three cameras you will have options for photography/video.

I hike, bike, Nordic ski, and snowshoe with my Mavic 3 Pro all the time. I use modular cases for the drone and RC Pro and put them in regular backpacks, photo backpacks, or shoulder bags depending on what I am doing. I keep the batteries separate in a battery bag.

Here’s the case I have for my drone and have a similar one for the RC Pro.

Chris

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The Mavic 3 Pro is a great choice and with the three cameras you will have options for photography/video.

I hike, bike, Nordic ski, and snowshoe with my Mavic 3 Pro all the time. I use modular cases for the drone and RC Pro and put them in regular backpacks, photo backpacks, or shoulder bags depending on what I am doing. I keep the batteries separate in a battery bag.

Here’s the case I have for my drone and have a similar one for the RC Pro.

Chris

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Nice case! Can I ask where you got it?
 

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