Great video - wanted to add a datapoint that might make you reconsider the safe hand-catch method. I've been using the hand-catch method where you flip the drone over to "fake" a crash and have the props turn off for many years now (Mavic Air and Air 2S). The other week when I did this, the propellers did not turn off for some reason. My hand slipped a bit under the prop forces, and the Air 2S propeller hit my pinky finger. It was not a paper-cut. It cut nearly 1/3rd the way into my finger and stopped at the nail; I almost needed stitches. Just cautioning that the hand-flip method is not fool-proof and you better make sure you have a very strong grip on the drone before attempting. Know that the propellers can do some serious damage. There's also another merged method where you can grab the drone with your hand and continue holding down on the stick so it eventually turns the motors off. This is a good compromise where the drone won't fly away, but should remain stable and not hurt yourself.

Thank you for this, straight to the point explaining everything well. I've been flying for 7 years and there is always something to learn.

man, you are THE HERO!

@Dcrainmaker

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Fascinating presentation that totally makes me overconfident I can do the exact same thing right after unboxing a new drone.

@Dcrainmaker

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! The obstacle avoidance and automated modes help quite a bit!

@flymypg

10 ай бұрын

@@Dcrainmaker I run, hike and bike with an REI hydration vest with a rear pocket that seems just large enough for a DJI Mini, controller and batteries. Probably in some kind of waterproof neoprene holder I'd stitch together.

@Dcrainmaker

10 ай бұрын

@@flymypg Yup, totally works. Not sure exactly which REI vest model you have, but I have something pretty much the same, and used it a ton this summer with the Air 3 & DJI RC in there. It definitely works better with the Mini 3 Pro, as it's lighter and easier to pack a spare bit of clothing around it. But either work fine.

If you haven't owned a drone previously and are considering purchasing one like this, I would highly recommend evaluating how often you you plan on using one. They really aren't casual devices. I live in a very rural area and when flying it from home, I've had negative interactions with most of my neighbors. They just don't like the idea of someone flying a camera anywhere near their house. You really almost have to go somewhere to use it and it's a lot of money to dump on something you can't just use whenever you want whenever the urge casually arises. For context, I have the Air 2.

@cassijoanna

10 ай бұрын

The mini drone really isn't that different it's still a drone. You just need to be honest with your neighbors if they ask and tell them you don't film their houses

@m118lr

9 ай бұрын

“Rural”..generally means “out and away from CLOSE-proximity neighbors”. I (we) live rural..3 miles from town on 25 acres. You’d think just looking at the area we were WAY out. Our neighbors (North & South of us) are sharing fencelines of similar-sized properties. WHEN I fly I’m NOWHERE NEAR ANY ‘home’..or people UNLESS I fly on THEIR property..which I don’t do. It’s all pasture and open/brush-type topography. I also have the Air 2S. I’d have to be over their house or harrassing animals or vehicles on the roads to ACTUALLY get into trouble..

@robskyful

9 ай бұрын

I live in a “semi rural” area north of Manchester ,surrounded by fields with some industry and housing.When I fly my drones,especially the fpv drone,I send them up and out as quickly as possible.Do not think I would buy a drone if I lived in the city.Air 2s my go to drone then the mini 2,the fpv drone is rarely used.I would probably wait for the air 4.Great video.

@jackzhang4462

8 ай бұрын

Yes, almost no use unless for a once a time and sit after 2 years, you found air 5 on market and it worthless.

@robskyful

8 ай бұрын

Well jack I didn't understand any of that ?

Love your vid, easy to understand and fast moving, cleared up a lot of my questions. Thank you!

Thank you so much for your complete beginners video tutorials ❤❤❤

Thank you for this video. 2nd time watching this video. Best I have found so far.👍🏼

Thanks for taking the time to post a user guide on the Air 3. Really useful and good explanations on the functions available.

So very helpful! Thank you for such a complete run down of everything!

Really well done video.. thank you. Just upgraded from an old Mavic and found this useful.

Thank you for producing this video. I am new to Drones and this was so easy to follow and covered everything I need to get going. Brilliant.

Awesome tutorial - love your work - thank you

Thank you so much for this video. So well done. I just received my Air 3 and can't wait to get started!

@grizzle1629

6 ай бұрын

How's it going with the drone?

@drlnstza9802

6 ай бұрын

Really well! Love this drone!

very helpful, thank you for creating and sharing

Great video, I learned a number of things today....Thanks

@Dcrainmaker

10 ай бұрын

Good to hear, thanks!

Wonderful guide.

A good job. Very easily understood

Great video as I just got one of these drones as a gift :) Great learning experience for newbies and beginners.!

Great video thank you! Just got into the hobby.

Great video. Thank you.

Thank you for this video. Just got the Air 3 to spice up my KZread videos and learned a lot from this video.

Great video keep them coming

Thank you very much for this

I get my Air 3 this Monday. Great video. Thank you. It's my first drone. Looking forward to getting into aerial photography while traveling in retirement. 👍

Have had a couple of Dji drones but really good info Thank you.

Great content. Thanks man!

Thank you sir, for your time and effort! This tutorial explains it all! With a bit of luck, I’ll have my air 3 this afternoon. 😋 Ps, wat is Nederland toch een schitterend land hè! ❤️🇳🇱

@Dcrainmaker

10 ай бұрын

Awesome - enjoy it!

Best tutorial ever! Thank you.

The best vid out there. For dji air 3 owners😍

You're definitely the friend I wish I had when I have tech questions.

Great video

Awesome video! Hopefully most of those features are built in the Mini 4 Pro. Can't wait to see the Mini 4 Pro wind resistance near the lighthouse😊

Thank you so much!

This is the best video I have seen!

EXCELLENT VIDEO!!!!!

The best lecture under the sun.

Super helpful

amazing thank you!!!

Thanks!

Thx you very much for this very detailed tutorial guide~ but I think you might forgotten to describing about the "Cruise Speed Shooting" function~

Amazing explain 🔥🔥🔥 super ❤

Just bought it today.

Dope!

99.9 % of reviews on the Air 3 show people always explaining why they chose the RC-2 Over The N-2 controller. I just ordered the Air 3 and it’s currently showing out on delivery so I’m a bit excited about it. I chose the cheapest option with the N-2 controller for a couple different reasons. 1 the price was a couple hundred dollars cheaper that’s a primary reason. I can always go back later and purchase the RC-2 and extra batteries individually. In the long run I will pay more but sometimes it’s easier to come up with a couple hundred dollars than it is 5 or 6 hundred especially after you already have to pay a grand just for the drone. Another reason is that I already own 5 DJI drones such as the mini 2 mini 3 mini 3 pro mavic air 2 and the Air 2s and I have the basic N-1 controller on all of them. As you probably know DJI released a firmware update making the Air 3 compatible with the goggles 2 but unfortunately you can only use the goggles with the motion controller. That’s a huge disappointment. I don’t know why DJI can’t just allow us to use the goggles with our regular controllers. But I found another solution that will allow me to use FPV goggles on any and all DJI drones. On Amazon they have a tablet called the tripltech 9 pro and it has HDMI ports so that you can download the DJI fly app and then use goggles that also have an HDMI port to view the onscreen display through the goggles. But if I had the RC-2 I couldn’t use the tablet. Purchasing the tablet is just under a thousand and then the goggles will be around 500 but having the ability to use goggles in those hard to see sunlit days will be much easier to get the shot you want.

Bedankt ❤️🇾🇪

Wow super❤ brother very clearly good explain brother thank you so much Love❤from Tamilnadu India🇮🇳 Recently am added Dji air3 Dinesh Dronography ambur...

Thank you for showing how to transfer the video onto the iPhone. This is the ONLY Utube demonstration of this I have found. Would you please make another video of this process more completely? I am now a subscriber. Thank you so much.

@Dcrainmaker

10 ай бұрын

Thanks - much appreciated! Here's a dedicated video that shows it a little bit more for the Mini 3 Pro, but it's identical for the Air 3: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gZidx6-jhqy6krA.html

@illiyakuryakin3092

10 ай бұрын

@@Dcrainmaker That helped a lot. Thank you very much!

thanks Ray, very informative and helpful. Must have taken a while to put together. Out of interest, what do you use to record your audio? Is it a completely separate feed? I checked out your gear page but that was from 2016 so perhaps still not the Saramonic mics.

Thank you for this video! Our Air 3 should be here tomorrow. I’m going to repeat the first 25 minutes so I can get the basics locked in my head for when we try it out. One question so, the drone records it’s “home” location when it first takes off? In case I need to use the rth?

Great video! Just got my first drone and I picked an Air 3. This video really helped my get the hang of things, especially the camera modes. Curious: is that Abcoude in the background at 45:15 :)?

The reason your explanation of the D-log looked exactly the same on screen was because the color display assist was on. It's basically just a LUT so you can see what it'd look like once you're done color grading

Great video thanks for making it. My only question is you charge a battery and it takes all day to charge even run put of daylight can it sut full overnight till use next day? Thanks

Great insight to an air 3 before i fly my own. Thanks. What nut/ screw size did you use to attach the karabiner.

Hi thanks for entertaining and informative videos! Which filter pack ND/cpl do you recommend for Air 3? I want the best.. Thanks!

Great video as always. Couldn’t find the link for the mico sd cards. 😅

Great tutorial! I am doing my research for my first drone purchase….I don’t have to buy one right away and am wondering if I am looking at the Air and Mini models, should I wait for newer models to be released some time in 2024? I am unfamiliar with the DJI release schedule in the past. Thank you for any advice!

Thanks for the video! Did your drone come with a landing pad? Just curious because you were talking about how it’s not ideal to launch or land on the pebbly trail

Burst is beneficial for birds.

Is there a limit number of waypoints users can add? Thanks for the excellent tutorial video.

Please do a review of the hover X1 :)

Thank you

I chose the air 3 over the mini 4 pro for the quality

I noticed when you opened the pro video settings, the camera had chosen a shutter speed of 5000 but the fps was at 60. I thought with video, the shutter should be 2x the fps? I just bought an Air3 and was thinking I needed ND filters. Guess not?

DJI!!!

good video......what thread is on the carabine?

Thanks so much for the very informational review. I've been waiting for the 'follow me' feature to be ready for primetime before purchasing one. Should i continue to wait or is it satisfactory as it is? Thank you.

@Dcrainmaker

10 ай бұрын

I'd say it's normally 'fine'. Not great, not bad, just fine. This was an oddly failure-prone day, especially given that this was actually pretty easy. While I trimmed it down a fair bit, it did stick with me both directions on the final run (the raw filming time of that section was something like 20 minutes...crazy long). That said, on the whole it represents success. If you're out in the open, it tends to do well. If in trees, no chance.

@onekgguy

10 ай бұрын

@@Dcrainmaker - Thanks so much. I think my waiting days are over!

Can you record on Hd to save disk space? Or just on 4k?

i'm just here refreshing youtube waiting for your gopro 12 review

Do you do a exposure and all that kinda of topics , videos ?

😍👍

Hi is there a way to enable manual decent on this Air whilst its in RTH ? The Mini 3 Pro does it but i can't seem to do with with the Air 3

Here’s what I can’t figure out…the Remote has a mic and speaker, but I can’t figure out how to record my voice as a slate for the clips, or how to playback the audio. Ami I missing something?

Is it possible to modify the speed of reaching individual waypoints in real time? I would like to record an obstacle relay race from above, but each segment requires a different speed and it's hard to predict how fast each team will run. Would it be better to record this manually?

Suppose we are alway from drone or drone are at low level like 20ft in garden or under tress.sudenly we need RTH but if i had set RTH HEIGHT AT 200 feets.. My question is that when my dji air 3 prepear him for goto 200 feets (for set RTH position but drone are at under tress so what will b happened.. They did or not colapsed with tress..? Pls clear my confusion

I take off drones all the time on my car. My aluminum car. Did I mention that my car is aluminum? It's attractive too, being a Jaguar, but only to people, not to metal, drones or electronic compasses. Thanks for a great primer! 👍

@Dcrainmaker

10 ай бұрын

Interesting - it's always been a problem when I've occasioanlyl tried. Good to know!

what camera you're using? white tini on cap?

1 month ago 😮

I love this but where’s the link for the memory card??

@Dcrainmaker

4 ай бұрын

Eeks, here ya go! amzn.to/3rh5PzQ Thanks!

Thank you for the video! Would I be able to take my drone and batteries with me on a plane? I know TSA is strict on L-ion batteries, do you know how many watts a battery has?

@Dcrainmaker

2 ай бұрын

No problems with taking these onboard, as long as they're in your carry-on luggage (not checked luggage).

Can i charge the battery pack from a powerbank ?

Hi, I just watched your video and it was great. I currently have an Air 2. DJI is having a 20% off sale right now and I am going to buy an Air 3 with the controller that you used in this video. My question is I have heard that with the screen built into the controller it is much easier to see than when you are using your phone with the controller. In using my phone and I am outside on a sunny day, it is really hard to see where I am flying the drone.. In your experience, is that true?

@BDX55

28 күн бұрын

The screen on the RC2 is just as bad as a phone to see in bright sunlight. I would suggest buying a shade that sits over the screen to protect it when packed away and folds up to act as a shield. There are many available on the popular shopping sites.

How do I take photos with 9:16 or anything I can upload to social media?

Have to by charger separate

Apas 5,active track,m/s ?

bro what's that camera on your hat?

Is it possible to make the drone automatically take pictures at specific distances on a specific path?

@Dcrainmaker

5 ай бұрын

Specific times, yes, but not distances.

Are you getting the high resolutions footage from quick transfer mode ?

@Dcrainmaker

10 ай бұрын

Yes, you'll get 4K footage. However, on other DJI drones it won't let you transer 5K footage, nor some slow-mo footage.

You like DJI over Autel? Why or why not?

Rumors were true, DJI Mini 4 Pro is just around the corner (do a quick check on X): 360° detection, O4 + RC2 combo, Waypoints, 4K@100fps HDR…etc. Air 3 will appear less attractive shortly. Be prepared for mini 4 Pro !

@Dcrainmaker

10 ай бұрын

Here's to hoping!

@markfizzer

10 ай бұрын

Party pooper! 😂😉

@cassijoanna

10 ай бұрын

No actually not because the air 3 is a much more stable drone for professional use. Not that the mini isn't any good but honestly I had a mini before I got my air 2 and now I have the air 3 and I almost lost it due to it not being able to come back to me in breezy conditions. I FIlm wedding and personal stuff and I can say I've met a few other wedding videographer and they had a tough time filming in some normal windy conditions 😅. Either way, the mini is a great travel drone and hobby drone

@Dcrainmaker

10 ай бұрын

@@cassijoanna Mini 3 Pro enters the chat: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lXqalMlyctyeoqw.html

Where did you get the screw for the bottom of the controller? I want to get one, but all the ones I look cheap

@Dcrainmaker

2 ай бұрын

So it was originally from this neck strap kit (amzn.to/3UWdHmr) but that seems discontinued. Honestly, most of them will all work the same though for this purpose, as long as it's metal.

These are on sale at the moment. I have never piloted a drone. Would this be a good beginner drone?

@grizzle1629

8 ай бұрын

I've never used one but i'm confident I could fly this with minimal problems. If I can do it, you can too. I believe in you.

What is your bike called

I need to charge may batteries wherever you're charging them. One hour per battery would be a dream. Mine is more like 6 hours. Per battery.

@batsonjay

6 ай бұрын

The wattage of the power supply matters a lot. I defaulted to using the one built into my wall power outlet, and it was taking hours. So I grabbed the power brick for my MacBook Pro, which is a 96 watt supply. Sure enough - 1 hour charge time, and it made quick work of all three batteries in the pack. I’m buying a separate power supply for future use, so I’m not stealing my computer’s one (forgetting to bring it back).

You didn’t talk about the carabiner!

I need mapping DJI Air 3..

I can’t get the downloads to work with either the Mini 3 Pro or the Air 3. Both times it says it’s transferring, but it says “0b/s” and never downloads anything.

@Dcrainmaker

10 ай бұрын

Hmm, that's odd. Generally speaking the main issues are: A) Left controller on (won't work) B) WiFi or BT not turned on (on phone), but my guess is that's not it. C) WiFi got reconnected to some other network behind the scenes (home/work/etc) D) Arms aren't open (super important). I've never had 0b/s though, that's a very odd one. Sorry man!

@PaulTomblin

10 ай бұрын

@@Dcrainmaker Now my wife is wondering why I’m standing in the middle of the room with my arms open wide. :-)

@Dcrainmaker

10 ай бұрын

@@PaulTomblin 🤣🤣🤣

@PaulTomblin

10 ай бұрын

@@Dcrainmaker Pretty sure none of those things are true. Wifi is still connected to the DJI drone. One other odd thing - the strobes on the drone flash two long red flashes, and about 30 short yellow ones, then repeat.

It appears that Active track is “improving” sort of but still nowhere near Skydio. Given Skydio is exiting the consumer market I wonder if DJI will even try.

Can you tell me why my video footage is not smooth? It seems like it has hiccups. How can I correct this? I just took the DJI Air 3 for the first time. Thank you.

@Dcrainmaker

8 ай бұрын

Generally speaking, if you’re seeing hiccups in the footage, it means there’s something wrong with the gimbal (unless you were in sport mode). Common causes are other outright damage, but also things like sand is a big one. Dirt is less of a problem as it usually doesn’t stick. But if it’s glitching, it’s almost certainly the gimbal is somehow blocked or damaged (of course, ensure there isn’t is the the foam behind it or stickers still on it).

My Air 3 will only record 3.5 GB at a time, then it starts a different segment. Very irritating. I even changed the SD card and settings. No change.

@Dcrainmaker

Ай бұрын

Correct. Most action cams/drones do this, largely to keep under the 3.5GB file size limit on certain computer file systems (a legacy/old thing). We're slowly but surely seeing some companies allow larger file sizes, but it's basically a support balance for them, as then they get a bunch of people complaining that their computer can't open up the bigger file sizes.

@MollydogRadar

Ай бұрын

@@Dcrainmaker My P4 Pro Plus recorded until you stopped it, so I was surprised my new Air 3 did not do this. Thank you for clearing this up for me. I guess I will just have to shot in 1080P or until DJI puts out an update to fix this irritating problem. Again, thank you for your response.