Excellent videos... buy avata 2 very recently (I already have an air 3)... as you do to learn how to fly in ACRO... I'm a little scared... greetings from Argentina
@@jonmendoza8596 Great question. 100% worth the investment, better precision & control, and you have the ability to fly full manual mode. I also prefer the two handed controls, as opposed to requiring all those hand and wrist movements with the motion controller, which is better for more casual flying. I’d recommend the RC3 👊🏼
Air 3 - I am so close right now to pulling the trigger. The only thing holding me back is the possibility that the supposed Air 3S may soon be released. I have no idea if this will actually be the case. There are many so-called 'leaks' on social media, but definitely no confirmation yet from Dji on a updated version of the Air 3. I'll give it till the end of October, and if not, I'll be buying the Air 3 for sure. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on your Air 3. Much appreciated 👍
I agree about the music being a distracting irritant. I kept trying to turn the volume further down to get rid of the music but then I couldn't hear the review. The repetitiveness of the music was like a Chinese water torture session.
Most of the time people have inquiries about the drone, they aren't really ever concerned with me having a spotter, although I have started bringing a VO with me during my flights.
Hey, thanks for the question! So far, I've done about 38 battery cycles on the DJI Air 3. Honestly, the battery is still performing really well. I haven’t noticed any major drop in flight time yet, even after multiple charges. I’m getting around 35 min per charge, which is still solid for what I’m doing. I’ll definitely keep an eye on it and update if anything changes. Appreciate you watching and commenting!
Another great flight. Might I suggest a folding landing pad. I SEE YOU LAUNCH/LAND on hard packed dirt, kicking up a fair amount of grit, sand, dust right into the Avata 2 motors. They can take a fair amount of abuse, but obviously not unlimited. You might consider a small foldable landing pad, throw it in your gear bag.
Glad to hear your thoughts. I bought the FPV Controller 3 for the same reason. I barely have flown with motion controller - I am much more comfortable with a conventional controller flying DJI stuff for years. But I aspire to full manual and there's no time like the present to try the simulator and the VERY different stick control required, I just hope I am not to set in my habits to learn full manual. I agree that DJI put a LOT of thought/work into helping beginners step up to full manual. Beginner mode, then normal, then sport, then Manual with axis limits, then the full Monty. Without the wading pool, I am not sure I would just jump off the highest diving board into the deep end!
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment. DJI has made it so easy for anyone to start flying in full acro mode! That is the exact progression I did, as you can see in the video. I wish you the best of luck on your drone journey, remember to have fun!
I was amused that your first post-flight comment was about battery life. I am new to FPV, a stone cold amateur, after 3+ years flying conventional drones, I have Mavic 3 Pro, Air 3, Mini 4 Pro, and a dozen others, but even I was thinking man, the Avata 2 stays in the air forever. I hope to be flying full manual if another week or 2, not rushing myself. Great flight. I think vesting different parks might be a good idea. You show up same place day after day, you might get on some peoples nerves. Avata 2 is really quite, but it's not silent, lol.
Haha, it happened to be on the top of my mind! Agreed. I remember watching so many FPV videos back in the day, and the remote pilot was always complaining about how short the battery life was. I definitely feel lucky to step into this niche after technology has improved so much. No rush brother, I'd recommend Liftoff for practice.
Nicely done. I do have a question/concern. Flying solo with the goggles on. From what I know of FAA regs. it's not permitted. You HAVE to have physical eyes on the drone. A huge PITA! I imagine of you are low profile, as you were here, not a lot of people around, as you had here all will be good. But if you grow this channel, as most people would like to do, then you need a) a Part 401 if you want to make any money. If you are strictly flying recreational waiver, the RU-vid channel is fine, I've had one for a few years for camera drones. But flying without a spotter may get you a call from the FAA. There are people who love being killjoys and making problems for folks. It's usually not a problem until you get a lot of subs. It's a shame that the cameras and PIP allowing you to potentially see the drone don't get around the rule - I think that was the goal but no change to allow them vs. having a spotter that I have heard. I just don't know. What are your thoughts?
I truly appreciate your comment & concerns. I do hold a Part 107 so I can fly commercially. I also fly with a spotter for the most part. 100% of the time I make sure that airspace is clear, and I am not bothering anyone if there are people in these locations I am flying. It is also useful to strategize a flight path before launching that way I know it will be in line of sight and not lose connection.
Yo, whats good homie? New subber here, me and my Partner Bill have a show on wed night called Drone Therapy. We got you some subs a few weeks ago. Avata 2 is awesome! I watched ur Air 3 review the other day. well done bro. I need to learn how to color grade! But yea man Air 3 is badass. Do you have any carbon quads? like a 5inch 6s? I fly alot but iv come to realizxe the Avata 2 shines best in sport and normal modes.
Hey, what's going on! Heck yea brother, I'm glad to hear that. The Drone Therapy show sounds dope I'm gonna check ya'll out, thanks for the subs, much love fr! & I currently don't have any carbon quads, looking to invest in one soon, 5inch for sure. Would you happen to have any recommendations for a 5inch?
Elderly Israeli agent and her bf live on that property with the train cars in jacumba. Creepy and pervy. They read comments like this and attempt to make their fake laughter sound real. But yeah. People talk for a reason. There's only so much the old goofy weirdos can do as a slave to their masters. :-)
Here in much more densely populated Germany, it is impossible if not forbidden by law to fly a drone in cities. This is very strictly regulated by the European Drone Regulation. In addition, the airspace is much more closely monitored, so that flying in a large city not only requires a corresponding drone flying licence, but also registration and approval from air traffic control. This means that drone flying for amateurs in Germany is de facto only possible in very rural and remote areas. And even then, this is viewed very critically, as many people are meanwhile very annoyed by the buzzing above their heads.
That is very unfortunate. Sad to hear that.. I bet there are some great spots to fly in Germany closer to the city too. I am licensed and registered, but I do know from experience that getting approval from airspace traffic control can be very difficult.
being not so high over water, did you turn off sensors underneath? i have read that it is very risky flying low over water, that the drone can all of a sudden decide to land
For the 46min battery life, that's not what you're getting. You're not gonna get any flights over 35min. Plus, you're also landing it with around 10% battery remaining. You don't fly until 0% and THEN land. Also, you paid for those features and are probably using them. 4k60 10-bit video, obstacle avoidance, AR overlays, having these enabled uses more battery. You should expect most flight to be around the 30-35min mark. Assuming it's all set up, and you have all the advanced features enabled, and at the best quality, and on an average day with some wind, and playing it safe with your batteries and not deep cycling below 10%, you should expect around a solid 30 minutes of flight time. That's without feeling pressured. Should be able to get 30 without feeling like you're pushing the limits and risking anything. You do gotta be a bit more careful and fly more conservatively for getting around 35 minutes, though.
@@mailmanmedia under ideal conditions, with standard settings, I'm pretty confident you won't make it beyond 40min. IDK how they actually do that test, maybe they override it or something, but you'll be forced to land before you can actually reach 0%. I never take it below 10%, but idk really how you could get it to use to 0%, while also STAYING airborne.
With the air 3, you can actually get like a 140mm zoom equivalent at good quality. You can do 3x zoom with digital, but 3x kinda sucks. Isnt really usable for anything important or professional. However, you can 2x it and use the tele lens set to 6x. Some light editing and cleanup, and you can get really usable images with that sensor at 6x. Especially when using pixel binning for the 48mp images.
My man! I appreciate the comment. I actually used this technique at a shoot last week. There are some really cool shots you can get playing around with the digital zoom at 2x & even 3x in my opinion. Hype to edit the footage and show you what I was able to capture 👊🏼
I appreciate you for this! But I've tried connecting through wifi once.. didn't work, never attempted again... I'm gonna give it another try next flight!
You can let MeMa see while you are flying. Step 1) Buy a second goggles 3 Step 2) In MeMa's goggles, go into 'TRANSMISSION' and set hers to 'Audience'. She will see just like you. I'm also thinking you should be able to turn on and off options such as the grids on the screen, don't know what it'll do about telemetry.
It's really not a big deal at all. You're going to be using an ND filter anyways, and DoF and background separation/bokeh isn't really a thing with drones, especially with such small sensors. So, you're basically just using it to control the f stop for lighting only. In that case, if the aperature is basically just controlling exposure, ND filters will do exactly the same thing, and set your f stop where you want. They're already a must and you only need like 4 of them to cover most situations. Even the Mavic with the aperature only had has it on a single lens, so unless you're sticking to just wide angle shots, that aperature isn't offering much use. I mean, yeah, I WANT an adjustable aperature on ALL my lenses of ALL my drones. Of course I do. But, it's not gonna make or break a drone completely. The worst thing that could happen without an adjustable aperature, is the cloud covers the sun for a moment, or the sun pops out for a moment, and screws with the exposure for a moment depending on your current ND on. It's gonna happen eith the mini, the air, and 2/3 of the lenses on the Mavic. Really, the Mavic 3 classic is the drone that benefits the MOST from it, but you're stuck to a single sensor/focal length. And that's all for video. For photos, it's not that big of a deal at all, since you're not really in a position for background separation DoF, or good looking bokeh from a drone. It's just not what they do.
Thank you for the comment @dronetheworld4k67 And for your reply @brennanIX I agree with @brennanIX here for sure. As a drone pilot, I am not concerned with the lack of ability to adjust my aperture (for now). Mainly because I feel the actual composition alone is enough to be the subject of my shot, combined with the angles and movement. I am not looking to play with the DOF with my shots as much as I would on ground with my camera. At that point, the only other reason to adjust the f stop would be to adjust the exposure, which I can always do with ND filters.
@@mailmanmedia Yeah, I don't know which it is... either the Air 3 is GENEROUSLY underpriced, or the Mavic 3P is GREEDILY overpriced. The Air 3 RC-2 FMC can be had as low as $1,239. The RC-2 is basically like the RC Pro, but you lose slightly on the screen and a custom button, in exchange for a better transmission system. So, for a KINDA equivalent setup to the Air 3, it's like $3,900 for the Mavic 3P/RC Pro FMC, and the most impactful thing in that $1,200 vs $4,000 is 3x optical vs 7x optical. And the 7x sensor isn't that great. Most of the other aspects range from worse to competitive. The M3P is absolutely a great drone, but to me, it doesn't make sense when at $1,240, a newer drone exists that can offer 90% of the same real world performance, and makes up that difference by having some newer/better aspects. IDK if you're just paying for that Hasselblad name or what, but for the age of the Mavic 3, it seems WAY overpriced compared to their other offerings. Even if you had thousands to spare, it just feels like a bad deal to go with the Mavic. You could literally buy 3 of the best Air 3 combo for the same price as the Mavic The Drone/hardware of the Air 3 is equal/superior, so subtract the body and batteries alongside one Air 3 combo. So now... the Mavic's camera module ALONE is worth, TWO entire RC-2 FMCs of the Air 3? No way... the 7x isn't even THAT good, and the wide angle isn't THAT much better than the Air.
@@mailmanmedia i understand, but its extremely difficult changing ND filters when the drone is mid air when direction of drone changes and exposure changes too...
Yes, I was showing the difference how the shot looks out of the camera (D-LOG M) vs. Color Graded. I should have been more specific when comparing the two.
Good question.. I typically don't write a script, so I'm probably thinking about what I'm gonna say as I'm saying it (looking away or closing my eyes usually helps). Also, looking into the lens just gets boring
love the video! i just got my RC 3 today and tried liftoff... man i crashed sooo fast and so many times.... gonna spend some time everyday practicing! keep it up
I bought the Air 3. What puzzles me is why no one is talking about the issues with focus. The Air 2S had amazing focus, but the Air 3 is hit or miss. I've shot video that looks great on the RC, but when checked on the computer they are blurry. Same thing goes for photos. I recalibrated it and it got better for one day and then went right back to not focusing properly. DJI needs to fix this.
I'm very sorry to hear that. What camera settings are you shooting in? Personally, I have yet to have a problem with the focus since I've been flying the Air 3. Both the 24mm and 70mm lenses also have fixed apertures of f/1.7 & f/2.8 respectively, so I feel like there isn't much to play around with to fix this besides getting it serviced.
@@mailmanmedia I sent it to be serviced but it will be a long wait due to parts shortages. My issue is that initially they were resistant to looking at the issue. All the money spent on the drone it should simply work.
