Phantom 3 Standard in 2020? (The three things to know) 

I've been flying drones for about seven years now. I have a mavic zoom with smart controller and a mini 2 as well as several cheap drones just for fun. I'm a retired aerospace worker and needed something to keep me busy (out of trouble). I recently had the opportunity to buy a phantom 3 standard that is in excellent condition from a family member who just didn't have the same love of flying them. I've modified it to have FAA aircraft standard lighting (red on port (left) only, green on starboard (right) only with a few 5mm white LEDs facing forward. All are powered off of the motherboard and except for the white lights were an easy modification (have to drill holes). I'm still on the fence about tinkering with the up and down link antennas. A range booster for the camera and controller may be on the way too. After flying the others I can say that it is definitely a heavy stick drone meaning that the flight characteristics are about what I expected for such a heavy machine. It definitely goes through battery power faster than the others but it will handle some wind that the other lighter drones will not. I've had it at 200 feet AGL (above ground level) in roughly 12 mile an hour winds hovering and it was fairly stable with minimal drift of about one foot each direction due to gusting. My battery lasted about one third less because of the wind. Even taking off and landing in a cross wind was manageable. The camera is fine for my purposes as I mainly record video of flights in case of a wipeout lol. Ironically the exact P3S that I now have is the very first drone that I had ever seen and I'm glad I was given the opportunity to buy it. I would agree that it can still be a fun machine to fly. Just understand it's features and limitations and you'll be fine.

i got one from a friend for $150 pluss squashing $150 he owed me that i wasnt holding my breath over. so far so good.

just picked one up for 250.00 and it is my first hobby grade drone.. Thanks for all the info look forward to seeing more!!

Thanks for the great advise, very well presented

i bought mine for 250 usd. Worst thing is the short range and that its so damn big. If i would have bought a drone today, i would definetley have put in some extra money and bought like a mavic with longer range and its smaller.

It’s all about use! I liked that you mentioned to work around the limitations. I just picked up a P3S for a great price. I just need it for a few shots once in a while. For now, it is a great starter drone for me.

Nice video with points to consider. Your presentation was well thought out with good information. Great job. Thank you.

I drove an hour to make a trade on a old 1/5 scale that I had for a trade on a Dji phantom 3 & let me tell you I love this thing, it's just amazing.

Can't wait to get mine

Nice video, I agree! I fly a lot with the PH3 st and Spark. About both of them people say they are outdated and I should get mini or mavic 2 instead. But...I'm pretty happy with results. For some reason it's more fun for me to squeeze as much as possible from those drones.

I got mine in a yard sale for 50 dollars and it came with a lot of accessories and used drone and controller only with few scratches works perfect and it came with a case

I still got my P3s since 2016 and from time to time I make use of it, for me upgrading to the next generation drones is still depends on your needs. Nice video bro it makes some sparks to me to fly again my drone today :)

I own 2 P3S's, bought new back around 2016. This quad holds its own with the best. Does everything I need & I don't have 1000's of bucks hanging in the sky.

Nice throwback review. Happy to subscribe

I’m so excited to get back out and fly my Phantom 3! I just subscribed!

Thanks for this! Was just gifted a used Phantom 3 Pro. Grateful to hear your thoughts. Love the Divine Mercy poster!

Got mine used a year ago, came with a case, extra battery and blades for $100.... Works great.

Very well done no bias or crap talk ..I'm glad I came across your video ..Its very informative and clear and intelligent I have a Hubsan Zino Pro That I use it is excellent Im tempted to get one of these for my mum to learn and play with and If she screws it up..I wont loose any sleep

Thanks, great advise

Exactly the info I was looking for to decide. Thank you sir. You got a subscriber.

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Still have Phantom 3 SE haven't even really flown. Got it in 2017 from Best Buy. Ready to use it!

I bought one this morning with a backpack and a fly more for $225. It's still worth that much!

2022 just picked one up for £150 in the UK the drone feels great not to complex for a starter and does what I need

Got mine perfectly working and not used a lot for 150€ and its awesome!

Great video. I am looking to get one of these for my boyfriend and found one for a very reasonable price new in box never opened. He's been playing around with racing drones but really likes flying around taking footage.

Great timing for me. Just recently found an interest in drones. At a swap meet this past weekend, I saw a Phantom 3 for sale that looks like new and the owner claims it works perfectly. And he has everything needed to begin learning. I think the price was fair and a little under the price you mentioned for a used Phantom 3. I am guessing it was the Standard model. After watching your video, I feel this would be a great starting place for myself. Thanks. dm

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Love the divine mercy image man! Rock it out!

I had the Phantom 1 a while back, got it for free after my buddy sunk it into a pond. I opened it up, cleaned it up, and replaced very few parts. Later I sold it. I missed it, but yesterday I just got a Phantom 3s with extras, 2 batteries, the camera (gimbal needs some TLC) and a very nice DJI branded back pack case all for $20! In 2022 it's still a great drone! Love it! I watched this video to get some more info about it, and very happy with my purchase. Parts seem to be getting harder to locate :/

I bought the phantom 3 when it first came out for about 700 dollars. That drone was stolen from me by my ex "boss" who i hesrd gave it to his kids as a Christmas present. I bought a used P3 with carry case on ebay about 4 years later for 300 and it worked great till i broke gimble about 2 years ago. I just bought my third P3 for 65 bucks on ebay (drone only) and it works perfect. Have new gimble sensor on the way for my other. I have taken the P3 up to 1,650 feet....In unrestricted airspace of coarse.. handles great. Have flown it 7,000 feet away over open ocean and back from a moving boat. Have flown in gail force wind over open ocean to a half mile away and back, landing on a moving steel hulled ship. Have lost signal for 20 min over water, climbed to the highest roof i could find, caught signal on 2% and flew it back, catching it as it died Amazing drone. Will be buying the next 60 dollar one I find.

I got a phantom 3 standard as well i had it a year now and bought in UK secondhand for £200 with 4 batteries which was pretty good...plus the big point to remember on this drone if you break it then its cheap to fix

I got this drone 2021 never fails me.

Great and strong pointed video :D

Good job

So wondering if this is good I found one of these for 200 with 3 batteries a case and a heca amount of props should I get it

I just took the one I bought in 2015/16 out of the box and the battery doesn't seem to be charging? Is that normal? Thanks.

nice video representation.. keep it up and upload more informative videos like this...

Should i buy it?

Good job. I’m ready to start flying my P3S for the first time 3-7-2022. Getting back from DJI referb. Cant wait. Any advise?

As a beginner for someone getting into flying drones but a cheap one to learn how to fly one.

I have the same phantom

I recommend when editing, cut between the breaths in between each sentence

Thank u for the informative video :) Love your Jesus 💖

Bee R I have enjoyed the P3S for about 3.5 years. I've always flown with my phone or my verizon ellipsis tablet, now the tablet does not recognize the DJI go app. Is there a tablet that the P3S can be flown with?

Does the app still work ok?

I love my p3 standard but there is no way I'm flying it over my dji mini 2 or mavic mini. I agree with you saying this isn't a drone to buy in 2020-21. I don't recommend using the p3 at all.

I just bought one in jersey for 130 bucks with everything even a back pack lol I own mavic pro but for 130 bucks where can we go wrong ?

Nice channel 👍 Bro Are you studying(what), done with school? Where are you from I'm from South Africa 😁

Mine keeps dropping the video feed - help please?

I bought 1 for 250 dollars . Is it valuable

Just got one for $100 bucks first time learning

Please I need help I new to drones I I want to buy a phantom 3 do they still have it in stock on the website?

Are you giving drone away

Ok so I have a phantom 3 standard ok 4K 60 FPS to 2.7k you can capture a lot of really good quality still higher frame rate like 4K is not really worth it right now and takes up so much more space. I bought mine new from Walmart for $500. I was wanting a p2 vision plus

Yay, I was lucky enough to have one given to me by someone who is getting a newer/smaller one. So psyched to just learn to master into other models later. I was curious w/ 3D printers, cameras etc. that "After-Market" components could propel the Standard to Professional.

Reports I am hearing is they are not hovering well. Everyone is recalibrating compass, controller and IMU. Still not solving the drifts. Did DJI do this on purpose? Why should it not fly as when new if the drone is undamaged and the last firmware was a solid performer. I think the Mini 2 is a solid performer to start with. But remember Drone Remote ID is on the horizion with the FAA.

Do you know how to solve jelly effect problem?

Every drone definitely does NOT have a gimbal, and a 3-axis gimbal is the best.

I just received one for Christmas. Where do I find parts like a battery charger for it?

How much that drone?

Dominic, please help!! The DJI GO app, running my Phantom 3 Standard stoped showing ANY camera related buttons, bars. Thus I cannot take any pictures or shoot a video. No access to that stuff. Please help!! Maestro Smirnov, 73 California

ano po skin care nyo ?

I can grab one for 70 bucks..goodwill

i got a carbon fiber version

I just want a bigger drone to fly on days that are windy.

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2024?

Lol just bought one

drop ur skin care bro! plsss (notice me😭😩)

And put time stamps to improve your videos

🤣👻🤘 Jesus is back...... 🤣😳

I just got one for $100 bucks lol battery and charger

Nice white Jesus poster :)

you're a gimbal

The latest drone this year is DJI Mavic air 2

I'm folding hands in front of you I'm touching your feet please give me a drone I am very poor i tried a lot but i am not able to buy a drone Whenever I see a drone flying, I cry a lot I wish I had a drone tooyou please help me please

too slow

You had your cap on backwards. Hope you can dress yourself otherwise.

Put more personality into your videos it’s like your reading a script it’s not exciting at all

That drone is so old