Wow I'm lost for words it even had time to film the Forts. That would make a brilliant advertisment for DJI and I must say their products are top notch.
That H in a circle for home was the best new feature I ever got in an update. It really helps my assistant, too, as it's usually her job to return my drone.
Ohh... you can see the current flowing away from you along the pillars that support those metal monstrosities. I guess that explains the wind flowing away from the coast. This test was very exciting too!
Awesome flight! Man, I love my Air 2s and really don’t “need” a 3s, but I love long distance flying so much. Just SO tempting. If I hadn’t already pulled the trigger on the Avata 2 earlier this year, I’d be all over this.
@@dronewilder5234 you’ll be looking at around 2.2kg without go pro. My Moz7 (7.5”) weighs 1.8kg with a 8000mah li ion battery and GoPro and achieves 25 min flight times.
I have flown 6km away on my first Air 2S about 2 years ago. Damn beast. I barely made it back an dmy heart was pumping harder than the first time I had sex LOL.
Whether it's technically allowed or not, you weren't risking anything there, nobody to be injured, the biggest risk would be littering, but considering the amount of sewage the water companies are pumping untreated into the rivers and sea's every day, I think the risk is minimal ;)
Thanks - I’m a massive fan of people using common sense first and foremost and that’s what I wanted to bring across here. Rules are getting tighter and tighter and inevitably people may try to bend the rules - I’d then rather people don’t completely endanger public or property if they choose they have to (even though it’s still wrong)
@@dronewilder5234 Totally agree, common sense is what we should all be following (how common it is, is debateable...). We all have a responsibility to not do things which are going to harm our hobby (and, for some, their livelihoods) going forward. The rules are already over the top, IMHO, let's not make things worse for ourselves!
You do have line of sight if you think about it, like if a chopper or plane or anything was flying ridiculously low with a human on board you would be able to see and hear it at that range, you’d have as good a chance at getting out of the way if it was right next to you, maybe moreover because you would see it coming from farther away.
Hi from Alan Birmingham man just to say your footage on the distance of your drone, he’s amazing, as it put me peace of mind even so as i purchased the same drone in the combo less than a week ago what the drone is capable of doing as all the reviews up to now I’ve been amazing about it. As I’ve even got mavic 2 Zoom that i purchased when it first come out and still get great enjoyment of using it. Well, it was a pleasure watching your latest footage and review on it as I’m forwarding your channel. Best wishes.👍
Now I understand why leaving collision sensors switched on consumes so much battery power. Before watching this video clip I thought those sensors consumed power simply due to the computing those sensors require. Now I understand that the sensors cause oscillations of the airframe that drain a lot of battery power. No FCC or CAA where I live so I can apply the wisdom found in this clip every time I fly my drones 6 miles out.
Congratulations! My Air 3S' top speed is 54 km/h in normal and 97km/h in sport mode. Is it because of CE regulations that your 3S is significantly slower? Based on experience of my Neo, you do need to fly as fast as the drone allows to save battery if longer range is priority. But I don't have enough milage with the 3S to say for sure. So thank you for testing this.
@@cheungarrie123 no we intentionally reduced the sport mode top speed to 54kmh to maintain that speed for efficiency. Alternatively could have just turned collision sensors off and flown in normal mode.
Flawless. Your video is confident. The cost of loss in water is high. The drone is expensive. You put your own risk on other people sitting in the warmth of the computer and you succeeded. Great video. excellently presented by commentary and inputs. I have been flying since 2017 with DJI drones from the Phantom 2 V+, Phantom 3S and Mavic 1 pro and from 2018 to today the Mavic 2 Zoom. The longest route from me and back to landing was 6km overland along the road... That was the maximum. You flew 9.5km and above the water...! Beautiful, thumbs up. I have looked and am writing from the Czech Republic .
Same here - getting a boat there is a bit of a mission (I know there are tours etc). For the air3s it was a mere 5-10min flight. Risky though if it’s windy - easy to get caught out as range will then drop.
@@riparianlife97701 yes- tbh even the air3 before this had a very slightly longer flight time (on paper). It’s more the concept of exploring turning up at a place to reach a hard to get to remote location and generating some videos even in sub optimal conditions (wind direction etc).
I have always believed that line of sight makes sense but in reality seldom works out. In hot climates heat waves can cause distortions at random times as well as glare. I try to follow the spirit of the law
Awesome as always buddy! What a test and that range is unbelievable and still managed to have a look around when you got there! Dji are the best products by far and this test just proves that! Thanks for sharing! Big like from me , well done 👌👏👏👏
You are crazy!!! 😂 I'm loving your videos! After I watched the Neo tests you are the person I will always be recurring to when it comes to endurance test! Awesome video, awesome stunt and amazing footage 🎉 Greetings from Uruguay 😜
@@ironian24 im sure better range is possible - my pilot landed at 12% and 7% was used filming so probably 11-12km flights (24km round trip) are possible.
Brave testing with this fairly expensive drone ;) for the wobbling, you can also put obstacle avoidance mode to bypass and it will stop wobbling around. Hope for a fix in an upcoming fw update.
@@dronewilder5234 Okay, so it is a known problem. So I´m pretty sure, they will fix it. Apart from the little thing, it´s an impressive drone! At least what I can tell so far. Come from the Mavic Air 2.
@@TheDeadlyraptor it was extremely good visibility (you can actually see the other set of forts in the background in a few clips) but wind was there - very minor but in the wrong direction
У нас в одну сторону air3 обычный старый - в одну сторону ровно на 20км запустили - он назад смог вернуться только 5км- его потом подобрали на авто, поэтому 9.5км это не предел - возьмите ровно 15км и назад! Приятного полета! Mini4pro тоже так же прыгает в полете как лягушка - выходит это датчики зрения такой эффект дают.
i would have thought that just turning off the downward sensors would have cured that “bucking” problem. It was interesting to see those fortifications and it appeared that there were more further out
@@calvin14888yeah I’d think even 11km would theoretically be possible but things can happen. I had my Mavic 3 suddenly shave off 10% of battery in a second once - if that happens out at sea at long range you’re screwed lol. Good idea about the wind ball
We should discuss that issue with the drone pulling up every few seconds when in Normal Mode. Thats a big problem if it happens all the time everywhere...I need to test my 3S and see if it exhibits that behavior.
@@davidarmenphoto I think it’s more common when flying over water- just seems to be playing havoc with the obstacle or downward sensors. You can get around it by switching off obstacle detection or switching into sport mode like I did. The funny thing is you’d never know it’s happening unless you see the drone in third person view.
@@dronewilder5234 Okay if it’s just over water that’s acceptable! Because that does happen with my Air 3 if I am trying to fly fast when very close to the ground (>10ft). So I assume the reflectivity of the water confuses the drone into thinking it is much closer to the water than it actually is. And yes, the gimbals are insanely good!! 0.0037 degrees of precision is no joke!
@@davidarmenphoto Never knew that’s the number behind the precision - mighty impressive. Beats the digital servos I tried to use in my first drone projects 17 years ago by a mile
@@BrjanBuckmaster im a massive fan of uk drone regulations - hence why I didn’t undertake that flight myself. I spent a good 2 mins of the video explaining my reservations of such undertakings. I very much doubt that part of the video gained me much in the context of the overall theme
Thats truly insane... Most ive flown my Mavic 3 is 4KM over the ocean to film whales. I almost didnt make it back. Started heading home at around 75% but the headwind was so strong i ended up landing at around 10%
I just bought tge Neo as my first Drone ever because of your tests. Can you please stop, showing me this now ? 😂 But ok. X-mas is coming. Maybe santa will be nice to me this year
@@dronewilder5234 Right but you did make it out to nearly 10km here ! Don't remember anyone ever flying out that far in CE mode but battery could have been a factor with other drones, namely the M4P.
@@Peakabike sorry for the confusion - the 10k flight was in FCC mode but the 5km trial run was CE mode. I think close to 10km would be possible in CE mode but my pilot wanted to keep close to the ground to avoid any higher winds so we needed the strongest possible transmission.
Great test but you are aware that the range test of 20km is for the RC transmission and not a battery range. DJI don't give you a battery range but in mins of flight time. So in reality, this is not a proper range test. A proper range test is to fly as far as you can until you reach 50% of remaining battery capacity and fly it back. Happy testing.
@@Will_Chong absolutely. This was more a practical demonstration of the drone range than a proper range test. For an optimum range we would also have to establish the best speed for efficient distance and then also factor in that even if you fly out to 50%, wind direction and strength can have a play and potentially massively increase or reduce the remaining 50%
Great location for the test! Were you in FCC or CE mode? Being in the UK, I'd guess CE, but with that range, it must be FCC? I am in the US but have a hack so my Air 2S is in FCC everywhere I travel. The Air 2S has a significantly shorter range in CE.
@@peterinpensacola yeah it’s an amazing location for it - people normally take boats to it to fly drones and capture footage. The first 5km out flight was done with CE mode - signal started to falter around 4.5km onwards at lower altitudes. The long distance 10km flight was done in FCC mode
Awesome long distance video! Wonder if you can program it with one battery with waypoints to record when it reaches the spot then send it out with a fresh battery to do the recording would it do it and return? I love that you can do that but Im questionable in that distance
@@luisrodriguez3009 pretty sure you can do this yes. Waypoints and actions such as start filming or take photos can be programmed and that path reflown if you saved the flight path
@@dronewilder5234 that would be so cool just to sit back do nothing and hope you get the locations correct when it returns or use cruise control which is awesome!
@@luisrodriguez3009 tbh though I wouldn’t recommend it as flying such long distances you really need to keep a super close eye on your speed and battery consumption. Theoretically possible though yes
@@andre1987eph I think the range is pretty similar but not sure - battery life is about the same but then it comes down to which drone is more efficient at flying distance. The air3 and air3s do have dual cameras and the 70mm is a very nice camera to have. Big issue at the moment which I’ve also noticed with the air3s is moire effect and flickering in bright areas. It also has a fairly large amount of chromatic aberration compared to the Mavic3 drones. So I’d say for features it’s the air3 and air3s but for camera quality at 24mm the Mavic 3 still wins
@@Procharged32 I think they where worse in the Mavic 3 initially too. Obviously not dji are incorporating the LiDAR sensor the whole obstacle avoidance system has probably been rewritten
Is it bugs causing the dramas 🎭 with the vision sensors? I’m in Aus and we do have an excessive amount of bugs so it might be a “me problem”, but one day I had a drone go nuts and I happened to hit the button to look down and it was getting swarmed by bees. I had to go to sports mode to lose them (and then ride 🚲 like crazy out of there) I wonder if the sensors are so good now that they are picking up tiny bugs 🤔
@@tt00 I think it’s more due to flying over water - maybe reflections, lack of visual reference points etch. The drone exhibits this behaviour most when over water. I’d be mighty impressed if the sensors can now pick up bugs! Seagulls - yes!!
@@Smigster it was CE mode for the 5km test and FCC for 10km. The signal was starting to take a hit at 5km in CE mode at lower altitudes and we had to maintain low altitude in order to avoid risk of being hit by higher winds on the homeward leg of the journey
Question? How were you legally able to do this considering VLOS? I personally have the Mini 4 Pro and wish I could go out to places like this, or wish I could go up to some somewhat far areas I'm curious about such as a cafe that disappeared on a beach or something that looks interesting in the distance. (I assume you requested a flight plan though.)
@@PlutoPlays1 this wasn’t technically legal - hence why the pilot stayed anonymous. However we deemed that due to there being no nearby airports and no properties or public in the designated area, risk was extremely minimal. Essentially it was naughty but not entirely irresponsible. BVLS flights I believe are very hard to get permission for and would require a special license.
@@dronewilder5234 Alright, that's fair. Happy though that precautions were taken though, and that it was looked into instead of just a guy launching it and following absolutely nothing, also absolutely amazing video! I started watching since the Neo videos and seeing how strong that thing is, I cant help but be tempted to get that little critter following me. Keep up the nice content though and its nice to see you are growing!
Nice, but no match for my modified parrot disco drone .....over 60 mile range..over 2 hour flight time and still have live hd video feed to my controller using a 4G sim card mod....
@dronewilder5234 I knew other owners with wafer thin solar panels glued to the wings and even bigger batteries than what I had..they had over 3 hrs flight time and 160 mile return trip range ...amazing
With the mini 3pro I've gotten 6367ft until I had to return I had 6 % battery when I had about 50ft to back that scared me I attempted it again with my mini 4 pro I got around 7000ft and I had almost 4% battery left and had ankther 60 ft to travel before i landed both tests were done in the summer so it wasnt windy windy i recokon the mini 4 would make it half way and already be at 45 50% 😅I'm impressed with that but the air 3s just makes these smaller drones look like paper weights aha 😂
Hi I have a question for you. I have the mavic mini and I fly it with propeller protection (because I am new pilot) but everytime I try to fly it with propeller protection it really shakes and I am scared about make it fall from sky. What can I do?
Take off the propeller protection, get DJI Care refresh and stop worrying! Prop protectors will actually invalidate your DJI warranty too, so don't use them!
The prop guards shouldn’t make it shake. Have you checked that the props aren’t damaged? A little bit of movement of the drone - especially with a bit of wind is absolutely normal however
@@dronewilder5234 I've seen reports in Facebook forums (so... caveat emptor) that some prop guards can cause poor flight characteristics. I've also seen replies from DJI support saying they will invalidate warranty and shouldn't be used...
@@dronewilder5234 No they are not damaged and I realized when I use propeller protection the wind can easily blow away my drone I do not know what to do though (my second reason of using propeller protection is the crows are attacking my poor drone :(
Not sure- but I’d be on the same flight 😂. In reality I can guarantee more than 90% of drone pilots don’t adhere to VLOS all the time - still doesn’t make it right - just saying
@@KentRoads that’s true based on the official line of sight definition for drones as stated by the CAA correct. Who knows what that number will be in a few years time 😜
@@dronewilder5234 only a narcissistic - or someone who doesn’t give a shit about the law - would post a video on YT about a flight which, by your own admission, was illegal. And then people wonder why the CAA tightens the drone rules and laws.
@@stephjant6461 let’s put it this way, if my video means someone else won’t do these tests irresponsibly and over a built up area, public etc, then it’s served a purpose. As motorists, breaking the speed limit doing 80mph on an empty motorway isn’t the same as 80mph though a village.
@@dronewilder5234 It doesn’t matter what your motive was. It was an illegal flight by your own admission - and an illegal flight in the eyes of the CAA. I am assuming you don’t have an A2 CoC otherwise you would have known better than to do this irresponsible stunt. I’ll be sending the CAA a link to your video and I hope they prosecute.
Again, you really impress the $hit outta me...I reckon if someone wants to know if their purchase was the right one, they can just check out your reviews... Your reviews are by far, the most telling of any particular Drones capabilities, no one does these types of real reviews
Thanks!, Probably helps that I don’t have Dji in my pockets 😜. The air3s does have a few flaws - bitrate, moire, flickering highlights and that obstacle avoidance wobble but I’m confident most if not all those issues can be fixed or improved with firmware upgrades. The footage it captured of the sunset on the return leg was stunning in my opinion.
The only guy I come to for drone tests after the insane Neo testing
@@shaneanagrams awesome to hear - there’s another Neo video coming in the next day or two 👍
Wow I'm lost for words it even had time to film the Forts. That would make a brilliant advertisment for DJI and I must say their products are top notch.
Thank you - ironically we could have spent an extra 5 minutes filming in the end.
I was afraid the seagulls would attack. To do outside of nesting periods !🤐
@@pierrevdd6923 this was definitely outside of nesting season - they get viciously aggressive otherwise. We have a lot of seagulls around here
What a video man, what a test.....
@@BhupenderSingh-mm2rk thanks!
Crazy range test appreciate that even though it could be illegal at least being as safe as possible and doing it over the water is low risk.
That H in a circle for home was the best new feature I ever got in an update. It really helps my assistant, too, as it's usually her job to return my drone.
@@riparianlife97701 oh I like the idea of having an RTH assistant buddy!
Ohh... you can see the current flowing away from you along the pillars that support those metal monstrosities. I guess that explains the wind flowing away from the coast. This test was very exciting too!
Awesome flight! Man, I love my Air 2s and really don’t “need” a 3s, but I love long distance flying so much. Just SO tempting. If I hadn’t already pulled the trigger on the Avata 2 earlier this year, I’d be all over this.
@@speeddemon467 thanks - even the avata 2 is an awesome drone - I love mine.
You should try a real long range fpv quad like the helion 10. You can fly for up to an hour with a 16000mah battery and fly around 23km away
@@Gowieee that’s quite a beast- how much does it weigh with that battery?
@@dronewilder5234 you’ll be looking at around 2.2kg without go pro. My Moz7 (7.5”) weighs 1.8kg with a 8000mah li ion battery and GoPro and achieves 25 min flight times.
I have flown 6km away on my first Air 2S about 2 years ago. Damn beast. I barely made it back an dmy heart was pumping harder than the first time I had sex LOL.
4:00 definitely felt like the end of The Dark Knight Rises for all the reasons. Lol
What a epic Range test!! with mostly running in Sport mode and still had little over 10% of battery left round trip is just remarkable!!
@@Blace5 yeah I was stunned.
Fun to watch your channel do daring things with the drones! Thank you for the entertainment.
@@Wisskey8t9 thanks
Whether it's technically allowed or not, you weren't risking anything there, nobody to be injured, the biggest risk would be littering, but considering the amount of sewage the water companies are pumping untreated into the rivers and sea's every day, I think the risk is minimal ;)
Thanks - I’m a massive fan of people using common sense first and foremost and that’s what I wanted to bring across here. Rules are getting tighter and tighter and inevitably people may try to bend the rules - I’d then rather people don’t completely endanger public or property if they choose they have to (even though it’s still wrong)
@@dronewilder5234 Totally agree, common sense is what we should all be following (how common it is, is debateable...).
We all have a responsibility to not do things which are going to harm our hobby (and, for some, their livelihoods) going forward. The rules are already over the top, IMHO, let's not make things worse for ourselves!
@@dronewilder5234 As Douglas Bader famously said "Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men."
You do have line of sight if you think about it, like if a chopper or plane or anything was flying ridiculously low with a human on board you would be able to see and hear it at that range, you’d have as good a chance at getting out of the way if it was right next to you, maybe moreover because you would see it coming from farther away.
@@geoffreywareing8858 true- still I’ll better focus on some Karen friendly videos for a while 😂
Great video what a historical destination.
Furthest I have flown out is 3000ft I get spooked haha......
@@alexcuster1280 definitely a fascinating destination - we are lucky to have so much history around us where I live
The Henry Cavill of droning. Thanks for the video mate.
@@juliomoran6044 glad you enjoyed it bud!
Hi from Alan Birmingham man just to say your footage on the distance of your drone, he’s amazing, as it put me peace of mind even so as i purchased the same drone in the combo less than a week ago what the drone is capable of doing as all the reviews up to now I’ve been amazing about it. As I’ve even got mavic 2 Zoom that i purchased when it first come out and still get great enjoyment of using it. Well, it was a pleasure watching your latest footage and review on it as I’m forwarding your channel. Best wishes.👍
Thank you very much!
Now I understand why leaving collision sensors switched on consumes so much battery power. Before watching this video clip I thought those sensors consumed power simply due to the computing those sensors require. Now I understand that the sensors cause oscillations of the airframe that drain a lot of battery power. No FCC or CAA where I live so I can apply the wisdom found in this clip every time I fly my drones 6 miles out.
@@riverbankfisher you’re lucky to live in such a free area. Glad the video helped
Excellent stuff!!
Congratulations! My Air 3S' top speed is 54 km/h in normal and 97km/h in sport mode. Is it because of CE regulations that your 3S is significantly slower? Based on experience of my Neo, you do need to fly as fast as the drone allows to save battery if longer range is priority. But I don't have enough milage with the 3S to say for sure. So thank you for testing this.
@@cheungarrie123 no we intentionally reduced the sport mode top speed to 54kmh to maintain that speed for efficiency. Alternatively could have just turned collision sensors off and flown in normal mode.
Flawless. Your video is confident.
The cost of loss in water is high.
The drone is expensive.
You put your own risk on other people sitting in the warmth of the computer and you succeeded.
Great video. excellently presented by commentary and inputs.
I have been flying since 2017 with DJI drones from the Phantom 2 V+, Phantom 3S and Mavic 1 pro and from 2018 to today the Mavic 2 Zoom.
The longest route from me and back to landing was 6km overland along the road...
That was the maximum.
You flew 9.5km and above the water...!
Beautiful, thumbs up.
I have looked and am writing from the Czech Republic .
@@bullDJI thanks for watching and the kind comments. Drones have evolved a lot since the Phantoms haven’t they!!
The Maunsell Forts, Red Sands! Wow. Always wanted to see them in person. But haven't managed it yet. Awesome target for flying. ❤
Same here - getting a boat there is a bit of a mission (I know there are tours etc). For the air3s it was a mere 5-10min flight. Risky though if it’s windy - easy to get caught out as range will then drop.
I've done 9 km with my Mavic 3 pro with no problem.
@@riparianlife97701 yes- tbh even the air3 before this had a very slightly longer flight time (on paper). It’s more the concept of exploring turning up at a place to reach a hard to get to remote location and generating some videos even in sub optimal conditions (wind direction etc).
Dude I haven't watched this to the end yet but I have to salute this range test!
@@dannytownsy8455 thank you
Bravo ! love this video !
@@AlphardV55WR35 thanks
I have always believed that line of sight makes sense but in reality seldom works out. In hot climates heat waves can cause distortions at random times as well as glare. I try to follow the spirit of the law
Fantastic, I trust "your boy "took some photos of those battlements would make great big wall photos.
@@chriscflint only took one photo in the heat of the moment but yes 😂
As usual another very interesting video,great footage,looking forward to the next neo installment, 👍 thanks
Glad you enjoyed it - next Neo test is coming shortly and another wacky one
Awesome as always buddy! What a test and that range is unbelievable and still managed to have a look around when you got there! Dji are the best products by far and this test just proves that! Thanks for sharing! Big like from me , well done 👌👏👏👏
@@Drone.vision thanks and always massive thanks for your support man
@@dronewilder5234 absolute pleasure mate , keep up the good work, keep them coming, you got my support 👍
Freaking awesome video folks 👍 ❤️
@@KarlBerlin thanks bud
You are crazy!!! 😂 I'm loving your videos! After I watched the Neo tests you are the person I will always be recurring to when it comes to endurance test! Awesome video, awesome stunt and amazing footage 🎉
Greetings from Uruguay 😜
@@javieralejandromartinezram1786 thanks for your support!
Big Up for the risky test !
Thanks
Wassup, mate?
Awesome location!!!
Yeah it is … it’s a little island just off the mainland of the UK where several prisons are located 😂
@@dronewilder5234 feels great to not be an inmate! 🤣
GREAT RANGE BRO❤❤❤
Amazing job. Grettings from Poland.
@@ryniacz thanks and greeting back!
Nice 🎉🎉🎉 greetings from Philippines
@@joeypatrickhisola7057 thanks - greetings right back to you!
7:47 Epic! 😎👍🏻
Very impressive performance from this drone.the best ive seen yet, i doubt my 2s would do half that distance.
@@ironian24 im sure better range is possible - my pilot landed at 12% and 7% was used filming so probably 11-12km flights (24km round trip) are possible.
Brave testing with this fairly expensive drone ;) for the wobbling, you can also put obstacle avoidance mode to bypass and it will stop wobbling around. Hope for a fix in an upcoming fw update.
@@ricog1497 yes if I recall right even the Mavic 3 initially suffered from this problem to a worse extent until they improved it by fw updates
@@dronewilder5234 Okay, so it is a known problem. So I´m pretty sure, they will fix it. Apart from the little thing, it´s an impressive drone! At least what I can tell so far. Come from the Mavic Air 2.
@@ricog1497 leaps and bounds ahead of the air2!
Simply epic with great sound❣️👌
@@JoJo-nd1xi thanks!
Great test and amazing footage must of been a perfect still day for this with great visibility
@@TheDeadlyraptor it was extremely good visibility (you can actually see the other set of forts in the background in a few clips) but wind was there - very minor but in the wrong direction
@@dronewilder5234 I was looking at on stage to fly out to gas rig at Southport with M3 but wind was very strong onshore
Incredible 👍
У нас в одну сторону air3 обычный старый - в одну сторону ровно на 20км запустили - он назад смог вернуться только 5км- его потом подобрали на авто, поэтому 9.5км это не предел - возьмите ровно 15км и назад! Приятного полета! Mini4pro тоже так же прыгает в полете как лягушка - выходит это датчики зрения такой эффект дают.
Yes the maximum transmission range is much further too as even at 9.5k it was still flawless
i would have thought that just turning off the downward sensors would have cured that “bucking” problem. It was interesting to see those fortifications and it appeared that there were more further out
Yes turning of the sensors would have had the same effect I think. The bucking problem did also occur at quite high altitudes - 50+ meters.
That was a nail bitter dude. Got my sub. 👍
@@garrettbarker4902 amazing thanks for the sub!
My friend can do it around 10.2KM out and 10.2KM back.
Also, you should show the windage ball so we can see the wind direction when u fly.
@@calvin14888yeah I’d think even 11km would theoretically be possible but things can happen. I had my Mavic 3 suddenly shave off 10% of battery in a second once - if that happens out at sea at long range you’re screwed lol. Good idea about the wind ball
Nice music nice pictures
@@neromana2 thanks!
We should discuss that issue with the drone pulling up every few seconds when in Normal Mode. Thats a big problem if it happens all the time everywhere...I need to test my 3S and see if it exhibits that behavior.
@@davidarmenphoto I think it’s more common when flying over water- just seems to be playing havoc with the obstacle or downward sensors. You can get around it by switching off obstacle detection or switching into sport mode like I did. The funny thing is you’d never know it’s happening unless you see the drone in third person view.
@@dronewilder5234 Okay if it’s just over water that’s acceptable! Because that does happen with my Air 3 if I am trying to fly fast when very close to the ground (>10ft). So I assume the reflectivity of the water confuses the drone into thinking it is much closer to the water than it actually is.
And yes, the gimbals are insanely good!! 0.0037 degrees of precision is no joke!
@@davidarmenphoto Never knew that’s the number behind the precision - mighty impressive. Beats the digital servos I tried to use in my first drone projects 17 years ago by a mile
Shaggy would be so proud.
Haha I see what you did there 😎
@@dronewilder5234 Gen Z would have no idea at all.
@@PhillipSkraba an elegant music for a more civilised age…
CE mode held up well.
So, you don’t care about the U.K. drone regulations. Besides flying beyond visual sight you are not registered with the CAA.
It wasn’t him flying… I’m pretty sure it was “the stig” 😂
Have another cup of green tea darling your looking stressed out?
@@tonyrobinson362 Troll much comrade?
@@BrjanBuckmaster im a massive fan of uk drone regulations - hence why I didn’t undertake that flight myself. I spent a good 2 mins of the video explaining my reservations of such undertakings. I very much doubt that part of the video gained me much in the context of the overall theme
@@dronewilder5234 Your drone weighs over 250 grams doesn’t it? Are you registered with the CAA? Your aircraft had no such ID on it.
Thats truly insane... Most ive flown my Mavic 3 is 4KM over the ocean to film whales. I almost didnt make it back. Started heading home at around 75% but the headwind was so strong i ended up landing at around 10%
@@XavierBaker so scary when that happens - I find the mind literally constantly does maths to reassure yourself there’s enough power.
I just bought tge Neo as my first Drone ever because of your tests. Can you please stop, showing me this now ? 😂
But ok. X-mas is coming.
Maybe santa will be nice to me this year
@@DocHempy 😂😂 the next video will be a Neo one (for now)
Impressive, both the battery range AND the connection, FCC no longer needed it seems !
EDIT - Turns out the 9.5km run was done in FCC mode
Nope - 5km is absolutely fine even with CE mode and in real life no one should have to ever fly quite that far (legally anyway)
@@dronewilder5234 Right but you did make it out to nearly 10km here ! Don't remember anyone ever flying out that far in CE mode but battery could have been a factor with other drones, namely the M4P.
@@Peakabike sorry for the confusion - the 10k flight was in FCC mode but the 5km trial run was CE mode. I think close to 10km would be possible in CE mode but my pilot wanted to keep close to the ground to avoid any higher winds so we needed the strongest possible transmission.
@@dronewilder5234ah ok, that makes sense! So a FCC hack is already available for the 3S, that was quick!
@@dronewilder5234 how did he switch from CE to FCC ?
Great test but you are aware that the range test of 20km is for the RC transmission and not a battery range. DJI don't give you a battery range but in mins of flight time. So in reality, this is not a proper range test. A proper range test is to fly as far as you can until you reach 50% of remaining battery capacity and fly it back. Happy testing.
@@Will_Chong absolutely. This was more a practical demonstration of the drone range than a proper range test. For an optimum range we would also have to establish the best speed for efficient distance and then also factor in that even if you fly out to 50%, wind direction and strength can have a play and potentially massively increase or reduce the remaining 50%
Hello, If the flight distance is impressive, so are the range and video feedback !
Video transmission was rock solid - insanely good
Very good result 👏🏼 it's mean this fly 19 km?
9.5km out and 9.5km back so 19km in total. Taking battery to 0 would have probably made it go 22km total
Great location for the test! Were you in FCC or CE mode? Being in the UK, I'd guess CE, but with that range, it must be FCC? I am in the US but have a hack so my Air 2S is in FCC everywhere I travel. The Air 2S has a significantly shorter range in CE.
@@peterinpensacola yeah it’s an amazing location for it - people normally take boats to it to fly drones and capture footage. The first 5km out flight was done with CE mode - signal started to falter around 4.5km onwards at lower altitudes. The long distance 10km flight was done in FCC mode
remember that as the battery drains power decreases! lowering max speed.
@@Sev51 yes especially noticeable when flying in strong wind!
4:04 those forts look like AT-ATs from Star Wars
@@chris or something from war of the worlds yes!
Very informative cool
Glad you liked it
I was watching the footage it took of those sentry things, wondering if it would make it back! Then I realised…
@@reedfish99haha yeah I thought the same when I edited it … bit of a spoiler 😂😂.
That thing should be doing 100KM/h with a tailwind
Awesome long distance video! Wonder if you can program it with one battery with waypoints to record when it reaches the spot then send it out with a fresh battery to do the recording would it do it and return? I love that you can do that but Im questionable in that distance
@@luisrodriguez3009 pretty sure you can do this yes. Waypoints and actions such as start filming or take photos can be programmed and that path reflown if you saved the flight path
@@dronewilder5234 that would be so cool just to sit back do nothing and hope you get the locations correct when it returns or use cruise control which is awesome!
@@luisrodriguez3009 tbh though I wouldn’t recommend it as flying such long distances you really need to keep a super close eye on your speed and battery consumption. Theoretically possible though yes
dont stress about regulations, we all know its BS, and we all know you are keeping them all in check anyway, always ;] ;] ;]
Mind trying it again but this time attach a power bank and see how far the signal goes 😅
@@husseinfarah6885 😂😂👍 scarily far I’d imagine
Does the Air 3S have and even better range than Mavic 3 Classic? I'm toying to decide between the two. Thanks in advance.
@@andre1987eph I think the range is pretty similar but not sure - battery life is about the same but then it comes down to which drone is more efficient at flying distance. The air3 and air3s do have dual cameras and the 70mm is a very nice camera to have. Big issue at the moment which I’ve also noticed with the air3s is moire effect and flickering in bright areas. It also has a fairly large amount of chromatic aberration compared to the Mavic3 drones. So I’d say for features it’s the air3 and air3s but for camera quality at 24mm the Mavic 3 still wins
Still a problem if the sensors are not right, hopefully dji fix it
@@Procharged32 I think they where worse in the Mavic 3 initially too. Obviously not dji are incorporating the LiDAR sensor the whole obstacle avoidance system has probably been rewritten
Is it bugs causing the dramas 🎭 with the vision sensors? I’m in Aus and we do have an excessive amount of bugs so it might be a “me problem”, but one day I had a drone go nuts and I happened to hit the button to look down and it was getting swarmed by bees. I had to go to sports mode to lose them (and then ride 🚲 like crazy out of there) I wonder if the sensors are so good now that they are picking up tiny bugs 🤔
@@tt00 I think it’s more due to flying over water - maybe reflections, lack of visual reference points etch. The drone exhibits this behaviour most when over water. I’d be mighty impressed if the sensors can now pick up bugs! Seagulls - yes!!
Awesome video, but my question is what is the top speed for a uk Air 3s ?
@@johnmfjw pretty sure it’s way over 80kmh but I’ll check
maybe don't crash this one like the Neo lol but still amazing videos man
It would be a very short and very expensive video 😂😂
@@dronewilder5234 yeah lol
Impressive, was it in CE or FCC mode ?
@@Smigster it was CE mode for the 5km test and FCC for 10km. The signal was starting to take a hit at 5km in CE mode at lower altitudes and we had to maintain low altitude in order to avoid risk of being hit by higher winds on the homeward leg of the journey
Question? How were you legally able to do this considering VLOS? I personally have the Mini 4 Pro and wish I could go out to places like this, or wish I could go up to some somewhat far areas I'm curious about such as a cafe that disappeared on a beach or something that looks interesting in the distance. (I assume you requested a flight plan though.)
@@PlutoPlays1 this wasn’t technically legal - hence why the pilot stayed anonymous. However we deemed that due to there being no nearby airports and no properties or public in the designated area, risk was extremely minimal. Essentially it was naughty but not entirely irresponsible. BVLS flights I believe are very hard to get permission for and would require a special license.
@@dronewilder5234 Alright, that's fair. Happy though that precautions were taken though, and that it was looked into instead of just a guy launching it and following absolutely nothing, also absolutely amazing video! I started watching since the Neo videos and seeing how strong that thing is, I cant help but be tempted to get that little critter following me. Keep up the nice content though and its nice to see you are growing!
@@PlutoPlays1 thank you very much!
YO ! This was in Ace Combat if I remember. 😄👍
@@rhysezfpv was it? That’s cool
👏👏👏👏
Cahones… cahones, grande! Lol
😂😂👍
Nice, but no match for my modified parrot disco drone .....over 60 mile range..over 2 hour flight time and still have live hd video feed to my controller using a 4G sim card mod....
@@peter58murray that’s extreme! Very extreme 🤝
@dronewilder5234 I knew other owners with wafer thin solar panels glued to the wings and even bigger batteries than what I had..they had over 3 hrs flight time and 160 mile return trip range ...amazing
@@peter58murray fascinating stuff. Where on earth do they fly them?
@@dronewilder5234 all over UK....
The distance is just one side of the coin, the wind is the other......believe me
@@Mophonic oh I know 😂😂. Many a scary moment
Could you please make a similar video for Avata 2, pretty please.
@@pr0digy94 I’ll be making some content on the avata 2 for sure but not sure about the range test for obvious reasons.
With the mini 3pro I've gotten 6367ft until I had to return I had 6 % battery when I had about 50ft to back that scared me I attempted it again with my mini 4 pro I got around 7000ft and I had almost 4% battery left and had ankther 60 ft to travel before i landed both tests were done in the summer so it wasnt windy windy i recokon the mini 4 would make it half way and already be at 45 50% 😅I'm impressed with that but the air 3s just makes these smaller drones look like paper weights aha 😂
Why not test in Sport mode at 60mph? Be there in 6 minutes.
@@The_Snowbike_Channel sports mode is less efficient and would have resulted in the battery not lasting the complete round trip
How are you getting 9.5km when you are in Europe that uses CE mode?
@@sotosj9 there are hacks drone drone tweaks to enable FCC flying (obviously not legal)
Stupid things? Subscribed. BTW, great video idea.
@@tts8297 thanks for the sub!
How about some "risky", i.e. fast, ActiveTrack testing now ? ;-)
I’ve thought about it although seems a bit flavour of the month and I prefer to stay original but I’ll have a look at what others have done so far 🙂
VLOS?
Hi I have a question for you. I have the mavic mini and I fly it with propeller protection (because I am new pilot) but everytime I try to fly it with propeller protection it really shakes and I am scared about make it fall from sky. What can I do?
Take off the propeller protection, get DJI Care refresh and stop worrying! Prop protectors will actually invalidate your DJI warranty too, so don't use them!
The prop guards shouldn’t make it shake. Have you checked that the props aren’t damaged? A little bit of movement of the drone - especially with a bit of wind is absolutely normal however
@@dronewilder5234 I've seen reports in Facebook forums (so... caveat emptor) that some prop guards can cause poor flight characteristics. I've also seen replies from DJI support saying they will invalidate warranty and shouldn't be used...
Propeller protection ONLY indoors
@@dronewilder5234 No they are not damaged and I realized when I use propeller protection the wind can easily blow away my drone I do not know what to do though (my second reason of using propeller protection is the crows are attacking my poor drone :(
Know any country where it is fine to fly beyond los?
I‘d book a trip tomorrow…
Not sure- but I’d be on the same flight 😂. In reality I can guarantee more than 90% of drone pilots don’t adhere to VLOS all the time - still doesn’t make it right - just saying
@@dronewilder5234I know 😂
You did it so that we didn’t have to? 🤔
@@smart1steve those of us curious about range but not willing to risk their drones/liability for it 😜
FCC MODE?
@@doryovel213 on the 10km flight yes, CE mode for the 5k flight
@@dronewilder5234 thanks
start from 4:42 to skip too much talk.
@@fluxcapacitor3273 sorry a lot was taken up with my „don’t do this at home disclaimer“ 😂
Great test, but too much talking
@@proflex310 I’ll bear that in mind next time 🙂
You're not allowed to fly past 500M even WITH line of sight still
@@KentRoads that’s true based on the official line of sight definition for drones as stated by the CAA correct. Who knows what that number will be in a few years time 😜
Altitude test, please. Unlocked
Bit too risky even by my standards- I’m sure someone else will do it though.
Narcissistic clickbait
The title and thumbnail „Literally“ describe exactly what happens in the video - it’s neither narcissistic nor clickbait.
@@dronewilder5234 only a narcissistic - or someone who doesn’t give a shit about the law - would post a video on YT about a flight which, by your own admission, was illegal. And then people wonder why the CAA tightens the drone rules and laws.
@@stephjant6461 let’s put it this way, if my video means someone else won’t do these tests irresponsibly and over a built up area, public etc, then it’s served a purpose. As motorists, breaking the speed limit doing 80mph on an empty motorway isn’t the same as 80mph though a village.
@@dronewilder5234 It doesn’t matter what your motive was. It was an illegal flight by your own admission - and an illegal flight in the eyes of the CAA. I am assuming you don’t have an A2 CoC otherwise you would have known better than to do this irresponsible stunt. I’ll be sending the CAA a link to your video and I hope they prosecute.
@@stephjant6461 I wasn’t flying it - I made that very clear.
Do not fly your drone over the water
wow, and all in the line of sight of the pilot.......No laws broken here.....
Definitely not lawful but I wouldn’t say it was reckless.
Again, you really impress the $hit outta me...I reckon if someone wants to know if their purchase was the right one, they can just check out your reviews...
Your reviews are by far, the most telling of any particular Drones capabilities, no one does these types of real reviews
Thanks!, Probably helps that I don’t have Dji in my pockets 😜. The air3s does have a few flaws - bitrate, moire, flickering highlights and that obstacle avoidance wobble but I’m confident most if not all those issues can be fixed or improved with firmware upgrades. The footage it captured of the sunset on the return leg was stunning in my opinion.
@@dronewilder5234 ...agreed, the sunset was gorgeous