Dji Mini 3 Pro - The Ultimate Fun Drone!
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2023
- One of the best things about the DJI Mini 3 Pro is that it is a FUN little drone, maybe the ULTIMATE Fun Drone! You're just MEANT to have fun with it :)
Although this is a 'test' type of video, I still had great fun on our day out with Caledonia, my DJI Mini 3 Pro. In this video I will test to see if the drone can be turned on and connected to a controller from over a kilometre away!
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Great vlog Robert.....love the quote " I HOPE HE CAN SEE ME " say's you with the camo on..lol
LOL I did not think of that at the time, but you're right!
That was a brilliant test Robert, and you didn't get mugged by the beach goers or their dugs!
Muggers don't worry me. I was actually approached by a big dug who tried jumping up at me but I told him in a loufd voice to F OFF, and the owner called him over. I am not a dug fan.
Keep they wee drones oot the rain Rab 👍
They don't mind a wee bit o rain or snaw ;)
This was a fun video to watch, Robert! Thanks for sharing!
Was a fun morning out! :)
Excellent.
Many thanks!
Amazing Robert, just amazing!! 👍👍hope you gave Eddie a wee dram of that Amber nectar that was available on Sunday live stream!🥃
Tried to take him oot for lunch, but he said he wisnae hungry...!
a good test
New subscriber here and just ordered the DJI Mini 3 Pro yesterday and ca,nt wait to give it a go..Cheers Robert great vids and channel 👍
Thanks very much, Chris, and thanks too for the fuel (coffees). That will really help with my upcoming trip to Loch Ness to see if Lassie and Caledonia can spot Nessie! :)
I've done some of this on purpose. It Sucked more than not.
But you still got a thumbs up from me.
Thankyou 😁👍🏼
Looking a bit chilly on the Ayrshire coast! Surely just getting a fair connection's all the proof o' the pudden you need..? As long as you have an uninterrupted signal pathway then flight should be possible if a reliable connection is established, and with increasing altitude after takeoff the connection should stabilise moreso. My old Mavic Air (enhanced WiFi only) lets me select either 2.4ghz or 5.8 bands but my new mini2 seems to share transmissions straddled between the two bands - so far I haven't tried to override that. If these mini drones allow you to select a preferred band, then I think you'll find that 2.4 will almost certainly carry farther than 5.8. The higher the frequency the easier it is for it to get attenuated by increasing distance - or transmit pathway obstructions. Plus - I think that the CE transmit power in the higher band is reduced from that of the lower 2.4 freq, Hope this helps with these experiments?
Aye, getting the connection is all the proof, but I needed to fly to see just how far away I was! :)
Interesting thoughts about the 2 diff frequencies. There could be a couple of tests in there!
This was brilliant Robert! You took what would usually just be a "Test" - turned it into a fun "what if", a "then" and a "let's see" for which "we came", and "we saw", and "we found out" and ultimately, now "we know" to which I say:
"Thanks'
Thanks very much for your kind analysis, John. It fits my video (and me!) to a T!
that's been good to see. gives me confidence if ever I have to land my drone out at any time.
These drones - and I know I keep saying this - are like 23rd Century tech!
Impressive!!! Great job, Caledonia!!!!
She loves comin' out and havin' fun! ;)
Great enjoyable test Robert and it demonstrates the signal strength nicely without any obstructions 👍
And sometimes, I was even facing away from Caledonia!
I certainly have a lot of fun with mine
Awesome test!!
Thanks 😁
Very interesting experiment Robert.
Great video Robert. Lovely quiet beach to do your flight. Impressive distance.
Many thanks!
Really interesting vid Robert, certainly something tto ponder 🙂
Probably won't work to fly from your back garden to your flying location, but it's an interesting idea :)
@@WindsweptRobert Yep, but all adds to my very limited pool of knowledge 🙂
In the pub, watching the football, pint of Proper Job IPA and a Windswept video at half time. Bliss 😁. I intend to do a similar test myself Robert but at 3.5 km. Even with my grandsons eyesight, that might be a homepoint too far for CE mode. Good timing, now back to Everton for the second half. Well done, see you for the livestream later.
3.5km would be great. The furthest I could find without hills was this beach and 1km :)
Great test Robert. Very interesting. I started to wonder if that would have worked for me a couple of weeks ago, but not a chance. I had the drone with me, but I'd left all three batteries charging at home!! 🤭 And the missus was with me! Had to go home and get the batteries!! 😣
ouch!
Excellent test Robert and great control in landing on that rock.
I’m curious now….bit of a “what if” moment……….what would happen if your friend wasn’t there…….say you flew the mini 3 away from you, say, one kilometre, and you landed the drone somewhere you could see was safe. Land it, stop the motors, but, leave the drone switched on. Left it for ten minutes in that position, then, sticks down and in to activate the motors, then take off and return to your position. Would that work, or would you overheat the on board sensors. It could be a great way of landing to a place…say, a fox den, and waiting for the fox to come out and you could film it up close. Then take off when finished filming. Just a thought. Enjoy your vlogs, stay safe up there…..winters coming !
Actually, I forgot I was zoomed in when I was trying to land on the rock - that made it much more difficult!
Good test Robert.👍 You probably walked two kms but Caledonia took the short cut to you😁. Hope your battery didn't run out before getting back to Eddie..🤣☘
Actually, it hit 20% when it was down at my end and so I decided to walk. back to Eddie with it instead of flying it back :)
It would be interesting to compare the test using the RC-N1 and DJI RC controllers !
I might just do that, Tone! ;)
@@WindsweptRobert Those results would be very interesting considering it would be at a location with minimal to no external interference.
Only thing is it would mean walking back and forth a km numerous times to re-pair the controllers!@@TonesDroneVisuals
hi had my mini 3 just over 1.5km mind you it was straight line away from me and bk over a local headland that sticks out in to the channel
😂😂class that man enjoyed that interesting Could you go further 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Probably could go further. It's just finding a longer area that I could test ;)
Good fun Robert. Made me smile. What's your next challenge?
Well, loads of people have been asking me to recreate this very test but with the RC-N1 and the RC. It will mean 6km of walking, which is fine, but also a lot of standing around for Eddie! Not sure if he'd be up for that LOL.
Something for us to look forward to@@WindsweptRobert I bought my Mini 3 Pro about 10 days ago and I have to say that watching videos such as yours is starting to make me feel more confident in my ability to fly it and relax and enjoy it.
That was a good test Robert, I don't think it would work from my back garden though with all the Wi-Fi signal interference and buildings blocking the single, because sometimes I can lose signal at just 600ft away. Maybe you could do the test again around buildings not in a straight line. All though it might work with the Air3 around buildings the single on that drone is amazing. Keep up the good work buddy. :)
I don't think it would work in reality because of interference, but I just thought it was a fun way to introduce the test :)
I've never seen anything like that amount of satellites around here.@@WindsweptRobert
Eh, even here in the US there are still plenty of places where local topography means you can't get a phone signal. :)
Good to know 😉
You need an off-road e-scooter! 🙂
I do! and if any e-scooter companies are reading this and want to send me one, i'd be more than happy to test it along my beach and up the mountainsides!
That was with the RC pro controller! I wonder how much of a difference it would be with the other RC controllers?
Good test though1 🙂👍🏻
I may test that too!
Well done Robert that was a nice test but on a beach and in plain view of the take-off position of the drone and very little interferance, wonder how far with the normal RC Controller and in a built-up area with Wi-Fi interference you would manage then, but nice test all the same Robert, regards TJK UK.
Aye, I doubt if it would work the way I introduced the video, but that was just a fun way of...introducing the video! ;)
(i still didn't buy one of these) i had the idea of placing a drone on a boulder before the day's hiking section on a multi day trip, leaving it on, flying the drone to me, and repeating the same for days. this way i could have the entire aerial footage for the trip i'm doing. (a day's worth of hiking should be what, 10 minutes of flying?) should be quite fun to narrate after a trip, pointing interesting things out on the ground. i'd just be worried whether the flight controller overheats after hours of no airflow around it
What you'd have to be more concerned about is the battery running down if you've switched it on and it's just sitting there all day. Also, the mini 3 Pro tends to auto shutdown after about 5 mins if it's not flying to prevent it from overheating.
A better way might be to just use the active track to follow you as you hike, and have a mic recorder on your body where you narrate a bit as you hike. You can then add that narration in with additional voice-over if required when you come to edit :)
ah i see thank you for the suggestion@@WindsweptRobert maybe with a purpose built quadcopter. the hikes take much too long themselves and while snippets might be nice, the draw of the idea for me is uncut aerial footage of dozens of kilometres at a time.
And don't forget, the majority of us are using the RM330 which has a range of about 5 feet. None of these controllers that cost more than the drone please!
Good point. I may revisit this one with the RM330 and the RC-N1
It's not a complaint, but those fancy controllers are pretty amazing range wise, but costs more than 2 Caledonians combined.. @@WindsweptRobert
What controller were you using, didn't look like the normal mini 3 pro RC. great video thanks
DJI RC Pro
Good test but how would the return to home would work !
It would have sent Caledonia back to Eddie :)
If the phone wasn't working , you could have turned it into a pigeon carrier and sent a note, or used CB handhelds 😃
A bit beyond my wizarding capabilities I think ;)
A thousand meters down the sandy shore,
Caledonia, the drone, began to soar,
A tiny marvel, in the sky it gleamed,
A wondrous machine, like a dream it seemed.
Switched on remotely, its engines whirred,
As it embarked on a mission, undisturbed,
A sleek little mini, with propellers that spun,
Caledonia set off to meet Robert, her only one.
Above the rolling waves, it gracefully danced,
With precision and grace, it advanced,
A sentinel of the air, a silent sentinel of the sea,
Caledonia soared, feeling wild and free.
Along the beachfront, where the seagulls cried,
Caledonia on her journey, she did confide,
To reunite with Robert, her destination clear,
Guided by technology, without a trace of fear.
Through azure skies, she traversed with grace,
Covering the distance at her own pace,
A thousand meters, a bridge to be crossed,
To be with her beloved, no matter the cost.
In this digital age, love knows no bounds,
As Caledonia flew with barely a sound,
To Robert, her pilot, waiting with delight,
Their reunion, a spectacle, under the daylight.
A thousand meters away, their hearts did beat,
Caledonia and Robert, a connection sweet,
In the world of drones and technology's art,
Love finds a way to bind, never to depart.@@WindsweptRobert
Fantastic! Thank you :)
Poor Eddie……. Looked frozen. Interesting experiment tho’.
It was a 'fresh' Scottish morning. I told him to dress for the weather but he thought we were going to a beach in the Bahamas to do the test! ;)
where is that lovley place?
Croy Beach in South Ayrshire
What about built-up area's mate
Very doubtful that it would work there. Was just a fun way to introduce this wee video, or so I thought!
Is 4 miles away from home far enough??
test it! ;)
What if you dont have VLOS when you take off ..
What if you're hungry when you wake up in the morning?
Great Idea but CAA strict on keeping line of site @ all times 🙈
You may not know the regs as well as you think. I'm making a video that touches on this subject near the end. Make sure you've hit the notification bell so you know when I publish it :)
@@WindsweptRobert will do mate , im still learning some of the laws about what can and cant do, learn alot from your videos your knowledge is very useful when im out Making videos of places, 1 of my viewers asked me if i could fly over his business near Glasgow Airport he says if i contact Glasgow Air Traffic control they if not to busy would give me a time frame to fly drone i also need to phone 101 apparently to get an incident number if they ok it , have you any knowledge on this ?
Did you go to Bothwell castle ? 🏴👍🏻
my house is in a no fly zone :(
That is a total bummer :(