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.
I believe you can turn off the collision sensors in the settings while in normal flight mode, could potentially conserve your battery life for a longer loiter period.
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.
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.
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.👍
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.
May I ask you what settings do you use for the remote to achieve that distance? I actually tried something similar with my brand new Air 3S as soon as I got it but I kept loosing signal after just 2km. Similar test, from the beach flying over the sea, RC signal just drops after 2000mts or so😢
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.
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 😜
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.
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.
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 👌👏👏👏
This must have been done in FCC mode! I once landed my Air 3 with critically low battery level after taking panos 6.5kms away of a big buddha statue. Forced landing happened above me at 500m, but luckily could manoeuvre while in descent! Had 5% left and the charging hub wouldn't even want to start charging it. Had to charge it in the drone.
Is there any information about DJI fixing this problem with the obst sensors? I have my old Mavic Air here and no matter how dirty it is, it always works perfectly (I clean the sensors once every 2 months or so)
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!
I have done similar tests over the years, not to see how far a drone can go but to see signal range for break ups etc. I have owned all the Air series and found the Air 3s the best so far.
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
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!!
Amazing video thanks very much. That video on its own has shown people those forts which is something that most of us will never be able to see. Thanks for that. These rules about LOS, i get it but it would be much better if it was an advisory rather than law because its so subjective. For instance weather, eyesight, light conditions. Also, my pal (who is extremely experienced and a much better pilot than I) did a flight over a cliff-edge to film caves up in the north of Scotland. Using the LOS law would have put him in a dangerous position. Anyway, I'm rambling on now. Great video and great advert for the Air3s.
@@Big-G-Photography thanks for the comment. Obviously as a RUclipsr I can’t advocate rule breaking without stirring up an angry mob but technology is advancing so quick, rules should really be adapted a bit. I’m so glad some people see the visuals as the main take away from this though. I also loved seeing these historical structures up close
Interesting. I think it’s simply due to the moving texture of water upsetting the position sensors. Best way to get around it is to turn vision/collision sensors off or switch into sport 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
@@prashanthkn6843unless you want to go all out with dlog m and colour grade, I’d use the following. Use ND filter to bring your shutter speed to 1/60-1/100 while iso is on auto and just about drops to 100 in the brightest parts of the shot you want to expose properly. Then frame your shot and use exposure lock to fix the exposure settings. This will give you a fixed exposure which looks more professional but also lets the drone capture HDR footage.
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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!
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.
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 .
@@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
@@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
@@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.
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
@@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
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
@@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).
@@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
My experience for long range testing is not to fly in sports mode cause you might get too fast and using more energy per KM than in normal mode. Instead, disable the sensors in the app and fly in normal mode. Not shooting video also helps saving some juice, but when you do such things you want to take a video, of course.
@@tomseen5740 yes for that reason we limited the speed in sports mode down to 54kmh. Another way of course would have been to just disable obstacle detection in normal mode but we wanted to be able to switch into normal mode with obstacle detection on
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
VLOS for an Air is like 300m, and that's being really generous. Nice that you acknowledged that you were doing something clearly illegal, but safe. It should be legal, the laws are dumb.
@@NilsTillander thats true - the thing is when rules get too confined people are more likely to break them and then as the saying goes - in for a penny, in for a pound. Better would be to get reasonably attainable BVLOS regulations and licences into the system and encourage people to fly BVLOS responsibly. I can guarantee 99% of drone flyers break some of the rules at some point as it stands.
@@dronewilder5234 Oh, I'm absolutely sure they do. I do as well, as much as I try not to. A3 regulations in Norway are just making flying anything Enterprise near impossible. The Swiss are, to my knowledge, the only one with actually useable legal language for A3... BVLOS waivers and "with agreement of the land owner and of everyone on site" waivers should be made easier to get, with a more transparent process.
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 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
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
you’re RUclips channel is nice by the way. I love the videos you make about DJI drones. I’m still working on my RUclips channel, I love to make nice cinematic videos with drones on my channel
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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 👍
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Yeah the signal is so solid at even that distance
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
I believe you can turn off the collision sensors in the settings while in normal flight mode, could potentially conserve your battery life for a longer loiter period.
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.
Man, it was a nerve wrecking test, but really good. Congrats 👏🏼
What a video man, what a test.....
@@BhupenderSingh-mm2rk thanks!
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!
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!
Fun to watch your channel do daring things with the drones! Thank you for the entertainment.
@@Wisskey8t9 thanks
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.
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.
May I ask you what settings do you use for the remote to achieve that distance? I actually tried something similar with my brand new Air 3S as soon as I got it but I kept loosing signal after just 2km. Similar test, from the beach flying over the sea, RC signal just drops after 2000mts or so😢
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.
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 😜
@@Patronus_shop_UY thanks for your support!
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
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!
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 👍
This must have been done in FCC mode! I once landed my Air 3 with critically low battery level after taking panos 6.5kms away of a big buddha statue. Forced landing happened above me at 500m, but luckily could manoeuvre while in descent! Had 5% left and the charging hub wouldn't even want to start charging it. Had to charge it in the drone.
@@lmhkt the 9.5k flight was done in fcc mode but 5km trial runs worked fine in CE mode
Is there any information about DJI fixing this problem with the obst sensors?
I have my old Mavic Air here and no matter how dirty it is, it always works perfectly (I clean the sensors once every 2 months or so)
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!
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.
Did you put controller in FCC mode as UK is CE mode that is only 100mw output power. Lovely flight.
@@piplawrence2981 the first flight which went to 5000m distance was in CE mode but the final 9.5km flight was done in FCC mode
Amazing nearly 5 miles!! would the standard Air3 also be able to do those distances?
@@pulsar9716 yes absolutely - I believe the standard air3 actually has a minute longer flight time
I have done similar tests over the years, not to see how far a drone can go but to see signal range for break ups etc. I have owned all the Air series and found the Air 3s the best so far.
Yeah that signal is extremely impressive even in CE mode
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
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
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!!
Amazing video thanks very much. That video on its own has shown people those forts which is something that most of us will never be able to see. Thanks for that. These rules about LOS, i get it but it would be much better if it was an advisory rather than law because its so subjective. For instance weather, eyesight, light conditions. Also, my pal (who is extremely experienced and a much better pilot than I) did a flight over a cliff-edge to film caves up in the north of Scotland. Using the LOS law would have put him in a dangerous position. Anyway, I'm rambling on now. Great video and great advert for the Air3s.
@@Big-G-Photography thanks for the comment. Obviously as a RUclipsr I can’t advocate rule breaking without stirring up an angry mob but technology is advancing so quick, rules should really be adapted a bit. I’m so glad some people see the visuals as the main take away from this though. I also loved seeing these historical structures up close
Welldone I'm going to try this on the forts at Cleethorpes.
awesome test mate well done 👍my mini 4 pro does that bobbing also any ideas how to stop it when flying in normal mode
Interesting. I think it’s simply due to the moving texture of water upsetting the position sensors. Best way to get around it is to turn vision/collision sensors off or switch into sport mode
Amazing location. Great video layout and editing!
Glad you enjoyed it
Dude I haven't watched this to the end yet but I have to salute this range test!
@@dannytownsy8455 thank you
I wonder if the reflections off the water had any effect on the vision sensor's, when you were in normal mode.
@@MrNorthstar50 that’s very possible yes
Amazing job. Grettings from Poland.
@@ryniacz thanks and greeting back!
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
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
Those forts are incredible (and the drone also ;).
@@Buldoboy they are really are - amazing how well they stood up to the elements for over 80 years
Any tips for great video quality and color
@@prashanthkn6843unless you want to go all out with dlog m and colour grade, I’d use the following. Use ND filter to bring your shutter speed to 1/60-1/100 while iso is on auto and just about drops to 100 in the brightest parts of the shot you want to expose properly. Then frame your shot and use exposure lock to fix the exposure settings. This will give you a fixed exposure which looks more professional but also lets the drone capture HDR footage.
And another interesting video on the neo,😊keep testing, 😁
Thanks!
Dear I have a question, I already get drone operator from UK aviation authority last month, and if i need to visit UK from Saudi Arabia, what is required eals to fly it out ?
Hi, you will also need a flyer id. The info you require should be in this link:
register-drones.caa.co.uk/individual
تجربه جميله جدا وفيديو شيق .. اشكرك اخي بكل فيديوهاتك حقا رائعه شكرا لك
Thanks, Glad you enjoyed them
@@dronewilder5234 العفو اخي الكريم.. وطاب مسائك سعيد ☺😘⚘👍
You are very welcome
Balls of steel mate- earned yourself a sub 👍🏽
@@ramlinz5953 thanks for the sub and welcome to the channel!
@ i have done 2500m range test on Neo and uploaded video after watching you
That is very good 👍🏻
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 😂
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!
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
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
Bravo ! love this video !
@@AlphardV55WR35 thanks
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!!
Whow just wondering how deep the water is out there were those platforms sit there huge pretty neat whow what more can i say .
I don’t think it’s too deep but very impressive that they’ve survived 80 years in the water. Quite a few windows are even still intact
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
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
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.
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.
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
Did you buy this drone OR did DJI gift it to you “for testing”? Thanks for the video
Oh im nowhere near on DJI‘s radar to be gifted drone so I have to buy them all with my own money. Means I can give completely honest opinions though
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
Excellent stuff!!
Is it in dual band on the RC or 2,4ghz ?
It’s dual band
GREAT RANGE BRO❤❤❤
Freaking awesome video folks 👍 ❤️
@@KarlBerlin thanks bud
The Henry Cavill of droning. Thanks for the video mate.
@@juliomoran6044 glad you enjoyed it bud!
Absolutely brilliant!! New sub!👌👊
Awesome, thank you!
Simply epic with great sound❣️👌
@@JoJo-nd1xi thanks!
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.
What controler did you use for this test?
@@Bryan-qj7ot the RC2 for the short flight and RC-N3 for the longer one
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).
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! 🤣
The camera quality is more impressive than the range. Nice work.
@@Surfdronesd thanks - I loved the footage we got in the homeward stretch looking at that sunset.
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
Is this in CE or FCC mode?
Thanks!
5km was in CE mode and 9.5k was in FCC mode
Hello, If the flight distance is impressive, so are the range and video feedback !
Video transmission was rock solid - insanely good
Excelente comparativa, like y suscripción saludos
@@facilitatelavidaconjeremias thank you!
My experience for long range testing is not to fly in sports mode cause you might get too fast and using more energy per KM than in normal mode. Instead, disable the sensors in the app and fly in normal mode. Not shooting video also helps saving some juice, but when you do such things you want to take a video, of course.
@@tomseen5740 yes for that reason we limited the speed in sports mode down to 54kmh. Another way of course would have been to just disable obstacle detection in normal mode but we wanted to be able to switch into normal mode with obstacle detection on
@@dronewilder5234 would be interesting if going 40kmh would leave more juice - ready for another test? :D
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 :(
Nice 🎉🎉🎉 greetings from Philippines
@@joeypatrickhisola7057 thanks - greetings right back to you!
Really incredible the air 3S
Nice video, just got this drone.
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)
Why didn’t you turn back when you realised sorts mode wasn’t on? Then you would have more time at the location
@@rogerhalt3991 sun was setting so was chasing the light
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 😂
Incredible 👍
Impressive thank you for sharing ❤
That was a nail bitter dude. Got my sub. 👍
@@garrettbarker4902 amazing thanks for the sub!
The best drone !!!
VLOS for an Air is like 300m, and that's being really generous. Nice that you acknowledged that you were doing something clearly illegal, but safe. It should be legal, the laws are dumb.
@@NilsTillander thats true - the thing is when rules get too confined people are more likely to break them and then as the saying goes - in for a penny, in for a pound. Better would be to get reasonably attainable BVLOS regulations and licences into the system and encourage people to fly BVLOS responsibly. I can guarantee 99% of drone flyers break some of the rules at some point as it stands.
@@dronewilder5234 Oh, I'm absolutely sure they do. I do as well, as much as I try not to. A3 regulations in Norway are just making flying anything Enterprise near impossible. The Swiss are, to my knowledge, the only one with actually useable legal language for A3...
BVLOS waivers and "with agreement of the land owner and of everyone on site" waivers should be made easier to get, with a more transparent process.
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
Very impressive!
4:00 definitely felt like the end of The Dark Knight Rises for all the reasons. Lol
Awesome film!
Big Up for the risky test !
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
4:04 those forts look like AT-ATs from Star Wars
@@chris or something from war of the worlds yes!
What is an Aiport? 2:59
@@bp5800 it’s like an Airport but without the r 🙃. Well spotted
@@dronewilder5234 Nothing to do with AI 😅
@ 😂
A Dji LOVER.
@@weipulee until I’m presented with a better, more reliable product, yes 🤷🏻♂️😜
Thank you 😊
Dji o4 is the best answer on tech 😊
@@DionProbo it is pretty darn good
CE mode held up well.
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....
You can turn the obstacle avoidance off with out having to switch into sport mode
That’s correct. We kind of did it the long way round 😂😜
I hope I didn’t sound disrespectful. If I did I didn’t mean to
@@dronemonster6742 not at all bud - you raised a fair point!.
you’re RUclips channel is nice by the way. I love the videos you make about DJI drones. I’m still working on my RUclips channel, I love to make nice cinematic videos with drones on my channel
@ nice - keep it up!