DJI Air 3: The Complete Beginners Guide

[@Wendago]

This is a great guide. I have been flying for zero seconds. Drone has yet to be turned on but I have been watching dozens of videos and yours is by far my favorite. Clear instruction, to the point and great advice. Will watch a few more of yours before my debut launch. Thank you.

[@ianplested8622]

Thank you for this, straight to the point explaining everything well. I've been flying for 7 years and there is always something to learn.

[@flymypg]

Fascinating presentation that totally makes me overconfident I can do the exact same thing right after unboxing a new drone.

[@Dcrainmaker]

Thanks! The obstacle avoidance and automated modes help quite a bit!

[@flymypg]

@@Dcrainmaker I run, hike and bike with an REI hydration vest with a rear pocket that seems just large enough for a DJI Mini, controller and batteries. Probably in some kind of waterproof neoprene holder I'd stitch together.

[@Dcrainmaker]

@@flymypg Yup, totally works. Not sure exactly which REI vest model you have, but I have something pretty much the same, and used it a ton this summer with the Air 3 & DJI RC in there. It definitely works better with the Mini 3 Pro, as it's lighter and easier to pack a spare bit of clothing around it. But either work fine.

[@zyghom]

man, you are THE HERO!

[@Dcrainmaker]

Thanks!

[@charleskinuthia5728]

The best lecture under the sun.

[@B0ssRWass]

Great video - wanted to add a datapoint that might make you reconsider the safe hand-catch method. I've been using the hand-catch method where you flip the drone over to "fake" a crash and have the props turn off for many years now (Mavic Air and Air 2S). The other week when I did this, the propellers did not turn off for some reason. My hand slipped a bit under the prop forces, and the Air 2S propeller hit my pinky finger. It was not a paper-cut. It cut nearly 1/3rd the way into my finger and stopped at the nail; I almost needed stitches. Just cautioning that the hand-flip method is not fool-proof and you better make sure you have a very strong grip on the drone before attempting. Know that the propellers can do some serious damage. There's also another merged method where you can grab the drone with your hand and continue holding down on the stick so it eventually turns the motors off. This is a good compromise where the drone won't fly away, but should remain stable and not hurt yourself.

[@despareint]

How about we hand-catch it and then turn off the power through the controller? It's the most safest approach

[@forbiddenkalamari]

I'm waiting on my air 3 but even my mini 2 cut me crazy good I can't imagine something bigger. My fpv scared me those props were mean😂

[@despareint]

@@forbiddenkalamari I also experienced drone cuts once now I"'m being 100x careful, good that it happened and not missing a fingertip or else lol.

[@grizzle1629]

You're definitely the friend I wish I had when I have tech questions.

[@johnrobert201]

Love your vid, easy to understand and fast moving, cleared up a lot of my questions. Thank you!

[@GENNARK]

Thank you for this video. 2nd time watching this video. Best I have found so far.👍🏼

[@SLC41071]

Great tutorial! I have an air 3s. Previous was a bwine so not familiar with DJI but I knew they were the best. You have taught me more in one videos than I knew and I have watched all the DJI videos. Thank you sir

[@drlnstza9802]

Thank you so much for this video. So well done. I just received my Air 3 and can't wait to get started!

[@grizzle1629]

How's it going with the drone?

[@drlnstza9802]

Really well! Love this drone!

[@hanxia2986]

Thanks!

[@TheElectronicDilettante]

Yet another excellent how to video for us Quad Newbies. You are brave to use that bike trail. I remember in one of your videos , some lady straight ran over one of your DJI quads. Didn’t even lookup up or acknowledge it happened. People are assholes everywhere. Thanks for the videos. They’ve become a great quad learning resource.

[@PKNEC1]

Thanks for taking the time to post a user guide on the Air 3. Really useful and good explanations on the functions available.

[@nate654]

Excellent video. Been looking all over the place for a drone. Perfectly detailed and well explained. Answers all my questions as a beginner.

[@Pewue]

Amazing tutorial very usefull! Clear and quick. We are saving some money for the Air 3S. And this video will guide me through everything I need to start. First some shots at home in the Netherlands to get used to it and then out to other countries to make some cinematics. Thanks for the video. Dankjewel!👍

[@bobchiggs]

Well done video, well organized. Good job. I couldn't find out much of anything from Dji. If it wasn't for videos like this it would be a hard learning curve and I still wouldn't know all the functions and possibilities.

[@ax818]

Thanks for your outstanding reviews and training videos. You got me up and running with my new Air 3 in no time.

[@agustinteglia1999]

Not all heroes wear capes!!! you are a master!! thanks for such a detailed explanation!!

[@johnnyyu68927]

Thx you very much for this very detailed tutorial guide~ but I think you might forgotten to describing about the "Cruise Speed Shooting" function~

[@markfizzer]

Thank you sir, for your time and effort! This tutorial explains it all! With a bit of luck, I’ll have my air 3 this afternoon. 😋 Ps, wat is Nederland toch een schitterend land hè! ❤️🇳🇱

[@Dcrainmaker]

Awesome - enjoy it!

[@RegimeChangeEritrea]

Excellent explanation. Nice job 👍🏻

[@RYTHMICRIOT]

If you haven't owned a drone previously and are considering purchasing one like this, I would highly recommend evaluating how often you you plan on using one. They really aren't casual devices. I live in a very rural area and when flying it from home, I've had negative interactions with most of my neighbors. They just don't like the idea of someone flying a camera anywhere near their house. You really almost have to go somewhere to use it and it's a lot of money to dump on something you can't just use whenever you want whenever the urge casually arises. For context, I have the Air 2.

[@cassijoanna]

The mini drone really isn't that different it's still a drone. You just need to be honest with your neighbors if they ask and tell them you don't film their houses

[@m118lr]

“Rural”..generally means “out and away from CLOSE-proximity neighbors”. I (we) live rural..3 miles from town on 25 acres. You’d think just looking at the area we were WAY out. Our neighbors (North & South of us) are sharing fencelines of similar-sized properties. WHEN I fly I’m NOWHERE NEAR ANY ‘home’..or people UNLESS I fly on THEIR property..which I don’t do. It’s all pasture and open/brush-type topography. I also have the Air 2S. I’d have to be over their house or harrassing animals or vehicles on the roads to ACTUALLY get into trouble..

[@robskyful]

I live in a “semi rural” area north of Manchester ,surrounded by fields with some industry and housing.When I fly my drones,especially the fpv drone,I send them up and out as quickly as possible.Do not think I would buy a drone if I lived in the city.Air 2s my go to drone then the mini 2,the fpv drone is rarely used.I would probably wait for the air 4.Great video.

[@jackzhang4462]

Yes, almost no use unless for a once a time and sit after 2 years, you found air 5 on market and it worthless.

[@robskyful]

Well jack I didn't understand any of that ?

[@PeterDavila-mx9ni]

I get my Air 3 this Monday. Great video. Thank you. It's my first drone. Looking forward to getting into aerial photography while traveling in retirement. 👍

[@albrunelle2022]

Great video, I learned a number of things today....Thanks

[@Dcrainmaker]

Good to hear, thanks!

[@mattdecelles]

This was super helpful! I’ve been shooting with my air 3 for a while but there were some game changing tips in here.

[@illiyakuryakin3092]

Thank you for showing how to transfer the video onto the iPhone. This is the ONLY Utube demonstration of this I have found. Would you please make another video of this process more completely? I am now a subscriber. Thank you so much.

[@Dcrainmaker]

Thanks - much appreciated! Here's a dedicated video that shows it a little bit more for the Mini 3 Pro, but it's identical for the Air 3: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZXMloCgi66HmK8

[@illiyakuryakin3092]

@@Dcrainmaker That helped a lot. Thank you very much!

[@hsargent01]

Thank you so much for this video! I'm a new "droner" and really needed this. Now to head out into the world and get some shots!

[@wanderjay21]

Thank you so much for your complete beginners video tutorials ❤❤❤

[@WestVirginiasBigred271]

99.9 % of reviews on the Air 3 show people always explaining why they chose the RC-2 Over The N-2 controller. I just ordered the Air 3 and it’s currently showing out on delivery so I’m a bit excited about it. I chose the cheapest option with the N-2 controller for a couple different reasons. 1 the price was a couple hundred dollars cheaper that’s a primary reason. I can always go back later and purchase the RC-2 and extra batteries individually. In the long run I will pay more but sometimes it’s easier to come up with a couple hundred dollars than it is 5 or 6 hundred especially after you already have to pay a grand just for the drone. Another reason is that I already own 5 DJI drones such as the mini 2 mini 3 mini 3 pro mavic air 2 and the Air 2s and I have the basic N-1 controller on all of them. As you probably know DJI released a firmware update making the Air 3 compatible with the goggles 2 but unfortunately you can only use the goggles with the motion controller. That’s a huge disappointment. I don’t know why DJI can’t just allow us to use the goggles with our regular controllers. But I found another solution that will allow me to use FPV goggles on any and all DJI drones. On Amazon they have a tablet called the tripltech 9 pro and it has HDMI ports so that you can download the DJI fly app and then use goggles that also have an HDMI port to view the onscreen display through the goggles. But if I had the RC-2 I couldn’t use the tablet. Purchasing the tablet is just under a thousand and then the goggles will be around 500 but having the ability to use goggles in those hard to see sunlit days will be much easier to get the shot you want.

[@colinbaterip2373]

Thank you for producing this video. I am new to Drones and this was so easy to follow and covered everything I need to get going. Brilliant.

[@kimtran8849]

Hi, I just got that DJI air 3... super excited to learn & watch your vedio for the 1st time as the beginner... Can you also showing us about the pairing process between the controller & Galaxy phone... thx in adv.

[@thomasjohnson5624]

This is the best video I have seen!

[@CCScott500]

Really well done video.. thank you. Just upgraded from an old Mavic and found this useful.

[@GringoFilipino]

Great video as I just got one of these drones as a gift :) Great learning experience for newbies and beginners.!

[@cgcAlikhani]

And i've been saving the money my dad gives me for 2 years to afford this 😂

[@HistoryWarCinema]

Thank you for this video. Just got the Air 3 to spice up my KZbin videos and learned a lot from this video.

[@roccomicelotta3798]

Great video. A lot of good info for a beginner, me… Thank You, Ric

[@3x6pl]

Thanks a lot for this, managed to buy the fly more package for 1200usd, which is 100 usd less than dji mini pro 4 with the same package where I live, or 600usd less than air3s, awesome deal and I wanted to add some basic drone footage to my portfolio for a long time- now I "just" need to learn to fly it :D this video helps a lot

[@tronziebit]

Awesome video! Hopefully most of those features are built in the Mini 4 Pro. Can't wait to see the Mini 4 Pro wind resistance near the lighthouse😊

[@2-adnansameerali555]

The best vid out there. For dji air 3 owners😍

[@junjenejudne8364]

It’s a very helpful to me as a beginner 😊

[@manpreetpannu4917]

very easy and best way to learn . thanks mate .. keep it up

[@Hyenacougar60]

Awesome tutorial - love your work - thank you

[@RachelPorritt-b8x]

So very helpful! Thank you for such a complete run down of everything!

[@marcorocha1764]

Muito obrigado pela sua revisão, a mais completa que já vi

[@emmettreffell4053]

great video. I just got one today.

[@mikec2825]

Have had a couple of Dji drones but really good info Thank you.

[@Brett.Williams365]

Best tutorial ever! Thank you.

[@mtbse789]

Fantastic overview! Thank you!

[@chadkleven]

Great tutorial! I am doing my research for my first drone purchase….I don’t have to buy one right away and am wondering if I am looking at the Air and Mini models, should I wait for newer models to be released some time in 2024? I am unfamiliar with the DJI release schedule in the past. Thank you for any advice!

[@Dinesh_Dronography]

Wow super❤ brother very clearly good explain brother thank you so much Love❤from Tamilnadu India🇮🇳 Recently am added Dji air3 Dinesh Dronography ambur...

[@shawnmainer]

Great video thank you! Just got into the hobby.

[@efthimios]

As an avid ex battlefield 3 player and flying choppers a lot this seems very similar. I just bought one and sat in box for a week just been too busy to set up and play with it .. maybe I shouldn’t tor bought it? But I kept wishing I had one on vacations at the beach especially in Greece … just cool to have and explore

[@patriciayih4133]

A good job. Very easily understood

[@roman1966100]

Fantastic!!

[@RoyDudzic-y6y]

EXCELLENT VIDEO!!!!!

[@flyDJIuk]

What an absolutely fantastic video! Thank you! 👍👍👍

[@Balancinglife]

Fantastic tutorial! Thank you

[@chefb1461]

Great video keep them coming

[@pietrocosta_studio]

Great video. Thank you.

[@kedrickstellway61]

Love the video, thanks for the great info

[@CertsUAsPilot]

Is there a limit number of waypoints users can add? Thanks for the excellent tutorial video.

[@SamMartinez65]

Wonderful guide.

[@thesagarmatha]

Great content!

[@amarentertainments2917]

Great Great review brother...🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@screamingiraffe]

very helpful, thank you for creating and sharing

[@charliedcho]

The best. Thank you!

[@nsvaluto48328]

Great video thanks for making it. My only question is you charge a battery and it takes all day to charge even run put of daylight can it sut full overnight till use next day? Thanks

[@PKNEC1]

Great insight to an air 3 before i fly my own. Thanks. What nut/ screw size did you use to attach the karabiner.

[@radamesortiz4499]

Great video as always. Couldn’t find the link for the mico sd cards. 😅

[@heitordelpupo]

Great content. Thanks man!

[@xcn]

Very useful video, im getting my DJI AIR 3 tomorrow🎉 I will mostly just take landscape photography with it so i got one question, do i need it in D-Log M if i shoot RAW and editing in Lightroom or can the colour grading be set to normal and still be able to get the most out of all data by using RAW?

[@Phocasa]

I noticed when you opened the pro video settings, the camera had chosen a shutter speed of 5000 but the fps was at 60. I thought with video, the shutter should be 2x the fps? I just bought an Air3 and was thinking I needed ND filters. Guess not?

[@thomasgradine9433]

Thank you for this video! Our Air 3 should be here tomorrow. I’m going to repeat the first 25 minutes so I can get the basics locked in my head for when we try it out. One question so, the drone records it’s “home” location when it first takes off? In case I need to use the rth?

[@SamuelJamesVideos]

The reason your explanation of the D-log looked exactly the same on screen was because the color display assist was on. It's basically just a LUT so you can see what it'd look like once you're done color grading

[@PatriciaDonato]

Great video

[@deanmullins23]

How do I take photos with 9:16 or anything I can upload to social media?

[@maxin3231]

Thank you so much!

[@onekgguy]

Thanks so much for the very informational review. I've been waiting for the 'follow me' feature to be ready for primetime before purchasing one. Should i continue to wait or is it satisfactory as it is? Thank you.

[@Dcrainmaker]

I'd say it's normally 'fine'. Not great, not bad, just fine. This was an oddly failure-prone day, especially given that this was actually pretty easy. While I trimmed it down a fair bit, it did stick with me both directions on the final run (the raw filming time of that section was something like 20 minutes...crazy long). That said, on the whole it represents success. If you're out in the open, it tends to do well. If in trees, no chance.

[@onekgguy]

@@Dcrainmaker - Thanks so much. I think my waiting days are over!

[@ruchirsajwan]

FYI those “dot dot dot” are called ellipsis. Thanks for an amazing comprehensive guide.

[@michaelxh8]

Thank you very much for this

[@Andy360Foto]

good video......what thread is on the carabine?

[@DanielKlach]

Is it possible to modify the speed of reaching individual waypoints in real time? I would like to record an obstacle relay race from above, but each segment requires a different speed and it's hard to predict how fast each team will run. Would it be better to record this manually?

[@funfriends609]

thanks Ray, very informative and helpful. Must have taken a while to put together. Out of interest, what do you use to record your audio? Is it a completely separate feed? I checked out your gear page but that was from 2016 so perhaps still not the Saramonic mics.

[@reubenabela3063]

i'm just here refreshing youtube waiting for your gopro 12 review

[@felix120369]

Hi thanks for entertaining and informative videos! Which filter pack ND/cpl do you recommend for Air 3? I want the best.. Thanks!

[@jeffskinner9546]

amazing thank you!!!

[@ResoluteTwo]

Thanks for the video! Did your drone come with a landing pad? Just curious because you were talking about how it’s not ideal to launch or land on the pebbly trail

[@jpalipio3453]

Please do a review of the hover X1 :)

[@omkardongare4220]

Amazing explain 🔥🔥🔥 super ❤

[@Tyashia-yg7xl]

Do you do a exposure and all that kinda of topics , videos ?

[@dhunter48951]

Just bought it today.

[@MIGolfLive]

Here’s what I can’t figure out…the Remote has a mic and speaker, but I can’t figure out how to record my voice as a slate for the clips, or how to playback the audio. Ami I missing something?

[@SyedUmar-th2sr]

Suppose we are alway from drone or drone are at low level like 20ft in garden or under tress.sudenly we need RTH but if i had set RTH HEIGHT AT 200 feets.. My question is that when my dji air 3 prepear him for goto 200 feets (for set RTH position but drone are at under tress so what will b happened.. They did or not colapsed with tress..? Pls clear my confusion

[@mhmphotography400]

Are you getting the high resolutions footage from quick transfer mode ?

[@Dcrainmaker]

Yes, you'll get 4K footage. However, on other DJI drones it won't let you transer 5K footage, nor some slow-mo footage.

[@mikepena6767]

Thank you for the video! Would I be able to take my drone and batteries with me on a plane? I know TSA is strict on L-ion batteries, do you know how many watts a battery has?

[@Dcrainmaker]

No problems with taking these onboard, as long as they're in your carry-on luggage (not checked luggage).

[@BlairAir]

I take off drones all the time on my car. My aluminum car. Did I mention that my car is aluminum? It's attractive too, being a Jaguar, but only to people, not to metal, drones or electronic compasses. Thanks for a great primer! 👍

[@Dcrainmaker]

Interesting - it's always been a problem when I've occasioanlyl tried. Good to know!

[@DeltaXMusic]

Dope!

[@NitemareTrainer]

Hi, I just watched your video and it was great. I currently have an Air 2. DJI is having a 20% off sale right now and I am going to buy an Air 3 with the controller that you used in this video. My question is I have heard that with the screen built into the controller it is much easier to see than when you are using your phone with the controller. In using my phone and I am outside on a sunny day, it is really hard to see where I am flying the drone.. In your experience, is that true?

[@BDX55]

The screen on the RC2 is just as bad as a phone to see in bright sunlight. I would suggest buying a shade that sits over the screen to protect it when packed away and folds up to act as a shield. There are many available on the popular shopping sites.

[@ISigmaVR]

Thanks!