DJI Mini 3 Drone Crash

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[@StevieProton]

"Hello, is this DJI?", "Yes it is", "Does my care refresh cover me if I hit an animal?", "Sure, what animal did you hit?", "A fish" CLICK.....................

[@timgodin2114]

Flying fish

[@shelydon78]

Lol

[@Drones_eyeview]

This comments gold

[@Bob.Stoddard]

lol

[@barrygorrell1648]

They do make underwater drones...

[@sim2g]

I appreciate you demonstrating the underwater capabilities of this magnificent drone :). When do you expect underwater control to be included in the update? Seriously now - I'm subbing, this was educative!

[@Chi_know]

Ayooooo im laughing so hard at this hahahahaha

[@dansearle7024]

LOLLLLL!!!! Best comment on the internet!! This was the first thing I thought of too... how the thing was still operating underwater... means now I'm not so scared about flying my Air 2S in the rain anymore hahaha

[@conservovirtus5796]

@@dansearle7024 Another guy flew it with a water hose spraying directly on the drone for a long time. Continued working until he landed it. Obviously, you shouldn't fly it in the rain, but it's a lot more resilient than I expected.

[@InTheKnow855]

Hahaha

[@NorthernKitty]

"I'm subbing"... I see what you did there.

[@bluesteeltraining]

Sorry you crashed. As you found out, taking your focus off your drone for even a second can cost you. Don’t feel too bad, I smashed a $7000 DJI inspire two into the side of a skyscraper. This happened the day I got the drone back from being repaired. 😊I cried for a long time.

[@YoungBlaze]

How much was it to fix?

[@starofdavid9919]

Wow, taking a big hit there, as a novice it does not fill me with confidence when even you pro guys crash drones, baby steps for me.

[@lino277]

Oh God , i would hate myself for that one 😂😂

[@MrStraciatella]

Dios mioooo. Eso si duele en el alma. Solo despegar un Inspire me haría sudar y temblar. Mis condolencias

[@Matt-nj]

I just got my DJI mini 4 pro. The image is so amazingly sharp and colorful. Baby steps for me too! I played with a few of those garbage E88 toy drones, so I have some idea of what to do,

[@harleyvlogger8388]

Flying backwards will get you in trouble too. That's pretty amazing that the cam is still working under water! I crashed my Mini 2 in the water one time (it hit a twig and went down into the creek) Submerged in in rice for 5 ays and it worked like new.

[@ChristianParkesArt]

wow!

[@raykeogh1972]

It was going sideways that killed it with no sensors there, many the mini 4 will have all around sensors (hopefully)

[@metalshreddersc]

lol ❤

[@skop1219]

Guessed right it does

[@coleverret2269]

Lmaoooo ngl you fly that thing like a jackass man right on

[@MelodicVortexGaming]

I just felt a great disturbance, as if millions of DJI drone flyers cried out in anguish...

[@SouthWestJeff]

I'm surprised the electronics didn't short out as soon as it hit the water. Pretty good on the "water resistant" scale.

[@MrRaymond1021]

Not cool... We all make mistakes, we need to learn from them. I thought it was a great flight until the end of course. One thing I Don't do is fly sideways near trees. I do when at the ocean, other than that, I better be higher than the tallest object around. I'm not going to beat you down because of a mistake. We all do. Just remember your surroundings for the next time. Take care, and good luck. 👍 👍 👍

[@gordongrainger6975]

Flying carelessly and not paying attention to the surroundings results in a crash.

[@shelydon78]

Lol gordon

[@jameshatchett8095]

So what happened to the collision avoidance?

[@kekagiso]

​@jameshatchett8095 there's no side collision detection, only front back and up down

[@raymorrell3370]

​@jameshatchett8095 this is where reading and understanding the aircraft manual is helpful. This drone does not have side collision avoidance.

[@carloshgrant]

Thanks Captain Obvious! You saved us again.

[@kamsithor3139]

Who ever lost a drone feel the horror of seeing this 🙂🙂

[@philgurns]

I'm surprised the drone still filmed up underwater! Hopefully, you recovered the drone, those pesky trees 🌳

[@precisionflight2296]

Must’ve found it to get the SD from it

[@pdtech4524]

​@@precisionflight2296 Not necessarily, it is possible to screen record the footage and my Mini 2 records a lower quality video feed to my device!

[@MobileGamingLegendz]

Dji coats the boards with a water proof sealant. You can actually fly them in the rain. Its not recommended but can be done without hurting the drone. My guess is he recovered the drone and it still works.

[@CanItAlready]

@@MobileGamingLegendz Things that can be taken out in the rain can't always be submerged.

[@MobileGamingLegendz]

@@CanItAlready Totally correct I should of said water resistant. Good flag.

[@contentlessincali602]

I’m sure all drone operators have experienced a drone crash, live and learn my friend. I hope your next flight is a safe and enjoyable one. 👌

[@MelodicVortexGaming]

I can confirm this. I crashed my first drone in a tree & it was stuck up there for hours, beeping, & probably disturbing half the neighbourhood. 😐

[@TacticalDroneTV]

You need to be more careful when flying sideways😢😢

[@gjman1972]

Hi as a fellow drone owner (Mavic Air 2S And Mavic 3) and a Part 107 licensed pilot I’m so sorry this happened and hope you were able to get down there and recover it. I feel for you and unlike some of these idiots on here would never make fun of what happened. All the best and again I hope you got it back.

[@applesandoranges3648]

Im pretty sure he got it back for he has the video in 4k, (meaning its not a cache file). Or idk

[@flywithme3578]

Yeah i bet the nice boatsman under the bridge helped the dude out, hopefully

[@lambo_drives]

2:00 that is still Amazing picture quality.... 😮

[@leonwangls]

The underwater scene was great. You better return the amphibious drone to Inspector Gaget when you are done. I heard he's looking for it.

[@Silentaudits7]

I'm on the case Penny ! 😂😂😂😂

[@chatrkat]

It’s a year later but your video is still good information for me, a newer pilot of a Mini 4 Pro. I’m sorry that happened to you, and I’m quite surprised the camera continued to function that long submerged. Obviously you recovered the drone since you had video to share.

[@pdtech4524]

Incredible how this Mini drone comtinued to record submerged, I guess freshwater? Hopedully you recovered and learnt that flying sideways without having good awareness of the drones surroundings is hazardous⚠️😲 I've added your channel, hopefully you'll connect with another Mini drome pilot?

[@dallasfortworthfoundationr8215]

Damn, I didn't know my drone can be used underwater...

[@dapre]

You just exchange those Heli props with the U-boats props from Dij, and go for a dive...its amazing

[@diverbrent]

Hey bud, sorry for your loss. That's the worry when flying sideways. I dove my Mavic Mini-1 twice in fresh water. I immediately took it inside and stuck a hair dryer up it's butt for an hour. I then put in a fresh battery and flew like nothing happened. Thanks for sharing!

[@queirozdrone]

What an amazing view but the crash was horrible😮 I'm here flying on a mountain region of Rio de Janeiro Brazil 🇧🇷

[@SevenBrandys]

Just relieved no one was hurt, looked mighty close to that road given the height.

[@JaroslavBengl]

Sorry to see your drone crash... Did it work after accident?

[@TF23DayRespawn]

Would the mini 3 pro have avoided this? I understand that it doesn't have horizontal sensor detection, but would the peripheral version of the sensors have picked up the branches and stopped?

[@drummeranimal]

The mini 3 (pro) has no sideways sensors so it will not pick this up. The Mavic 3 (now called "classic") has 360 degree sensors, but still has trouble picking up those thin branches so it might crash just as well.

[@rfcdgaf]

@@drummeranimal Mini 4 pro has all around OA now

[@drummeranimal]

@@rfcdgaf Sorry, but no left-right detection. The Air3 has full objective detection.

[@drummeranimal]

@@rfcdgaf Sorry, but no left-right detection. The Air3 has full objective detection.

[@Steven_Rowe]

I get the impression you were flying sideways and there are no sensors on the side. Is this correct? I'm interested because I have ordered a drone and am watching videos on it and trying to learn including by mistakes. Thanks for the video and I'm sorry it crashed.

[@asturiancetorix2552]

You are right, the DJI Mini 3 doesn´t have any avoid obstacle sensors but downwards. The Mini 3 Pro has forward, aft and downward sensors (they may detect obstacles up on some angles tho), but not side sensors. To have 360º protection youn need to upgrade to the Mavic 3 series. On many models sensors are off when flying in Sport Mode, so ir really doesn´t matter...

[@SkyMaus]

Oh wow! 😶‍🌫⛅I wasn't expecting that much footage at the end! did you have to download that from UAS or did you have an SD card in your controller? I've lost at good amount of propellers learning to pilot and running into trees. Speaking of nature, what a beautiful ravine! ☁😶‍🌫☁😶‍🌫✈

[@ugnbugn]

Sorry to see this disaster Joseph. I’ve lost one in the sea and flew sideways into a tree, luckily I recovered the second drone. Did you manage to recover yours from the lake?

[@SouthCoastDronesUK]

Oh no I hope its OK it looked like you were in sports mode with no obstacle avoidance turned on.

[@illogicalreality]

The mini 3 doesn't have obstacle avoidance. Only the mini 3 pro

[@leonardwolverine4377]

No obstacle avoidance in sport mode.

[@jSyndeoMusic]

Not to mention that this was sideways flight. Only Mini 4 Pro has omnidirectional obstacle avoidance. M3P only has forward/backwards.

[@daphnedevi]

Looked shallow… Did you locate it and fetch it out? I crashed mine in a river last month (flew without GPS signal and the wind bopped it laterally into a branch… that’s my story anyway 😉)… it was submerged for 5 minutes and I was able to get it working again just fine after a week of heaters, fans, silica gel packs, and waiting.

[@barrygorrell1648]

Obviously the drone was retieved, otherwise there would be no video to share. No worries with your drone being submerged for 5 minutes. I've experienced drones being submerged in mucky river water over night and then flying and filming perfectly after rinsing off and 2 days of drying out.

[@daphnedevi]

@@barrygorrell1648 wasn’t sure if you only had the video saved from the controller sd card (my drowned sd card was the only thing corrupted when submerged). glad you got your bird back.

[@viking4silver92]

From all drone crashes I’ve seen 99 % of crashes are from not paying attention to surroundings and what you can’t see because you didn’t check out first before just getting shots

[@kinocchio]

Did it crash sideways because that drone does not have side sensors.

[@kylewood8327]

Man that sucks, were you able to recover?

[@aaroncrumbley]

Okay but, are underwater drones a thing?

[@michaelortega5185]

Thanks for sharing your experience. Wonderful location hope you retrieved the drone.

[@SAdamKessler]

Not to be a smartass, but he did upload the footage . . .

[@mavicairflyeruk]

@@SAdamKessler not to be a smartass but you can retrieve the footage from the cache 🥺

[@SAdamKessler]

@@mavicairflyeruk touche

[@SKYLINEFILMSBRASIL]

On similar case scenarios, a Mini 4 PRO will save many drone pilots from a tragic loss like this. Thank you for sharing this as well as for the incredible capability of this tiny peace of advanced technology to survive underwater.

[@Alexander-nc6mx]

This is one of my worst fears flying drones, what a shame. By the way i would watch out with the description of this video. I have heard of channels receiving strikes from youtube because of something called "keyword stuffing" which is where you put a bunch of search terms in the description. it does seem like a good idea but for some reason yt don't like it which is quite annoying so just a heads up

[@TheMajkla]

Instead of using those keywords one could just add tags to the video.

[@Alexander-nc6mx]

@@TheMajkla yeah I am pretty sure tags are fine

[@jcflying8763]

If you have the REFRESH you can file using the flyaway. You’ll get a replacement within a week. The charge will be a small amount because DJI isn’t getting a drone back I’ve done it a few times before with no problem

[@flightographist]

Not necessarily; I have refresh- used it once for a crash and they sent me a new drone, no charge. Then, I crashed it into the river filming kayakers, they wanted me to file a flyaway so I did. That one cost me 500 bucks.

[@jaredglass2562]

So what I'm gathering is get the "refresh". I'm looking to get my first drone soon. How much extra is it to get the " refresh " and what exactly is it ?

[@NinjaKiller1022]

This is a great example of why you always have your drone in line of sight at all times, especially if your drone doesn’t have the necessary optical avoidance sensor capabilities to keep it from running into obstacles.

[@patrickeul]

I've had this happen los. The depth of field isn't great at distance when the drone is facing you and especially when tree branches are bare (ghost branch).. A foot here and there can ground ya. Say'n. Thanks for posting OP.

[@seannichols6264]

Flying sideways will get you every time, same thing happened to me a couple of months ago but luckily landed upside down in the grass and only broke two props .

[@lienswright]

My air 2 smashed into a building on its second flight thanks to flying sideways

[@BIGGUY401]

GPS failed? Because the tall trees blocked the signal?

[@JoshConnectMedia]

Wife and kids coming to see daddy fly but .. drone is gone scuba diving. I hope you got dji refresh package. Also in the near future that you got a new drone , kindly fidget with the settings on the controls .... get a smoother set of settings on the sticks and movement and then your panning or side moves would be smoother and slower depending on the shot you wanna have. Map out your area to fly so at least you may be aware of the possibilities....

[@halesworth01]

Did you not know that if you operate any DJI drone above water that water is MAGNETIC to DJI drones, they instantly become attracted to it, either directly or by the other thing that attracts them trees!

[@Yuwtagamingchill]

I love it please make more😂😂😂😂

[@doeplatform5285]

Does anyone know where this is? This is such a amazing scenery!

[@DroneCowboy.59]

Ops Next time you will know 🥺. New Sub and let’s keep on droning safely always Brother, Stay safe out there Cheers 🍻🍻✌️😎

[@BoomerActual]

Did you get it back?

[@davejblair]

Heart breaking.

[@PlaneShorts111]

is this the mini 3 or the mini 3 pro?

[@Tomlinsky]

No VLOS, no side-sensors, tree-branches... this would have happed with either model.

[@WestVirginiasBigred271]

Did you get it out of the water? You have to be very cautious when flying close to objects especially sideways. I have both mini 3 and mini 3 pro I love both drones. I’m uploading a video from my mini 3 now from a flight across town today. Great little drone

[@bikin_n_dronin]

Ouch. Not sure if you were flying a Mini3 or a Mini3Pro, but the Mini3Pro doesn’t have any side sensors, and of course the Mini3 has none.

[@torsandmors]

that was a really stupid thing to do lol ive subbed you just to see more crashes .thanks for entertaining me

[@sreenithushara3293]

Perfect Example of how to fly your drone when you needed a new drone...

[@Panos835]

I had a similar crash and unfortunately had to replace my gimbal which was destroyed 😢 Did you manage to restore the dji from the water? Impressive!!!

[@PH-md8xp]

Aww, sorry this happened. It’s easy to do. Hope your drone was recoverable. 😢

[@simdronic]

You were getting a great shot, you were in a really good place. The side sensors would make the mini 3 pro a perfect drone! I hope you did the dji care refresh for your mini 3 pro 😅

[@reiswekker1]

You won’t get a new one, maybe a discount. You were flying sideways, that isn’t covered even if you’re flying sideways just a little bit (I discovered the hard way)

[@Ares0025]

​@@reiswekker1 what? I don't believe that's true link please 😅

[@visualjon]

Crashing in perfect conditions, good effort. Gave it a thumbs up.

[@Carlos_Tito]

The best pilot in the world

[@WaterfallWhispering]

Incredible it stayed on…I have crashed now twice into a tree and also a waterfall and almost instantly it stops recording once it hits the water

[@N7DRONES]

Never fly sideways no sensors in sideways moves on the Mini 3, fly only forwards or backwards if you want obstacle avoidance

[@illogicalreality]

The mini 3 doesn't have obstacle avoidance. Only the mini 3 pro

[@JoshConnectMedia]

You can fly sideways no worries with that, but you should know your route ... the obstacles around your path and if possible fly with a line of sight .. I guess he got glued onto the scenery that the drone was taking and likely forgot to observe his environment as the mini 3 got no side sensors ...

[@WalkerB2730]

Sad, sorry you lost your drone. Forgot the proximity settings... Dohl

[@east.suffolkdronephotography]

It’s just fresh water, possible to dry out and get it running again, IF you can find it!

[@heinztillig4455]

in welchem Land wurde der Film aufgenommen?

[@IndelibleHD]

Dude was all over the road with that drone ☠️

[@randomrazr]

so did it get replaced?

[@不死原飴羽]

This is why I hesitant to buy any drone without the side sensors, but those who have it is so expensive, meeh

[@barrygorrell1648]

Side sensors aren't totally reliable. In fact no camera based OA is full proof. Small objects like twigs and wires are easily missed. Go ahead and by what ever drone you can afford WITH 2 years of DJI Care! It's the best $200 you'll ever spend.

[@mjones82]

Nice underwater footage

[@Faluthe]

Sorry buddy, that side way flying got you. Thanks for sharing so we are all careful.

[@lyhasbf]

it happens ,I lost mine in the sea a mavic pro ,I kept the video running till the end ,did the drone work again ,take care

[@robertto4286]

😲😲😲 długo nagrywał do wodą 🤕 czy działa?

[@scandalinyourlife4473]

Damn brother, hope you got it back.

[@kenweller2032]

It must have been recovered. That quality of video had to have come off the card.

[@jwsibelievehikeandfly2272]

I though the new Mini had collision control?? I got the mini 2 was thinking of getting mini 3?

[@christopherwiley01]

That really sucks! Did you ever recover it?

[@logger711]

Daaaaaanng ratshit bro, hopefully shes still working, keep practicing, youll get better

[@parkerhannifin5927]

So you kept the drone 2 months that's it ?

[@shelydon78]

Thanks for sharing...thanks for the laugh

[@dbdigital5880]

Did you get it back Bruh?

[@evanc8919]

Is that croton on the Hudson? I flew that bridge in the fall.

[@zudrummer]

Makes for a good fish scaler too?

[@Legendpilot]

I fly Loch Raven, often! Watch out for the f’ing swallows! Oh, and trees, watch out for trees..lol.

[@TheLiveNature]

Greeting , nice shared, i liked this , i just subscribed to your channel +35 , full support , have a nice days 👍🏼🌳

[@kyonkyon2010]

Is Loch Raven Reservoir?

[@quazar912]

you should always have dron in sight. no matther how far it is, side sensors aren`t much help, event front or rear can fooled you if you fly in the woods

[@Day1Adventures]

Nice views till😢

[@Distrax]

This screams like you had a beer to mutch

[@ChiRat22]

I’m embarrassed to upload my crash video. Same exact scenario. Side travel on a Mini 3 without side sensors.

[@tonysimek]

Well, thanks for sharing. That was really something.

[@Nastaran.Battles]

I’m so sorry for the unkind comments to kick you while you’re down. Karma is a you know what. I’m sorry you lost your drone. It really sucks. My all time fear

[@aViewFromDownAndAbove]

Indeed I am also surprised it still worked under water... I had it a few times with sideway flights, you are focus on the screen and forget about things around you (mostly trees), hope you could recover it.

[@ScootAroundRome]

it did work for 20 seconds under water .. impressive

[@droneflyernick]

Another crash vid for the Ken Herron best of series. Sorry for the loss bro. Been there, done that myself.

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[@tver84]

This is what happens when you don't keep the drone in VLOS and your just looking at the screen.

[@New-Age-Videography]

I’m surprised it kept recording under water. Shit happens and we all make mistakes. Sometimes they are costly mistakes but lessons learned. The point of it all is to have fun with this hobby and be as careful as you can. Mishaps happen so make the most of each moment and make it count.

[@HikeFly22]

huh wow. nice shot until the end

[@GETROBDTV]

Damn bro that sucks. I hope you purchased the extended warranty.

[@BetterBizTech]

That Hurts. Sorry you had to experience that. Hoping you got it aback and it's OK.

[@dmb0903]

I made all my mistakes practicing on a 50 dollar sima toy drone before I bought my first DJI drone.

[@robodrone5662]

Unfortunately no side sensors 😵‍💫 What about the drone? Greetings 😁

[@Snapper314]

Remember! There is NO Obstacle Avoidance when traveling Sideways!

[@tonybucca5667]

and the Mini 3 (NOT the pro) has NO sensors

[@PhotographyInFlight4183]

There is actually, it's called VLOS.

[@superaijaz]

Your drone crashed because it does not have side sensors. Another reason to go for DJI Mini Pro 4 with sensors on all four sides.

[@salamsatulangit]

That's drone amfibi 😮😮😮

[@UpTheAnte1987]

Tree....no bridge.....no tree....no bridge.....yeah bridge..... tree