DJI Mini 3 Pro | HOW TO FLY OVER WATER

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[@freeman-1776]

The most important thing you said was Trust the Technology. The first time I heard that was right before I bought my first drone 4 years ago. I was watching Rick from Drone Valley and he said the same thing. I took my time and eased on into the hobby. I've had a few times where I thought all was lost, but I remembered how the automatic return to home function worked and instead of packing up and going home with no drone, I just waited. My remote was even frozen. but sure enough, just like clock work, my Mavic Air 1 returned and landed. I was so happy when I heard it first then saw it. I tried to regain manual control but like I said, my remote was frozen. I didn't have to do anything. It landed where it took off. 4 years later, I'm flying all kinds of drones. I really like the attitude meter the most. I have flown in the dead of night and by learning to read the meter have been able to navigate right back to my position without the return to home function. It is a skill that all good pilots should learn. I watched videos like this one and many others daily to hone my knowledge. That first year was rough, as I crashed about 4 times but once I knew what I was doing I don't really crash anymore. I once had the fan in my Air 2 malfunction. The drones processor overheated and would not take any commands from the remote. I could see it just hoverning but couldn't regain control. I could see the GPS position though and quickly maneuvered to that location. I knew the drone would force land at some point and it did. I was right on top of it as it came down just missing a tall building. The point I'm making is the more you become familiar with the drones functions the better pilot you become. I replaced the cooling fan and fired it right back up again, and haven't had a problem since. There should be more videos like this for beginners. Don't be one of those guys who gets your drone and goes out on a long range flight the first day without any training. Take your time. Step-by-step. Great Video Sir.

[@DeansDrones]

Well i must be crazy my very first flight ever was over the sea! plus you're not wrong my first flight over the sea was so nerve wracking that my thumbs where shaking lol! I started watching all your Mini 2 videos then found out about the release of the mini 2 via your channel so i have learnt so much from watching you that i felt confident to have my first flight over the sea. Still didnt stop me crapping it lol.

[@amateurvisser]

Actually some really good tips in here. I'm a fisherman, so flying over water is a given. I've read a lot about this but never came across tips this helpful. Hats off to the creator and thank you for putting in the work. Much appreciated.

[@TheDukesOfDerbyshire]

My first proper flight was over a river, whoops! I felt confident with it though and was not worried. I guess flying over the sea can be a lot more challenging though with the waves and wind speeds etc. I don't live near the sea but there are lots of rivers, ponds, lakes etc. Thanks for another great guide

[@klmponds]

I have never minded rivers too much...first time was a little freaky but you get used to it I guess. Oceans like you noted could be quite different!

[@jsilfa]

Crashed my Mini 2 at the beach. Dipped it in fresh water to flush out the sand and got it back in the air after drying it. Two obvious problems, the yaw had a hiccup, as if a grain a sand was stuck in it. It never yawed normally again. It would glide away and around if you yawed in a hover. And the camera had a foggy lens, which after a few days in the AC cleared up. On another flight I crashed it at a water fall. Thank goodness it was fresh water. When I got it up again after drying it with a fan, to my surprise the hiccup was gone and now it yaws perfectly fine. The batteries work fine as well. Take what can from that. But take every precaution as laid out in this video; it's great advice.

[@vancouverterry9142]

Fabulous video, Man! I just purchased my Mini 3 Pro the other day so I need all of the coaching I can get and I am watching videos one after another. This video of yours is particularly valuable to me, with safety tips I haven't seen yet anywhere else. I can't thank you enough!

[@DMProductions]

Thank you 😊

[@VinnyDrones]

I agree with Vancouver Terry. In NW UK just got mini 3 pro. There’s a lot of content on KZbin but yours stands out great content mate keep doing what ya doing 👍

[@kevindodds5441]

Great advice, i have just got the mini 4 pro and took it on holiday for its maiden flight, or rather mine, i had a situation where it was fighting the wind and loosing, so i dropped the altitude and it came back safely. Good advice winds tend to be stronger the higher you are, it was just instinctive and lucky for me but had i watched your video first it would have been less of an anxious moment.

[@gdcodurham.]

Preety new to drone flying, nearly lost it yesterday in sea at Hartlepool yesterday i took off immediately after connection, when i pressed rth it went over sea, good job, i was on it 😊 your explanation of immediately taking off before homepoint was updated is spot on

[@bikin_n_dronin]

I’d like to hear your thoughts/techniques on launching and recovering a drone from a boat.

[@Glenrsi]

All valid mentions and a must to remember. Most drone disasters i have seen were due to wind and or flying too far. Things i never ever do.

[@MyViewsOfTheWorld]

Hi Darren, thanks for another good video. Today I was flying over water, a nice river in Dublin (Liffey) but as I was doing so, one unexpected thing: birds started to fly by as I was going. I have no idea why but I just raised it by some 30 meters and flew back. Some birds were on the water so maybe I scared one and it called its mates to attack, but I wasn't very close to it, so maybe they just didn't like the drone. Happily, the drone is back and nothing bad happened to it (they didn't actually attack it). Flying over water can be tricky indeed. I wanted to go under a bridge but I was afraid the down sensors would detect the water and it would rise and crash into the roof and then plumit into the water, so I gave up on that.

[@ChazTyldsley]

Setting disconnect behaviour to hover should come with a HUGE disclaimer. Especially as alot of these recommendations are important but very much for rookies. If the drone dc's and sits hovering in place many folks could lose their drones due to signal dropping out unexpectedly. In situations like filming from a boat it works great but if filming over water whilst stood on land I'd say it's pretty risky.

[@wallygargett1180]

I fly over water all the time as I have a large lake on my doorstep. But, I did most of what you say. Stay close to the edge and practice loads. Now I fly about 3mtrs above the water. But we have a lot of wild life on the lake. If this is the case I fly about 10 mtrs above the water. Then use the zoom. I have started using the sport mode and followed your advice. What fun that is Darren lol. Hope your well, thanks for more great info. Speak soon my friend

[@DMProductions]

Wally sounds like everything is fitting together nicely!! 👍👍👍

[@wallygargett1180]

@@DMProductions thank you. But only with your expertise 👏

[@charlesdove1345]

Oooo this looks good cool intro

[@futurebleeps]

I had an original Mavic Pro and sold it because of all the trash talk about the hobby in the media. Then I got a original dji mini. I have now just ordered my new dji mini 3 pro with the fly more combo. I really can’t wait as this will aid with both work and footage for my KZbin channel. Great episode thanks for sharing👏🏻👍🏻

[@NorthernKitty]

One of my first flights was near an "authorization zone", I was standing just over the edge of the zone about a dozen yards from the shore, and flew it over the open water. When I fired up the drone, it said my location was OK to fly, so I set the home point and I was good-to-go. I flew in the direction away from the authorization zone, got some footage of the shore, then decided to bring it home. I hit "return to home" and it flew toward me but stopped about 5 feet inland but would come no closer to me. It seems geo-fencing was preventing it from coming any closer. I took over manual control and it refused to make the last 30 feet to where I was standing. I was sooooo thankful that it least was hovering over land, but it was ridiculously close to the water's edge. I don't know if GPS positioning has an error margin that large or what happened, since it reported me being outside the zone where I launched. In the future, I think I'll get authorization first even though I won't be flying within the authorization zone, so this doesn't happen again.

[@ToeB91]

Got my mini 3 pro last week and yesterday was first time to fly above water, a small inland lake. I was so terrified that something goes wrong and it falls doen in water. Glad to know about these fail safe features

[@gtmanu]

Hello, excellent video and very good advice, very useful. Last weekend I made my first flight over water (in the port area in the Province of Buenos Aires, in Argentina) and I felt very comfortable, although I was quite conservative with the altitude. I have noticed that the changes of the wind are significant (especially advancing in the afternoon and arriving at sunset) and that of course affects the battery. It has been a fantastic experience, and watching your video I will surely use some tips (I have already used the zoom for quite some time). Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina, a happy owner of a Mini 2!

[@stefanmargraf7878]

I did start the drone on a river from my SUP and landed there as well. Almost no current, but a bit of wind. So i was drifting. I can say, that was risky, managable, but risky. Better you stop for that at a river bank. I did that again in the Rhine: too risky! No control at all. I had to stop at a beach to get the drone back

[@ihymns]

Excellent!

[@grahamfullard3864]

Can’t wait to get my mini 3 pro .had the mini 2 year and a bit . Love my dji mavic as well can’t wait should get it this week oh yessssss lol

[@DMProductions]

Nice one you’ll love it

[@newfoundlandscenery3568]

The part with the zoom it's very smart!Thanks for that!

[@aribert-jahnke]

... Thank you Darren, your Tipps are very valuable and powerful... Greetings from South Germany

[@DMProductions]

Thank you 🙏 appreciate it

[@Auhana50]

Always good to learn to fly your drone back minus home point. If your battery going probably better to take full control and head back.

[@Trubovich]

I have always wondered why DJI does not allow the choice to have RTH to the controller automatically...is there a reason we can't choose the controller as the home-point and not have to manually update it all the time if we are on a moving boat?

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

Just guessing here but surely you only need to update home when either you decide to bring it back OR the drone is running out of battery and tells you it’s going home. I assume you can change home at that stage. I’ll try that next time I’m out with mine. Deliberately let the battery get low and try to make home somewhere else -on land!

[@REB556]

Because it goes off the set gps point, if you lose signal it will go back to the point since it lost connection with controller. At least I'm guessing that's why.

[@Marvin-fn7ks]

That was my question as well. Default to controller should be an option.

[@HeathBlythe]

RTH works with GPS coordinates, hence why you need to update the home point location if you’re on the move. It isn’t dark magic that rules this technology.

[@DroningaboutIreland]

This is timely as I am heading to Lough Neagh tomorrow kayaking

[@paulhoward979]

Excellent & informative advice! Fantastic locations! Wow!

[@UHDGamers-re2xj]

I’m hoping to get one next week, first drone. I will be practicing in a wide open area first for a few days and then going into the countryside before eventually flying over my home city of Bath, UK ( I put UK because there is a Bath in America 😂 ). Some beautiful views here, but with anything I do I always practice first. Because £650 might not be much to some, but I am an unpaid carer and money isn’t exactly flowing.

[@dalerbsr.5061]

You ever think about reading for Audio Books? Definitely not in a weird way, but I could listen to you tell a story all day long! Meanwhile the water thing is a no confidence thing, heck I fear a flyaway even over land even though I home point regularly! lol

[@Dreamscene83]

Would love to see a video on how to FLY INDOORS and all the settings etc. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@stevee023]

Thanks again - another very useful video. Water is a great source of stunning videography and photography - alongside buildings (new and old) and dynamic natural scenery. All great tips though - and another thing (if wind is flat against the drone) would be to adopt the sailing technique of tacking - take the wind at an angle then turn and tack back to the original course diagonally; that way, you’ll make progress, albeit slowly. Sailors have to factor that all the time when combatting tides and winds. 👍

[@ehrflq1234]

most useful video for updating hompoint. MUST SEE!

[@DMProductions]

Thank you 😊

[@usadroneflyer]

Great Video! I am somewhat new to this and water (with I live by) scares me to death. I have ventured out a little more lately and last evening I planed to fly to the Madisonville Lighthouse just before and during sunset. When I arrived I forgot how far it was (.393 miles or 2070 feet) from the only access point, because I've always taken photos there with a 300mm lens. But I ended up not flying for two reasons. One, the wind was a cross wind at 13 mph and two (the main reason), on the power lines at the access point were about 80-100 Purple Martins. I did not want to be 80-130 in attitude about 2000 feet away, and have those pesky birds getting nosey, since they do so when you are over 80 feet. That would not have ended well, so I chose to wait and fly another day at a different time. Thanks for giving me more confidence. I know the M3P will do well... just worried about me!

[@MyViewsOfTheWorld]

Great video as well. Thank you. I really need to pick good songs when editing. Another great tip. Thanks for another great one full of good tips.

[@DMProductions]

If you want good songs Artlist is perfect

[@MyViewsOfTheWorld]

@@DMProductions I will try it. I saw you have a coupon :)

[@timoryan4441]

Heading out to film over some local reservoirs so really good tips for my mini2 as well!

[@DMProductions]

Perfect yes these work for any drone

[@TheDarienJim]

Excellent. I’m a novice but going to try flying it around a ski boat next week. Wish me luck.

[@DMProductions]

Good luck 🤞

[@jonpetersdronemedia4142]

Great advice Dan, many thanks. Keep em coming 😜

[@MrSango123]

very good darren

[@DMProductions]

Cheers Ken

[@88davidw]

Very handy tips, particularly the return to home considerations.

[@CliveDrone]

Another epic video Darren. Got the proper LR presets just now. Many Thanks!

[@DMProductions]

haha nice one hope you enjoy

[@SamRostol]

Love how you "landed" the drone in your hands in that boat :P Cheeky!

[@DMProductions]

Haha pro landing 😂

[@georgekelly1948]

Great tips. Thanks, Darren. Cheers from Wisconsin.

[@DMProductions]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yaakov6036]

Thanks for this video he gave me more confidence to fly over the water🙏🏽

[@DMProductions]

Perfect that’s the goal

[@lombokpropertyinvestmentlo7324]

@@DMProductions Does the litchi app work with this drone? or does it have waypoints like mavic 3 pro?

[@rafhaelhaddad]

dude, i follow a lot of droners and filmakers.. u r in my top 3.. so carismatic! great job. Continue this way!

[@DMProductions]

Thank you 😊

[@nathancarwell8570]

Just came back from my trip to the ocean and I wish I had seen this video before. It would have given me a lot more tips. Thanks though so much for this video and I will be incorporating these new tips thank you so much !!!

[@djduane1]

Another Excellent Video! And thanks SO much for mentioning UAV Forecast! I've seen this app shown in other videos but no one mentioned the name so NOW I've got it thanks to you! So much valuable information! Cheers!

[@DMProductions]

You're very welcome!

[@mikehunt5626]

A question in reference to resetting your home point @ 5:39. You mentioned having a wifi connection with my mobile phone to be able to change the home point while the drone is in the air. I understand that part but the next part was unclear. You said by clicking on the controller icon on the screen it will pinpoint on the map where the drone and controller are at that exact time. By doing that will the drone only land at that updated point or will it land wherever the controller is (even if the boat has moved from that set point) ? I ask because I am an Autel flyer and we have the option to set the home point to me ( meaning if I am driving a car or in a moving boat, the drone will find me and land wherever I am at that "return home" activated time) enjoyed your video mate, yes I just got the mini 3 pro as I believe this One will be a keeper, she's a beauty !!!

[@AConsciousnessAdventure]

Hi, thank you for sharing these videos and also the valuable information. I don't understand why a mobile phone is needed when changing the home point on a boat. My drone and the controller are in repair right now so I can't check but to me it seems that the mobile phone is not needed.

[@vidarfreyrvidarsson]

My go to guy when it comes to everything about mini 3 love your vids best regards from Iceland ❤

[@DMProductions]

Thank you I hope to visit Iceland soon

[@MrRaymond1021]

Awesome flying over water tip's Darren? I must agree with you on how awesome it is to fly out over water? Every time I'm near water with my drone, it's a must. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍

[@kimtyson7908]

Thanks for sharing your experience. Very helpful video.

[@DMProductions]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rainernylund9104]

Hi. Please show how you land the mini 3 in your hand. The sensor will have some effects?

[@forrestwebb6182]

Great video! Can't wait for warmer weather so I can get to flying over water! Still new to the Mini 3 Pro, and it's nice to know about some other safety features to let you do this safely. Thanks!

[@ALTN8NRG]

Great video! The tips are excellent!

[@DMProductions]

Thank you 🙏

[@RoryR]

Great video! Lost my first Mini2 on a water flight - heartbreaking honestly - but live and learn, and this helped me learn...:)

[@mananddroneuk]

Excellent video again Darren 👍

[@DMProductions]

Thank you 😊

[@explorewithdrew]

Great Advice Darren, water is great to record but its like trying to hit a golf ball over water. Yup I have sunk a few ( golf balls that is). Nervous at best.

[@jasperdisanto4495]

This is my first drone. Initially I thought now where am I going to fly it and I went to the park to get down the basics..... Next day I was up over the lake. I NEEDED and WANTED to know what it could do. It was not a windy day but as a new pilot my inexperience was quickly noticed. What I did was go out 500 ft. Find my location and come home... 750.... 1000... I wanted to know my surroundings visually thru the remote. Happy Flying!!

[@prutser67]

Excellent video. I will soon receive my mini 3 and this really helps.

[@charlesdove1345]

Love the jacket 🔥

[@nglutussakkarep]

Very good camera👍👍👍

[@scottannunziata8265]

Great video! Thanks for these pointers.

[@DMProductions]

You are so welcome!

[@moemaster1966]

Fly into the wind ,stay over 3 meter above the water ,watch the battery,tell yourself it isn’t anything different then flying over a field…mostly self confidence…I live on the coast and I fly out to a large rock in the middle of the ocean …so once I felt brave and finally flew out and took some incredible pictures of it I was okay, but I remember the rules I set for myself and try not to be careless…you can do it !

[@TropicalZooms]

Great advice Darren. Thank you 😃👍

[@daveruss9474]

Should be getting my mini 3..by the end of this week..😁can't wait...thanks for the water tips...regards d

[@dougcooper4917]

Great Video and Great Advice! Thank You.

[@DMProductions]

cheers Doug !

[@Edsonparibek]

Thank you for sharing

[@SD-zx1uh]

Great video! Most of my throne video shots once I get it will be by the water so I was very interested in this video LOL I’m getting this DJI Mavic Mini 3 Pro drone in in a week or so and I’m very excited!!!!!!!

[@shellowuy]

great tips

[@UHDGamers-re2xj]

Oh and thank you for the video, very informative and well produced.

[@oldmandronin]

Thanks Darren this is the type of video I like - I will be going over a lake soon for the first time, then the sea I hope - thanks mate. best, Rik

[@DMProductions]

yes get some confidence first and you'll be fine

[@oldmandronin]

@@DMProductions Cheers Darren

[@Prinxfpv]

Fly it over water in high wind on boat ! My best advice is to land it on your hand ! And take 20% off of battery to come safely ! I’ve made a review on mini 3 you can see of my 1month using even in thunder ! And low light ! ✅🫡

[@smithee365]

Great video with some good tips I hand't thought of. Thanks! Nice to see a good number of shots from my hometown too :)

[@wesbaynham1634]

Amazing shark footage!

[@DMProductions]

lol, pesky these sharks !

[@damianrobertsdesigns]

Great tips. I definitely needed to know these. 💯👍

[@DMProductions]

My pleasure

[@MrScorpioJack]

Excellent video and excellent points! Things I would not have ever thought of. Thank you!

[@DMProductions]

Very welcome!

[@SpiritOfPhotography]

I never used the RTH so far - but will definitely give it a try to see how it works. Thanks for your video, highly appreciated.

[@DMProductions]

You're welcome!

[@Auhana50]

Same here I never use rth takes to much battery life

[@lynsmith1096]

Good tips agin Darren

[@DMProductions]

thank you !

[@boeresa1]

Your Vids are so informative....Thank You!

[@RaphBiss]

Top man!

[@DMProductions]

🤙

[@thshof7447]

Great video and tons of good tips...as always, thank you👍👍👍 One additional thought: never launch your drone from a vessel where you cannot influence the course or the speed (e.g. a public ferry). As tempting as it might be to get great vacation footage, you are sure to lose your drone if anything goes wrong (like sudden high winds). In my case, my friend's boat was too fast for the drone to keep up with. Gladly he stopped before I lost signal and I was able to retrieve my Mini 3Pro. Tell a captain on a commercial boat to stop, good luck 😁

[@TonesDroneVisuals]

I love flying over water. I didn't realise that most of my videos are over water!

[@charlesdove1345]

Haha me too

[@christymclaughlin618]

Can you do a video on taking your drone abroad ?

[@SmartMeditationFilms]

Thank you!

[@ferdronemedia]

Very good tips 4 beginners...👍

[@DMProductions]

Thank you 😊

[@cdduffy]

Great advice again... Nice editing too

[@DMProductions]

Thank you 😊

[@richarddelloyd3387]

Great video dude... trust you like my twin brother and always learn something new although being PFCO qualified. Top man!

[@DMProductions]

Thank you 🙏

[@stephenhamilton9791]

I’ve booked a holiday to marmaris mate and there’s a lot of boat trips. Would this wee drone be safe to fight the winds ? I know it’s a question that needs a lot of details like what the winds are like but I’ve no idea lol. I’m debating this or the mavic 3 classic. The portable side of this means more to me than the mavic 3

[@michaelamondzyaku2890]

Super useful

[@IrlamOz]

2nd time over water I hit the roof of the jetty end I was flying around to have the mini 2 dive headfirst into high tide. expensive lesson 😂

[@roizyoutube_official]

amazing hints..thank you for this..noted brother🥰

[@DMProductions]

My pleasure!!

[@peteropvakantie]

Are you sure about the homepoint? With DJI Mini 2 its the point of the controller. Did it change for Mini 3???

[@nickseaman4361]

Very helpful all round advise 👍👍

[@simonbouch4891]

Have you tried polarized filter to help to see better through the water?

[@bloodlovebullies8365]

Amazing advice

[@DMProductions]

Thank you 🙏

[@Zircon_215]

Nice tips … BUT your explanation for updating the Home Point is certainly not clear. If I have the the new RC controller, why would I have to connect it to my phones WiFi hotspot?

[@dereksmith9448]

Love this! Great video !!

[@dereksmith9448]

The shark bit 😂😂

[@DMProductions]

Almost as bad as those seagulls !

[@NorthEastFPV]

all my flights are over the sea , getting low down 1m and lower and i am not seeing any issues from the sensors underneath yet, compared to other dji models

[@DMProductions]

perfect enjoy the flybys !

[@fj1100mark]

The only one trouble with UAV Forecast at the moment is APPLE. on android everything is up-to-date and you have no problems because you can switch the BeiDou satellites in and out however the updates that he has sent to APPLE they have not put on the store so if you’re using an iOS device you cannot see any access to the BeiDou satellites you can switch off the Glonass and you can switch on the Galileo but no BeiDou Enoch you need for the Mavic 3 and the Mini 3