Hi, nice one. Air 2S here and I do about the same. Would like add a little tip, get a neck lanyard for the controller. While your using a pro controller and the launch menu is easier to reach while holding the controller, not so with a phone mounted on top. Here is where the neck lanyard comes into play. It gives you a 'third hand' no worries of the controller slipping out of your hand. Once you have one, you'll never leave home without it.
Great Job buddy. Thanks for watching. I gotta get this damn drone eventually. In the future i will have it, but not right now. Have a great day and I hope you and your love ones are having an amazing Mothers day weekend. Thanks for all you do and please keep flying
Awesome video as always Aldryn...I never thought about wind direction when launching my MM1. Now that I've upgraded to the M3 a few days ago, I'll keep that in mind. I've also tried hand catching the way I do the MM1, just put my hand underneath and hold down on the Right Stick (I use controller layout 3). It wouldn't land at all....maybe I didn't have my hand at the 2 lower Obstacle Avoidance sensor but more toward the Vision Position sensors...so the way I was hand catching was flipping the RC into Sport to disable the Obstacle Avoidance (only so in an area away from anything).
Unfortunately I found that out the hard way - it was my fault though. I was starting up the motors to take off from the road, but heard a car coming so decided to grab it (not thinking the propellors would speed up). As soon as I picked it up, it thought it was taking off and sliced up my finger pretty badly. Had 3 deep slices to my finger, and when it was healing literally had a chunk missing from the tip of my finger. Thankfully didn't need stitches, but definitely did way more damage than I was expecting. I'm not really a fan of hand catching, but that put me off it even more :P
@@cwaddell171 ouch! Did that as well in my early drone days, FPV drone was about to hit a wall and I thought I could move it by grabbing it from the top without thinking and 3 deep cuts later I learned a lesson. Lesson learned, but now all I do is hand land almost every time.
Great video, you explained everything perfectly, makes much more sense to me especially for the landing. Sometimes hand launch and landing is the best in certain areas. Thanks!
Could you please do a video on geofencing, which manufacturers use it/are better than others, and any privacy topics. Do all DJI drones report your flyt path 😃 to DJI, what info gets recorded and saved/sent out, things like that...there are lots of topics on this subject that no one really talks about. Thanks!
fingers crossed DJI release a firmware allowing us to turn of the downfacing sensors , working on boats , the downwards sensors are a must to be turned off
@Winter Summer Media boats bob up and down, which plays merry hell with downward sensors. It's both very difficult and very unsafe to land on boats whilst downward vision sensors turned on. Wish DJI would address this.
For my Mavic 3 Classic if I hand land with the camera facing me in sports mode I have no issues but if I land with the lens facing away from me it detects me and keeps trying to go up higher? In sports mode isnt all obstacle avoidance off? Even if I switch S off to N and back to S it still acts this way?
Since you are going to speed it up, the slowest frame rate is ideal but keep in mind the speedup should be a simple multiple for best results; 2 3 or 4 times speedup for instance. One video I made I shot at 30 fps, but in post production I doubled the speed but I also doubled the frame rate to 60 fps. So I get a very smooth 60 fps frame rate AND it takes only half as long to get there.
On the other hand; if you are going for a fractional speedup say 2.5 times then you want more frames so 60 fps or even more during recording will allow post processing to slice it and dice it more precisely.
I've had to take off and land on very narrow boats here in the Philippines. Takeoff is no problem. But landing I've damaged 3 props. I tried my first hand landing today, on dry land. What i did, was turned off obstacle avoidance, flew to a good height for me to grab it. Then grabbed it, and rotated it 180 degrees, so it was upside down. This took a certain amount of force, but it didn't try to fly away from me. It shut the motors off. On my next battery, it asked me to check the props for damage. But i knew they weren't. So, is there anything wrong with doing this way? I fly with a tablet and tablet holder, so operating the app with one hand is difficult.
I just don't get the whole hand launching and catching thing. I tried it twice and was quickly over it. I prefer using my landing pad whenever I fly and because of that I can nail a landing dead center just about every time
@Nick guarantee you couldn't land your drone on a landing pad or marked area if your life depended on it. hand catching requires zero landing skills and i LMAO whenever I see a post online where someone sliced their hand or finger(S) 🤣😂😂🤣
Personally, I think switching to sport mode to turn off obstacle avoidance is a very dumb idea. If you accidentally hit a stick it will react more. I go into settings and turn off obstacle avoidance.
You don’t talk about sensors during take off.. My M3 will not always take off from my hand if they are on. The motors turn on but I need to throttle up to get it to go up. It definitely behaves different than M2 during hand launch.
I tried landing my Air 2s on a boat, on a river, crashed the drone on the boat, luckily it survived without any damage Although the boat was stopped , the river was moving quite fast so ... I couldn't land on a "fixed" location Any tips on how to land in that case?
I got anxiety and Almost made me cry when I saw that Dust and deadgrass come off the ground around your drone ..... Not good for your gimbal and motors
So annoying that we can't turn these stupid sensors off. They make the drone more dangerous to hand catch and impossible to catch when launching from boats. Hand catching is so much better than the drone's landing features. It is portable and meant for travel, people on boats, sand, rocks etc. need to be able to turn these stupid sensors off like we could with the Mavic 2 Pro to make hand catching easier, safer and more logically simple.
Watched another one from a different guy said exactly the opposite. The the wind should come towards you because if it's blowing away from like this guy says you the drone will try to recenter itself and can over shoot right back into your face.
If that's the case, wouldnt it be better to be perpendicular or 90 degrees to the wind. The wind push and correcting of the drone would move it to your left or right instead of towards and away from you.
@@howardtownsend2574 I agree, but 99% of most of the pro drone pilots on TH-cam who have more experience than this guy say have it pointing away from you. This is the only guy who thinks its a good idea to have the wind pointing at you. His justification seems to be just that, a justification.
"why the bother?" Read the comments. "just find a spot and do landing and taking off" Yeah, my hand. Often I will take off from ground and hand-catch; but sometimes I don't want the drone anywhere near ground (mud, slush, snow, sand).
If this manoeuvre is for experienced drone pilots you shouldn’t need to spend so long explaining how to use the auto takeoff function. Also…. If you want to do informational videos atleast unfold the props.
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Easy but definitely for experienced dronepilots. Not everyone who flys a drone for the first time should do this.
Hi, nice one. Air 2S here and I do about the same. Would like add a little tip, get a neck lanyard for the controller. While your using a pro controller and the launch menu is easier to reach while holding the controller, not so with a phone mounted on top. Here is where the neck lanyard comes into play. It gives you a 'third hand' no worries of the controller slipping out of your hand. Once you have one, you'll never leave home without it.
Great tip. Thank you.
Best instruction that I have seen. Good notes about wind direction and stepping back.
An excellent video and showing drone pilots what to do. Simple, logical things that can save you body
from accidents while flying..
Great Job buddy. Thanks for watching. I gotta get this damn drone eventually. In the future i will have it, but not right now. Have a great day and I hope you and your love ones are having an amazing Mothers day weekend. Thanks for all you do and please keep flying
Very comprehensive lesson. Thank you.
I like how the drone basically acts like an angry bug when you try to catch it or boop it. Very informative video.
Your vids are always very informative. Great production quality.
I appreciate that!
Awesome video as always Aldryn...I never thought about wind direction when launching my MM1. Now that I've upgraded to the M3 a few days ago, I'll keep that in mind. I've also tried hand catching the way I do the MM1, just put my hand underneath and hold down on the Right Stick (I use controller layout 3). It wouldn't land at all....maybe I didn't have my hand at the 2 lower Obstacle Avoidance sensor but more toward the Vision Position sensors...so the way I was hand catching was flipping the RC into Sport to disable the Obstacle Avoidance (only so in an area away from anything).
Always feel intimidated to do this with Mavic 3 but it would be really cool to learn hand launching/landing a drone. Thanks for the tips!
Drone and flying skill goals! Taking notes. Soon I’ll be able to do this on DJI Mavic 3.
My palms are sweating just watching this video.
Very nice video every one of your videos that I watch answers all my questions. Thank you!
Beware: don’t under estimate the props, they will cut and do some serious damage. Keep your eyes away as far as possible.
Unfortunately I found that out the hard way - it was my fault though. I was starting up the motors to take off from the road, but heard a car coming so decided to grab it (not thinking the propellors would speed up). As soon as I picked it up, it thought it was taking off and sliced up my finger pretty badly. Had 3 deep slices to my finger, and when it was healing literally had a chunk missing from the tip of my finger. Thankfully didn't need stitches, but definitely did way more damage than I was expecting. I'm not really a fan of hand catching, but that put me off it even more :P
@@cwaddell171 ouch! Did that as well in my early drone days, FPV drone was about to hit a wall and I thought I could move it by grabbing it from the top without thinking and 3 deep cuts later I learned a lesson. Lesson learned, but now all I do is hand land almost every time.
Another outstanding & informative video.... Thanks !
You are the best!! I love watching your videos
try catching a drone on a moving boat, hardest thing of my life
Great video, you explained everything perfectly, makes much more sense to me especially for the landing.
Sometimes hand launch and landing is the best in certain areas.
Thanks!
Great video cheers!
What filter are you using there?
Could you please do a video on geofencing, which manufacturers use it/are better than others, and any privacy topics. Do all DJI drones report your flyt path 😃 to DJI, what info gets recorded and saved/sent out, things like that...there are lots of topics on this subject that no one really talks about. Thanks!
Thank you. This is very helpful
Can you please recommend any small size bag for mavic 3 like mini 2 bag
Great video! Do you disable obstacle avoidance before you hand catch ?
No
Fantastic Information and Happy Flying!
fingers crossed DJI release a firmware allowing us to turn of the downfacing sensors , working on boats , the downwards sensors are a must to be turned off
Could you explain that a little. I've taking off on a boat today.
@Winter Summer Media boats bob up and down, which plays merry hell with downward sensors. It's both very difficult and very unsafe to land on boats whilst downward vision sensors turned on. Wish DJI would address this.
Excellent presentation! (I am a newbie)
It seems like a content vacuum is affecting everyone. Can't wait for mini3 to break the barrier. HAH! Let's go.
Mini 3 where are you!!!!
@@Twobarpsi How many people in line. And where? lol
@@randbaldwin everywhere!
When there’s no take off button, how do you take off?
Did you have the drone in position mode?
Some guys hand catch in sports mode, like Dobo. Beast mode 😂
For my Mavic 3 Classic if I hand land with the camera facing me in sports mode I have no issues but if I land with the lens facing away from me it detects me and keeps trying to go up higher? In sports mode isnt all obstacle avoidance off? Even if I switch S off to N and back to S it still acts this way?
Thank you, Very informative
Really like the way you explain ... thanks.👍🏼
I am working with a MAVIC 3M / RC Pro, however, I don't see the auto take off symbol on my screen. Do you know what could be the reason? Thanks, Gabor
Amaizing DJI Mavic 3 all brand from DJI is Good Ang Unbeatable brand
Yes!!! was waiting on this. thanks for filling my request
Thank you 👍
Woow..amazing mavic 3 👍👍👍👍👍🙏
Great video. Thanks a bunch.
I have a dumb question - What is the best frame rate if i want to speed up my video in post? DJI Mavic 3
Since you are going to speed it up, the slowest frame rate is ideal but keep in mind the speedup should be a simple multiple for best results; 2 3 or 4 times speedup for instance. One video I made I shot at 30 fps, but in post production I doubled the speed but I also doubled the frame rate to 60 fps. So I get a very smooth 60 fps frame rate AND it takes only half as long to get there.
On the other hand; if you are going for a fractional speedup say 2.5 times then you want more frames so 60 fps or even more during recording will allow post processing to slice it and dice it more precisely.
what is that cover on your kamera , i see many people have this but why and where do i get this
Cover? You mean the filter drone filter?
@@FlytPath oh okay , so thats a filter ? i was thinking its a protection for the lens
Excellent Video and Excellent Information. Thank You.
I've had to take off and land on very narrow boats here in the Philippines. Takeoff is no problem. But landing I've damaged 3 props. I tried my first hand landing today, on dry land. What i did, was turned off obstacle avoidance, flew to a good height for me to grab it. Then grabbed it, and rotated it 180 degrees, so it was upside down. This took a certain amount of force, but it didn't try to fly away from me. It shut the motors off. On my next battery, it asked me to check the props for damage. But i knew they weren't. So, is there anything wrong with doing this way? I fly with a tablet and tablet holder, so operating the app with one hand is difficult.
"When you have the coolest drone, gotta learn this cool trick!
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Nice video😁 , liked & subscribed, thanks for sharing ‼️
The front of ur 3 the lense looks round , it’s it just a filter ?
PolarPro filter
@@FlytPath thanks Aldryn
Awesome video
Thank you great advice
Nice tutorial, thanks of sharing.
Thank you for a well done video.
Well explained...
So in previous versions of the software you could turn this off and just manually land. Is there no way to do this? Anybody?
Excellent
Thank You.
Very informative!👏
For mavic air 2 you have to Be careful where to put your fingers. Can’t grab it like a mavic 3 .. I know from several cuts 😢
I just don't get the whole hand launching and catching thing. I tried it twice and was quickly over it. I prefer using my landing pad whenever I fly and because of that I can nail a landing dead center just about every time
@Nick guarantee you couldn't land your drone on a landing pad or marked area if your life depended on it. hand catching requires zero landing skills and i LMAO whenever I see a post online where someone sliced their hand or finger(S) 🤣😂😂🤣
I love this drone...I hope I have DJI Mavic 3...even in my Dream...Sir pls help me to have this drone GOD BLESS YOU
When you have turned on obstacle avoidance (bypass) you can switch to sports mode to disable the sensors before hand catching it. ;-)
Personally, I think switching to sport mode to turn off obstacle avoidance is a very dumb idea. If you accidentally hit a stick it will react more. I go into settings and turn off obstacle avoidance.
It's hard to find scenarios where you would actually need to do this. A boat is the exception of course. Either way, great video.
With smaller drones its useful because the ground clearance is so low its hard to find a spot to take off normally.
Working on the side of a mountain
You don’t talk about sensors during take off.. My M3 will not always take off from my hand if they are on. The motors turn on but I need to throttle up to get it to go up. It definitely behaves different than M2 during hand launch.
I tried landing my Air 2s on a boat, on a river, crashed the drone on the boat, luckily it survived without any damage
Although the boat was stopped , the river was moving quite fast so ... I couldn't land on a "fixed" location
Any tips on how to land in that case?
@@Nick-gp8fw thanks, I'll have to practice that, sounds tricky
“Fly my pretties, Fly” lol
Where's your head? Oh the drone backed up....
so annoying, should be able to turn that landing mode crap off like the Mavic pro 2
Works great if your a dummy and forget your landing pad. lol
Very interesting, but make sure your fingers got some space. 🤟🏼😎🤝
I got anxiety and Almost made me cry when I saw that Dust and deadgrass come off the ground around your drone ..... Not good for your gimbal and motors
Maybe I just have problems 😩 I'm like inspector monk with my drones
Just use a pad
So annoying that we can't turn these stupid sensors off. They make the drone more dangerous to hand catch and impossible to catch when launching from boats.
Hand catching is so much better than the drone's landing features. It is portable and meant for travel, people on boats, sand, rocks etc. need to be able to turn these stupid sensors off like we could with the Mavic 2 Pro to make hand catching easier, safer and more logically simple.
Watched another one from a different guy said exactly the opposite. The the wind should come towards you because if it's blowing away from like this guy says you the drone will try to recenter itself and can over shoot right back into your face.
If that's the case, wouldnt it be better to be perpendicular or 90 degrees to the wind. The wind push and correcting of the drone would move it to your left or right instead of towards and away from you.
@@howardtownsend2574 I agree, but 99% of most of the pro drone pilots on TH-cam who have more experience than this guy say have it pointing away from you. This is the only guy who thinks its a good idea to have the wind pointing at you. His justification seems to be just that, a justification.
why the bother? just find a spot and do landing and taking off 👍👍
Not always easy to find spots on beaches and grasslands to land.
"why the bother?"
Read the comments.
"just find a spot and do landing and taking off"
Yeah, my hand. Often I will take off from ground and hand-catch; but sometimes I don't want the drone anywhere near ground (mud, slush, snow, sand).
If this manoeuvre is for experienced drone pilots you shouldn’t need to spend so long explaining how to use the auto takeoff function. Also…. If you want to do informational videos atleast unfold the props.
You should learn how to spell before making such a 'smart' comment.
Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 186 sentadillas son unos Kimmy-jka.Monster muchas y un buen ejercicio. Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😍👍 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortalesw abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer.k
I have no idea why anyone would want to hand catch or launch or why anyone would make a video about it. Wait for the law suits to come mate !
sometimes you dont have a good place to take off and land on other than your hand its not that serious
"I have no idea"
Best comment today!
Just got Mine ! can't wait to fly!