Mavic 3 Cruise Control - Doing This Can Mess it Up!

Cruise Control was recently added to the Mavic 3 series, but there are 2 settings you need to double check before you use it! Also, does wind affect it's performance? Will this be the best feature ever added to a DJI drone?

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[mavs]

I'm not sure if you or one of the comments made by the viewers mentioned, that you can kind of "add" movements to the cruise control... so... let's say you fly in one direction, wit hthe desired speed... you click C2... then when you change the direction to the left and click C2 again, it will keep both speed AND direction... and you can even add height etc. interesting... and... we finally got the WAYPOINTS back as well... Thank you for your nice informative work! Take care and Merry X-MaX, Max :0

[rockandrollvanadventurejam]

Great addition to the tool kit. You can also set your max speed in the advanced settings, so if you want a nice, slow cinematic move, it can be added along with cruise control.

[DroneSupremacy]

Damn that hoodie is poppin! 😅
Great video as always 🙌🏼

[riverbankfisher]

This DJI Fly cruise control feature is way more than the simple auto-throttle that I thought it was at first. A hand-flown Airbus A320 passenger jet once manually established in a standard rate 20-degree banking turn with the autopilot disengaged, will maintain that precise 20-degree bank angle turn until the moment further side-stick pilot inputs are detected.

The Airbus's pitch and yaw axes are similarly maintained at their most recent settings during manual flying with both autopilots disengaged. This video clip by 51 Drones proves that the Airbus Fly By Wire system's core philosophy, complete with many of its built-in performance envelope "protections", has been successfully miniaturized and replicated in alarming detail by DJI's design engineering prodigies, in drones costing a few hundred dollars brand new.

What an amazing and exciting time to be a drone enthusiast. I look at my recently acquired but used $600 waypoint-capable DJI Air 3 with a renewed sense of awe now that I better understand just what this new DJI cruise control feature makes possible in the air.

[jtaylorinla]

Russ, this is the first video you've done in about a week. The mini 3 pro had an update and was waiting on your thoughts about it. It deals with remote ID and if you update you can't change back, soo I'm stuck and undecided on updating my mini 3 pro. I thought sure you would have put out a video on this subject / update. Thanks for all you

[deanjericevic]

Like TapFly IFM with the Mavic 2 is it possible to select a straight line trajectory & then rotate by 180 to have the drone fly the course in reverse?

[BlairAir]

I did testing the morning after this dropped. I was incredibly impressed. In my tests, if you ascend in cruise while moving horizontally in any direction it will rise to whatever your max altitude is set to, then continue with whatever right stick AND any yaw, but stop rising. That is great! Next, combined with the Gain/Expo super slow speeds, this is a video powerhouse of rock-steady smooth flight. Admittedly, while Mavic 3 is agile, fast and powerful, it can be a handful trying to smoothly transition. They have tamed it's w

Did anyone try POI on an object miles away with the 7x Lens? It's not always successful, but if the target/subject is trackable, it does the impossible. Autonomous parallax. Sort of.

[wwtraveler]

Thank you for your videos. Flying my Mavic 3 Cine on cruise control at about 10mph and came extremely close to colliding with a building head-on. Thinking that the obstacle avoidance would kick-in, it did not appear to kick-in. Testing this is dangerous for the drone and my wallet. Any insight to the obstacle avoidance function when is cruise control?

[jefefpv]

I agree on your assessment of this feature. I expect nothing less from DJI. I have my eyes on the classic.

[jamesfulgham]

Very helpful. I have to patrol a large ranch and I need to get to remote areas quickly. I have found that my Sport Mode is not giving me sufficient speed to cover long distance in a short time with my Air 3. It was giving me top speed 45 mph. Lately it has dropped to 26 mph. I may have moved the cruise control. I didn't know about that setting. Thank you.

[jimgunderson]

Great stuff Russ!

Can you please explain in more detail why you suggest C1 for Cruise Control over C1?

Thank you!!’

[SteveMartinUSA]

Great questions to answer, over and above the basics, and great video. Unfortunately, I think they're done adding features to Air 2S, but I would think Cruise Control has more to do with the controller than the drone anyway, so it wouldn't be any work for DJI to give it to any drone supported by the controller. I'm happy they put cruise control and waypoints on Mini 4. So it looks like you can turn on cruise control and add a little stick, let go, and cruise control resumes where you had it?

[klrskir]

Great stuff Russ! We just got a new puppy so YOU are going to be my "goto" for news and updates again for a while. On top of it all, here come the "Holidaze!"

[jonahkaiguam]

Russ....awesome video as always. I can confirm that Cruise Control works for horizontal AND vertical movements. In fact, I've tried a few different movement options on Cruise. Forward...forward with Upward altitude ..back with downward altitude. Forward, up, and right movements. Forward with slow right yaw...a lot more different moves. Even was able to do a dynamic shot....left move and right yaw for some cool parallax.

[dannyelam]

Thanks for the video. Any info on what happened to the M3 Classic option with no controller? it never materialized.

[BradLMN]

Thank you, from Dilworth, Mn, for all the informative & entertaining drone videos! They have helped me out alot on starting to figure out my first & only drone, a Mini 2 (so far...😎)
Now I just need to figure out how to edit my videos to be able to share them with family & friends.
Any suggestions on editing programs for a windows pc?

Thank you
Brad L.

[dave-ohphoto]

Thank You this is exactly what I was looking for.

[harrisongould]

I have a question. The Air2S now has this feature...cruise control. I have this personal project I want to try. In one take, video an island that's 18 miles long. I would have someone drive the car while I control the drone from the front seat. I would always have the drone in my sight. My question lies with its "RTH" feature. I don't want it to stop flying in the direction it's pointed and 'go home'. I want to control its landing at the other end of the island. The island is flat and straight...an altitude of 200' would works perfectly. All the lights are set to amber in the winter. A steady speed of 35mph would have the drone cover the island in 31 minutes...with plenty of battery left. Is this possible? I am Part 107 licensed. Thank you for all your wonderful videos...I have learned a lot from you.

[CastleGraphics]

Also ensure that if you have a long distance set and use the cruise that you have your battery RTH long enough that it doesn't run out of battery on the way home. Thanks for the great drone content!

[UKBUBBLERS]

I just updated this on my mavic 3 and absolutely love it and I really hope they bring this to the mini 3 definitely a game changer for amateurs like myself to get the cinematic video's as usual my friend great video until next time 😁👍👌 🇬🇧