You asked for it! What do you think? Personally when filming I never go this far and when I have been filming with the Mini 3 Pro the signal has been awesome! Mini 3 Pro Link click.dji.com/ALI_z80OMgXsq_hzL6dT8g?pm=link

What's good about DJI drones, apart from the signal strength which some peoeple may say are questionable, is how safe they are even if you can't really see them. I've flown drones "dangerously" over the years but I've never lost one due to loss of control. Knowing how to use RTH has done wonders and has saved me thousands of dollars as these things can literally fly by themselves back to you. Who care how far they can fly if they can't come back, amirite?

Great video! It's true that going that far is in most cases useless but as a consumer I can also be disappointed since the capability of this drone is not as advertised from DJI.

Great video. I have done some impromptu range tests and got about 1,100 meters with mild obstructions and just over 2 km from a nice viewpoint in the mountains. I'm still impressed by how good this drone is for the price.

I ran mine out to 6400m in normal mode at 117m height on the Canadian prairies with zero obstructions. This was with the small capacity battery. I could have possibly gone a bit farther but the low battery warning came on. Made it back with three minutes left of flying time. I was using the rc controller.

It depends on what one is filming going long distance whether it's boring or not. Personally I fly in an area where there all allot of small islands so I enjoy going long distance to capture it all all...but...to each their own. Farthest I've flown the Mini 3 is 5km over a river over these islands (FCC version) as here in Canada we are allowed with sub 250g drones and great reception. Full bars all the way. Cheers

No one really flies that far anyway. I'm not worried, but in the urban scenario I guess flying higher can give you a little bit more range. For wide open spaces I don't really have an answer except "VLOS". The fact that these drones can exceed 2km is already a wonder all its own so I guess I would already be happy with that and not push the "short range" button repeatedly.

Idk about you guys but flying 2+ k's away with a remote control flying camera is pretty bloody amazing! Especially considering the size of the thing

Oooo been waiting for this !

Darren, such a great video! I was so tense when I got the same warning, you have made it perfect clear that we must never try to fly beyond the safety limits. Thanks a lot, for the advice. By the way Antalya should give the golden key of the city and appoint you as the honorary ambassador 🇹🇷🇬🇧

I totally agree with you about cinematic video's yet it eould be nice to have a bit more range. My proximity to the Canadian rocky mountains makes you realize that distance is relative, big open spaces and distance becomes an issue. While range isn't always important the strength and stability of the signal is so it depends on where and what you like to document in your video.

I've had the original Mini, got 5km on that, mini 2, 5km no issues and great pictures and video. Sold those for this mini 3. Pictures and video great, range terrible. I love exploring with my mini, never had an issues with the previous versions, and based on those reputations, I bought this one. Brother you're making excuses for this drone, and I'm not sure if it's biased excuses. 10km advertised. Not even close. I am not confident flying this drone even 1km away.

Hello, first of all I clarify that I am a follower of your channel and I like your videos. On this occasion, I strongly disagree that it is "boring" to fly in a straight line from one point to another. In any case it is "your personal opinion", it is not a truth to affirm. Personally, I really like the "long range" to take the drone to the limit of its possibilities, but this requires a special technique that very few people manage to master. The "long range" is another category and you can't mix the one that flies over close objects with the one that performs "long range", they are very different techniques. Other concepts are necessary for such practice., therefore, something that has to be planned, studied, understood, known to react in an emergency, etc. cannot be boring (in my humble opinion). Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Please don’t take this the wrong way I really appreciate your hard work and testing but for me a u.k user I’m more interested in how badly the range is affect in built up area or country side because a lot of users say it’s very poor and as someone that wants to purchase one 300 -500metres just won’t cut the mustard 👍

It's still crap in town, unless you fire up fcc. Nothing but before the end of the warranty, write that you want to return the product to them because of the breach of the contract.

I was in Belgium last week and got 3400 meters (11154 feet), before losing signal 😁 Pretty far, but definitely not the 10 km they're advertising with.

I love the footage people get with their drones but, personally, I like my drone too much to take chances with it. I stop at around 1500 meters (a little less than a mile). I may not get those spectacular far off island shots, but I'm happy with the views I wouldn't be able to get without it. Thanks for sharing!

A really helpful video mate, it is always good to see real world test to get actual figures not the lab results. Keep up the good work 👍

I like seeing that you are rocking the Good Old Rubber Band !!!

Thank you so much for giving such great explanation on what to look at and explaining what is happening. I am looking to purchase my first drone and you videos have been so much help to me. I am thinking that the DJI Mini 3 Pro is going to be the purchase I make.

I think Hidden antennas in the RC and Visible Antenna on the Mini2 RC clearly make a difference.

I haven't had any range problems from day 1 luckily, been able to go without any signal drop outs over 2.5km in urban areas. I really only go further to film sailing events off shore. Thanks for the video it is a awesome drone. Also I like your solution to hold the props the good old elastic band! I bought one of those fancy prop holders and works great.

Thanks for doing this ! Cannot wait to see more

It’s really just varies as when I launched it from my house. If I went to the direction when the front of my home was facing I would get to 6250m before the connection drops. While if I go to the direction behind my home I can barely get over 1000m. I’m curious if the mini 2 is the same way and if it is I wouldn’t be complaining.

I can easily go 2500m in a open field but in the trees I can't even go 600m without disconnecting

So please be honest folks… It's not a question of "what's enough for me" or "it's boring to fly in one direction". Please take a closer look at your mini packaging, what DJI has printed on it in big letters: 8km CE, 12km FCC. Therefore the standard argument of the law-abiding KZfaqrs and DJI-fanboys with the legal situation and the mandatory line of sight is formally correct but basically outrageous in this case: If DJI promises these ranges and advertises this product with these exorbitantly high numbers, then it must at least partially correspond to reality. Like every other drone they released in the past was able to achieve the advertised range and in some cases even exceeded it. The Mini 3 has been proven to reach only a tiny fraction of the advertised value. And please: even if you don't fly 8km away, it's completely logical that the signal strength would be much better over short distances if the advertised range would be actually achieved, right?

Great test and points and now the signal strength is more than adequate since the recent DJI updates. Look forward to that next cinematic footage 👍

Amazing video bro, and as you said it’s so boring to fly from A to B and taking the drone so far is not so comfortable. For me a range between 400-1000m is decent 👌 to get these cinematic shots 🔥

I thought this was all put to bed…. Going back over old points i feel .

My mini 2 goes crazy far no issue ever!

Great video by the way and lot of good advice cheers

1700meters is when it gets bad for me as well. Is it a hardware problem or would it get fixed through firmware updates

If the feed on your controller is laggy, I'd imagine the feed that is actually being recorded onto the SD card in the drone is perfectly fine 4k60FPS. So the footage is still usable but operating the drone might have some lag.

What a great video. I think some drone pilots tend to be gear heads. What your video points out is why good quality work is the primary reason for having a drone…

Great Test Video. Thank You Darren.

That´s an average range for CE... FCC we can get 7-9 km

I made some nice footage 1500 m away and it's really all the distance I need. Perfect drone! You may have an estimate on how close you can fly to an active volcano? I'm on iceland atm 😅

Great informative video and looking forward to your holiday snaps 😉👍

I have had a thought on these range tests. Some don’t make it back because of battery. Well looking at the shape of the drone it occurred to me that the drone may actually more streamlined in reverse, and maybe it could go further, easier going backwards. Just as flying sideways must create the most drag. Perhaps a test for this may assist those drone pilots who seem doomed on the way back, maybe it could save the day. A test showing a range test in reverse vs forward may establish an important drone action to perform on returns.

XENON SKY here on YT flies his Mini 3 Pro 10 km out and back, with the stock RC. Limited by battery, not signal. He stands on top of a one story roof, maybe 3m above ground. The pilot‘s immediate surroundings seem to be what‘s limiting range more than anything else. Choose wisely, my friend, before posting range tests … The advertized 12 km range seem accurate to me. I recently had to do some cinematic footage 2.2 km away and it worked fine until M3P flew behind the monument where it enaged RTH. CE mode.

I took mine out today. I was on top of a hill and flying over undeveloped land but still right next to a decent size city and I got my drone out to 7500 ft (2286m) without any issues.

i did several trials with mini2 and it really vary on locations. open space with not much expected signal transmission can extend it further, furthest i did was more than 3km i can extend further but i didnt.. it is a nice trial to confirm range but not needed on most cases. cheers.

I use my drone for different property surveillance. Range is very important. The mini3 was a great disappointment compared to the mini2 in the range department. Have absolutely no issues with range with the mini2 even when I'm flying from inside my house. The mini3 has absolutely no range from inside my house and is completely useless for what I need it for.

Agreed - it doesn't matter how far it can go, I won't be going there! I only film in the immediate area where I am, except from the air. If I want footage from somewhere I haven't been, I can download it.

Nice video and informative too. Enjoy the break.

From my experience flying it alongside my brother's Air 2S. My mini 3 performs exactly like my brothers 2S. So maybe mine doesn't have a range issue? I do know both drones struggle in urban areas if I'm flying below 100m height after 600m distance

Thank you for your informative content. Always looking forward to your new posts😀 I am lucky to be on FCC and with RC on my M3P I am getting 3-4km range (urban) with still strong signal but for safety reasons I remain in that range as once I pushed it 6km away and nearly did not get it back due to battery depleting very fast. I did few range tests but not flying long distances unless taking photos/videos of locations with difficult access. I find that by using RC-N1 controller I am getting 10-15% more range.

Sage advice Darren. You’re totally correct in saying 500mtrs is probably the comfortable maximum flight distance. Lovely location, where is that ?

Hi mate, I tried a distance test last week on my beach in North Wales (over 2 1/2 miles long) I managed to get 2077 meters and got laggie, I was on a cliff and took the drone down so it was about 30meters from sea level. At least I know the safe range... As you said in your video, there's no point in flying it this far. Best to keep it close for the better quality shots. Great video as always... I do have an issue and like to contact you personally.. Is this possible please.

Great video. And as you say, what’s the point? Not forgetting that we’re supposed to have the drone in sight all the time; I know I’m old, but I fail to see how anyone can see that tiny drone with the naked eye from that sort of range.

I'm curious as to when it went out of visual range?? Still visible after 1000 meters?? Couldn't imagine flying much further than that for what I do, so it looks good for my needs!!

So detailed and clean 💕

I tried 4,000 meters one way.Good connection quality.

Super cool video 😎🤝

Thank you Darren, I haven't hit you in awhile I have not been flying lately this year but I do keep up with what's going on. glad to see this video 📹, I still have the mini 2👍

Another holiday? 🏝 looks stunning, where are you? Excellent video as always 👍🏼

Good test again Darren

Great vid! Excellent range - think to get further distance might need N1 controller or a controller with external antenna… curious what software you using for video editing?

Range is bad,when you fly low the signal is not good. If Dji didn't said it would fly 8 km in CE ,there would not be a problem . What you are telling here is not correct. You Just want a good relationship with DJI for future drones. If you are one of the first to test the DJI Avata then I know I'am right 😏 Is not all about views and money.

England and EU it CE transmission is weaker than the US FCC transmission signal. Some people have been flying up to 12km before losing the signal in FCC.

I flew my mini 3 to some wind turbines in the sea on holiday 3 miles had no problems but there was no interference but I totally agree with you it gets bloody boring lol but overall its a brilliant drone and like you say how far do you need to go because you want the quality feedback. As usual Darren great video I take it you'll be grabin the new dji avatar 😁👍👌 🇬🇧

The rth is really good, idea in these drones. I got the tello drone for Xmas as a gift never played with a drone before but got hooked since I've had it and now want the mini 2 or 3.

Thanks for another great video 👍. I have a Mavic 3 with a RC-N1 and the range & connection are brill. I added a Mini 3 Pro with an RC and the range sucks. I'm in an open rural location and it's struggling to stay connected. Do you know anyone who has tried using a RC-N1 with the Mini 3? Oh, and would the Mavic 3 have similar issues if it's paired with a RC?

Fantastic video, the signal has been great for me, I never go far either I find it pointless

Great review. but i still love my mini2

Just about to get my mini 2 cannot wait 👍😃😃

No where near 10 miles as advertised by DJI. A lot of us want to go far that's why we shelled out over $1,000 bucks

It's funny EVERYONE was drueling over the mini 3 pro the other day including u, now everyone is complaining of bad signal ! Am glad I bought the air 2s

nice video, congratulations.

I flew yesterday over open fields 1000 metres on full signal, started to turn to return & completely lost signal to drone??? Luckily flew back! Worrying though! Great video, very informative 👍

if you want to fly farther (8-9km) first you need to unlock FCC transmission. Your drone is locked in CE signal strength. 2 km is fine in this case ;)

Great video again mate, Quick one i think you covered it in a old video but whats the mountain icon for? its same button as the auto focus. Cheers mate.

I was just in Mexico and where I was flying I could go around 4000m but when I fly it where I live I can only go 800m

Hey I was wondering if you could do a video on the Dji Mini 3 pro with the D-cinelike 10 bit mode at night? I haven’t seen anyone make this video on the 10bit update yet

fair play, i rarely get more than 1000m before it starts to drop out... and that's higher up than you were here.

I guess it's hit and miss. I just seen a video and the guy went 27,000 feet. 5 miles. No interruption on his feed.

I’ve had 2600m in highlands of Scotland and 225m in urban then drop outs. Huge difference

When the range is soooo farrrr away from VLOS, I wonder why people ask about long range so much. I want strong signal because I fly around trees, canyons, etc. This drone has OS3, so the whole question is pointless to me. It's good!

I wonder if DJI sourced range-related components from multiple vendors? That'd help explain why some people have issues while others don't even in similar scenarios.

so the question is, will DJI make this better range with a firmware update or am I still better off going with the mini 2?

Now you can double your investment and get the Dji RC Pro for the Mini 3 Pro. You'll get a much more powerful unit with (6) antennas for greater range, a 1080 screen with HD output, Way Points and a lot of other features.

I'm pretty sure someone will find a way to use fcc mode instead of ce in europe, fcc mode surely has lower dropouts?

For me it's not so much that i won't use it's max range often. But it's the advertisement. Still, on DJI's site, they're claiming 12km. Even in absolute perfect conditions, it doesn't perform anywhere near that.

Does this drone have FCC and EC mode? Did you use auto or manual select channels.

A great video again - as usual. I would not fly that far. I think you said to keep in 500m distance max. so do I. Could not fly that far. Looking forward to your videos from Turkey :)

If you live in an FCC country you’ll get the full 10km range. In a CE country you’ll get 1km or 2km on a good day in the countryside.

My highest range on Mini 3 Pro was 5km (120m height)

Apologies if I missed it in the video, but is part of this due to reduced radio power in the non-US models? I'm seeing videos here in the US with people easily reaching the 3 mile, (about 4,800 meters) distance, and I frequently go two miles (about 3200 meters) with few issues.

I heard about mini 3 range is not really good with this new RC with internal antenna. My friend also test mini 3 with standard RC and the range is way better than this new RC. I stick to my standard RC for now because the range is way better.

and it's advertised 12 Km. put it as you like it looks like a big difference to me. I went 2.5 Km away in the city and 5 or more at the beach with my mini 2 which was advertised 10. totally agree that nobody needs that tho.

awesome video Darren, just a question, i also got my all day freewell NDs the one you recommended, when flying with the NDs do you still put it in normal colour mode or the cine-lite mode?

Awesome drone I am also mini 3 pro rc user 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Great Vid..are you flying in CE mode?

What was this awesome place you where filming at the start, our kids would love to go there

Dude on here in the mountains, got 6 miles away ! Depends on interference

I'm disappointed that I can't fly this thing 12Km as I'm able to see that far with my Superhuman VLOS eyesight!!! HAHA!! How many people can actually see this little drone even 700 meters away? It's an amazing little drone and I'm BLOWN away by the amazing color that it produces!!! Keep up your excellent videos!!!

Footage/pictures aren't captured locally on the SD card? Choppy footage just on RC screen, or I am wrong?

I seen the Turkish flag and I was actually planning on going there soon to Istanbul when I buy my own Dji Mini 3 Pro I wanted to ask do you need any special permission to allow you to take the mini drone with you to Turkey? Any advice will be a massive help thanks in advance

Question for you, I have the mavic 3 and in your honest opinion should I also get the mini 3 pro also? I’m a complete novice when flying with maybe 30 hours of flying experience. I’m just curious if I should get it?

Definitely still a fantastic drone, and those distances are very respectable. I don't fly nearly that far away, and in general I have not had any problems. However, every once in awhile, there must be other radio interference, because there are days when 500 ft (166m) distance is dropping signal. That's still definitely in LOS, which I definitely find frustrating. In general, it's pretty darn good so.. /shrug?