Oh, Lord. Dustin excellent video like always you always got me panic when you’re doing your test distance you always give it to us the best in your videos. That’s why you are the best. Even in freezing weather you are doing this for us. Thank you so much I really appreciate it again thank you.

What an incredible flight! 6.7 miles is just incredible!! 13.4 round trip. You have the best range tests on KZfaq 🤙!!

A place of no communication disruption, this shows how much signal disruption we have going on in the real world, so many devices communicating! This is awesome, almost 7 miles away and your remote is still transmitting!! Thank you for sharing!

Most of my flights are long-range, so I love seeing you push the limits. Looks like a great drone, just can’t bring myself to purchase DJI because of their flight-restriction programming. Especially with Remote ID on the horizon later this year. Even these sub-250 grams drones can still be geofenced and grounded from taking off.

Dustin, I watched the entire video and I give you a lot of props Bro' for these range tests. and glad you found it. Thanks for all the entertaining and informational videos.

Amazing!! What another nail biter! I watched every second of it! Thanks for doing this and for not speeding through the video as many people do. It’s more fun to watch in real time. Home you get your drone fixed soon.

I stopped watching when you got to where the drone last reported it’s location. But you were handicapped by its dead battery and its color against all the snow. Just a tip. VIFLY makes a motion activated buzzer beacon that only weighs a couple grams for drones. They are about $15 each. You attach it to the drone (I use Velcro so I can move it from one drone to another) and when the drone stops moving for a few minutes it starts emitting a uniquely high pitched beep and flashes a little green strobe light. I think fully charged it is supposed to run for over 24 hours. Check it out. I love the gadget. And I have put red reflector tape, common to any auto supply store, o my drones as well. I had one go down in tall grass and the red tape caught my eye immediately. Great video!

Make No Mistake! The Cold Will Definitely Drain the Battery Sooner. Awesome Video. Awesome Drone! I have a Mini 2 Always look forward to those Videos! Great Job Dustin!

18:00 why the metric system is so convenient 🙂. 9000 m = 9 km. Miles, feet, inches, ounces, fluid ounces, quarts, spoons, gallons.. uch.

As ever Dustin, great vid, informative and always fun to watch....thanks for the excellent content.

Dustin what a heck of a video! Impressive range test for such a small drone! DJI tech is unmatched!

THE KING OF RANGE 🚀🫡

I think that little hiccup delay when you hit RTH made the difference. Enjoyed the video. Glad you were able to recover it.

Another great range test under your belt bro, Keep up the good work...Congratulations on your new home as well.

I have been flying the original Mavic Pro for years and it has served it's useful life. I started looking around at all the different models of drones and zoned in on the Mini 3 Pro. I have one coming later this month and I am jazzed about doing the upgrade. I lost line of sight with the Mavic Pro within minutes so it should be just seconds with a quiet mini drone. I always got kind of a knot in my stomach when the drone went out of line of sight but with these new drones and three-way obstacle sensing with decent looking "bypass" flying technology that looks like it all works, I think I may be more comfortable with it. I am happy to see that this mini is stable enough in the wind and these range tests confirm that I should not have a problem getting the kind of video and images that I would be after even at height and a ways away. I have watched maybe six KZfaq videos on the Mini 3 Pro and two of them were range tests. Watching a drone fly along for five miles is pretty impressive especially in sub freezing temperatures. Both videos I watched for range tests ended up in forced landings and damage. So the take away for me was that the "useful" range looks like around 1.5 miles if someone is going to spend time doing photography and then get it back to the home point on one battery. It is definitely impressive and I am looking forward to flying with it.

Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Cramer test drives the car.

Yoooooooo Dustin!! Aloha from Oahu bro!! I love your range test. I lost my mini last month, bummed out. So I got the mini 3 pro!! Please more mini 3 content!! Ty aloha 🤙

Absolutely love watching your videos man keep up the good work 👏

Dustin you have by far the best range test videos on the web i come here just for these types of flights

Hey Dustin. Wow the flight was awesome , you was unlucky not to make it back home. My arse was twitching just watching it. Glad you found it and brilliant video 👍

Everytime i see range test in your video title i get very excited. Sweet location and awesome flight Dustin👊🍻

Always enjoy your content and "stress" tests!

Edge of my seat, scary. Another great video.👏 Well done for finding it, and I hope DJI look kindly on you for the repair.

Thank you for this video, I am very happy you found your drone. I was worried it would not make it. Being so cold, batteries are affected I believe. Looking forward to many more videos!! My drone is on the way to be delivered, looking forward to putting it in the air.

Wow what a ride. Great you got it back! 20 degree temperatures and the way the battery held up is awesome. Heading to Best Buy. Thanks Dustin, great video.

hope you do a range test on the mini 4 as well. Have seen every range test you have made in the last 6 years ever since the first mavic pro. No one does this as good as you do. absolutely nerve wracking every time. Keep up your good work. 😯👍

Absolutely incredible my friend

Wow, Dustin that was excellent!

Great video Dustin! 👌A real nail biter!! and beautiful scenery. I concur with your assessment of the fragility of the M3Pro. Had a low speed, low altitude (3m) active track crash and had to return to DJI as it cracked the R rear arm at the motor casing. That was the second crash!! The first was another low altitude (2m) crash into a tree trunk. As I pushed the R stick forward, a wind gust pushed it sideways 🙄 On that occasion, the rotating joint on the front L arm was damaged.! I was flying the Mini2 for a while before and it was a lot more robust. Thx for taking the risks to inform the rest of us. Great work 👍

That was crazy, but it was a worthwhile experiment. Thanks for doing it!

Great video & commentary!!!

I lost mine running on empty this past summer. I went back the next day and hiked over two miles and found it sitting beside a stream. They can be hidden though. I've hunted a many of a drone in my flying. Glad that you found it. Great video.

I am new into the drone scene. A friend recommended your channel to me to get some knowledge on drones before i buy one. Your videos are informative and helping me decide on which drone i want!!!

From my cold weather experience with my DJI Mini 3 Pro, I find that my lack of use of adequate winter gear gave me the most challenge. Trying to use the controller without gloves in cold weather is very difficult especially if you have a shaky hand already. My coldest flight was at 5° Farenheit, but was a flight that did not go beyond my driveway. Nice scenery during video, thanks Dustin.

Really great shots here!

Amazing video man! Thank you!

It's so amazing how the mini 3 did in cold weather!!

Finally ordered the mini 3 pro tonight. April 27th. I was so torn between it and the avata but after flying a friends mini today with the goggles integra and motion controller I chose the mini. the quietness, flight time ,size and camera sold me on the mini..I love doing long, far flights exploring mountain tops...think the mini will be the best choice! And I can still fly using a phone if i want to!

Thanks for the range test!

Thanks for this awesome video Dustin! What I cannot understand is that you've got 276K subscribers and only 1.4K likes. You (spoiler alert) taught us the limits of the DJI Mini 3 Pro, pushed to the upper limit, lost your drone, went on a search and rescue mission alone in the dark with a flash lamp and some food and water in your backpack but did not find the drone. Went to bed with some regrets and swears, asked your son Ken to join you on a second S&R mission that was successful! Man, you deserve at least 100K likes! I hope you have the DJI Care Refresh insurance and got yourself a brand new mini 3 pro. I would have landed that thing on my mom's porch if I were you. Nice story, thanks again!

Very nice video and with very good info about the drone... Ty my friend and have a nice day, evening and night... 👍

great video! Enjoyed the beautiful scenery along the way. 👍

My Mavic 2 was did the same pausing during RTH, as if it was stopping for an obstacle. I double checked that the sensors were turned off before having to manually fly home. I did some searching through the settings, and under "advanced" I saw "use obstacle avoidance during RTH," which overrides your settings even if you had obstacle avoidance turned of for normal flight. Lesson learned on that one! Damn near had force land in the trees.

Add BRIGHT orange tape to drone for easier spotting (similar to "Black boxes")

Fearless! I broke that same arm, in the summer flying into small branchlets so I think it's just a vulnerable spot. I flipped the same, repaired, drone upside down from 20 feet onto ice a couple weeks ago doing a backward zoom out, it was fine but the sound it made hitting the ice was haunting.

I am glad you found it bro. I felt like I was looking for lol.

Excellent range flight test Dustin. I was willing it to reach you 😆 I think I may get the bigger battery for mine. So glad you found it and as always awesome to watch your videos! 🇬🇧

Wowzer, didn’t know New Mexico was so beautiful. Love range tests on the drones.

Great video thank you you’re an awesome creator

Well done Sir!!!; another nail bitter however with a happy ending!!!

Great video as always.

Your Distance videos are always nail bitters lol. Good video

I am planning on buying one of these and found your Video very helpful. Thank you Very much! I Appreciate it. I am Happy you were able to find it. That thing would still be sitting in that Tree if it were me. 😂😅😉👌😁👍

Amazing footage and range test my friend. Thanks for sharing

5x7 is 30 haha i like your math. Awesome video man!

Great video, sorry to hear about the damage. Finding the Mini 3 in the snow is rough. I had a drone fail where it dropped from about 150ft and tumbled down a tree and into the snow. It was powder and the drone got covered when it hit the ground and I ended up stepping on it with my snow shoes and broke an arm. Thankfully it only ended up being an $89 fix from DJI and the ended up sending me a new drone. Thanks for the great video!

Wow Dustin! The range is crazy! Too bad there is not a little lighted beacon with a separate battery that lasts like 24 hours! Surely that would mean more weight but glad you got it back. Your search was a little risky in the cold and being by yourself. Also, when I saw the snow, I did not think you were in Hawaii anymore. Smiles! Thanks for sharing.

Superb test ... Glad you located it

Nice high tension flight demo again, thanks.Those front legs must be fairly tough though: mine survived a few stiff attempts to open them just as the rear ones open! OMG ! I could have wrenched them off before even flying my Mini 3 Pro.

i am glad you found your drone i fly with a stobe on my drone so can find it if lost great video

Nice vid 👍🏼

The "i could just bail at my house" is a genius idea for a range test. You should start 10 miles out from your house and fly to your house. No rth needed!

Amazing scenery and great footage! I subscribed to see more Videos made by you. Dji Mini 3 is an awesome little drone. I own one myself too and create cinematic Videos. Keep it up bro! 👌🏽

Great to see these crazy tests again, thanks! Shame the Mini 3 Pro didn't survive unscathed.

Wow that is awesome im getting one soon already own a few other wifi drones but this is awesome range

Another great video that you have put together there mate. You haven't had much luck with the mini 3 pro. A few people I have seeing on KZfaq have had a few problems with it. I know when it first came out a lot of people had problems. My friend has is had a few hassles Personally I don't like the mini 3 Pro it may be good for going over trees and things like I don't like to design keeping with the mini one or two or se and the new mini 2 se. That is my personal opinion about it I still think the mini 2 is best one tho. Well I hope you have better luck with the new one U get.

60% I always turn back ! Blessings from Ireland 🇮🇪 Eamon.

Excellent rang test 👏👏👏👏

Hell ya crazy love the range test , someone has to do it...

you always do the great job for range test! I've watched them all. Regarding your DJI mini 3 pro front arm shaft damage, it costs under $20 bucks and is very easy to replace it, even I have done it. LOL

Great vid, as always... One thing I did learn is that New Mexico actually gets cold and snowy - never realised. Always thought it was dry, dusty and hot!

The DJI Range test King 👑

I'm fairly new to drones, it wasn't until I saw this I that I realised there was a way to find a downed drone. Sure enough my Parrot software showed it's last known position when I lost it the previous day. Using my phone's gps I was able to track it down in the middle of a cornfield after just 10 minutes of searching. Still no idea why it fell out of the sky, other than a possible bird strike. Thanks for the great videos Dustin.

Very nice. GREAT flight wow.

Exhilarating as always Dustin. Flying in the thin air at 7000' used more power. In the cold the arms snap off easily. I broke one off from a 3' fall. Might want to try a Max Range test where you ignore the battery, fly out until signal is totally lost, stop when signal returns, then land at an easily accessible location for retrieval. Don't forget to reset the Home Point above the remote landing site else RTH will kick in when signal drops as it lands.

I'm tempted to get one of these

Great test. I get further range than my Mini 2 but it’s great to see Mini 3 Pro’s performance when launched above terrain.

Unreal. 6.7 miles? Wow New Subscriber

Impressive performance under low temperature conditions

I can remember a time with my mini 2 where I flew out at night. I was flying into the wind like I’m supposed to but on return home the drone was flying soooo slow. Needless to say I didn’t recover it that night so the very next morning I tracked it to a home. The owner came out with his son and said he would check his backyard. He returned stating he didn’t see it so I asked if I could look. And lo an behold it had landed in the middle of their trampoline 🤣 Talk about luck 🤷‍♂️ but thank the lord. I’ve never had a drone that didn’t make it back as much as my mini 2. And I can’t really see what my mini 3 can do because the range sucks on the new rc😅

Impressive. It's possible for me to cover ~4.5-4.7 miles and return to my starting point without much difficulty (10-15% battery). In my opinion, wind plays a huge factor -- the drone exerts more effort during its return journey, particularly at higher altitudes, depending on the direction and strength of the wind.

You’re lucky still can find it…although the freezing wind shield isn’t something welcoming when flying a drone. Great Video!

Hey man, I bought very lightweight flashing strobe lights for my mini 2 drone which helped me finding several times in the camouflage of the forest and at night

36:30 You would have made it just in time (in spite of the RTH thing) because at 23mph you were clicking off 2000ft per min and was lining up just right, but then it dropped way down to the teens mph and there was no batt margin for that. So at that low of batt the speed drops too much to count on same pace home. Awesome vid as usual.

고맙습니다. 아름다운 영상과 실험, 영상, 좋은 정보입니다. 도움이 되었습니다.

Wow, just wow!! Incredible flight range test! You did an amazing job of narrating it as well. I never got bored at all and was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Just really great job!. Loved every minute of it. I am definitely going to get my own mini pro 3 as soon as I can. I can't wait for it, thank you for this test so I don't have to. 😊❤❤ By the way you earned another subscriber because of this video.

Your range tests are the best, I bought the Mini 3, Mini 3 Pro & AIR 2s, after watching your range tests. I'm eagerly waiting for your Mini 4 Pro range test. I'm probably going to order one today though anyway. Would you recommend the Mini 4 Pro over the AIR 3? I already have 4 plus batteries & 3 regular batteries for my wife's Mini 3 & my Mini 3 Pro. That reason has me leaning towards the Mini 4 Pro, but if you think the AIR 3, brings more to the table, I would seriously consider getting the AIR 3 instead.

1st - whoa the Extended Battery Snow Range test! Some drama with Find my Drone this time!

Geez ... another hair-raising adventure. I think I should have a couple of shots or some valium before I watch your "range test" videos ... they are always heart stoppers! I kept saying (while you were coming back/down) "Keep it up high .. altitude is your friend". Since this was a replacement unit, and you may or may not have done updates, you should check ALL the settings. A lot of times settings get changed after an update. The RTH action may have been set to 'hover' instead of return to home. Anytime there is any kind of update, I recheck all the settings on my M3P. Well, glad you got it back .. nice to have an extra set of eyes to help. Oh, & you're probably correct about the cold affecting the plastic, making it brittle. Hope you get it fixed & back soon. My M3P is my 'go to' UAV now .. just so easy to get in the air. Cheers!

Your videos are interesting and helpful, Thanks. Do you get a waiver for beyond visual range, or just go for it?

Congratulations Dustin! With 2 - 6dbi antennas, I just flew mine 22,058ft. (4.177miles) one way in sport mode!!! I have larger antennas and I will try to actually conserve battery. I had 30% left when I returned.

In the city I got 12039 with the alfa apa 25 I got 20,000 and came back because of the battery. When coming back I was only moving 10 mph so I had to kick it into sport mode. I came up 1000 feet short and emergency landed it at a light pole. I found it and lesson learned. Watch the wind direction more and if it's doing 35 mph in normal mode your going with the wind.

that was a nail beer, sic video!

so 29 degrees should be a piece of cake then with the air 3 plus the air 3 generate more heat so great video love them all

Aw man that was exciting lol. Nearly 7 miles that's crazy. I have the mini2 and would love some extended battery life do they do these batteries for the mini 2?. Can only find the intelligent normal upto 31min batteries online.

Amazing video

This was a great video. I only get about 10,000 feet from my Mini 3 even in a rural area. I can't believe the distance you're getting. Hope you get her fixed. Do you have the DJI Refresh plan? Thx again!

Great video! I hit a building once. 15feet up asphalt crash.. Survived

Wow!

Awesome job