Someone else already covered the 1st point I wanted to make, that your test weights didn't look to be centered. My 2nd point is that when lifting off from the ground (or other flat surface) the vortex created by the props tends to reduce the lift due to what I call the “doughnut effect”. In that, the prop wash directed downwards is then deflected laterally by the flat surface & curves around to the upper side of the props, reducing the available thrust. You might find increased performance by lengthening the string between the drone & the weight(s), although this can also increase oscillation & control (feedback) problems. Hand-launching would solve that problem. I read in another test article: “In our standardized thrust test, the Mini 3 Pro was able to lift 420 grams in addition to its own weight, a 2.7:1 thrust-to-weight ratio.”

Mini 3 Pro always starts in N mode, then you need to switch to S, if already in S, switch to N then back to S

that music ruined it and you could have done the gram to ounce conversions to save everybody googling them

So about 150 grams if you still want decent flight performance

The reason for 130g to work perfectly cox it was well balanced vs earlier one propeller had more load, so the drone struggled to stay levelled

Can it fly it out 1000 yards and back??

Interesting test. I would say that around 100g would be a safe limit then

Hi nice idea for weight test good job

btw, for fishing, you need to also take into account the weight of the payload release mechanism, don't forget that part...

Sport mode wont make any difference

Cool test, but I think what may have happened is your center of gravity was off. When you had the 124g mass it was far to the right, the 130g mass was more centered. Think of it this way if the right side of the drone is heavier than the left, then the 2 right-side propellers would have to spin faster to keep the drone level. Further testing is needed to confirm, but my guess is that the drone sensors were sensing something is off so it didn't go higher. Or the right-side propellers were already spinning really fast and couldn't spin much more. The drone would flip over to the right because the left-side propellers would generate too much lift and the drone would no longer be stable.

I’m looking at this trying to figure out how to drop lines to pull Christmas lights up in my big tree. I know….but useful info

what is the battery life with 200g? how long can I fly with a standard battery and additional 200g?

Bruh just couple of min ago i just attached my dji action camera 3 with my drone(145gm)& try to fly it just take off normally I'll try to fly it tomorrow with my action camera & I'll post it on KZfaq so stay tuned & wish me luck 🤞

So technically you could use this drone as a fishing drone to drop baits out

In the beginning of your video your drone was lifting like 260 grams ant then it was struggling with 130g. What happened?

Decent video song choice is horrendous

This won’t burn the prop motors?

Hey what is the name of the string used to attach the weight?

Did you use it for fishing after these tests? How did it go?