Launched this previous summer time of 2023, the DJI Air 3 is a succesful replace to the two-year-old feature-packed DJI Air 2S.
One of many major areas wherein the Air 3 has been upgraded can be the impediment avoidance sensors.
As an alternative of a four-way impediment avoidance system, like its predecessor, the DJI Air 3 has omnidirectional impediment avoidance.
This new system ensures the Air 3 has 360-degree impediment avoidance safety. With this new system additionally comes different updates and additions to the present security choices for the Air 3.
This text and the included YouTube video will focus on the assorted security options of the Air 3 and present the way to:
- Arrange impediment avoidance
- Set RTH (Return to Residence) choices
- Replace the house level
- Set the Air 3’s most altitude
- Allow augmented actuality (AR) settings and extra
The Security Tab
To entry and modify the protection options of the DJI Air 3, you will have to be within the Security tab to make the mandatory changes.
To entry the protection tab, each the Air 3 and DJI RC 2 or RC-N2 will must be powered on and related to the DJI Fly app.
Go into the Fly app menu/choices within the Digital camera View display screen by tapping the three dots within the higher right-hand nook.
You’ll need to be within the Security Tab. In case you are in one other tab, merely press the Security tab.
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Flight Help
The primary space we’ll be is the Flight Help choices. These embody:
- Impediment Avoidance Actions
- Bypass Actions
- Show(ing) Radar Map
Impediment Avoidance Motion
The impediment avoidance motion is damaged into three separate choices and determines the conduct of the Air 3 when obstacles are detected.
Earlier than flying, you’ll need to outline what the Air 3 will do as soon as it approaches an impediment.
The obtainable actions are:
- Bypass – When enabled and controlling the Air 3, the Air 3 will mechanically go round detectable obstacles. If there is no such thing as a obtainable means to take action, the Air 3 will then hover till motion may be taken by the drone pilot.
- Brake – When the brake motion is enabled, the Air 3 will mechanically cease and hover when encountering obstacles. You’ll then have the ability to decide the perfect plan of action to take.
- Off – Turns off all impediment avoidance techniques. With this motion, the Air 3 can run into obstacles within the atmosphere. Some drone pilots, like myself, use this selection when flying in tight areas.
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Bypass Actions
Baypass Actions dictates how the Air 3 behaves when bypassing obstacles.
- Regular – The Air 3 will search for objects and obstacles earlier than reaching them, staying a secure distance from the impediment(s).
- Nifty – That is type of like Cine mode for the Bypass motion. When enabled, the Air 3 will keep away from obstacles with extra laid-back and easy actions. Nevertheless, this Bypass possibility has a better likelihood of colliding with obstacles.
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Show Radar Map
The Radar Map (which may be toggled on and off) is an on-screen support used to rapidly provide you with a warning to how shut the Air 3 is to things.
That is finished by way of using the colours orange or purple, relying on how shut the drone is to an object.
When near an object the radar turns orange and progressively turns to purple because the Air 3 flies dangerously near the item.
The Radar Map is especially helpful for many who flip off all impediment avoidance and fly shut to things within the atmosphere, or fly by way of tight areas and areas.
On the naked minimal, the Radar Map will give a visible warning of obstacles.
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Return to Residence (RTH)
Return-to-home (RTH) will return the Air 3 to the recorded dwelling level with none further enter from you.
On this part, you’ll need to set the choices for Superior RTH.
Superior RTH
There are two settings obtainable for Superior RTH. These RTH settings are:
Optimum Superior RTH
When in Optimum Superior RTH, the Air 3 plans the perfect route for it to get dwelling, no matter any RTH peak choices beforehand enter.
It is going to alter its peak to get above, under, or round any kind of impediment or interference sign within the space that would disrupt a profitable RTH.
With the optimum setting chosen, the Air 3 will use the straightest and most direct path to RTH to avoid wasting on battery energy, which in flip will increase the period of time the Air 3 can fly.
This may increasingly probably even save the Air 3 if the batteries are low.
Whether it is too darkish for the Air 3’s imaginative and prescient sensors, the Air 3 will default to a variation of Preset mode, with preset altitude choices, which we’ll have a look at.
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Preset Superior RTH
On this mode, the Air 3 will return dwelling on the preset peak.
As a rule of thumb, I set my Auto RTH Altitude to 30 ft or so above the best impediment wherever I is likely to be flying for the day.
If the Air 3 is in Optimum Superior RTH when the lighting circumstances are too poor for the Air 3’s imaginative and prescient system to see its means dwelling, the Auto RTH Peak will probably be used.
Auto RTH Altitude
The Auto RTH Altitude is a vital choice to set.
The reason being that within the occasion of an emergency (we’ll contact on this shortly), you’ll need the Air 3 to have ample peak when returning dwelling.
As a rule of thumb, it’s at all times good to set your return-to-home peak a good bit greater than the tallest obstruction in your space.
Some merely set their RTH altitude to the most flight ceiling in the US (400 ft) and simply go.
This may be harmful if the Air 3 is returning dwelling and there are low-flying plane within the neighborhood.
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Replace Residence Level
Updating the house level lets you change your house level from the place it was mechanically set within the DJI Fly app upon buying a GPS sign, and set it the place you need it.
That is particularly helpful if you end up shifting from one location to a different quickly whereas flying, maybe when on a ship or one other shifting object.
The house level can solely be moved as soon as the drone is within the air and has a full GPS lock.
To replace the house level:
STEP 1: Whereas within the air, press the arrow to the correct of Replace Residence Level.
STEP 2: A map of your quick location will populate the middle of the display screen. Drag the display screen till the yellow H strikes to your new desired dwelling level location. When finished, merely press OK, and the brand new dwelling level will probably be up to date.
In case you’d prefer to set the house level again to the place it was, merely do the above steps in reverse.
It’s also possible to set the house level to be the place the Distant Controller is at the moment positioned. One state of affairs for this could be when overlaying areas quickly whereas in a car or on a ship.
To replace the house level to the distant controller, whereas within the “Replace Residence Level Map”:
Faucet the Distant Controller icon. The Residence Level will then be set to the precise location the place the RC is at the moment.
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AR Settings
The Air 3 advantages from the inclusion of AR (augmented actuality), displaying on-screen overlays to help with dwelling level identification and return-to-home features.
With Present AR Residence Level choices on, you will note a digital H on the Stay View display screen representing the Air 3 dwelling level, which may be seen in the entire map views.
With the Present AR Return-to-Residence route possibility enabled, there’s a inexperienced path displaying what route the Air 3 will take to RTH.
Lastly, when touchdown, there’s additionally a digital “Air 3” on-screen displaying the place the Air 3 will precisely land. That is known as Present AR Plane Shadow.
Flight Safety
This part is used to outline how far and excessive the Air 3 will fly at any given time. Though our intention could also be to remain inside the confines of the legislation, when in flight, this is likely to be troublesome to keep up.
Max Altitude
In case you are in the US, as a result of it’s unlawful to fly above 400 ft, chances are you’ll select to set the Max Altitude to something below 400 ft.
In case you are in a rustic that regulates the utmost altitude that you could fly, likewise you’ll need to set that quantity right here.
Max Distance
Moreover, it’s also possible to set the most distance. In case you are involved about flying too far out, you may set the worth to any quantity you’d like. If distance isn’t a priority, this may be set to No Restrict.
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Superior Security Settings
Superior security settings decide how the Air 3 behaves when the Air 3 disconnects from the distant controller.
Disconnects can happen resulting from variants within the atmosphere, similar to tall bushes, mountains, canyons, and even sign interference and loss resulting from buildings.
Sign Misplaced
Sign loss choices are as follows:
- RTH – The Air 3 will return to the house level, whatever the environment.
- Descend – The Air 3 will descend and land, even when the sign was misplaced over water.
- Hover – The Air 3 will keep in a single place till it receives enter from you. You’ll have to go to the placement of the Air 3 to regain a connection.
