Overheating mid flight (2024)

Dirty Bird Posted at 9-17 17:11
That was nice, with a touch of sarcasm.Not trying to bust your balls but you & Burt with the "flying toaster" nonsense is ridiculous.There have been but a handful of reports of a Mini 3 Pro overheating in flight.Nearly all of them involve extensive hovering or Sport Mode operation during extremely hot weather.This is NOT a major concern as you infer.
The Mini 3 Pro is a small, fanless, drone that depends on passive airflow for thermal regulation.With that in mind, it only makes sense that when flying in high ambient temperatures, long periods of hovering, or high-current operation such as flying balls-on in Sport Mode, may result in overheating.The solution is simple:DON'T DO THAT!If you receive an overheat warning, switch to Normal Mode & back off the throttle.If it happens during extended hovering, move around a bit.

Dirty Bird, you need to take your head out of your ass...

So far, these are the recommendation of the "Pros":

Do not perform a firmware update without an auxiliary fan...

Do not fly on days above 40°...

Do not push too much when removing the battery or the clip may crack...

If your lens does fogs up you need to open the lens and reposition the O-ring...

Do not point the radio away otherwise the signal will be gone and the Mini 3 Pro doesn't have the antennas in the legs like previous models...

If you are not careful when replacing the blades, you can easily strip the tiny screws...

If the filter you are using is too heavy, your M3P will recognise it as a wide lens and turn option off for you...

AF and MF are a guess game as you need to use MF to AF...

Did I forget anything out? I'm sure there are more...

Oh yeah, it is a great little drone, but far from perfect...
I honestly think that calling it a flying toaster was a bit of a compliment... I bought one and I'm using it, but you don't see me pretending that everything is ok...

Everything listed above is searchable in this forum and being available for the past 6 months. It is not a dream or my imagination... And it is definitely not a handful either...

Later...