I was/am seriously looking at the Mavic 3 mainly for footage for my YouTube/Dtube vids. I am surprised how the FAA is going after YouTubers to have a commercial license. They reason that if you monetize the vids the drone is in, it is no longer hobby but is commercial. To me it seems a bit bogus. It would be just one more thing to put on the to-do list, but it has cooled my interest some. The bummer is the test have to be proctored in person and would be a good hour plus drive each way. All doable but more hassles.
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Yes, the government seems to like their money. And I kind of see their point on this one, money is money, and if you're getting paid by YouTube, you're getting paid. The debate I'm sure will come as well for crypto payments. Are Hive earnings monetized? I certainly don't agree with the policy, but it is what it is.
Getting the pilot license isn't that bad. Getting the 107 isn't that bad, actually learned a few tidbits of useful info, just spent a LOT of questions on reading the larger aircraft charts, which most of us drone users will never need to know or use.
I just got the M3 a couple days ago and did first flight yesterday. Definitely a few glitches and all the advanced features not available yet, but still glad they released it early. The zoom capability is incredible. Yes, there's some quality loss at the digital zoom vs. optical, but it still allows for some shots not previously possible. I did a few comparison shots and will post later this week.
Thanks for the info. Its a great hobby!
Your welcome. Some may not want until the full feature upgrade comes in Jan. I like the early access and ability to play with it until then. I don't see the features as a stretch since they already have most of them for the other models and just needs the software / firmware code upgraded to include.