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My First Time Seeing a DJI Phantom 3 Drone Fly!

158 views · Published 5 May 2016 · 5:25 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: Mike Martins · 2016 · Howto & Style

Hey YouTubers, Mike Martins here with the Mike Martins Channel!

I'm outside at the park today with one of my neighbors, and he's brought something I've been wanting to get a closer look at: a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced drone.

I've seen him flying this thing around before, and from a distance I wasn't even sure what it was. The motors make such a distinctive and powerful sound that I joked that I thought it might be something belonging to the government!

Today I'm finally getting a closer look.

I've played around with RC cars before, but I've never really made a drone video, so this is something completely different for me.

We start by getting the Phantom ready for flight and installing the propellers. My neighbor explains some of the basics and shows me the controller setup. One of the coolest parts is being able to use a screen with the controller to actually see what the drone's camera is seeing.

That's incredible technology.

The camera itself moves around underneath the drone, and once everything is calibrated and ready, it's time to launch.

When this thing takes off, you can immediately feel the air coming off the propellers.

Then it starts climbing.

And climbing.

Before long, the Phantom is so high above us that I'm having trouble even finding it with my regular camera. Meanwhile, the pilot can look at his display and see the surrounding area from above.

We're looking at the city, the mountains and everything around us from an entirely different perspective.

It really does feel like something out of Star Wars.

Another feature that impresses me is the GPS and return capability. The drone can keep track of its position, and the pilot can bring it back toward its original location rather than simply trying to navigate entirely by sight.

For somebody like me who has never flown one of these before, that's reassuring!

My neighbor tells me he could teach me the basics in about three minutes, although I'm still not completely convinced I'm ready to take control of his drone.

I don't want my first lesson ending in a tree!

Consumer drone technology is getting extremely interesting, and after seeing the Phantom 3 Advanced flying in person, I can definitely understand why people are getting into this hobby.

Let me know if you guys own a drone and what you think of the Phantom 3.

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My First Time Seeing a DJI Phantom 3 Drone Fly!

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