so ive been flying for about 8 months now and wind is still the thing that gets me every single time. i dont mean like crazy gusts, just like... 15-20mph stuff that most people seem to handle fine. my footage gets all jittery and i feel like im constantly fighting the sticks instead of actually flying.

i know the obvious answer is just fly more in wind but is there anything specific i should be practicing? like actual drills or whatever. i've been doing manual corrections on the sticks but i feel like im overcorrecting half the time and then the drone swings back the other way and it looks terrible on camera.

running an Air 3 btw, not trying to fly fpv or anything, just want smoother cinematics even when conditions arent perfect

the overcorrecting thing is super common and honestly took me way longer to sort out than it should have. what helped me was flying without looking at the camera feed at all for a while ? just eyes on the drone itself, feeling out how it moves in the wind before i started worrying about footage. sounds counterintuitive but it builds better stick instincts.

also for the Air 3 specifically, if you havent messed with the expo settings its worth looking at. default sensitivity can make overcorrection way worse in choppy air because small inputs translate to bigger movements than you expect. i run a bit more expo on pitch and roll when its gusty, smooths everything out. and honestly flying into the wind for most of your shots instead of crosswind helps a ton, crosswind is where it gets ugly.

yeah same boat here mostly. one thing i started doing that actually helped ? i go out specifically on bad days and just hover. like not even trying to do anything creative, just hold position in one spot and focus on keeping it rock solid. boring as hell but after like 20-30 mins of that my muscle memory got a lot better. you start to feel the gusts coming and preempt them a little instead of always reacting.