DJI claim(ed) their UK store shipped UK1 marked 3S
And this was found on Facebook
But…
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Saw this on Redit —
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Just been reading that the Air4 could be a sub 250g drone,not sure how that will go down.The main reason I wanted to get the Air3s was for better stability in the wind with it being a heavier drone than the Mini5 Pro and having the 70mm zoom.
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The DJI Air 4 won’t be a sub-250g drone, Barry 
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moving forward the Sub250 is really only applicable outside of the UK as now C1/UK1 drones upto 900g are treated as equals of the sub250 club
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Hi Spike I wouldnt have thought so but its mentioned in a promotional video I watched.
I’m pretty new to this drone malarky and enjoying it. I was unaware of this new 900g law. I have read up on the sub 250g laws but are you saying I could fly an Air3s in the exact same ways as a mini 5 pro? I read and research things quite a bit before getting involved with anything but have to admit I’ve not read about that. I’ll have to do some seious googling now.
100% that is what I am saying
Check out this awesome tool by from the club to help you know - these are part of the new rules that came in as of the start of this year.
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Ooh I should have been more vigilant in my reading. As soon as the Avata 360 gets compatible with an RC Pro 2 controller I think one might be finding it’s way to me. Then I’ll save for the goggles etc. Exciting stuff.
Also I presume that means I could use the higher capacity batteries in my mini 5 pro without needing to worry about going over 250g?
Yup that is also true - however not overly sure how the class marks work there as the label says one thing but having the + battery would mean it is a C1 drone - there is a full topic on this one already though
so we will keep to the Air 4 rumour topic here
It would have to have a sticker on it saying it’s UK1. If you buy a standard Mini 5 Pro thats marked as UK0 you can’t legally fit the heavier batteries even though they would fit.
I’ve just bought a Mini 5 Pro Plus, which has the long range batteries as standard and is marked UK1, so its no longer a sub 250g drone and comes into the UK1 category, meaning it can fly under the same rules as a UK0 marked Mini 5 Pro, but for longer!
But to keep on topic, personally I’m looking forward to the Air 4. I almost got an Air 3S but I couldn’t find a retailer that could guarantee that it would come marked UK1 so got the Mini 5 Pro Plus instead. But an Air 4 would deffinetly come with the UK1 marking as it would be a “new” design.
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Care to share ?
It’s not a weight thing anymore
It’s all about the stickers that you have, defining the classification of the drone and the category of flight.
With no (UK) class markings , whatever you have now is gonna be a field far far away toy in 2028 (maybe)
(Sorry Barry, but I learned the hard way watching all the absolute garbage churned out about the Avata 360 in the run up to its release)
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Sorry (again) Barry…but afraid that channel is a 100% human-free production.
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I’m surprised nobody has mentioned the drone in Ian’s sofa…
https://greyarro.ws/t/the-big-meet-2026-thursday-4th-june-to-sunday-7th-june/106496/441
Secret Air 4 Test Pilot? 
Seriously could this be an Air 4? I would have thought something thats not yet released or even announced would be under some sort of NDA.