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<blockquote data-quote="480sparky" data-source="post: 402146" data-attributes="member: 15805"><p><strong>re: Don's DJI Phantom 2 & 3 Fun</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Unmodified and straight out of the box, I think the specs are 1 mile. </p><p></p><p>Modified, you can outfly the battery life. Meaning, you can keep going until the battery gives out and you crash. <em>"Don't worry! We have enough fuel to reach the crash site!"</em> (Old pilot-to-navigator joke) There's unofficial competitions for both altitude and distance with modded units. Personally, I think they're just pissing matches with people who are 'compensating for something'. Some day, one of these Shorty's will drop their bird where it's not supposed to go, or it will get sucked into the engine of a full-size aircraft and bring it down. And that will be the end of our toys.</p><p></p><p>As far as the FAA is concerned, flying under 400' makes it a 'model aircraft', and unless you're flying near an airport, they couldn't care less. My personal feeling is: fly under 400', and always close enough to maintain visual control. And as soon as I become aware of another 'real' aircraft, I begin the descent immediately. You can connect the remote to your computer and set your personal limits so you cannot fly outside this envelope. I have mine set for 600' but I keep a close eye on my altitude.</p><p></p><p>But quite easily you can fly it out of visual range in a matter of 5-6 seconds.You may be able to SEE it, but you cannot determine which direction it is facing and ergo, be unable to determine which command is best to keep from crashing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="480sparky, post: 402146, member: 15805"] [b]re: Don's DJI Phantom 2 & 3 Fun[/b] Unmodified and straight out of the box, I think the specs are 1 mile. Modified, you can outfly the battery life. Meaning, you can keep going until the battery gives out and you crash. [I]"Don't worry! We have enough fuel to reach the crash site!"[/I] (Old pilot-to-navigator joke) There's unofficial competitions for both altitude and distance with modded units. Personally, I think they're just pissing matches with people who are 'compensating for something'. Some day, one of these Shorty's will drop their bird where it's not supposed to go, or it will get sucked into the engine of a full-size aircraft and bring it down. And that will be the end of our toys. As far as the FAA is concerned, flying under 400' makes it a 'model aircraft', and unless you're flying near an airport, they couldn't care less. My personal feeling is: fly under 400', and always close enough to maintain visual control. And as soon as I become aware of another 'real' aircraft, I begin the descent immediately. You can connect the remote to your computer and set your personal limits so you cannot fly outside this envelope. I have mine set for 600' but I keep a close eye on my altitude. But quite easily you can fly it out of visual range in a matter of 5-6 seconds.You may be able to SEE it, but you cannot determine which direction it is facing and ergo, be unable to determine which command is best to keep from crashing. [/QUOTE]
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