Geebax
Captain
Australia
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For what it is worth, if you are new to the Phantom, you would not be advised to try and maximum distance flying like this. It is fraught with dangers.
Firstly, you would be breaking the law, because the FAA requires you to have the aircraft in visual range at all times during a flight. That means you must be able to see it with the naked eye, or an observer working with you must be able to see it.
There are a whole set of circumstances that could cause problems,. meaning that you may lose your aircraft or even cause serious damage to someone or their property.
On the flight out you may experience favourable tailwinds that let you fly long and fast, but coming back you will have to fight those winds to return home. You may not make it home.
If you get out there, and are getting low on battery and your aircraft decides to return home, there is no guarantee it will make it home, so it will automatically land when the battery level gets critical. But where is it going to land? In someone's back yard (kiss it goodbye), on a road or freeway (kiss it goodbye), in water somewhere (kiss, well you know it by now).
People who try these long distance flights often add features to their aircraft to achieve those long distances, and they usually have some lengthy experience in doing so. And just because it says on a forum somewhere they can go those distances does not mean you can. |
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