Henry M.Y.
Second Officer
Flight distance : 11548839 ft
Hong Kong
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In HK there are outlying islands, and I frequently fly over the ocean for taking photos of them.
With my Inspire 1, I had confirmed DJI's claimed 5km max. range with solid control & video downlink signals (more than 5.05km, to be exact). It was always the battery capacity limit which triggered smart RTH and stopped me from flying further away.
With my Mavic Pro, I had not been able to verify DJI's claimed 7km max. range. I was only able to fly it to a position of 4km away from me, 8 minutes after taking off with full battery, with 75% of battery capacity remaining at the moment. I knew I had to turn it back because of anticipating headwind on its way back. Unlike my Inspire 1, my Mavic Pro struggled on its way back, down to 3m/s (~11km/h) full stick speed! It took 10 more minutes for it to fly back to me, with 30% battery remained. Both control & video downlink signals were solid though.
Beware of Mavic Pro's limitation under strong wind. DJI stated clearly in its FAQs that the max travel distance of 13km was tested in a windless condition at speed of 50km/h, which means in only a bare 15.6 minutes flight time Mavic Pro's battery will be empty! Don't ever try out the DJI's claimed 7km max. RC control & video downlink range without having planned for suitable landing place midway. The Mavic Pro just doesn't have the battery capacity to do a roundtrip (i.e. 7km x 2 =14 km) even if the control & video signals are capable at 7km away.
Just my 2 cents.
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