Kneepuck
Second Officer
Flight distance : 275105 ft
United States
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Well, now I have done several flights with the advanced and I have to say, WOW! It is a huge step up from the standard in use. The numbers on the spec sheets don't really do justice to the overall better experience. I flew out to 6636 feet, a little over 2 kilometers, today with a fully stock aircraft and had 100% signal strength all the way. Altitude 400 feet. There is no way I could do that with my Standard, even with the range booster on. And even the speed of the download from the Advanced to my computer for the video files is almost twice as fast. The quality of the controller and the extra buttons and stuff that adds functionality is clearly better than the Standard. For now, I am more than content with the range and performance of the Advanced. Please, please no one come along and tell me the Professional is as much better than the Advanced as the Advanced is over the Standard. I don't have enough room on the R/C airplane table as it is, and my bank account will scream if I squeeze it much more.
Even though I am sure there is an issue with the Standards range, and I had mostly overcome it with the amplifier, I still never got over around 2000 feet distance with it. On the other hand, having experienced it's limitations makes me appreciate the Advanced all that much more. Poor Standard, I'm afraid it's flying days will be limited to the occasional guest who wants to try out a Phantom.
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