SpaceBass
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United States
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Hey folks,
It seems from a quick glance that I'm not totally alone here ...
I spent the last two weeks with my Air in Bali (which was amazing!). First the good: For some reason, even more than the Pro, this thing is just fun to fly. I think, at least for me, it has something to do with the tiny size and feeling like I can take it anywhere.
But the problem for me is the range and the signal quality. I consistantly found, even in very rual settings with absolutly no wifi (or even electricity in the area) that I could only get about 50-100 meters before I lost signal entirely. Even when I had an image, often it was laggy (as were the other indicators). That makes it really difficult to fly! (maybe that's the IFR pilot in me...but I'm used to visual and instrument indicators).
I upgraded to the latest firmare which helped a tad - I was able to get about 150-300 meters after that, but never that much beyond. I'm seeing screen shots and youtube videos of range tests where people are getting well over a kilometer and I'm feeling a bit envious; and actually a bit worried that my bird is a dud. I tried selecting between 2.4 and 5ghz without any noticable difference.
Anyone have any troubleshooting tips before I contact support? Or are my expectations on range just poorly calibarated?
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