Today I was able to fly 6000 feet in distance new record for me in the Philippines

Stock antenna?

ALABAMA Posted at 2018-4-8 14:07
Stock antenna?

I just used the simple parabolic antenna range finder

Good distance. Fly safe

Quite impressive! Happy flying!

Wow, now thats awesome for a p3s to do. The range extender helped a lot!                                                                                             

Magicj23 Posted at 2018-4-8 14:13
I just used the simple parabolic antenna range finder

What does this look like and where can i get one?

Philly Phantom Posted at 2018-5-8 13:43
What does this look like and where can i get one?

I did a search in Amazon And found them.

just go to ebay and search for windsurfer parabole i use it to and give extra range and i have modified the dbi from 20 to 27 with icarus mobile app as in eu the dbi is 20 and in other its 27.so im am happy with my p3 s

Rene Jensen Posted at 2018-5-9 23:28
just go to ebay and search for windsurfer parabole  i use it to and give extra range and i have modified the dbi from 20 to 27 with icarus mobile app as in eu the dbi is 20 and in other its 27.so im am happy with my p3 s

I bought one of those a while ago.  I didn't see a difference in range.

6000 feet is crazy good distance for a stock P3S and a simple parabolic.  He must have been flying from a mountain top.  Lots of mountains in the PI (been there).  Nice.  

As far as the windsurfers go, they are not all the same.  

I did 11,000 feet today with my P3Pro and 4Km with my P4 stanard.

The parabolic mirrors do work but it's worth knowing that Quality is key, simply having one with a reflective surface isn't enough. There are loads available with different metalic sufaces like gold, silver, copper or stainless steel or even aluminium. I use SunnyLife mirrors (with gold leaf on a stainless steel surface), it's a cheap brand from Amazon but they give me better signal for longer and further.

Another thing to think of is the transmitter set-up itself, correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the P3S have 3 aerials? 1 multi-directional one in the center of the controller and 2 inside the controller, so if you use a cheap single mirror in the center it's possible you're transmitting more signal from the central aerial but blockng one of the others in turn. Which of the 3 transmitters/ transceiver does what I couldn't tell you, i.e. which one is for the FPV and which is for controlling the aircraft etc.... see other threads for that.

The P3 advance/ pros and the P4's use a different arangement hence having 2 mirrors facing forward and no 3rd aerial because they use the OTG cable to connect devices instead.

The P3P stock specs in FCC mode is 5000 meters aka 16400 feet.  That's without a parabolic.  But, of course, CE mode is quite a bit less - 3500 meters.  

I've flown my P3P 11,000 feet through trees, without a mod of any kind.  I'm looking forward to trying it with clear LOS.  I also plan on adding some significant mods to the controller.  

The P3S stock specs in FCC mode is only 1000 meters.  So yeah, 6,000 feet is pretty darn good.

The P3S has two transmitters on the controller - the control transmitter is the one in the middle with the obvious antenna.  The FPV patch antennas are hidden inside on the left and right.  The range is less.  But they don't really affect range of the AC except psychologically.  

If I had a P3S and wanted to add a windsurfer, I'd make one myself, because chances are it would be better than the crap available online.

http://www.freeantennas.com/

That's amazing!

Here's a good one for you.  I have two P3 Standards.  Neither one could go more than about 2,000 feet distance.  So I bought a P3 Pro.  I've had all three for over 2 1/2 years now.  I inherited one of the Standards.  Then one day I was flying one of the Standards and I crashed it.  I sent it in to DJI for repair.  They charged me a small fee and then just sent me another different one back.  I quickly discovered that the one they sent back to me was phenomenal.  With the stock antenna, I could go out to 6,200 feet at a 300-foot altitude in the open desert.   No trees or buildings anywhere within a mile.  At about 5,000 feet I would lose video, but the telemetry would continue until the Controller disconnected.  I have no idea what they did to this thing, but it is the best flying P3 Standard I have ever heard of.  And by the way, I have had my P3 Pro out to 11,500 feet before turning around and coming back home.  All of this is with the stock antennas.

djordan2 Posted at 2018-10-30 06:28
Here's a good one for you.  I have two P3 Standards.  Neither one could go more than about 2,000 feet distance.  So I bought a P3 Pro.  I've had all three for over 2 1/2 years now.  I inherited one of the Standards.  Then one day I was flying one of the Standards and I crashed it.  I sent it in to DJI for repair.  They charged me a small fee and then just sent me another different one back.  I quickly discovered that the one they sent back to me was phenomenal.  With the stock antenna, I could go out to 6,200 feet at a 300-foot altitude in the open desert.   No trees or buildings anywhere within a mile.  At about 5,000 feet I would lose video, but the telemetry would continue until the Controller disconnected.  I have no idea what they did to this thing, but it is the best flying P3 Standard I have ever heard of.  And by the way, I have had my P3 Pro out to 11,500 feet before turning around and coming back home.  All of this is with the stock antennas.

Desert is the key word.

djordan2 Posted at 2018-10-30 06:28
Here's a good one for you.  I have two P3 Standards.  Neither one could go more than about 2,000 feet distance.  So I bought a P3 Pro.  I've had all three for over 2 1/2 years now.  I inherited one of the Standards.  Then one day I was flying one of the Standards and I crashed it.  I sent it in to DJI for repair.  They charged me a small fee and then just sent me another different one back.  I quickly discovered that the one they sent back to me was phenomenal.  With the stock antenna, I could go out to 6,200 feet at a 300-foot altitude in the open desert.   No trees or buildings anywhere within a mile.  At about 5,000 feet I would lose video, but the telemetry would continue until the Controller disconnected.  I have no idea what they did to this thing, but it is the best flying P3 Standard I have ever heard of.  And by the way, I have had my P3 Pro out to 11,500 feet before turning around and coming back home.  All of this is with the stock antennas.

Have a look at this one. No mods, CE region, 7320feet (2231m).

I don't understand why some P3 Standards will go the distance and some won't.  I think I might take the top off of the one that won't go that far and check the antennas.  As I said, I have one that will go well over 6,200 feet and one that won't go any farther than about 2,000 feet.  They are theoretically identical.

djordan2 Posted at 10-30 11:56
I don't understand why some P3 Standards will go the distance and some won't.  I think I might take the top off of the one that won't go that far and check the antennas.  As I said, I have one that will go well over 6,200 feet and one that won't go any farther than about 2,000 feet.  They are theoretically identical.

Are you using the same controller on both? If not it would be interesting to know what effect swapping controllers would have. My range is terrible on my P3S and I suspect it is the remote at fault.

WayOutWoodPond Posted at 11-1 11:58
Are you using the same controller on both? If not it would be interesting to know what effect swapping controllers would have. My range is terrible on my P3S and I suspect it is the remote at fault.

May be your remote has been retarded as well for that terrible range. I´d setup the max range to 400+ Meters and reached them mostly. Look in to your settings at that point.

WayOutWoodPond Posted at 11-1 11:58
Are you using the same controller on both? If not it would be interesting to know what effect swapping controllers would have. My range is terrible on my P3S and I suspect it is the remote at fault.

I don't think it is the controller.  When I crashed my first P3S, I sent it in for repair.  But I did not send in the original controller.  That controller is the one I got almost 3 years ago.  I had to pair it with the new P3S the repair facility sent to me as a replacement.  So there were no changes done to it.  And as I said before, the original (uncrashed!) P3S would not go out more than about 2,000 feet at best.  At one time I installed the antenna booster to try and get more.  That did not make any difference, so I took it back off.
The replacement P3S was able to go out 6,200 feet on the stock antenna.  I was amazed, to say the least!

I gave the long-range Standard to my son, who lives on the outskirts of a city.  He regularly flies it beyond 2,000 feet before losing video, but not telemetry.  I don't think he has attempted to go farther than that.  I'm on the open desert flying the one with poor range.  I flew it yesterday, and could not go out more than 1,000 feet before losing signal and RTH.

A couple of days ago, I took it apart to check the antennas.  I wanted to make sure they were connected properly.  They were!  The firmware is 1.9. something.  I tried to reinstall the firmware, but it won't let me do that.  Is there a way to do that?

Mark The Droner Posted at 5-10 15:48
The P3P stock specs in FCC mode is 5000 meters aka 16400 feet.  That's without a parabolic.  But, of course, CE mode is quite a bit less - 3500 meters.  

I've flown my P3P 11,000 feet through trees, without a mod of any kind.  I'm looking forward to trying it with clear LOS.  I also plan on adding some significant mods to the controller.  

Great info. Thanks for sharing.

I'm still trying to figure out why one of my P3 Standards won't go out any farther than 1,000 feet, while the other one will go to 6,200 feet with no mods.   But in the meantime, I took my P3 Pro out this morning just to see what it would do.  It got out to 13,500 feet at an altitude of 350 feet.   No antenna mods.  I then got a Low battery warning because of the distance and time it needed to get back home.  I think I could have gone out farther.  But when I get that warning, I head for home regardless.  In this case, I hit the RTH button and then got back in my truck to keep warm.  It was rather cold this morning.  I just monitored the telemetry as it came home on its own.

djordan2 Posted at 11-4 20:37
I'm still trying to figure out why one of my P3 Standards won't go out any farther than 1,000 feet, while the other one will go to 6,200 feet with no mods.   But in the meantime, I took my P3 Pro out this morning just to see what it would do.  It got out to 13,500 feet at an altitude of 350 feet.   No antenna mods.  I then got a Low battery warning because of the distance and time it needed to get back home.  I think I could have gone out farther.  But when I get that warning, I head for home regardless.  In this case, I hit the RTH button and then got back in my truck to keep warm.  It was rather cold this morning.  I just monitored the telemetry as it came home on its own.

djordan2 ... I also get around 6,200 ft. range with my P3S with no mods, and like you, fly mostly in the desert or mountains.  I truly believe the dry desert air, and the remoteness, meaning little to no wireless interference, are major factors.  When I fly in town, I often get "strong interference" error messages that limits my range.  Not everyone can find a desert, but you can get away from people and houses with all their wireless devices polluting the 2.4GHz band.  Still, the many complaints of such limited ranges by some suggest a problem with some P3s and not others.  Wish I had an answer for that.

NM_Quad Posted at 11-5 15:55
djordan2 ... I also get around 6,200 ft. range with my P3S with no mods, and like you, fly mostly in the desert or mountains.  I truly believe the dry desert air, and the remoteness, meaning little to no wireless interference, are major factors.  When I fly in town, I often get "strong interference" error messages that limits my range.  Not everyone can find a desert, but you can get away from people and houses with all their wireless devices polluting the 2.4GHz band.  Still, the many complaints of such limited ranges by some suggest a problem with some P3s and not others.  Wish I had an answer for that.

Have either of you guys heard of Magic Power v 5.0?  It's free and made especially for P3S.  I tried and it improved my range on my P3S. I was stalled at around 1,100 feet in the city (Dallas).  Now I get close to 2,500 feet.  Thing is, overdriving the WIFI might be bad for my P3S...but it's been good for over 20 flights now.

https://phantompilots.com/thread ... c-power-v5-0.87654/