sparkflier14
Second Officer
Flight distance : 194619 ft
United States
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400 feet/122 meters. You can fly higher than that but it is your responsibility to avoid a collision with a plane. If you hit a plane, a governmental uav, or a paraglider and cause something serious, you are going to get in big trouble, especially since you were above 400 feet. Dji drones max out at 500m/1640 feet. The highest I have been was 1000 feet. Going up that far means that you have to fly out further to get a better signal and you will lose Visual line of sight. I have almost lost my drones three times attempting that. Just stay at 400 feet and you'll be ok. If you are out in a nonurban place where there are few or no planes and no interference and is wide open, then by all means, going up to 500m is safe. If you own a Phantom 3 standard/Phantom 2 vision+, 500 meters is pretty much half of your max range. The range limit on dji drones is based on staying less than or equal to 400 feet. In some cases, going up higher is actually safer. Less obstacles and interference up there. If you do wind up in p-atti mode, in a compass error, or in strong interference, do not panic, take a deep breath if needed and gently use the control sticks to fly it back to safety. Newer drones (starting with the mavic pro 1) have a red pause button. Use that to stop the drone during tap fly, any flight mode, or while going forward. Practice using atti mode if your drone has it. That practice may depend on you in an emergency. |
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