Lets say it's cold out and you want to fly from your car with the heat on and window up.  How much does glass effect range?

A while ago I did it for fun and the range was ok. "How much worse" it is compared to if I had stood next to the car, I can't say. The disadvantage is that you can't turn and align the RC so well in the car. As expected, signal interference occurred when the drone flies exactly over or behind the car, but otherwise it was pretty good.

Edit : Sorry, just seen, that this is Mini2 board...what I described was with Mini1. So I think with Occusync there are even less problems.

I tested flying from my house, and the glass shorten the range atleast 10 times, to practically hundred meters or so. So when I lost connection I had to open the window and put my jacket, because it is cold outside...
Note that the windows are having 2 pairs of 2 sided low emission glasses.

I guess it is the same with the car, there are different glasses on different cars.

Only if you forget to open it :-)

djiuser_267jcyL97zif Posted at 12-19 12:06
I tested flying from my house, and the glass shorten the range atleast 10 times, to practically hundred meters or so. So when I lost connection I had to open the window and put my jacket, because it is cold outside...
Note that the windows are having 2 pairs of 2 sided low emission glasses.

Wow, that's surprising.  Because glass is transparent, I was hoping it would have a minimal effect on range.

Yes, it will have an effect on your range. You are then operating from inside a closed tin box.

I did a project for a WiFi enabled device in the car that need to sync with a network.  What I found from an extensive amount of research was that glass varies so much.  Auto glass on new cars has UV protections which inhibits signal more profoundly than non UV treated glass.  Also the structure of the glass has a big impact.  Safety glass is treated with heat and chemicals and has more impedance than traditional window glass in an older home.  Double or triple pained glass such as in my condo is terrible for signal even at shorter ranges.  

I flew my Air 2 which uses the same RC and Occusync that the Mini 2 does from my car and still got good signal distance in a rural area.  But in a city the range was awful.  Like a couple of hundred feet with frequent signal breakup.  I think it is very dependent on the environment you are flying in.

The glass not an issue. But the metal shell. hmmmm.

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I found that that glass did affect the distance the drone could fly.  With the car's other components like engine and metal parts they must interfere with the signal.

VLOS must surely be a problem when inside a car!

Rockbyter Posted at 5-31 09:52
VLOS must surely be a problem when inside a car!

Only if you have  dark tinted glass all round. It also depends on what distance you plan to fly. I flew mine at a place in Pembrokeshire at the weekend from my car because I wanted a bit of shade to see my phone, but still had VLOS through my windscreen as I wasn't flying that far.

djiuser_267jcyL97zif Posted at 2020-12-19 12:06
I tested flying from my house, and the glass shorten the range atleast 10 times, to practically hundred meters or so. So when I lost connection I had to open the window and put my jacket, because it is cold outside...
Note that the windows are having 2 pairs of 2 sided low emission glasses.

This may help...

https://madsci.org/posts/archives/2002-03/1015162213.Eg.r.html

As far as VLOS goes the top of the windscreen prevents this as soon as it goes overhead.  I for one cannot see through the roof.  If it is behind it is really hard to twist around in order to see the tiny little drone in the distance too.  I know it is not really on topic but I just fail to see any reason to sit in the car and fly.  I know a popular youtuber does this all the time and hardly ever looks at the drone or where it is but at least he has a glass roof.

Yes, a glass window can affect the range of signals, such as Wi-Fi or radio signals. Glass can partially block or attenuate these signals, resulting in reduced signal strength or quality on the other side of the window. The extent of the impact depends on various factors, including the type of glass and the frequency of the signals.

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