Seems like it works with clear sky & worm wather .  I think this test was shot in Kuwait .


Very important : he disable Vision positioning system before flying over moving surface (water) .
He started with 25mins battery reached 5Km & he still have 16mins of juice left .

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=J9SVftBl51A

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=nA-7phsB7hU

that's pretty good, it should be able to do 7.1kms theoretically right?

This is what I bought this drone for to begin with. I will primarily be using it over water following my boat as we cruise and flying around the islands we visit so I'm hoping it behaves well over water and doesn't make any splash landings since it does have the sensors to avoid those types of situations.

Dgonz0289 Posted at 2016-11-5 22:08
This is what I bought this drone for to begin with. I will primarily be using it over water followin ...

Enjoy ! Just before flying over the water Don't forgot to disable Vision positioning system

leostark Posted at 2016-11-5 22:01
that's pretty good, it should be able to do 7.1kms theoretically right?

The reason why he stopped at 5Km because  he didn't change or disabled on the setting the Maximum fly  distance . ( 5000 m by default )

F.C Drone City  Posted at 2016-11-6 10:29
The reason why he stopped at 5Km because  he didn't change or disabled on the setting the Maximum  ...

yup, saw the warning come up it's not likely anyone would fly it 7.1km often unless to test it out but what that would mean for me is it'll work better than P4 in shorter distances as well

I would be very interested to hear how this compares to European versions for flight distance.

It's a pity he didn't take a moment to level the gimbal and set the exposure.

F.C Drone City  Posted at 2016-11-6 02:18
Enjoy ! Just before flying over the water Don't forgot to disable Vision positioning system

could you explain why is so important?

F.C Drone City  Posted at 2016-11-6 10:18
Enjoy ! Just before flying over the water Don't forgot to disable Vision positioning system

Newbie question, why do you have to disable the VPS ?

user97e9304d5d Posted at 2016-11-6 06:27
Newbie question, why do you have to disable the VPS ?

http://forum.dji.com/thread-36171-1-1.html

F.C Drone City  Posted at 2016-11-6 19:55
http://forum.dji.com/thread-36171-1-1.html

or like it says, just fly higher than 3m.  Which seems like a better idea to me

Would anyone not do that???

IT IS ILLEGAL TO FLY OUT OF LINE OF SITE !!!!!!! YOU MUST FLY WITH IN LINE OF SITE PLEASE COMPLY.

*Sight* - how is flying over water not line of sight?

Airwater Posted at 2016-11-6 13:46
*Sight* - how is flying over water not line of sight?

Good question really. If one assumes there is no obstruction between you and say your girlfriends house, you can fly straight there and don't have to avoid trees or houses. Further you can see her house, and when the bird flies you can watch it all the way there and back. That is called line of sight.
If on the other hand you fly out to sea as the video shows, fairly quickly you will not be able to see your bird, and you are no longer in line of sight mode. You are relying entirely on the video and your instruments, which by definition means you are not flying line of sight any more because you can not see the bird.
The liability of causing damage when you are not following the rules is enormous. Maybe this only happens in the USA, but line of sight is a good idea no matter where you fly.