Have anyone here try this yet?
this is amazing!!

Thats INSANE!!!

Super, nice job

4700m out, loses signal, Inspire 1 starts to head back and almost hits a little ass island.  Had to laugh a little about that.  He should have increased the height in the return home to at least 30m to avoid it.  Very important for everyone to set altitude for return home above the highest part of the operation area.  

drklion Posted at 2015-3-7 13:37
4700m out, loses signal, Inspire 1 starts to head back and almost the hits a little ass island.  He  ...

totally agreed!

Brilliant job, the guy has balls. Not sure I would try this myself. Nice to see it does what it says on the tin. He seemed pretty relaxed throughout the flight, even when he lost all control.

And just think..... If he had any idea what he was doing when it came to rf emissions from a simple dipole antenna he wouldn't have wasted all that EIRP into the sand, pointed his antennas skyward and got even further!!!!!

lethbrp Posted at 2015-3-7 18:09
Brilliant job, the guy has balls. Not sure I would try this myself. Nice to see it does what it says ...

Must have a large bank account!!!!

Of course, "nice" and interesting somehow, but in my opinion absolutely not the way we should go if we like to Keep this "Hobby" legal....

Now that is a promo!Wow!Gotta admit I have been highly skeptical of this product since the live launch.Although skeptical.. still open minded enough to see how well it fares after it's first summer.Let all of the wrinkles get ironed out.Still love my P2 but after seeing that I find myself more than willing to give the I1 a shot.Better sensibility tells me to stick to my guns for now.I have been watching this forum daily.Looks to me that the only issue keeping this machine from reaching it's full potential is software bugs.Time heals all wounds.DJI has come this far.I feel confident that they will achieve software stability.My P2 had issues at the beginning.Solid as a rock now.Systems on I1 are more sophisticated.Just means that it will take a little more time to achieve buttpukker free turnkey duty.Kudos to the I1 pilots that have already stepped into the chasm.It is through your financial struggle,rock solid resolve,and devotion to your passion that in the end the hobby as whole,not only photographers will benefit.Back to that badass display of the I1's perfomance.In order to keep my bank account happy with me....I must go take a cold shower.

Just got back from an hour of flying and everything was great.  Hi it 7,000 ft but didn't want to push it past that today.  I'm very happy! !!!

amazing video and flight.. Always set you return home flight higher than any obstructions on the way back.. or get into att fast

It was a great job - did you see at the very end though that he kicked sand in the birds face!

That guy has no respect for his bird. Pretty cool though.

CrabHawk Posted at 2015-3-8 09:29
It was a great job - did you see at the very end though that he kicked sand in the birds face!

I can imagine that he'll be cleaning sand out of the worm drive for a while after landing on sand.

Quite interesting, for once it is not over a populated area!

Wow thats far.

I doubt it. At lot of these floating around now.

drklion Posted at 2015-3-7 13:37
4700m out, loses signal, Inspire 1 starts to head back and almost hits a little ass island.  Had to  ...

"Most joyful that....F**K!!!"

That was fantastic!

This range blows my mind.  Yes, it's well out of visible sight by the rules but at least he's not in a crowded city.  I'm sure those fisherman are probably suffering from a little bit of confusion, though.

Amazing cahones on this kid to go that far out and over water!

If this is legit: it's a case of RF Surface-Ducting The reason he was able to get such range was because the water acts as a wave-guide/reflector. That's why he flew at low altitude/close to the water.

doctrrf@aol.com Posted at 2015-3-9 03:17
This is a case of RF Surface-Ducting The reason he was able to get such range was because the water  ...

I think you are crediting the individual with too much intelligence to even have an understanding of UHF propagation !

Markka cobs....can you clarify the best way to orient the antennas to get max range.  I have read that they should be pointer towards,the sky perpendicular to the ground.  I read somewhere else that the max power comes straight out of the top points and they should be pointed towards the bird.
Any advice.

ElliotTeskey Posted at 2015-3-10 12:51
Markka cobs....can you clarify the best way to orient the antennas to get max range.  I have read th ...

http://www.phantompilots.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=30464

The above has info on where the signal strength is the best with RC antenna

ElliotTeskey Posted at 2015-3-10 12:51
Markka cobs....can you clarify the best way to orient the antennas to get max range.  I have read th ...

Have a look at this from an antenna specialist

http://youtu.be/6BPQxflfQiE

Here's another test done in Kazakhstan, done at 2000 m elevation, 5 km on a T47 battery at minus 2 Celcius -
I'm very impressed!

This is a typical example of "this guy is crazy, but great that someone tested this".

steve2909 Posted at 2015-3-10 13:11
Have a look at this from an antenna specialist

http://youtu.be/6BPQxflfQiE

Please, please, PLEASE do not take any notice of this idiot on YouTube who really does not know what he is talking about.
Firstly, this test is worthless - The amount of multipath bouncing around that room means any received rf at the given frequency could be coming from the walls, the floor or the mop handle leaning against the wall !
Secondly - the test should be done either in an rf screened anechoic chamber or at the very least an open field location away from spurious rf emmissions.
Thirdly - The test should be done with a tablet in place in the holder since that is how the device will be used in the real world.

Antennas straight up guys, to give maximum rss and best cross sectional area from TX to Inspire.  

markjacobs.talk Posted at 2015-3-19 17:48
Please, please, PLEASE do not take any notice of this idiot on YouTube who really does not know wh ...

Hey Mark, you again!

Assuming that his "test" is not faked, why not take notice of him? I agree with your arguments (at least some of them ), but you are talking about theory. The "idiot" shows one real scenario. Again: Assuming his "test" has not been faked.