Swing Dangler
lvl.1
Flight distance : 31486 ft
United States
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First test flight with latest firmware to the drone, remote, and the latest DJI GO iOS app. Drone: Phantom 4 with slip on signal booster on antenna. I'm using an iPad air 2 (no sim card/no cell service) with the latest DJI GO ios app. There was a system OS system update as of today (6/6/17) but I didn't install it on the ipad. I was using my Galaxy S4 as a mobile 4 G hotspot to stream live Facebook video. I do not know if I was logged into DJI GO app, but I suspect I was even though I had turned the iPad off two days ago after a local yard test. I have the flight zone warning/restrictions feature turned off in the app. I flew to the 400 feet ceiling limit and traveled over 2000 feet away. It was in a school zone next to a football stadium, so there were several power lines around the whole area. I streamed 2 different 6 minute videos to FB along with the audio from the iPad air 2. I snapped about 6 pictures and recorded about a 6 minute long video of the local youth ball diamonds at the farthest point. I noticed, over the local high school baseball diamond, which was several hundred feet away from home point, 2 instant video signal losses which returned nearly immediately. It was literally in the blink of an eye. I don't know if this was attributed to the local power lines, the cell phone signal/hot spot, or the app itself. The only streaming issue was the Verizon signal which is weak in our area so there were some drops during the live stream to Facebook. The stream even recorded the shutter click of the camera during the flight. I blame Verizon for the stream drops and their crappy signals in my area. I would chalk it up as two successful test flights with the latest firmware and updates. Your mileage may vary. |
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