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Flight distance : 40863 ft
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I have a Mavic Pro Platinum and live in a rather unusual area. I am at 700 feet elevation and my house is an open one acre lot surrounded by 5 acres of trees with a height of about 70 feet. Once clearing the trees, the elevation drops to 200 feet so any areas I am interested in looking at require me to drop below tree level.
I have been keeping the elevation to allow for radio connection, but lose all resolution and still lose connection at about 2000 feet.
I got the Atlas Titan boosted as I have used the Maxx UAV with limited success with a Phantom 4 Pro. The Maxx is a very directional system and does need a line of sight for best distance. In my case, there is no line of sight as the drone is below tree level. Having checked out my options, I decided on an omnidirectional antenna.
A quick detail of the purchase.
Purchased online through Titan Drones after a quick call to confirm this was a reasonable approach. They were great. They answered the phone and spoke to me for about 15 minutes concerning the options and my situation.
Sent off the controller for the Mavic Pro because I felt it was worth the cost to have it done by them.
Priority Mail sent on Tuesday. They got it and sent it back on Friday. In my hand on Monday.
That's a six day turnaround from in the mail to in my hands. Not bad.
I had a small issue with connecting the drone with the remote on receipt, (my error). But, I called them, they picked up and worked me through and found the issue. (the micro USB had been inserted preventing the USB connection from working.) Of interest, I got disconnected at the end of the call due to a dropped signal. They called me back, (caller ID is great). and they confirmed the issue was fixed. Five stars for customer service.
First flight, 6500 feet, over triple the distance before loss of video and remote warning of a RTH.
Second flight, equal to the first.
Was it worth the money?
You betcha.
For my needs and my area, the Titan Atlas was superior to the directional boosted Maxx UAV.
With the Maxx UAV I was never able to get over 4000 with the Phantom 4 Pro. The distance without boosting with the Phantom 4 was actually better than the Mavic Pro. But, boosting with the Titan Atlas has given me the range I need. The omni directional Titan atlas, for the situation of trees and hilly terrain does seem superior to the directional system. The scatter of the signal appears to have better pickup if using an omnidirectional system
As they say, Your mileage may vary...past performance is not indicative of future results.. pick your disclaimer... |
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