Matthew Dobrski
Second Officer
Flight distance : 1831050 ft
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Mr.Mister Posted at 2018-4-26 14:28
I fly in a lot of different environments - some city, some desert. I have an area of desert near me that I like to fly after upgrading firmware to make sure the thing won't fall out of the sky. One of the tests I do is fly 50 feet off the ground and head due west, circle around a recycling plant (out in the middle of nowhere) and then back again. It's exactly 1.5 miles to the plant. I can do this with either antenna, but when using the sticks, the video feed gets choppy as I circle the plant. With the Patch antenna, I am able to complete the entire test without a single dropped frame. Obviously not scientific, but it works for me. I should mention that the entire route is very flat with nothing between me and the drone.
That being said, my most recent flights have been shooting short films and music videos. The drone is almost always within a few hundred feet of me and only 50-100 feet AGL. I have been considering switching to the stick antenna just to reduce some weight and not have to worry about being so directional.
Thank you so much for detailed explanation. I can only conclude that DJI products are like a boxes of chocolates ... You never know what you gonna get ... My experience is exactly opposite: sticks can get me 2 miles away and turn back with no transmission drop whatsoever, while patch antenna starts breaking communication at 1 mile, worsening at turn back and continues to provide lousy feed until i can heard the bird. Go figure ... |
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