djordan2
First Officer
Flight distance : 79291 ft
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I was never able to get more than the advertised range on my brand new P3 Standard. I bought it in 2016, and the best I could do was about 2,500 feet. I tried a variety of range increasing modifications, but none seemed to do much better. After a year, I decided to upgrade to the P3 Pro. I was still flying the Standard just for short distance fun. It flew great...until I crashed it one day. I sent it to the Southern California repair facility for evaluation. As is their custom, I guess, they sent a new or refurbished P3S back to me. It looked like a brand new P3S, so I wasn't complaining. To my surprise, on my first distance flight, I thought I had a fly-away. Instead, at 6,650 feet I still had full control with perfect video. I decided to not push my luck and hit the RTH button. I don't know what the difference is between my first P3S and this one, but I couldn't be happier. Now I regularly fly the Standard and have often been out in excess of one mile on search patterns. I fly most often in flat open desert country with no trees or buildings for miles around. I don't think the average P3S will get this kind of range. I think the 0.62 miles as mentioned above is normal for the Standard. |
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