RTH Height Setting
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jcflyer23
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When flying RTH what height setting do most use?
2018-10-3
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Marty Markoe
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At least 25% higher than highest obstacle you are likely to fly over. The other day it was not obvious how high a hill to fly over was. I thought at most 30 meters. Set it to 50 meters to be sure.
2018-10-3
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Gwerdi
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Yes I use 50 meters too. Seems to be a good height in my area.
2018-10-3
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Bluehook
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I use 45 meters which equates to roughly 150 feet.

Many trees in my area are over 100 feet tall.

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Surface2Air
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Really depends on location - I have it set to 30m, though first flight in a new location I'll verify roughly during takeoff to my surroundings and where I plan to fly to and adjust if need be.
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jcflyer23
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Ok thanks guys.
2018-10-3
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DJI Tony
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Hi, Thanks for the inquiry. I would recommend setting the RTH altitude higher than any objects on your location to prevent an incident. Thank you for the support.
2018-10-3
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Parme
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I have it set to 50m as I think it should be a reasonable altitude for most scenarios
2018-10-3
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msinger
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Find the tallest obstacle above the takeoff point at your current location and add 50 feet (to account for any error). Do this each time before taking off in a new location.

FWIW, you really shouldn't copy someone else's setting. That could result in the loss of your drone.

2018-10-3
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QuadFunAus
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After using the factory preset of 30m RTH on a Mi Drone 4k and crashing into a tree that was a little over 30m, I always set a minimum of 50m RTH hight!
2018-10-3
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CoreyB10
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50m on every DJI craft I have flown. I don't fly round towns etc and I would love to see a 50m tree......Safe as houses. Saying that, the area where you are flying at the time should dictate a safe height to RTH if required.
2018-10-5
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