m80116
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Flight distance : 3264131 ft
Italy
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Let's suppose you were kind of in a tunnel of bare trees before you could ascend, so despite random branches Line of Sigh should not have been a problem.
If I were there I assume I already did my safety checks, like the weather, the wind (before departing at home and with an app) and on the field. Everything is calibrated correctly (compass on the drone, compass on the remote accounting for disturbance, meaning calibrated after it is attached to RC) and the batteries are full.
At that point I could take the risk knowing full well that... you need extra care not to confuse the sticks (for example if operating facing the drone on the comeback trip during a tunnel of branches), a low wind forecast might become quite a blast near a cliff, the environment will be unforgiving.
In a gorge w/ low GPS the drone will keep fluctuating because of instable GPS reception and low (count) satellites, the VPS will be next to useless above water and next to a cliff, and you cannot enforce ATTI mode which would give the drone better stability. Also to consider in case of high altitude flights is propeller status (top notch shape) and the possibility of sudden drops in altitude when the airspeed around the drone body suddenly changes, like when coming Sport mode full speed to a halt.
If you have a challenging passage consider where you're hovering, if above water or a cliff it is probably best to try the more difficult approach in a safer place if possible, so should the worst happen you car recover your the little one. Once on top of the cliff don't forget to maintain Line of Sigh in order not to lose the connection (despite probably a good initial take should you venture further on). You could also set an home point more more suitable for auto landing should RTH be auto-initiated, you might not be able to re-gain control until later where it might be too late.
Congrats for the great introspective post... not many have the courage to expose this kind of thinking.
Happy flights! |
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