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  • StantonZ
    Sounds like an over-zealous security team; I have encountered similar. However, I did not have that problem when flying over Truman Sports Complex in KC (home of the Royals and Chiefs).
  • StantonZ
    Except that permission is not theirs to grant? I'm not saying one shouldn't ask, or that asking isn't good practice (I wouldn't but that's just me), just that the stadium has no authority to refuse under the circumstances outlined by the OP...
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    StantonZ reacted to Meta4's post in the thread Mavic Air 2 climbing terrain with Like Like.
    The height you see on the screen is the height relative to your launch point. The drone has no way to tell how high it is above the terrain below, so you have to estinate that. The drone has two height limits. One is a hardwired maximum height...
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    StantonZ reacted to mavic3usa's post in the thread Mavic Air 2 climbing terrain with Like Like.
    You said "I am limited to 400 AGL, which would appear to be referenced from my home point." Is there some sort of limitation in your drone software that will not allow you to increase your height above 400? You are correct that this number...
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    All Lithium battery types are affected by how "deeply" they are cycled and the temperatures they are exposed to (especially during charging). You don't say what climate you live in or how you cycle your batteries (I don't deep cycle and store...