I don't know, but that sounds like a great idea. Everything is better with a bit of calculus and rocket science added.
Don't forget the brain surgery for when your head explodes trying to work it all out.
I don't know, but that sounds like a great idea. Everything is better with a bit of calculus and rocket science added.
You have to apply a little common sense.I see videos of drones flying over the edge of cliffs for astounding footage, however it would seem that they are immediately in violation if the drop is more than 400 feet.
How can such a simple and plain rule get so convoluted in such a short time and turned into Rocket Science with Calculus requied to solve it.
Again common sense has to be used.i would like to know how any of us flying our UAVs around the skies apart from the point directly above us can really say we are only at the legal maximum at any given moment other than hoping we are ok more to the point is how anyone else on the ground is going to be able to say at what height above the ground we were without some very sophisticated radar range finder.
Bored?I'm wondering if following the terrain at less than 400 feet is in compliance with the letter & spirit of the 400 ft. AGL rule for drones. If I choose to fly up a mountainside, say to a 2,500 foot summit at 300 ft. AGL, am I an outlaw? Also, in this discussion, if my Return To Home altitude is set for 30 meters Above Ground Level, will the drone hug the mountainside at 30 meters AGL returning to me? Or, will it suppose I meant 30 meters above it's launch altitude? Any support for your opinions would be appreciated.
legal: you can take off at your ground level. and only fly up to 400 above your head. BUT,,, if you are video a building, tower, etc. you are legal to fly 400 feet above that item.
no i am not a layer, no i did not sleep in a motels dirty bed last night. and internet advice is only worth what you paid for it.
My understanding of that rule is . . . You must stay within 400’ of the structure if it reaches over 400’ AGL. If you do, then you can fly 400’ over the upper height of that structure. There are some antennas that reach over a 1,000 AGL.
Is a mountain a structure?
That's another argument but as an example and if it were legal (National Park) lets consider Half Dome in Yosemite Park. The cliff face asends 4,800 ft or 1,460 meters nearly straight up. Therefore if you stayed within 400’ of Half Dome you could climb all the way up to 9,244’ MSL or 400’ AGL of the summit of Half Dome's which has an elevation of 8,844 ft/2,695 m MSL.
p.s. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Until a better argument comes along.![]()
Obviously it does.does that mean the surface of lets say a large body of water or the sea is classed as ground level
Bored?
That wouldn't work.Wow, if the info in that video is correct and accurate it would seem you could keep resetting the current aircraft location to a new home point as you were climbing. This seems like a way to ascend to whatever height you choose, and if you maintained an altitude below 400' AGL you would be in compliance unless I misunderstand the rule.
Then you need to have a look at your Max Altitude setting.But now they have the birds set up to only go up to 392’ and if your building is higher than that it wont go unless you land and reset at least that’s what all my DJI birds do now.
So "from the surface" requires drawing a perpendicular line from the nearest point of earth" as in the diagram, which could result in being 400 ft. horizontally from a vertical cliff face, but have no useful relation to altitude AGL?"The CAA is pretty clear on this; any flight over 400ft AGL requires an exemption to be legal"
Is it that simple
AeroJ
?, look at the image and wording on page 4 of CAP1687
Quote: the 400 ft height above the surface requirement may be interpreted as being a requirement to
remain within a 400 ft distance from the surface, as shown in the diagram below
400ft From the surface is not the same thing as 400ft AGL
I am very new to flying my Mavic Pro, and I have not yet tested out the Max Altitude limit. Do I understand that I can set the max to 1,000 feet if I so desire, and that will work until the next Go 4 update?Then you need to have a look at your Max Altitude setting.
The drone comes with a user-configurable Max Altitude setting which by default is set to approx 400 ft.
An update will reset that to the default settings.
That doesn't mean that you have to leave it at that though.
Or just reset the Max Altitude?The scenario you describe sounds fine to me in theory. In practice, Mavics only calculate their 400 AGL from the home point. So, to scale a mountain like in your scenario, you'd have to land, reset your home point, climb 400 feet higher, land, then repeat. You would need to keep following that process over and over to get to the top of the mountain.
To clarify, I assume you mean wherever your drone happens to be, now where the operator is located? I see videos of drones flying over the edge of cliffs for astounding footage, however it would seem that they are immediately in violation if the drop is more than 400 feet.
I am very new to flying my Mavic Pro, and I have not yet tested out the Max Altitude limit. Do I understand that I can set the max to 1,000 feet if I so desire, and that will work until the next Go 4 update?