I have a fourth floor room with a balcony. The usable space on the balcony is 4 feet square. I moved a table out there, with a small high contrast rug on it. I still had to elevate 2 feet to get over the railing. So I started it up. I couldn't get all the satellites because half the building was blocking them. Of course, I had to turn obstacle avoidance off. So the first two times I made it up, and out into open space. Landed ok. The third time, it started moving backward and forward. Ended up hitting myself and some windows and railings. Crashed down on the balcony. No drone damage that I could see, but three props were damaged. I changed all four, since I have about 10 spares. After that, I flew twice from the ground with no problems.
There's no real advantage from flying from my room, except i don't have to walk downstairs, and i stay in aircon room. I wish i had recorded the third attempt with my camcorder so i could see exactly what happened. It's unlikely you would lose your drone, because it will most likely just crash in the balcony and damage props. I'm wondering if i should have waited longer on the balcony for more satellites. I have a small cut on my leg above the knee but nothing requiring care.
There's no real advantage from flying from my room, except i don't have to walk downstairs, and i stay in aircon room. I wish i had recorded the third attempt with my camcorder so i could see exactly what happened. It's unlikely you would lose your drone, because it will most likely just crash in the balcony and damage props. I'm wondering if i should have waited longer on the balcony for more satellites. I have a small cut on my leg above the knee but nothing requiring care.