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  • Cafguy
    Cafguy reacted to oc1doc's post in the thread RTH at night with Like Like.
    Yes I'm aware of max altitude. The drone did it itself while trying to RTH. I stay below the 400 foot limit. If I never flew closer to the airport than 5 miles I would need to drive at least 4 miles every time I flew. I fly very cautiously at low...
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    Cafguy replied to the thread RTH at night.
    Welcome to my world. If thats a controlled airport you face some pretty hefty fines the first one being the smallest at 1500. If there are commercial operations at that airport and its controlled and you delay or halt those operations because of...
  • Cafguy
    Cafguy replied to the thread RTH at night.
    If your Drone busted 400' you violated 14 CFR Part 107 and thats not a good thing! Take the above advice and set your RTH for a MAX of 400' What airport are you a mile from!!?? If its controlled you need to be at least 5 miles away! Did you...
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    Cafguy reacted to Bad Santa's post in the thread RTH at night with Like Like.
    Because it's the law. A mile from the airport isn't that far. I'm a couple miles from the airport and my ceiling is 300 feet IF I get temporary approval to fly here at all. https://app.autopylot.io/#/map Find out if you're restricted below 400'
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    Cafguy reacted to oc1doc's post in the thread RTH at night with Like Like.
    My first night flight with my Air 3s went fine except for RTH. I was about 1/4 mile from home at about 200 feet altitude and hit RTH. The drone seemed to be struggling to decide what to do, would fly toward home a short distance then increase...
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