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    Mini 3 Pro at Everest Base Camp

    Thanks @Yorkshire_Pud = very helpful :) Good note on the battery at altitude, will prob try to limit a flight to < 5 minutes for safety. However, if I am on ground and in an open space (camp site) for take off, will the Mini 3 know I am, for example, already at 1000 ft above sea level? I was...
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    Mini 3 Pro at Everest Base Camp

    Hi everyone. I know that the Mavic 3 has done Everest, and the National Geographic team did some extraordinary scenes & shots in recent times. Was wondering that the opinion of folks here on using a Mini 3 Pro, given proper local-authorities permits and permissions: Would function at high...
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    GPS lock.... from high-rise... after take off?

    20 - 30 ft away from building, off of balcony = parking lot (typically empty in early A.M., when I practice). I did notice that the Yaw-errors comment. My thought was to practice this theory from ground level, hand-launching, moving 20 ft away, and resetting RTH point (once GPS lock...
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    GPS lock.... from high-rise... after take off?

    Thanks everyone! Yes = I should have mentioned that I understand that the balcony will NOT be the RTH location. The idea is that RTH could bring it back to the building, about 20 feet away at a high altitude (taller than building), and I would then cancel RTH while it hovers above landing...
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    GPS lock.... from high-rise... after take off?

    Hello there everyone. New operator here, 1st drone, 1st post (please be kind... LOL LOL ) Scenario: Launching from 10th floor blacony Building stands at 30 stories Ability to hand launch and land (practiced at ground level) RTH height set to 100 meters (taller than building) Problem: Due...