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    New to drones - why can’t my Mavic 3 cine go more than 1-1.5 miles?

    If visibility is 6-10 miles (we can see to the moon but we can't really see across a city) and the drone is 1.5 miles out and I have full view of where it is then I consider that I am within VLOS. The drone is a tiny speck and I meet the FAA goal to ensure that I can see where my drone is and...
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    New to drones - why can’t my Mavic 3 cine go more than 1-1.5 miles?

    Yes, the RC-Pro. I really like this Mavic 3 Cine and all that you get. But I wonder if it is made for urban areas. I was telling my wife we should go to Iceland so i could take some great videos and enjoy the drone.. but does it really go 9 miles?? I live in Las Vegas. But it is not fun...
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    New to drones - why can’t my Mavic 3 cine go more than 1-1.5 miles?

    Thank you all for the responses. I live in a populated city but I am on top of a hill so when I fly my drone out a mile I hit water and it is there I am hoping to go out another one to get some cool videos and photos. Sometimes I can go out 1.5 mile and other times not even a mile. The...
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    New to drones - why can’t my Mavic 3 cine go more than 1-1.5 miles?

    DJI advertises the drone with a range of 9 miles. But sometimes i will go out 4000 feet and lose signal. The most I have been able to go is 1.5 miles. Yesterday at around 4000 feet signal was lost and it came back to the home point. What are the real world numbers on range and should i tweak...