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    Short range?

    Thank you for looking into it. Yes trees might be the issue. Will try open area and 400 ft next.
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    Short range?

    Appreciate the insights on RC’s flat positioning. Never thought about it and will try next time.
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    Short range?

    Thanks a lot. Will share more once I have more experiences. Yes I was around 400 ft just below the legal altitude limit and facing the drone. For the flight over Hudson River I reached 1.5 miles at 150 ft due to altitude zone.
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    Short range?

    I understand but checking on YouTube I assume the following two conditions are urban / suburban definitely worse than around my neighborhood and they can get 2 miles significantly more than my 0.5 mile 2 miles without issue in Philly city 1.9 miles lost signal in Philly suburb
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    Short range?

    Live in NJ densely populated suburb (no buildings only houses). Because of trees mostly can’t fly over 0.5 mile. Yesterday tried to fly over Hudson River, no obstruction, lost signal around 1.5 miles. I thought MA2 range is supposed to be good like 6 miles. In retrospect didn’t turn off WiFi or...