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And enjoy the portability of your new drone too!

In my experience 5.8Ghz is more effective for range than 2.4Ghz. Of course lower frequency transmission should equal greater range but I think this is partially offset by the higher transmission power on 5.8Ghz: 5.8 Ghz FCC: ≤31 dBm 2.4 GHz FCC: ≤28 dBm The other benefit of 5.8Ghz is less...

I sold my Phantom 3 Advanced after 2.5 years of ownership a few weeks back and bought a Mavic Air. I read all the reviews and the two issues that concerned me were: 1) WiFi range compared to Lightbridge (P3 4K runs on WiFi so not an issue for you) 2) Battery life. I live in the UK so my Mavic...

15-16 mins seems about right. I was flying mine last night and landed at 13pct with a flight time of 17 mins. Of course I'd like the flight time to be a bit longer but for me the portability of the Air is what it's all about. Get yourself an extra battery!

I got my MA a week or so a go. I would highly recommend the ‘FCC hack’. I live in the UK and therefore by default my controller and drone were running on the lower power CE mode. In the residential area that I live I was getting around 100-150m out before losing video feed. I have since...