1000 m high altitute flight - Buying Advice

[benjolino]

Hello everyone,
I´m flying drones since 5 years. From the mavic 2 pro to the mini series. In the moment I'm working on a project filming a vulcano in the Philippines. The volcano is active and I have to keep distance but the 500m limit of the Mini 4 Pro is way to low to reach the crater. Now I want to buy a new drone but I'm not sure which one can really fly higher then 500m. We would get a permission form the local authorities but before buying a Mavic 4 Pro for example I need to be sure that it can fly high enough. 1000m would be the absolute minimum. 2000m would be more realistic. Can someone help me decide? Best option budget wise would be the Air3s. I definitely need a tele lens and 1000 + meters from the point of departure. Also the volcano is 45km from the next airport. In the drone map attached it says 500m limit. Mount Canlaon is the place.
Best
Ben

 

[moldorf]

I believe the Mavic 3/4 models will go up to 1000M if you're more than 30 miles/50KM from an airport. I'm not sure if DJI would allow a waiver in the fly app to go higher

I believe the limit on Autel drones is 800M

 

[GadgetGuy]

I believe the Mavic 3/4 models will go up to 1000M if you're more than 30 miles/50KM from an airport. I'm not sure if DJI would allow a waiver in the fly app to go higher

I believe the limit on Autel drones is 800M

Air 3S also is capable of 1000m, when more than 50km from the nearest airport.
However, the location clearly is not, based upon the map.
Needs an altitude hack, only available on older aircraft.

 

[AnzacJack]

Looks like your about 30km from nearest airport.
What elevation are you operating from?

 

[Aerophile]

What app is that Geozone map screenshot from? (I'll be heading to the Philippines next spring and would like to look at airspace restrictions...).

Thanks and good luck.

 

[rgarjr]

2000 meters, you’ll probably need a drone that has a good long flight time and that can be hacked to remove the limit.

 

[benjolino]

So the screenshot I uploaded is from the official DJI site: DJI FlySafe

I´m flying from a location around 1000m above sea level and the crater is around 2000m.
I guess the best option is to find a Mavic 3 that has old enough firmware to be hacked but that's really hard to find here in Germany. Other option could be to get a permit by DJI to fly 1000m in that area. I could try to get a permit from the filipino authorities.