BVLOS Waiver <-----------Um, you are in AZ, yes? Isn’t >1 mi just barely out of VLOS?
Since when? Citation please…Can't fly at night guys. We're talking daylight, blue skies.
Since when? Citation please…
My experience as a recreational pilot is a little bit different. In uncontrolled airspace, flying my drone at night has never been prohibited (for several years now) in my opinion.
This has been the rule all along…EDIT: Further research has thrown this into ambiguity. Pilot's Institute says only anti-collision lights visible for 3 miles is necessary for recreational night flight in uncontrolled airspace. Several other sources said otherwise.
"only anti-collision lights visible for 3 miles is necessary for recreational night flight in uncontrolled airspace."
My Firehouse strobes are visible for 3 nautical miles to any approaching aircraft, as per requirement.This is not a matter of opinion. It is a matter of regulatory law.
EDIT: Further research has thrown this into ambiguity. Pilot's Institute says only anti-collision lights visible for 3 miles is necessary for recreational night flight in uncontrolled airspace. Several other sources said otherwise.
I'm inclined to believe Pilot's Institute, so @mavic3usa is probably right, but the ambiguous info out there is a bit disconcerting.
On a different, related topic, 3 miles is a long way. Those of you flying at night – do your strobes have this much distance? I am talking strictly at night, where it's much more possible than day, but again, that's still a long way for a tiny battery-powered strobe...
I have tested 2 miles away with the firehouse strobes and the white seems to have barely any loss when compared to red and green. It's way brighter and the green is brighter than the red (honestly the red is sorta weak). When I rotate the drone with red/green on the front and white on the rear to tell orientation and even at 2 miles, you can determine when drone is head on (red/green flashing, no white) or on the side (green only, no other lights visible). When all three pointing the same way, you can't even see the red/green any longer as the white is too bright (when constant on). I have no doubt these can be seen for an additional mile and probably even further.My Firehouse strobes are visible for 3 nautical miles to any approaching aircraft, as per requirement.
I have not tested this myself, but rely on The Pilot Institute's reviews and testing.
If you haven't watched their video review, it is interesting. Green and Red lights lose their visibility at a shorter distance than clear lights, which surprised me. I thought a red strobe would be the most visible.
WEAK Signal ADJUST Antenna just over a mile, flying in open areas, verbatim I had the exact same problem. I flew it straight as an arrow and some one mile out it gave me the Weak Signal Adjust Antenna, and then ....... it went black. I lost reception on my screen altogether. GONE ! What you do here is nervously hit the Return Home and it did. It was unpleasant and shocking enough for a drone that brags a 32KM range to black out, risking a fly away this quickly out the gate. This thing was 4 minutes into flight when it did this. Although I had insurance I returned this puppy. I am not here to do a Beta Test on this thing.Hello all.
I just got an Air 3 after flying the Air 2 and Air 2s for a few years.
I've taken three flights now and have noticed some deficiencies in the Air 3, as compared with the 2 & 2s:
1) The new controller's batteries do not last near as long as the older controllers, even though they take just as long to charge.
2) I get "Check your WiFi signal" message a lot, even if I'm only 10 feet from my router (outside on my back porch).
3) After switching to Sport mode, it seems to take about two seconds to kick in. Is this normal?
4) And the worst is I'm getting the "Weak signal, adjust antennas" message after just over a mile. Flying in open areas, no hills, wires, etc.
Again, I experienced none of these problems with the Air 2 or 2S. I searched the manual and can't find anything addressing the problems.
I should also note, on two of the flights I flew in the same areas and took pretty much the same routes.
Bonus question! What is an 'LRF' file?
Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Livingston
Which controller are you using?It keeps asking me to adjust the antennas.
This RC has no antennas.
If you are using the RC-N2, the clamp for the phone is the external antenna. Check the manual.It keeps asking me to adjust the antennas.
This RC has no antennas.
All RC's have antennas. You may not be able to see them, but they are still there. "Adjust the antennas" is Chinglish for pointing the RC and its antennas at the drone. In all cases, the antennas are at the front end of the RC, so point the RC at the drone.It keeps asking me to adjust the antennas.
This RC has no antennas.
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