DFW, Texas here

[KI5RLL]

Yes there are a lot of civilian retail UAS now that can fly REALLY far away.
But there is also VLOS requirements. And a lot of people who push back on anyone flying BVLOS. Rightly so. You see it on this forum.
My Mavic 3 can easily fly well over 6 miles away from home point. Yes it is built to do that. But it is not legal to do that under FAA for both recreational and 107 pilots.
I do fly very long distance flights. But they are in loops back and forth or out and back or in full circles multiple times from home point. Am still waiting for a challenger for my record long distance MA2 flight. No one else has done it I can find. You can and are welcome to fly far. Just not far away beyond VLOS. Not yet.
FAA is watching Youtube and they have already busted people. Mainly the flagrant violators who ignored their first FAA warnings.

Safe flying,
KI5RLL

 

[pati0furniture]

Yes there are a lot of civilian retail UAS now that can fly REALLY far away.
But there is also VLOS requirements. And a lot of people who push back on anyone flying BVLOS. Rightly so. You see it on this forum.
My Mavic 3 can easily fly well over 6 miles away from home point. Yes it is built to do that. But it is not legal to do that under FAA for both recreational and 107 pilots.
I do fly very long distance flights. But they are in loops back and forth or out and back or in full circles multiple times from home point. Am still waiting for a challenger for my record long distance MA2 flight. No one else has done it I can find. You can and are welcome to fly far. Just not far away beyond VLOS. Not yet.
FAA is watching Youtube and they have already busted people. Mainly the flagrant violators who ignored their first FAA warnings.

Safe flying,
KI5RLL

Oh yeah definitely. I've read up pretty well on the laws/regs and plan on getting my part 107. My boss is a pilot (PPL) and said he'd help because he wants to get his 107 done as well.

Originally, I was wanting to build a quad but goggles/FPV, racing, freestyle, etc. didn't really appeal to me. I'd much rather have longer flight times for cruising, exploring and the like. How far out did you go with that MA2?

 

[KI5RLL]

Oh yeah definitely. I've read up pretty well on the laws/regs and plan on getting my part 107. My boss is a pilot and said he'd help because he wants to get his 107 as well.

Originally, I was wanting to build a quad but goggles/FPV, racing, freestyle, etc. didn't really appeal to me. I'd much rather have longer flight times for cruising, exploring and the like. How far out did you go with that MA2?

I hear the MA2 as claimed by DJI can go several miles out on its radio range. But I don’t know how far in normal conditions is to be expected. They use controlled optimal conditions. I could start losing sight of it in normal day conditions at about 300ft AGL and about 2000ft out. So I turn around plenty before then. Everyone is different.
Miles away? To think of it “that far” away makes me worried even to think of it and wonder WTH would happen if X or Y or X happened that far off. Certainly loss of craft. And worse. Aside the violation.
Yes Mavic crafts have very long advertised (and really possible) range. But we do not have to use that. Like a car speedometer. The extra tx and rx power (I tell myself) allows the occasional interference and occlusions so you can still keep your signal. Really no “open” areas in the US to just fly as far off as you want legally. Without a LOS waiver. And I don’t see myself every applying for one.

Safe flying,
KI5RLL

 

[msinger]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[rcanboy27]

I got my first quad at the beginning of the summer (Mini 2). It was kind of an impulse buy, but I saw a good deal on a used fly more combo and went for it. I've been lurking here for awhile now for info and finally got around to signing up. Thinking about upgrading to an Air 2s soon.

Welcome to the forum from Colorado!!!

 

[danwnz]

Welcome to the forum from Brisbane Australia