Don't read unless you like long range

[gb160]

snitches get stitches.

 

[TwoLiterSoda]

So much for staying within FAA regulations. Because of folks doing this they will lock hobby drones down.

Lets be real, the majority of people do not fly LOS only, that’s ridiculous. Some might but no doubt most do not follow that guideline...myself included.

 

[bonzo]

Lets be real, the majority of people do not fly LOS only, that’s ridiculous. Some might but no doubt most do not follow that guideline...myself included.

well said.

 

[JustAGuy]

Has anyone here dabbled in flying from the passenger seat of a car? I tested it out with a relatively short trip on Monday, and now I'm plotting a full fledged range test. I already have a long section of straight gravel road picked out. I don't want to do this on a highway because I want to be able to drive the same speed as the drone in normal mode and avoid pulling over all the time.

Any guesses on the range I'm able to get? I expect to have a tailwind of 5-15 mph when I do it.

 

[jagraphics]

Perhaps what you should instead be doing is contacting the drone manufacturers direct and tell them by manufacturing these drones and giving them the capabilities of flying beyond VLOS that THEY are infact breaking the law! We'll soon see how that affects the drone hobbyist!

They are not breaking the law.
Otherwise any firearm manufacturer is making something that is designed to and can kill people. Therefore.....
Let's leave it there

 

[Justinswidebody]

You should be able to get 28km would be my guess.

Has anyone here dabbled in flying from the passenger seat of a car? I tested it out with a relatively short trip on Monday, and now I'm plotting a full fledged range test. I already have a long section of straight gravel road picked out. I don't want to do this on a highway because I want to be able to drive the same speed as the drone in normal mode and avoid pulling over all the time.

Any guesses on the range I'm able to get? I expect to have a tailwind of 5-15 mph when I do it.

 

[JustAGuy]

You should be able to get 28km would be my guess.

That seems a bit on the high side considering the official specs say 18.5 kms flying distance.

 

[Justinswidebody]

That seems a bit on the high side considering the official specs say 18.5 kms flying distance.

If I went 11km out and 11 km back that's 22km.... I could have went further

 

[JustAGuy]

If I went 11km out and 11 km back that's 22km.... I could have went further

You did that with a battery mod, right? My battery is stock.