Getting familiar with my new Mini 4Pro

[JackWendel]

I've been getting familiar with some things in this new mini 4 pro and i have noticed that the altitude can be set much higher than my Mavic Pro is this legal? It is much lighter and quieter too!

 

[Meta4]

I've been getting familiar with some things in this new mini 4 pro and i have noticed that the altitude can be set much higher than my Mavic Pro is this legal? It is much lighter and quieter too!

It's most likely that your previous drone's height could be set just as high, but you didn't notice.
DJI drones have all had the same max altitude settings.

Yes, it's legal that your drone can be set to fly higher than 400 ft above the launch point.
It's up to you to ensure that the drone isn't higher than 400 ft above the ground below it - and that's different from its height above launch point.

 

[msinger]

i have noticed that the altitude can be set much higher than my Mavic Pro is this legal?

It's like driving faster than the speed limit in your car. It's not illegal to own/drive a car that is able to exceed any speed limit.

 

[MARK (LI)]

You aren't allowed to exceed 400 FT AGL If you take off at the base of a hill that is 200 feet high and follow the contour of the hill at 400 feet AGL.....you will still be only 400 feet AGL at the top...but 600 Feet above your take off point. So the extra altitude allowance seems feasible

 

[GravityRZ]

better google before you upgrade your firmware.
i have read somewhere that this 120m limit will be enforced on the M4P since it is C0 from the factory
M3P is not C0(but falls in C0) and did not get this limit

i also have read that M4P owners get the choice to remove the C0 label
if they do the 120M limit will be removed as well
this involves taking of the label, making some photo's and sending those to DJI

i personally would say to remove the C0 label period because all drones, Cx label or not, fall into the <249 gram category anyway so not problems there.

 

[MARK (LI)]

I just took a look at mine and I can set it for 1640 feet.....some warning comes on ...you can cancel the warning or agree to it...if I cancel it, it brings the Max altitude back to 396 feet

 

[caden1337]

I just took a look at mine and I can set it for 1640 feet.....some warning comes on ...you can cancel the warning or agree to it...if I cancel it, it brings the Max altitude back to 396 feet

Hey! Here in 2025 and wondering if you're speaking about the Mini 4 Pro and, if so, if you can still set it that high today? I'm thinking about getting one and live in a mountainous area, so a hard 400 foot limit would almost be a deal breaker for me even getting one.

 

[MARK (LI)]

Yes Mini Pro4, but I have not checked it in a a while.
The altitude is measured from the ground not MSL, so if you take off from a mountain top that is say, 3,500 feet...that is where your altitude is measured from....I will check later and see if I can still get the 1640 feet...I live near the Ocean and I don't think I ever went over about 325 feet

 

[caden1337]

Yes Mini Pro4, but I have not checked it in a a while.
The altitude is measured from the ground not MSL, so if you take off from a mountain top that is say, 3,500 feet...that is where your altitude is measured from....I will check later and see if I can still get the 1640 feet...I live near the Ocean and I don't think I ever went over about 325 feet

Alright, thanks for the reply! That makes sense. I am very curious to see if you can still get it to 1,640 feet. Unless I hike to the top of these mountains theough very forrested areas, there really isn't any access to them so that's why its such a big deal to me to override the 120 meters AGL limit. I would need at least 300 meters AGL limit to comfortably clear the tops of the small mountains in my area while remaining below the *ACTUAL*, legal 120 AGL limit from the point thay the drone would be at

 

[MARK (LI)]

Yes...I can still change max altitude to 1640 ft

 

[caden1337]

Yes...I can still change max altitude to 1640 ft

Cool thanks!