High altitude flying

[Lets Fly]

5,000m is 14,000 feet [ASL] - The OP wants to fly around 10,000ft - so there's some room in there yet!

5,000 meters is 16,404.2 feet.

 

[Vest596]

I fly at 10,000 feet every summer in Colorado and have noticed no difference in speed or flight time.

Sounds good i feel better knowing that im still new to flying so didn't know what to expect

 

[sar104]

I live in Denver im going up to crested butte. And i try to stay out of the hot weather as it is. Im going to just fly a little at a time while its cool to get the hang of any differences

Mavic air 2 for aircraft

I regularly fly the M2P and MP above 10,000 ft MSL, and they fly just fine. Flight time is down a couple of minutes. The MA2 is reported to have even better power-to-weight ratio than the M2, so it should not have any problems.

 

[Parrotoid]

5,000 meters is 16,404.2 feet.

We Canadians were chuckling at that math....thanks for the correction to that post. ??

 

[Lets Fly]

We Canadians were chuckling at that math....thanks for the correction to that post. ??

Ahhh what's a couple thousand feet among friends, being that i am limited to 400 feet AGL in Florida.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Ahhh what's a couple thousand feet among friends, being that i am limited to 400 feet AGL in Florida.

You need to get out of the FL flatlands, and try drone mountain climbing!

 

[Lets Fly]

You need to get out of the FL flatlands, and try drone mountain climbing!

I would love that, I envy you pilots that can fly that beautiful area, although i do have the ocean.
Its pretty neat flying along the beach looking for sharks and tarpon.

 

[GadgetGuy]

I would love that, I envy you pilots that can fly that beautiful area, although i do have the ocean.
Its pretty neat flying along the beach looking for sharks and tarpon.

I like flying along the beach and the surf and the ocean, too!

 

[Scubadiver1944]

If you are climbing the mountain with the drone, the 400' is relative the the ground below the aircraft, and not the height above your launch point..

Correct!

 

[Scubadiver1944]

5,000m is 14,000 feet [ASL] - The OP wants to fly around 10,000ft - so there's some room in there yet!

Last time I looked there were just over 3.25 feet to 1 metre. Therefore 5,000 metres = 16,250 feet. Therefore the craft's ceiling ASL would exceed your estimate of 14,000 feet by a further 2,250 feet.

 

[Scubadiver1944]

5,000 meters is 16,404.2 feet.

You're correct.

 

[Motorcycle Rider]

Yes, that is correct.
Not 400 feet above sea level. But 400 feet above the ground it is over.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Yes, that is correct.
Not 400 feet above sea level. But 400 feet above the ground it is over.

Anything higher than that, and you might as well be using Google Earth!

 

[GadgetGuy]

Actually slightly more at 16,250 feet.

Last I checked 16,404.2 feet was more than 16,250 feet.
Siri confirms 5000m is 16,404.2 feet.
She's never wrong, even when she is! ?

 

[Motorcycle Rider]

 

[Scubadiver1944]

Last I checked 16,404.2 feet was more than 16,250 feet.
Siri confirms 5000m is 16,404.2 feet.
She's never wrong, even when she is! ?

You're correct. Late night here in the UK and eyes befuddled at watching all the marches going on in AmerIca! I don't know what "Siri" is, but by my old fashioned method of calculation I made it 16,406 feet and one quarter of an inch. Makes one realise how NASA got their calculations wrong when grinding the mirror on the Hubble space telescope! Imperial versus metric what a palaver!

 

[Northwood Mediaworks]

You're correct. Late night here in the UK and eyes befuddled at watching all the marches going on in AmerIca! I don't know what "Siri" is, but by my old fashioned method of calculation I made it 16,406 feet and one quarter of an inch. Makes one realise how NASA got their calculations wrong when grinding the mirror on the Hubble space telescope! Imperial versus metric what a palaver!

I've been running both systems in my head since grade 7 when they dropped the metric bomb on us kids in Canada. My math struggles in highschool were not helped by Systems International. Bah!

 

[Silverback60]

go for it!! Try and post a video ,think it would look awesome ?

 

[AMRE2ME2]

What aircraft?

MP, MA1 and MA2

 

[MavicMo]

Living in CO I often go into the Rockies as fly above 10,000. What I notice is with the thinner air, it takes more power, therefore battery life is slightly shorter. You'll also notice when coming to a stop after moving rapidly, it'll take a little extra distance so don't come screaming up to a tree or wall. But those are only slightly noticeable. Otherwise not much different...