High altitude flying

virtualphotographers · Sep 30, 2020

Just flew in Southern Colorado up to 12,000. I’d say wind is more often the issue. Air 2 - Wild Horse Peak

Tentoes · Oct 1, 2020

Flew last weekend at 9,111ft elevation. At each takeoff, the drone complained about the altitude, but it seemed to handle quite normally. I usually fly around 700ft elevation.

Ardenkablam · Nov 3, 2023

New video of flying the Mini 4 Pro at up to 10,000 feet! Watch it here!

GadgetGuy · Nov 4, 2023

Ardenkablam said:
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New video of flying the Mini 4 Pro at up to 10,000 feet! Watch it here!

This is the Air 2 thread.
Your video has also been deleted, so unclear what you meant by flying at up to 10,000 feet. Hopefully only ASL, and not AGL!

Ardenkablam · Nov 4, 2023

GadgetGuy said:
This is the Air 2 thread.
Your video has also been deleted, so unclear what you meant by flying at up to 10,000 feet. Hopefully only ASL, and not AGL!

No it was AGL. I had to delete it because it violated the FAA.

virtualphotographers · Nov 4, 2023

Um, why??

GadgetGuy · Nov 5, 2023

Ardenkablam said:
No it was AGL. I had to delete it because it violated the FAA.

For clarity, this thread is strictly about flying at high ASL elevations while staying within the AGL requirements. Any flight at greater than 400 AGL, with a few exceptions around and above tall structures, is an obvious FAA violation. 10,000 feet AGL is grossly negligent, and also requires circumventing DJI's max altitude above the launch point of 500m (or 1000m if more than 50km from the nearest airport), solely designed for mountain climbing from the base while staying within 400 feet AGL.

Neko 506 · Nov 18, 2023

Had the opportunity to visit Bolivia mid year, launched and flew around +16 k feet on some peaks. Clear sunny skies, practically no winds, temperatures around 32-35 F°, had no issues whatsoever during flights, besides motors doing extra rpms. Remember cold temperature might affect stored batteries capacity, so avoid having extra batteries out in the cold open.
And be 110% mindful of your surroundings, don't go crashing your bird into a rock like I did. Cheers