There has been a lot of discussion on just how much interference can the
Mini 2 sustain and still maintain control with its Ocusync 2 and I'm sure you, as I have, all seen many, many YouTube Videos on the subject, but when it comes to actually putting my own Mini up to the test, it's scary…
I have played with the Return to Home and even posted my testing on the web site…
I am posting this in the General Discussion Forum even though I am flying a
Mini 2, it may affect many other DJI Drone Models. On another Drone Web Site, one of the members posted that their
Mini 2 Drone was working perfectly however the Return to Home (RTH) function did not work and they...
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But I have never pushed the range issue. I live near the Chesapeake Bay in Hampton Roads, Virginia. There are two parks nearby where I like to fly and both have reservoirs adjacent to them… So, the water, both fresh and salt, draw a lot of seagulls and the forested areas with so much urban buildup, draws lots of crows and these are two species of birds I do not want my little Mini tying one on with…
So, on one of my recent "flights of fancy" to shoot a Photosphere, I let my little Mini fly over 1,600 away, over many heavy, and old growth trees.
But for those of you who might be asking, "If there were so many trees between you and the drone, then the drone was no longer visible…
Not to worry, I am a Boomer, and in my youth, I read lots of Comic Books and fell victim to several of the advertisements in the back of the Comic Books and I did buy the X-Ray Glasses and with my Vintage X-Ray Glasses, I was able to keep watch on my Mini through a third of a mile of trees over 1,600 feet…
That's my story and I'm sticking to it…
I flew North from the open field area in the park, next to the corrals, to the edge of the reservoir and shot a Photosphere. The imagery on my tablet remained clear and responsive. I stopped numerous times and did a 360-degree yaw to ensure I had not gotten the interest of any curious birds. However, at that distance, I was down to 3-Bars and the bars were no longer white, but a scary shade of orange…
I shot my Photosphere and quickly returned home, happy I was not going to be using my Care Refresh Policy.
Here is the photosphere I shot. Remember, in a photosphere, you can scroll around, look up and down and all around, and Zoom too…
A view of Lee Hall Reservoir from 300 Feet…