I probably should not fly under overpass...

[macik]

If drone lose GPS but came out on the others side of the bridge or overpass, I hope it will quickly regain GPS.

Thank you so much for your informative reply. All good info for a newbie.

 

[unionglzr]

If drone lose GPS but came out on the others side of the bridge or overpass, I hope it will quickly regain GPS.

ya but what you hope and what may happen may be different

 

[Reginald E Johnson]

Get used to saying "I probably shouldn't". But because we can we do. That's the whole fun of the hobby, seeing what you can do that you shouldn't. As long as you aren't putting anyone at risk. And "survival of the fittest' will cure most of us(ie; having to spend the money to replace a drone). But, even then, I still keep pushing the boundaries......

I would love to fly under an underpass or a Bridge especially over Water but it’ll be my Luck for something to happen to my Drone while under there

Flew under an overpass yesterday (over a creek) and my “no GPS” signal came on...I turned around (rather than ascend and fly over the road) and hurried home.

Probably not a good idea to fly under things like overpasses?

Thoughts, folks?

I would love to fly under a Underpass or a Bridge especially with Water present but I don’t have the nerve to do it!

 

[BokiFly]

I would love to fly under a Underpass or a Bridge especially with Water present but I don’t have the nerve to do it!

Same with me
I assume that risk depends of the distance under the Underpass/Bridge and of the drone speed.

 

[scro]

I've flown under a bridge. It was a relatively narrow bridge with steel lattice structure and a river under it. There was plenty of width and about 5m vertical gap to aim for. No issues with loss of GPS/VPS, but then the amount of time actually under the bridge was less than 1 second.

I wouldn't try it if the aperture was a lot smaller and the bridge a lot wider for the reasons others have flagged in earlier posts (loss of GPS and VPS, potential loss of control signal and unknown turbulence/wind conditions in a relatively confined space).

 

[macik]

I've flown under a bridge. It was a relatively narrow bridge with steel lattice structure and a river under it. There was plenty of width and about 5m vertical gap to aim for. No issues with loss of GPS/VPS, but then the amount of time actually under the bridge was less than 1 second.

I wouldn't try it if the aperture was a lot smaller and the bridge a lot wider for the reasons others have flagged in earlier posts (loss of GPS and VPS, potential loss of control signal and unknown turbulence/wind conditions in a relatively confined space).

Good info. Thanks

 

[Mazdaman323lx]

I take it that flying into the mouth of a railway tunnel is not a good idea then ?

 

[Bluebird715]

This is exactly why I got the refresh insurance from DJI! I have a entire year to crash my drone twice and only be out $150.

 

[KB4MTO]

Here is flight 49 w/ my Mavic Pro and I got super range on this flight!

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Awesome video, thanks!