Under FCC power, the same advertised 6 miles with clear LOS even at low altitude in urban areas from an elevated location. Anything past 5 miles, though, and you are risking a suicide mission. The battery in all cases (and GEO) are the real limiting factors, not the control range. Only difference is the inability to put a windsurfer on the
MA2 antenna setup, and having to use DJI Fly instead of GO4. Personally, I still prefer the superior
M2P under GO 4 with a windsurfer, mostly because I know exactly what to expect from 2 years of use, including the
M2Z, which is why I also just bought another
M2P as a backup bird under the Father's Day promotion, as
M3P sounds way more expensive and won't be stable for at least 6 months after release, and we have no idea when it will be released. Birds in the hand!
Why did you sell the venerable
M2P?
Couple of gotchas on the
MA2.
Top speed in N mode is only 27mph, not 31mph like P mode on the M2. The
M2P can fly farther at 31mph than the
MA2 can at 27mph, especially since the advertised flight times are very similar, and the
MA2 battery is likely only at 96% at launch, while the
M2P will still be at 100% for up to 10 days.
24 hours after charging any
MA2 battery, charge is immediately reduced to 96%, and you cannot top it off to 100% without first bleeding it down to 95%. Within 5 days of charging, all
MA2 batteries are reduced to 60%. Neither of these "features" can be altered.
I end up flying the
M2P because my M2 batteries always stay at 100% for 10 days, while the
MA2 batteries are either at 96% or 60%! ! Batteries are items of consumption. Throttling them to extend their life, at the expense of flying with less than 100% charged batteries is pure folly to me!
