Mavic settings for long distance

Vincey2kr1 · Jan 29, 2017

I know it varies by location but I live out in the country and I can't get 3k-5k feet distance out on my mavic. Tried a different location and barely got 3500 feet. My old p3p I could get 13k feet at the same location. One of the main reasons I bought the mavic was portability and claim range of 4 miles. No were close to hitting the range.
I'm about to take it back to best buy, I purchased DJI care is it transferable to the new mavic if I make the exchange? DJI customer service is horrible figure I'd ask here instead of wait an hour and half on the phone..

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dcb942 · Jan 29, 2017

What's your altitude? Do you keep the controller pointed at the Mavic? It has to be line of sight. At 400 feet I have gone almost 2 miles without losing a single bar. I haven't worked up the courage to go farther. You may need to go higher than 400 feet depending on the area. The hardware isn't necessarily the limitation, but the law and terrain are.

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younumpty · Jan 29, 2017

Vincey2kr1 said:
I know it varies by location but I live out in the country and I can't get 3k-5k feet distance out on my mavic. Tried a different location and barely got 3500 feet. My old p3p I could get 13k feet at the same location. One of the main reasons I bought the mavic was portability and claim range of 4 miles. No were close to hitting the range.
I'm about to take it back to best buy, I purchased DJI care is it transferable to the new mavic if I make the exchange? DJI customer service is horrible figure I'd ask here instead of wait an hour and half on the phone..

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Then return it

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Vincey2kr1 · Jan 29, 2017

Yeah I've kept it right under 400.

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Jordan · Jan 29, 2017

I've got 7.1km out with 4 bars and I live in a CE mode country!

Vincey2kr1 · Jan 29, 2017

What setting do you have set? Auto channel ? 10 or 20mhz?

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TimeIsMine · Apr 3, 2017

Can anyone who has gone 6+ plus miles share their settings? I've also lost distance capability since last firmware update.

JJM · Apr 3, 2017

TimeIsMine said:
Can anyone who has gone 6+ plus miles share their settings? I've also lost distance capability since last firmware update.

My settings are keeping the firmware on .400.

There are reports that .500 ruins your distance.

OP, what firmware are you on?

Jordan · Apr 4, 2017

My settings for distance were all the default and I was using Litchi for the test run above. However that was done on the .300 firmware I believe. I'm waiting for weather to improve and I will try again on the latest firmware.

larkin · Apr 4, 2017

Interesting question. It would be cool to know what percentage of the power draw comes from the cpu and which features (being disabled) significantly reduces cpu power draw. I imagine turning off OA could reduce cpu usage a little.

Jordan · Apr 5, 2017

larkin said:
Interesting question. It would be cool to know what percentage of the power draw comes from the cpu and which features (being disabled) significantly reduces cpu power draw. I imagine turning off OA could reduce cpu usage a little.

Yes turning off OA is a must for distance runs as it also limits the speed of the Mavic to around 30kmph where for a good distance to battery you want to average around 42kmph.

mikey201 · Apr 5, 2017

Jordan said:
Yes turning off OA is a must for distance runs as it also limits the speed of the Mavic to around 30kmph where for a good distance to battery you want to average around 42kmph.

whats OA

flabombarda · Apr 5, 2017

mikey201 said:
whats OA

Obstacle avoidance.

Basically is disabling the front cameras, it allows mavic to go faster, +- 50Km/h

mikey201 · Apr 5, 2017

flabombarda said:
Obstacle avoidance.

Basically is disabling the front cameras, it allows mavic to go faster, +- 50Km/h

oh ya how dumb of me haha

tmoerel · Apr 6, 2017

mikey201 said:
oh ya how dumb of me haha

Nope ..... the only dumb question is the question you don't ask!! Please keep asking questions!!!

TimeIsMine · Apr 6, 2017

Has anyone in this thread had a positive experience with the Mavic Windsurfer? My primary question was related to settings but I'll this it for the price!

Mavic and Windsurfer

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Johnny21 · Apr 6, 2017

TimeIsMine said:
Has anyone in this thread had a positive experience with the Mavic Windsurfer? My primary question was related to settings but I'll this it for the price!

Mavic and Windsurfer

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