New range test record? I think so

[Sal_recon26]

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[tlswift58]

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Sorry, but posting such things does no good for the community since it greatly exceeds most country limitations. If your country allows such things - that's great.

Since we are not the VLOS police - just stating no way you were within those limits either.

 

[Lasidora]

I think the definitive range test is always Dustin Dunill - Hawaii, just watched his Mavic 3 test uploaded tonight - unreal, 47,287 feet - 8.9 miles, 14.41 km then the same journey on RTH, that M3 battery can pack some milage.

Dustin Dunill Mavic 3 range record

 

[AZDave]

The good thing about such videos is that the folks who try to beat the record are likely to lose their drones.

 

[Lets Fly]

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Safe flying, I think not. That helicopter was flying about your height when you were at 30,000 feet out. If it would have been coming from the other direction (at 5.8 miles), you would have had no Idea.

 

[Mantrain]

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Thank you for sharing!

my understanding is you would not lose your drone as there is a fail safe system.

 

[AZDave]

Thank you for sharing!

my understanding is you would not lose your drone as there is a fail safe system.

Not true at all.

Yes, there is a fail safe system, but the pilot would have to override that if they wanted to set some sort of "record." And there are several examples elsewhere on this forum where somebody lost their drone because they made manual stick maneuvers that defeated the fail safe provisions.

 

[MS Coast]

I took the time to post a comment on that Youtube video with several good links describing VLOS limits, the TRUST certificate, and general SUAS safety practices for new pilots. The fellow who posted the video deleted the comment. I also responded to him asking about VOs and lights and he again deleted my comment.

Hopefully, he won't cause an incident or injure anyone with stunts like that.

 

[AZDave]

I took the time to post a comment on that Youtube video with several good links describing VLOS limits, the TRUST certificate, and general SUAS safety practices for new pilots. The fellow who posted the video deleted the comment. I also responded to him asking about VOs and lights and he again deleted my comment.

Hopefully, he won't cause an incident or injure anyone with stunts like that.

Hopefully he will lose his drone in some uninhabited place before he has a chance to.

 

[VanP]

Not even close to Dustin Dunill in Hawaii

 

[AZDave]

Not even close to Dustin Dunill in Hawaii

Not all that surprising. RF propagates over salt water FAR better than it does over land.

 

[TRogan42]

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Great video, nice scenery, I reeally enjoyed watching it, but you are not even close to record 47k ft by Dustin

Keep trying )) Sub to chec kyour van life in the future ))

 

[BSauce955]

The best way to set a record.... fly it until you lose connection and it's too far to get back.