You have a good thing going with your battery setup. Next time you get favorable winds like today, go take a walk towards your flight path a few thousand feet during the flight and bust through the limit and report in unlimited.
I've been talking to my co-pilot about that. I'm going to take off from my usual spot (A), have him drive me to my old spot (B) and then fly the rest of the flight from (B) and land back at homepoint (A). Should be about 11.5 - 12 miles out. I shouldn't have to be physically back at the homepoint as long as I land the bird at the homepoint.
That is correct. In unlimited, it doesn't matter where the RC is at any point, it only matters that the bird makes it back to the takeoff point within 100 feet.
Good idea, I'm sure that'll work! Point B is about 150' lower in elevation than Point A and I have clear los. I'll have to check that out.
Thanks, I don't think it is either, but it sure did act like it was. Another 500' and I would of had you! Close but no Cigar!
Thanks, I don't think it is either, but it sure did act like it was. Another 500' and I would of had you! Close but no Cigar!
Yes, well don't forget, according to @beanbubba , position will be "time based" once everyone starts hitting the limit!
Time is the tie breaker if 2 pilots report the exact same distance in airdata. Statistically, I doubt there will ever be an exact distance tie from the data we have seen so far. You can always do like Lolo on the M1 and turn braking down to the lowest setting and coast over the limit. But it is very scary flying in this mode and you need wide open spaces (or nerves of steel) to line up for landing.
Yeah, luck-of-the-draw unless you go to the lengths that lolo went to or walk forward.
You might see me post soonHey Des, nice to see you on the Mavic 2 board.
