Cobber
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How do people define LOS?LOS....surely must be below 50 meters? ???
How do people define LOS?LOS....surely must be below 50 meters? ???
Variable......Mr Magoo around 5 meters ?How do people define LOS?
Ancient Mesepotanian systemcan anyone spot the deliberate mistake in post number #25 above ,but hang on maybe their part 107 aren't the rules different for them
LOS is really keeping the Tx and RC in view of each other.How do people define LOS?
Very similar here; make sure it's higher than the tallest tree (or other structure), but also to reduce the risk of someone below noticing the drone and thinking you may be spying on them. Typically, that's probably in the 31-61m meter range, which is how I voted, but will vary considerably if the terrain is very uneven. I'll also try and keep it as low as practical - there's no point wasting battery power on unnecessary ascents and descents, or fighting the wind at higher altitudes - so if it's flat and open ground (or water!), I'll have it much lower.
Personally though, I don't tend to use RTH much and tend to bring it home manually - less risk of collision avoidance errors and temptation to take your eyes off the ball that way. Since that usually means doing some more exploration, I've also spotted some interesting things to photograph that I might have missed otherwise that way too.
I check area obstruction heights and set an appropriate RTH on my Air 2 for every pre-flight check. I also enjoy watching the drone “do its thing” on the return and often video it, turning the gimbal down to monitor the ground target pad during the descent. If it drifts a little, I go to Tripod Mode, if necessary, and share the landing. It is also good to use if the light is getting low around sunset; I use the LED then, too. I like the technology and it is good to test the auto RTH and know its limits, just in case it was ever needed in an emergency.No default set height.
It is a good part of a pre-flight check-list to check and set the RTH mode and altitude. This should be done prior to each flight depending on the terrain, obstacles, flight path, and winds aloft. If you don't get in the habit of checking it each time, you will end up having it set incorrectly on that one flight where you really need it.
Also generally better to keep the drone under your control instead of depending on RTH for the return flight. It makes for better piloting skills and builds experience. It is nice to have in case of an emergency disconnect, and that is when you need to make sure it was set correctly prior to the flight.
Do you fly BVLOS very often?LOS is really keeping the Tx and RC in view of each other.
VLOS is being able to see your drone and tell the orientation of it.
BVLOS is flying farther than you can see it.
That’s the definition‘s I have always used.
Do you.? Am curious why you asked me that. ?Do you fly BVLOS very often?
I’d like to know if you fly BLOS if there is a danger of losing signal. I am a newbie and have flown BVLOG once. Signal seemed ok.Do you.? Am curious why you asked me that. ?
Ok ,yes at some point you will even if you have LOS . Just not enoughI’d like to know if you fly BLOS if there is a danger of losing signal. I am a newbie and have flown BVLOG once. Signal seemed ok.
I flew 1.2 klms over trees with controller pointed the general direction. Probably not dead on because I was trying to keep phone in my shadow and out of bright sunlightOk ,yes at some point you will even if you have LOS . Just not enough
power. Some use amps and can go till the battery dies.
The main thing is you have to be dead on with aiming the controller
the farther you go.
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