I've lost contact several times at about 3000 feet. In test on private land I lost it at 1000' or less with trees in between.
I've lost contact several times at about 3000 feet. In test on private land I lost it at 1000' or less with trees in between.
have you tried a range extender?Hmmm, my Mavic Air manual says "transmission range up to 2.49 miles or 4 km". It doesn't sound like anyone's getting anywhere close to that. There is a video on YouTube where 'The Everyday Dad' does a range test over water and gets 4km. I'd be happy to get half that in real world conditions. I'm kind of disappointed as I purchased it believing it could go further. It's really the only thing I don't like about my Air.
No, have you had much success with them?have you tried a range extender?
Those are some impressive distances - even without the mods!Official Mavic Air Range Leaderboard!
Thought I would start this thread simply because there has always been one on each forum within the Drone Pilots Network. As time moves forward, antenna and controller modifications will become the norm with the MA.. As many of us know, we don’t expect huge distances or range from the MA...mavicpilots.com
You should try the parabolic range extenders that fit on the remoteI've lost contact several times at about 3000 feet. In test on private land I lost it at 1000' or less with trees in between.
Yes, my VLOS is about 100 yards, I always send my drone out beyond my VLOS. But I live in the arid, wide open American West..It's a moot point for me...living in Canada with the rules imposed by Transport Canada for the requirement of flights being within visual line of site, I set my "fence" at 200 meters, and altitude at 80 meters. Through trial and error, I found that I could still maintain vlos with the old Mark I eyeballs at these maximum distances. I can extend this quite a bit with the use of strobes but most of my flights are without them. I understand that the same vlos rule applies in the US so those who can fly a couple of miles away must have super fantastic eyes, the envy of fighter pilots everywhere.![]()
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