Short range,,,,very short

[Peter mavic air]

G'day, I have a Mavic Air, have had it since christmas, My son has a spark has had it for a month or so,
We fly from the same places, sometimes the beach sometimes our local park, he flies his spark 1+ kilometer away each time we go out, I start to struggle at 100 meters away, signal drops out, pictures goes away, signal is weak, Lately I cannot get more than 300 meters, without losing signal, and the aircraft brings itself home.
What am I doing wrong, Is it my remote or my aircraft, I have used an I Phone 7 and an I Pad 6th Gen.
I have tried different antenna angles, straight up, straight out, and 45 degrees.
Sometimes I start losing signal 50 meters straight above me,,,,
Help
Peter

 

[tuscy]

Might be a stupid question but I assume you're folding the front legs down?

 

[Peter mavic air]

yes,I was using leg extensions, but have also removed them,

 

[JSKCKNIT]

Doing this right? You're not pointing the tips of the antennae towards the Mavic Air right?

 

[Peter mavic air]

I think i am doing that probably more like the first picture

 

[Rnl]

Flat sides toward drone.

 

[Peter mavic air]

i have the antenna the right way but admit that i usually point them straight up when I am above me, tomorrow I will try and consciously remember the right way,
Thank you
Peter

 

[JSKCKNIT]

Another thing you can do, try switching to 5.8Ghz range.

Guess I should ask, what type of location are you flying?

 

[Grumpy D]

Are you using the remote or just your phone/tablet?
What country?

 

[Peter mavic air]

Another thing you can do, try switching to 5.8Ghz range.

Guess I should ask, what type of location are you flying?

I don't seem to be able to switch frequency and I fly in suburban and beach areas, My son flies the same exact locations and constantly gets 1000 meters plus

 

[Peter mavic air]

Are you using the remote or just your phone/tablet?
What country?

i use an I phone 7 plus and a 6th Generation I Pad

 

[Peter mavic air]

Are you using the remote or just your phone/tablet?
What country?

australia

 

[Peter mavic air]

my son found out how to change the frequency to 5.8 just by choosing the later numbers

 

[Grumpy D]

I believe this will help
Manual
Print and keep it handy. If you invest a few hours with this you will find your UAV much more enjoyable.

 

[lmel2005]

australia

FCC forced mode, will solve your range issues.

You'll find many videos on YouTube, like this random one.

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[nigel]

FCC forced mode, will solve your range issues.

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just a thought is it in beginer mode