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Peter mavic air

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

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

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