Recent content by drewstrob

No, the guideline is, but what exactly does that comment add to this thread? I had windsurfers for awhile, they made a significant difference for me with my P3A. I want to say I got to maybe 15k with them. I wasn't totally satisfied though, as it seems a bit of a clunky solution. I eventually...

I recently made a similar post asking for suggestions, as I couldn't get past 6000' at the best, more often closer to 4k. I started trying to setup to maintain better line of sight, even though I thought what I was doing before was adequate. I also use a windsurfer on my antennas. Yesterday at a...

You're saying you don't understand people who desire to know and exercise their rights in an attempt to prevent their further loss?

Well, I'm not sure what my problem was previously, but I found a place on the edge of town this evening with a hill that allowed me to maintain line of sight at 250'. Probably could have stayed lower, but felt a little safety with the extra altitude. Anyway, I flew it a full 3 miles away...

Yes, that's right. For those longest flights I stepped into the pasture behind my house, the ground slopes down away from the point rather steeply, so I end up well above any brush and there are not many trees for several hundred yards. I went back today to do a demo video showing the area I...

I live on the outermost of edge of a very small town, (4500 people) and my longest flights have been from my backyard. Past my house it becomes very rural, cow pastures and woods mostly. I generally fly till I lose video, then try to adjust my aim at the copter till I can regain video. I haven't...

Some of the videos I have watched have shown strange behavior when flying near cell or radio towers. I unintentionally flew fairly close to a cell tower yesterday and only noticed because my video recording kept starting and stopping itself randomly while I was close to it. I would proceed with...

Maybe I'm just dense, but I can't see that changing your body position changes anything. I tried it briefly today, but I will take a look at the simulator when I get a chance. Thanks for the tip about the dbs mod antenna. I didn't realize there was such a reasonably priced antenna upgrade...

Hello all, I recently purchased my P3A, and am loving it so far. I have been starting to stretch the legs on this new bird a bit, but the furthest distance I have gotten is just beyond 6,000'. I'm not complaining, but this is less than advertised and seems to be less than many others are...