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I'm sure this has been discussed before --- but if you are flying your Phantom and you hear an incoming aircraft like a Cessna or helicopter and you think it might be in the flight path --- do you immediately take evasive maneuvers by ascending or descending your machine?
I was flying my P3P at a local park this past weekend and it's surrounded by tall trees on 3 sides. Suddenly, I heard an incoming 2-seat plane roaring over the treetops and over the park at around 400-500 feet AGL and my P3P was about 4000 ft. away from me at around 400 ft. AGL. So naturally, I got very concerned and immediately pulled down the left stick and descended quickly as possible. The plane flew over normally without incident.
But it begs the question when this situation arises --- should you ascend since that is twice as fast rate as descending --- or should you descend since that will get it below minimum AGL for a passing aircraft?
I was flying my P3P at a local park this past weekend and it's surrounded by tall trees on 3 sides. Suddenly, I heard an incoming 2-seat plane roaring over the treetops and over the park at around 400-500 feet AGL and my P3P was about 4000 ft. away from me at around 400 ft. AGL. So naturally, I got very concerned and immediately pulled down the left stick and descended quickly as possible. The plane flew over normally without incident.
But it begs the question when this situation arises --- should you ascend since that is twice as fast rate as descending --- or should you descend since that will get it below minimum AGL for a passing aircraft?