New pilot here, with a Phantom 3 Standard. Completely stock at this point, apart from adding a tablet mount to the controller.
I played it very conservatively with my first half a dozen flights. I was hoping to stretch my wings Friday with a flight along the Des Moines River out in the middle of nowhere, but the winds were too high, so I kept it close.
I went back on Saturday. With calm winds I flew north at an altitude of 220 feet to 4,067 feet before I got a "weak signal" message. I turned around manually at that point. I then flew south and went until return-to-home kicked in at 4,816 feet.
I was nervous the first few flights, but getting a little experience in a remote area where there's no interference and not much to hit builds confidence. And I think the windy day helped, too. It let me see how the Phantom 3 handles relatively high winds (10-15 mph fairly steady, with gusts up to 25 mph).
Here's a video from yesterday's flight, by far my longest to date:
I played it very conservatively with my first half a dozen flights. I was hoping to stretch my wings Friday with a flight along the Des Moines River out in the middle of nowhere, but the winds were too high, so I kept it close.
I went back on Saturday. With calm winds I flew north at an altitude of 220 feet to 4,067 feet before I got a "weak signal" message. I turned around manually at that point. I then flew south and went until return-to-home kicked in at 4,816 feet.
I was nervous the first few flights, but getting a little experience in a remote area where there's no interference and not much to hit builds confidence. And I think the windy day helped, too. It let me see how the Phantom 3 handles relatively high winds (10-15 mph fairly steady, with gusts up to 25 mph).
Here's a video from yesterday's flight, by far my longest to date:
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