Hi,
Thanks to all for everyone's previous posts!
My FC40 has been upgraded to fly the gopro 4 black with an anti jelly gimbal and the fc40 velcro mounted on battery compartment. Been great flying thus far and great aerial shots over Kauai. But I"m a bit nervous flying it far still as it get's basically out of sight and over water.
I think that it has a fail safe that as soon as it gets to a distance too far, it automatically returns home? I know there are settings on the software, but will it just keep flying out until the battery dies? Does it automatically run out of range and return at some point? I have been trying to shoot surfing way out in the ocean...far out of FPV range so there is no orientation. Is there any danger of being over open ocean or out of sight? Can I push it as far as I can as long as there is battery power...and then fail safe return to home maybe after 6 minutes of long distance flying?
I'm guessing that as long as all is functioning mechanically well, the drone will always return to home as long as there is battery power?
The surf is way out there and I'd like to go straight out for about 4/5 minutes as far as I can, and then fail safe it back home for smooth return on the video (battery should last 10-15 mins.)
Thanks to all for everyone's previous posts!
My FC40 has been upgraded to fly the gopro 4 black with an anti jelly gimbal and the fc40 velcro mounted on battery compartment. Been great flying thus far and great aerial shots over Kauai. But I"m a bit nervous flying it far still as it get's basically out of sight and over water.
I think that it has a fail safe that as soon as it gets to a distance too far, it automatically returns home? I know there are settings on the software, but will it just keep flying out until the battery dies? Does it automatically run out of range and return at some point? I have been trying to shoot surfing way out in the ocean...far out of FPV range so there is no orientation. Is there any danger of being over open ocean or out of sight? Can I push it as far as I can as long as there is battery power...and then fail safe return to home maybe after 6 minutes of long distance flying?
I'm guessing that as long as all is functioning mechanically well, the drone will always return to home as long as there is battery power?
The surf is way out there and I'd like to go straight out for about 4/5 minutes as far as I can, and then fail safe it back home for smooth return on the video (battery should last 10-15 mins.)