He also forgets to mention all of the reports of long range when mentioning short range reports. But there is a lot of that sort of amnesia going around on the forum.
Not really, I'm keeping tabs, waiting and waiting for more detailed info.
There just no consistent pattern of happiness from former P3P owners when flying
P4P yet. Many reports offer no detail about environment, or their experience, what settings they use, etc. Some people fly auto channel, some prefer custom channel and 4mbps settings to maximize range, like me. That detail is left out, and these settings do effect range.
If someone is reporting bad P4 range results, it could very well be their inexperience, not having LOS, trees, wrong settings, etc. Those that are providing better range result could be in nowhereland, with absolutely no RF interference (over water, in the desert) These details are important for relevant comparison. I wish everyone would provide a photo of the terrain they are testing over.
From what I can assess so far is the
P4P is similar in range to P4/GL300C, not any better. Am I wrong? In my book this kind of range is unacceptable to be adequate (in the DJI world of expectations). As you may know I had to resort to the Inspire controller to be happy, getting 2+mi range,
reliably. My P4/GL300C could sqeak out 3mi with windsurfer, but that was in the middle of nowhereland. In other areas in So. Calif, such as the beach, hills, away from homes but still in So Calif, the same P4/GL300C would disconnect at 3000 or 4000' on a regular basis, with windsurfer, worse without. Then flying my P3P on the same day at the same place I could easily go 2mi. The P4/ GL300C is no comparison my P3P/GL300A (stock controllers with windsurfer) when it comes to signal strength and connection integrity. With the Inspire GL658A controller the P4 acts just like my P3P, wonderful range.
I'd love buy
P4P with the new camera, I want the camera..... but not unless I can go 2 to 3mi,
reliably. Yes, I do realize RF interference can hinder this, I'm referring to relatively quiet areas I always fly, for a fair comparison.
I really don't want to go down the boosted route to get the same distances that past Phantom's have provided. I don't think I'm expecting a lot. I'm not a distance junkie going 4 and 5 miles like others have been able to do with amps and antenna mods (although I think that's very impressive). I just want a workable range of 2 to 3mi, with windsurfer, that's all. I don't consider windsurfer a mod, since it slips over the antennas, easy to store, no batteries required, etc.