How reliable is your LOS?

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LOS can get tricky at times. ;)

In the pic below, my Phantom is about 100m (300 ft) away from me.
How close is it to the trees?

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Often, when I look at my Phantom from such a distance, it's hard to tell how close it is to an obstacle. Then I look on my phone monitor and find it's much closer or much further than I think. Trees, sports ground light towers, wire fences and cages, goal posts, boundary fences, etc.

Then yesterday, I flew into this. Blinded by the sunset, I had no idea how far or close it was. I had to switch S2 to homelock mode to bring it back.

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At first, I thought the photo of the tree was from your Phantom. Then I saw the tiny white thingy! That looks close, from that vantage point. But, it can be deceiving, as you point out. So, I fly above them! :)

But, not the sun. I would need a very long extension cord and some rotors that work without air.

Oh, I know the answer! Your Phantom is 100 meters away. Do I win? (Oh, 100 meters from you....)
 
PhantomFanatic said:
Oh, I know the answer! Your Phantom is 100 meters away. Do I win?
lol...

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Narrator said:
PhantomFanatic said:
Oh, I know the answer! Your Phantom is 100 meters away. Do I win?
lol...

Yay! A Winner!
You receive a free subscription to Youtube!!
Now you can watch all the Phantom videos you've always dreamed of. ;)

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3lZ_dQsnUk[/youtube]

I just recently got FPV.. And I still have problems "trusting" what I am seeing because on line of sight it looks very different from FPV.
 
PhantomFanatic said:
.....I fly above them! :)
Since my depth perception is bad, I will join you.
 
Happyflyer said:
PhantomFanatic said:
.....I fly above them! :)
Since my depth perception is bad, I will join you.

And actually depending on how the sun is shining I find the quad easier to see above the tree line too.
 
Hughie said:
Happyflyer said:
PhantomFanatic said:
.....I fly above them! :)
Since my depth perception is bad, I will join you.

And actually depending on how the sun is shining I find the quad easier to see above the tree line too.
When I flew with the setting sun, it surprised me how much difference it made to perceptions.
 

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