Still might have other new tech in it as per the article/video. DJI won't be due for an update till the end of the year I believe.
P3P or Yuneec TYPHOON Q500+ ??
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I just looked at the Yuneec website,
It has something called "Smart Safety"
Here what it says;
Smart Safety
Ensuring utmost safety, the FAA compliant No Fly Zone feature prevents flight near commercial airports.
The No Fly Zone feature also prevents flight above 400 feet from the ground.
The built-in GPS establishes a 26 ft (8 m) diameter Smart Circle around the pilot when taking off and landing and also creates a Geo Fence that keeps the aircraft from traveling farther than 300 ft (91 m) from the pilot's position.
Am I missing something??
Their site is vague,
This drone cannot be flown further than 300' away ??
It has something called "Smart Safety"
Here what it says;
Smart Safety
Ensuring utmost safety, the FAA compliant No Fly Zone feature prevents flight near commercial airports.
The No Fly Zone feature also prevents flight above 400 feet from the ground.
The built-in GPS establishes a 26 ft (8 m) diameter Smart Circle around the pilot when taking off and landing and also creates a Geo Fence that keeps the aircraft from traveling farther than 300 ft (91 m) from the pilot's position.
Am I missing something??
Their site is vague,
This drone cannot be flown further than 300' away ??
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It's just a feature you can activate. You can fly farther than 300'.
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Legally with permission of airport manager and tower I have flown/filmed with a DJI UAV at an airport. I assure you there is a need to control the "geo-fence". At least for me.
As to the main topic. After DJI quit supporting developing apps for the 2.4 ghz datalink/Bluetooth I will never buy one of their products again.
I like the Typhoon Q500k for the price. One of the good things is its capability to have a second person control the camera from a tablet separate of the flight controller. FAA and most business are big on safety. Some jobs require 4 or more people. 1 to fly UAV, 1 camera operator, and as many safety spotters as required for the area.
My $. 02
Mike
I own a Q500+ and sorry I bought it after I bought and flew my P3P. What a world of difference. 35mph versus 15mph! The max distance of the Q500+ is about 1800' if you're lucky, I can go over a mile with my P3P stock, and 2+ miles with a $25 windsurfer slipped over my antennas. I have a Q500+ in my closet for sale if interested, hardly flown. I'll even throw in the FPVLR antenna and amplifier setup (my attempt to get it to fly a mile away).
Maybe you mean the Q500 4K. I wasn't aware it had camera control with a phone/ipad for 2nd person. How does yaw control work since it doesn't have a rotating camera? Do you have to use Smart Mode?
The only thing I like about the Q500+ that I truly miss is the super quiet flight, it's very quiet when flying around, you can hardly even hear it at 100' up, better for wedding shoots. The Typhoon H is a big improvement, 22mph (they say), retracks and 360 camera that could potentially be controlled by a second person. We'll see how practical it is after reports start coming in. However, the distance is still limiting, less than a half mile using standard WiFi technology (so old school compared to Lightbridge).
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I understand what you're saying but for me, hearing the phantom has actually been a help to me compared to the Q stealth. It helps me locate the phantom at times up there. I have a soft spot for my Q but it's been all phantom since it arrived.
Yuneec always been a marketing company, does not have any own core technology, the Q500 technologies are outsourced
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