GadgetGuy
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Only if there was a 400 or 500 foot AGL limitation, and somone exceeded that any where during their flight, by circumventing the 500m height maximum above their launch location, which happens already, even at 400 feet above your launch point, by simply flying over descending topography below you horizontally.Would it break any rules if the 500M height restriction imposed by DJI firmware was circumvented to allow an unrestricted flying height?
The reason for the extra "headroom" to 500m above 400 feet, above your launch point is to be able to still climb 1,665 feet up a nearby hill/mountain, following 400 feet above the terrain below. It is not intended to be used to fly to 500m directly above your launch point, although it can!
The more "headroom" you have above 400 feet, the farther up a mountainside you can climb from below, while maintaining a constant above ground level elevation as you climb. DJI limits you to 200 meters of descent below and 500m of ascent above the launch point, so you can cover a 700m change in elevation, as long as you launch from 200m above the lowest elevation you wish to cover. That handles all of of my needs, and the wants can be worked around those limitations, by climbing/driving up the hill and launching in steps, to cover the entire elevation desired.
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