What are some real use ranges people are getting within P3?
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I use tapatalk for iOS. On the screen, I press on the square with the little mountain and sun, then it takes me to my phone pics. I select one them it gives me this screen
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To be honest, I don't even know what it looks like on a compute/ laptop. When I use my phone, I get a full screen that I can zoom in and out of.
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Hey Deputy Dog where are you flying at. I do my long range south of Chandler on the Indian reservation. Nice and flat. Just have to watch. I have permission by the farmer.
I use tapatalk for iOS. On the screen, I press on the square with the little mountain and sun, then it takes me to my phone pics. I select one them it gives me this screen
Click on the bust quality.
To be honest, I don't even know what it looks like on a compute/ laptop. When I use my phone, I get a full screen that I can zoom in and out of.
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I'm North of Chino Valley, all wide open State land. It's fun to fly where there are no complaining cry babies.
Stock P3P 323A. This is my personal best that I don't plan to ever attempt again for a few important reasons:
1. There was ZERO allowable disconnects on this flight to make it back.
2. Flight over vehicles, people, property, boats a Publix and who knows what else.
3. Went into auto land 1/4 mile away, landed at 6%. Shut down at 1%.
That being said, it made it 4.2 miles out 8.6 total completely stock over all kinds of interference and could have gone further with a few more mAh.
It never disconnected but at 4.2 miles RC and HD both had a single red bar with the controller being held over my head and tilted back trying not to dump the iPad on my face. Echoing again, once was enough.
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1. There was ZERO allowable disconnects on this flight to make it back.
2. Flight over vehicles, people, property, boats a Publix and who knows what else.
3. Went into auto land 1/4 mile away, landed at 6%. Shut down at 1%.
That being said, it made it 4.2 miles out 8.6 total completely stock over all kinds of interference and could have gone further with a few more mAh.
It never disconnected but at 4.2 miles RC and HD both had a single red bar with the controller being held over my head and tilted back trying not to dump the iPad on my face. Echoing again, once was enough.
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Stock P3P 323A. This is my personal best that I don't plan to ever attempt again for a few important reasons:
1. There was ZERO allowable disconnects on this flight to make it back.
2. Flight over vehicles, people, property, boats a Publix and who knows what else.
3. Went into auto land 1/4 mile away, landed at 6%. Shut down at 1%.
That being said, it made it 4.2 miles out 8.6 total completely stock over all kinds of interference and could have gone further with a few more mAh.
It never disconnected but at 4.2 miles RC and HD both had a single red bar with the controller being held over my head and tilted back trying not to dump the iPad on my face. Echoing again, once was enough.
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HI! I was reading this thread and saw all these posters getting 2 miles out easily. I live in a rural area with houses every half mile or so. I usually start losing signal around 5000ft feet out. I've gotten out 5500ft feet once with signal dropping out quite a bit. Last week I lost the drone at 5100 ft and triggered rth. There is a cell tower about a mile away, but it doesn't make a difference which direction I fly, I always break up right around 5000ft. I start out at 100ft altitude and keep going up when signal gets weak. Ending up around 400ft when I lose signal. I keep my antennas lined up carefully. I could sure use another 1500 feet....lol...
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Nigel
P3S with boosters - 5km out ... 5km back. Battery at 18% at end.... light breeze. Total 10km.
The best was 5km out with a 2km additional about turn in it ... but she landed out in the river just under 1km from home ... total 5 + 2 + 4 = 11km ... in increasing head wind going home ... autolanded out at 13% refusing any action I made ...
P3P without any mods : 2.5km out ... 2.5km back and various circuits additional, landed with 30% battery .. light breeze ... total distance about 7km
P3P with dual parabola : 3km out and 3km back with approx 2km variable as well, landed with about 25% battery .. similar light breeze ... total about 8kms
Both P3S and P3P despite different models I found once modified to obtain max distance showed on a full charged battery (and I have had both DJI and clone perform exactly same) - total distance flight with average command actions and speed ... light airs ... and landing with reasonable battery left of over 20% - was about 13km ...
I read others who fly greater total distance as well as those who fly to really low battery level. Sorry - definitely not my bag after losing my P3S ... I value my P3P too highly to push those boundaries anymore.
My flights now average 1 - 1.5km range and about 14 - 18mins duration. Basically I like to land with about 30 - 35% battery - so I can just stand my batterys till I next need them. I have more than enough power left at end of flight to land where I choose ...
Nigel
The best was 5km out with a 2km additional about turn in it ... but she landed out in the river just under 1km from home ... total 5 + 2 + 4 = 11km ... in increasing head wind going home ... autolanded out at 13% refusing any action I made ...
P3P without any mods : 2.5km out ... 2.5km back and various circuits additional, landed with 30% battery .. light breeze ... total distance about 7km
P3P with dual parabola : 3km out and 3km back with approx 2km variable as well, landed with about 25% battery .. similar light breeze ... total about 8kms
Both P3S and P3P despite different models I found once modified to obtain max distance showed on a full charged battery (and I have had both DJI and clone perform exactly same) - total distance flight with average command actions and speed ... light airs ... and landing with reasonable battery left of over 20% - was about 13km ...
I read others who fly greater total distance as well as those who fly to really low battery level. Sorry - definitely not my bag after losing my P3S ... I value my P3P too highly to push those boundaries anymore.
My flights now average 1 - 1.5km range and about 14 - 18mins duration. Basically I like to land with about 30 - 35% battery - so I can just stand my batterys till I next need them. I have more than enough power left at end of flight to land where I choose ...
Nigel
I got my P3A only few weeks ago, today I checked a little "run" for the first time now that I have more confidence with it and got 2200m, little more than 7200ft, at almost low altitude, always under 60m.
Never had a weack signal loss untill going back and positioning myself and the controller wrong! lol!
Sure could have done better but for the first "long run" I was satisfied! lol!
Never had a weack signal loss untill going back and positioning myself and the controller wrong! lol!
Sure could have done better but for the first "long run" I was satisfied! lol!
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