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Interesting.
I think the latest FAA rules say nothing beyond line-of-sight. There maybe an exception to this for commercial users who have a permit.
Since the video said it could fly up to 5 km from 'home,' I think that is WAY out of line-of-sight.
Also, how does the video get from the drone to the tablet held by the user if the drone is beyond LOS? Does it use a cell phone?
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I have owned many RC Helicopters and Airplanes which are actually drones also and you can mount cameras of them also, I knew a man that flew his RC helicopter into stacks at refineries with a camera to inspect for cracks. He could mow grass flying the helicopter upside down if he wanted to.
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Last edited by Bob Denman; 09-14-2016 at 05:25 PM.
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Originally Posted by Joe T.
Interesting.
I think the latest FAA rules say nothing beyond line-of-sight. There maybe an exception to this for commercial users who have a permit.
Since the video said it could fly up to 5 km from 'home,' I think that is WAY out of line-of-sight.
Also, how does the video get from the drone to the tablet held by the user if the drone is beyond LOS? Does it use a cell phone?
Regards,
Joe T.
Yes when you get it registered it clearly says line of sight along with other rules like not flying around people and not flying over 400 feet. I will stay within the FAA rules. I do not know how they get the video from that far but it works. There are 2 antennas on the remote and a clamp to put your tablet. I use a lightning connector to go from the tablet to the RC. I bought a 9.7" Ipad pro to use with it because my older Ipad would not connect to the drone and the video on my Galaxy note 4 was too small for my eyes.
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Also there are no fly zones like big airports. Mine tells me there is a dirt airport nearby and to fly with caution. The drone will not allow you to fly into a no fly zone.
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i want the same drone you bought, but right now i can't justify the price for it
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Originally Posted by wyliec
If you set up missions, which take it out of line of site, how do you avoid things like power lines, and buildings? Do you scope out the area of the flight path first?
When you set up a mission you need to do your homework and make sure you are flying over anything that may be in the way. In my case the tree tops are like 70 feet up so once you are over that, you don't have much to worry about. You can fly to a waypoint that is lower and set it as a waypoint or a point of interest. I am just now trying to learn how to do that and have not flown any missions yet. I am just flying manually. I do have lots of trees at my place so if I do loose line of sight because of a tree, the display shows the clear video with all the perimeters like altitude, distance and direction in relation to you.
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Originally Posted by AY4B
When you set up a mission you need to do your homework and make sure you are flying over anything that may be in the way. In my case the tree tops are like 70 feet up so once you are over that, you don't have much to worry about. You can fly to a waypoint that is lower and set it as a waypoint or a point of interest. I am just now trying to learn how to do that and have not flown any missions yet. I am just flying manually. I do have lots of trees at my place so if I do loose line of sight because of a tree, the display shows the clear video with all the perimeters like altitude, distance and direction in relation to you.
I forgot to say that the P4 does have an optical avoidance system. It will put on the brakes if you try flying it into something. BUT dont rely on it because some branches and power lines are hard to detect. Just know where they are and if you are not in line of sight, Just fly an an altitude that you know is over everything else. Im my case If I hit the return to home button, It will go to 95 feet, fly to where I took off and land itself.
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In one of episodes of Better Late Than Never, a picnic basket is delivered via a drone. It drops off the basket and then returns from where it came from.
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Here is an example of videos that are on Utube of what a Phantom 4 can do.
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I have my finger on the button to buy the same one now. My wife wants me to wait till we get some of our todo list done. She's right and by that time they will be better or cheaper or both. Maybe Christmas
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i'm saving up for a dji phantom 4 & a indian sport, got over half the money for each already.
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Heres another good one. I think spyders and Phantom 4's are made fore each other Throw one in the frunk and when you get to your destination you can fly around. This one has up to 4K quality but my monitor can only handle 1080P
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The specs say it will go around 45 MPH in sport mode but on the P4 forums Lots of folks are claiming to get it up to around 62MPH or 100KPH and run low to the ground which makes it look even faster. Ill have to find a place to try that.
Last edited by AY4B; 09-16-2016 at 05:32 AM.
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I don't have a drone but I do fly a Twisted Hobbies EPP 540.
https://twistedhobbys.com/th-32-epp-...-landing-gear/
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If anyone wants to review the study guide for the FAA Part 107 knowledge test:
https://www.faa.gov/regulations_poli...tudy_guide.pdf
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My son just got one yesterday and this was his first video. He has the Phantom 3
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