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Fairly new owner and still getting my feet wet on the capabilities of the H....but gaining more and more confidence on each flight.
I have only flown 1300 feet max distances and have experienced no signs of any signal loss.
I do fly quite often in the area pictured(sorry the only pic on computer is a winter pic) and now the other side of the lake is starting to call for me.
I took a boat ride last weekend and found out the other shoreline is just a bit over a mile away.......the peninsula on the right is about 2200 feet away from where I would be taking off....So I'm quite confident that I can at least reach the peninsula on my stock 3 antenna's?....but not sure if I can reach the other shoreline.
The depth is deceiving in the pic but I'm probably 150 foot plus in elevation to the lake and there is nothing but clear skies and very little in the way of powerlines and other interference between my launch point and the other side. So it's pretty much ideal conditions I would think.
Do you think this can be done?......What are the symptoms of signal loss? Do you always lose video first before loss of control to craft?
I have also read conflicting reports of whether or not the H will return home or to the point of last signal in the event of signal loss.
Some have said it will just drift around until battery is low and then autoland....I certainly can't have that happen with all the water it will be traveling over.
Yes,I know it will be just a speck in the sky at that distance but I have gotten pretty good relying on the green arrow when I get a little disoriented.
If this is not possible on the stock antenna's .....is it pretty much assured of achieving with the itelite(sp) dbs aftermarket antenna? I will go that route if need be.
I have only flown 1300 feet max distances and have experienced no signs of any signal loss.
I do fly quite often in the area pictured(sorry the only pic on computer is a winter pic) and now the other side of the lake is starting to call for me.
I took a boat ride last weekend and found out the other shoreline is just a bit over a mile away.......the peninsula on the right is about 2200 feet away from where I would be taking off....So I'm quite confident that I can at least reach the peninsula on my stock 3 antenna's?....but not sure if I can reach the other shoreline.
The depth is deceiving in the pic but I'm probably 150 foot plus in elevation to the lake and there is nothing but clear skies and very little in the way of powerlines and other interference between my launch point and the other side. So it's pretty much ideal conditions I would think.
Do you think this can be done?......What are the symptoms of signal loss? Do you always lose video first before loss of control to craft?
I have also read conflicting reports of whether or not the H will return home or to the point of last signal in the event of signal loss.
Some have said it will just drift around until battery is low and then autoland....I certainly can't have that happen with all the water it will be traveling over.
Yes,I know it will be just a speck in the sky at that distance but I have gotten pretty good relying on the green arrow when I get a little disoriented.
If this is not possible on the stock antenna's .....is it pretty much assured of achieving with the itelite(sp) dbs aftermarket antenna? I will go that route if need be.