Recent content by John Mueller

Thanks all. I tried changing to Beginner-Mode OFF and setting my Max Altitude to 500 and it still limited me to just under 400ft. I just want the option of going higher if I'm in a location which it would benefit from. I don't plan on landing on the moon or anything.

Mine looks a little different; things are in a diff order. Not sure if that's the firmware version or not. But thank you. I'll run a little test later to see if I can get over 400ft, and then I'll probably crap my pants. Thanks again. I have a sneaky suspicion that it won't work, even with...

Unless it's hidden somewhere, or if it's because I'm in "P-mode" I don't see where it can be over-ridden to go above 400ft". I have the latest firmware.

I just took it out and did some videos of Malibu, but wasn't able to find the "BEGINNER MODE" in the app. Will have to look it up when I get home

Exactly right. I work for the military on base and the last thing I would want to do is put the people I work with in danger. My goal is to get the most from my P3 under legal laws. Ethics and guidelines are typically subjective however and best practice may deviate from what the majority...

I'm all for safety. I'm also taking this to a couple different countries next month where they don't have these restrictions and want flexibility in my vertical and horizontal range.

Disabling the beginner mode.... that might do the trick. I'll have to read-up on what that means and what I might need to look out for. I typically just fly around a couple hundred ft from where I am, always LOS.

I have my iPhone 5s using the DJI Go app using the latest firmware. I believe I saw the area where I was able to specify maximum altitude from 0-500m, but am not sure it's there with the newest firmware. Even when I had it at 500m, it would still limit itself to about 400ft.

I just took delivery of my P3 this past Saturday and was fortunate enough to use it for a wedding I was photographing. I updated the firmware on the controller and plane per the vendor recommendation, and now I'm not able to go above 393ft in any situation. FAA keeps 400ft as a "suggestion" as...