Recent content by Richard-NH

Yes, open area, line of sight are important. But, I'm betting that for max range, in most settings, it helps to be up high. Over a body of water, would it be different? Does the water actually help range, maybe by reflecting off the water plane? Or does it absorb? I don't know. I fly high for...

About Vortex Ring State, I don't want to be the pilot to test this on a P3. I note how fast the machine descends when doing Return to Base and when auto-landing. If I want to come down faster than that, I make the aircraft move laterally (forward or back) on the way down. Off topic: I enjoy...

I got a notice "gimbal overload" when the gimbal was stuck in high grass. This makes me think the software is pretty smart and won't destroy the gimbal trying to move it.

4K is a great machine. Suggestions: - Start easy and safe. I used a big open playing field. - Get familiar with RTH and what happens as the battery goes down to critical - Then work on the waypoints feature, flying around point of interest, and the other modes - Figure out how you are...