How reliable is your LOS?

[Narrator]

LOS can get tricky at times.

In the pic below, my Phantom is about 100m (300 ft) away from me.
How close is it to the trees?

Often, when I look at my Phantom from such a distance, it's hard to tell how close it is to an obstacle. Then I look on my phone monitor and find it's much closer or much further than I think. Trees, sports ground light towers, wire fences and cages, goal posts, boundary fences, etc.

Then yesterday, I flew into this. Blinded by the sunset, I had no idea how far or close it was. I had to switch S2 to homelock mode to bring it back.

 

[PhantomFanatic]

At first, I thought the photo of the tree was from your Phantom. Then I saw the tiny white thingy! That looks close, from that vantage point. But, it can be deceiving, as you point out. So, I fly above them!

But, not the sun. I would need a very long extension cord and some rotors that work without air.

Oh, I know the answer! Your Phantom is 100 meters away. Do I win? (Oh, 100 meters from you....)

 

[Narrator]

Oh, I know the answer! Your Phantom is 100 meters away. Do I win?

lol...

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[Buckaye]

Oh, I know the answer! Your Phantom is 100 meters away. Do I win?

lol...

Yay! A Winner!
You receive a free subscription to Youtube!!
Now you can watch all the Phantom videos you've always dreamed of.

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I just recently got FPV.. And I still have problems "trusting" what I am seeing because on line of sight it looks very different from FPV.

 

[Happyflyer]

.....I fly above them!

Since my depth perception is bad, I will join you.

 

[Hughie]

.....I fly above them!

Since my depth perception is bad, I will join you.

And actually depending on how the sun is shining I find the quad easier to see above the tree line too.

 

[Narrator]

.....I fly above them!

Since my depth perception is bad, I will join you.

And actually depending on how the sun is shining I find the quad easier to see above the tree line too.

When I flew with the setting sun, it surprised me how much difference it made to perceptions.