Incredible 5+ mile flight of the Phantom 3
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First, get it correct. What you mention is future possible FAA restriction. It's not currently a restriction in any fashion. I'll make this simple... you know that "tear here" writing on many packages? Same thing. No one is going to bust down your door because you torn a different corner.
Second, before you call someone stupid... you need to make really sure you are not the idiot who has it wrong.
I don't think letting someone know that they need to have some manners is counter productive."Can't we all just get along"
The government is going to find the best way to make the most money off of our hobby . Commercial and recreational license fees will be number 1 priority. It's all about the money. That is what will drive any new regulations .
Making up "rules" again? The FCC is already involved. Nearly every electronics device sold inside the United States must be reviewed to comply with Part 15 before it can be advertised or sold in the US market. Every unlicensed device including our Phantoms go through an FCC acceptance process. This is the product as shipped. It doesn't matter to the FCC if your range is ten feet or ten miles as long as the equipment is used "as shipped". If you modify your gear with a gain antenna, then you may have violated 47 CFR 15.204 "External Amplifiers And Antenna Modifications".Oh, the FCC will probably will be involved to, because of signal strength at 5 miles when it is only supposed to reach 1.2 miles. An oh yes, don't forget about Homeland Security, the Secret Service, the Military, the Environmental Protection Agency, the US Parks and Wildlife Department, and the Department of Agriculture, The Capitol Police. The list goes on-- drones are high profile-- and the attention will not go away soon.
I don't care how far you fly, as long as you do it safely. What I AM worried about is the brain dead drone pilots that decided it was a good idea to swarm a wild fire where homes and cars are burning, and people are running along the highway to get to safety, and the water drops had to be diverted because 5 STUPID people decided they needed to film it. This is the kind of flying that will get all drones banned here in Kalifornia. Dian FInestine is already making noise about the proposed FAA rules not being restrictive enough, and she is pouncing on every one of these irresponsible cases to make her point. I have seen no less than 5 prime time news stories about this incident. If we as pilots keep this up they will legislate us out of a hobby.
Oh, the FCC will probably will be involved to, because of signal strength at 5 miles when it is only supposed to reach 1.2 miles. An oh yes, don't forget about Homeland Security, the Secret Service, the Military, the Environmental Protection Agency, the US Parks and Wildlife Department, and the Department of Agriculture, The Capitol Police. The list goes on-- drones are high profile-- and the attention will not go away soon
So much fear mongering..... wow. next the tooth brushes....
What charger are you usinig for thse batteriesWell here ya go then... simple tandem battery mod used since back in the Phantom 1 days... NanoTech 1000mAh 4 X2 .... saddlebag style... wired in parallel ... soldered at main board power lugs... getting into the **** shell is probly the hardest part of this mod.
How you get that range... I keep getting weak signal and i havent even travelled a mile
Notice the antenna mod at the end? Use google?
He also added extra batteries to get that distance as the antenna gave it range that could FAR outlast the battery.
He also added extra batteries to get that distance as the antenna gave it range that could FAR outlast the battery.
We all know that it was the TV guys flying those drones.
Nobody else could get close enough.
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Another good reason for FPV pilots to get a Ham radio license. Even a technitions license allows you to operate unlicensed equipment in the 2.4 and 5.8 Ghz ranges. Now they even provide instructions for operating model aircraft (how to identify since you can not broadcast your call sign).
The only real draw back is you may spend a bunch of money getting a nice transceiver
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