I remember a lot of discussion about firmware and the P3S some months ago. I really don't want to do a full search of the forum and read all of the post. There are way too many. Something about the newer versions limiting the range of a P3S. My first Phantom Drone was a P3S. I still have it, but now I mainly fly my P3 Pro. I use the Standard for close-in practice, and still fly it a lot. Right out of the box, the Standard would only get out to about 2,000 feet or so. I quickly realized I needed much more range than that. That's why I got the Pro. When it comes to range, that thing doesn't know when to quit! While flying both today, I thought I would test the range of the Standard one more time. The best I could get with the bare antenna was 900 feet out at 100 feet up. Then I lost signal and it would RTH as designed. I put a Windsurfer on the antenna and tried again. That time I was able to go out to 1,900 feet before the signal was lost. I'm pretty sure I was going out 2,000 feet without the Windsurfer when the Standard was new. My app is 3.1.3, and the drone is the latest also.
I guess my question is, what was the range other people were getting right out of the box with their Standards ?
And, if there is something wrong, what firmware would it take to fix it?
It may not be worth the trouble though, because I mainly use the Pro for distance. But it might be fun to try. What do you guys think?
I guess my question is, what was the range other people were getting right out of the box with their Standards ?
And, if there is something wrong, what firmware would it take to fix it?
It may not be worth the trouble though, because I mainly use the Pro for distance. But it might be fun to try. What do you guys think?