Say you were out in the dessert or the ocean how high can a phantom go?

[gixxerbill]

I know the limit is 400 ft but how high can they go with the power they have and range of transmitter? Just curious?

 

[Mark The Droner]

dji phantom height - YouTube

 

[N017RW]

Battery limits not withstanding, you'll get to 600 meters. That's the current limit in the firmware.
The specs call for a 6000 meter above MSL operational ceiling based on air density. YMMV.

 

[gixxerbill]

dang that is high was all that stock stuff?

 

[rockydog]

Maximum you can set in the GO app is 500m, not 600.

 

[gixxerbill]

Maximum you can set in the GO app is 500m, not 600.

so what happens it just stops at 500?

 

[rockydog]

Yes.

 

[tcope]

so what happens it just stops at 500?

The world blows up beneath the Phantom. I think it's a 1/2 mile radius. I'm not sure if the latest firmware made any changes.

 

[SoCalDude]

Maximum you can set in the GO app is 500m, not 600.

Will other apps let you set this higher? (e.g. Litchi or AutoPilot)

 

[eatpasta]

I've set my max altitude higher than 500M within the app (I probably would never try it) but it just had me click and OK box saying that it was against FAA regulations

 

[kennedye]

Will other apps let you set this higher? (e.g. Litchi or AutoPilot)

Nope.

If you're in an area that the aircraft normally considers a no-fly zone, and you have a waiver to fly there, you can contact [email protected] to have them unlock it for you. However, I don't think they have an equivalent FW process if you have a waiver for flights at more than 1640 feet AGL. (Though it would be an interesting request.)

I don't think the A3 controllers have this limitation, so the Matrices et. al. shouldn't have an issue. Or do they?

 

[CCrew]

Usually when I'm in the dessert a lot I don't want to get off the couch

 

[tcope]

I've set my max altitude higher than 500M within the app (I probably would never try it) but it just had me click and OK box saying that it was against FAA regulations

Nope. 500m is the highest number you can set.

 

[RW-1]

Usually when I'm in the dessert a lot I don't want to get off the couch

If your phantom is in the dessert, be careful lifting off, check for residue on the camera too ...

 

[GMack]

Autopilot 3.8 has the max altitude set at 500m or 1640 ft.

 

[Kevin O]

Theoretically, with limits off and the correct remote antenna orientation (stock antenna) it should go vertically a similar distance as horizontally.
Air density would cause a limit.

There is a video somewhere I've seen where a videographer records a climbing expedition with a P4 and other camera equipment.
He has video of him trying to fly it at 22,000 feet (if I recall). It only gets up about 1 ft.


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[gixxerbill]

Usually when I'm in the dessert a lot I don't want to get off the couch

dang it one too many "s"s :banghead:

 

[Pharm]

Will other apps let you set this higher? (e.g. Litchi or AutoPilot)

No. Third party apps are limited by the DJI SDK, which sets the max altitude.

 

[SoCalDude]

No. Third party apps are limited by the DJI SDK, which sets the max altitude.

If that's the case, how did this guy get up there? ...

12,467 feet (3,800 m)

 

[tcope]

If that's the case, how did this guy get up there? ...

12,467 feet (3,800 m)

Because it _claims_ to be a P4 does not make it so. I've read (and seen) plenty of stuff on the Internet that is a lie. One of the comments is from a person who claims to have seen this same video a few years ago taken with a P2.

Firmware for the past several years does not allow the Phantoms to fly higher than 500m, period.

Edit: Here is a video of a Unicorn sighting: