who said:
It will auto land once it's inside the no fly zone. Dji said it itself, might have to get on the runway to get your bird back
Thanks for the info Who. I won't be flying anywhere near the runway but the restricted zone can extend 5 miles away which is just where I
was planning to fly..
Fortunately this is academic since I determined the airport in question is neither Category A or B.
But in the interest of science, If it were category A and I entered the edge of the restricted altitude zone while in the mountains at ~1200ft altitude above the airport but only a couple hundred feet above ground level where I'm at, what would happen?
Is the restricted altitude calculated from the ground level of the airport or the ground level of the phantom's home point?
I found some relevant info in the Phantom 2 Vision + User manual, V1.8, Page 31
It Says "If the phantom enters the restricted area in non-GPS mode, and GPS mode activates, the Phantom will automatically descend to land"
That is, if you happened to get into the zone while in Atti mode or with insufficient GPS satellite reception. Once inside, if GPS mode activates, it will land automatically while still allowing you to control it laterally.
It doesn't say what happens if you attempt to enter while in GPS mode the whole time.
Will it hit a wall, or will it happily fly inside the zone and auto land? I would expect it to hit a wall but I have no way to test, so I have to assume the latter.
There is a warning on screen at least 320 feet before reaching the restricted zone. That's good to know.
Of course I'm a safe flyer and would never consider flying close to an airport. In this case however I was tempted because I'll be in a wilderness area in the mountains 5 miles from the airport and 1200 feet above it.
I've decided that even though the airport is not included in the DJI no fly zone database, the flight will be generally unsafe due to the range and altitude required and from personal experience of the winds that blow over that ridge.
Also note, DJI only enforces no fly zones around airports and D.C.
There are no enforced no fly zones in the National Parks