I pushed my standard to the limit doing a range test to satisfy my curiosity lol I got 5284 feet before signal loss triggered rth. So slightly over a mile distance with a stock p3s. I only did it once as a test I usually keep it around a quarter mile distance to maintain a good los. So yes 2k feet on a stock p3s is no problem at all and with a windsurfer you can get even more
Mine has gone 1990 ft stock. I'm high on a hill. Maybe that's helping. I'll post a video.
Sometimes it loses signal and says it can't return to home. Do I need to load the maps before hand. I was watching something about that. But haven't mastered that yet. Definitely don't want to go a mile away and lose it.
Hmm good question, I've never had it lose signal and say it can't return to home that's definitely something to look into. I rarely lose signal I just wanted to test what my max range would be in my normal flyin location. When I did that test I didn't have a map cached into the app so it was that white box it shows when no map is cached, it showed the home point bird location and the flight path overlayed on the white box rather than overlayed over the google map. I may do another test with a windsurfer cuz I picked one up but I'm not a big distance person lol quarter to half mile out is plenty for everything I do with the phantom. I also did the test at night, not sure if it makes a difference I know radio signals come in on the radio in my car better at night but I don't know if this is the same type of radio signal the ac and rc use. But it helps to see the bird better lmao cuz after signal is lost and it's way out there it's pretty nerve racking waiting to hear or see the lights appear in the distance and it's actually coming back [emoji26] lol
