Question about p3a and flying above a forest

flyinghost · Aug 30, 2016

Hello what I am wondering is if I want to fly over the forest for maybe 300-500meter how high should thr drone be in the air to keep a good connection?keep in mind the place I am going has no habitation or any electromagnetic field.I know If i could be elevatated enough to be parallel to the drone would be better but what would the best way to do this without losing connection?

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msinger · Aug 30, 2016

For the best possible signal, you should have a direct line of sight between the Phantom and remote controller at all times.

Sagebrush · Aug 30, 2016

It depends on how thick the canopy is and how must moisture is on or in the leaves or needles. You'll just have to keep an eye your reception levels.

SB

flyinghost · Aug 30, 2016

So if i was to hover maybe 100m on top of the trees at about 300-600 m away i should be fine

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Meta4 · Aug 30, 2016

flyinghost said:
So if i was to hover maybe 100m on top of the trees at about 300-600 m away i should be fine

It all depends on what is between your controller and the Phantom.
If it's empty air, you'll have no problem.
If you don't have a clear line of sight to the Phantom, your signal will be affected.
More trees and leaves = more signal being blocked.

flyinghost · Aug 30, 2016

Ok.There nothing at all around so if i am high enough that no trees are in between then i am ok.Ok well will hover at 200-250 over the trees then.thank you guys!

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Heisnuts · Aug 30, 2016

Just make sure your RTH altitude is set correctly for the terrain so that if the signal is lost it will return home without going into the trees.

flyinghost · Aug 30, 2016

Good advise thank you.

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Suhail78 · Aug 30, 2016

You could always program a Litchi waypoint mission, so even if you drop RC connection, the phantom will continue with its mission and stop at the last waypoint (which should be set close to the starting point, where RC connection is good)