Anyone ever got to the point where you say, Let's just do this. Go to max height, go max distance and what ever happens, happens...
Tired of being nervous
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Hi make sure to record it,,
been tempted but no pay to much for things here,,,me p4 cost more than me car,,
Not for me. I reckon its a good way to loose eight hundred quids worth of hard earned cash !!!
Besides that it ain't worth the SEVERE ear bashing from wife
Besides that it ain't worth the SEVERE ear bashing from wife
I'm so tired of being nervous that I went and bought a second P4 just in case..
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Oh boy!....."There are old Phantoms, and bold Phantoms; but there are NO OLD-BOLD Phantoms." ---Remember this?
Keep for spare,u never know when crash happen,,it should come back but i woudent trust at that range,,either fly away or get flat batt or hit something
i pushed the boundaries of my p3 here in canada yesterday.......went up to 89m and made it out 80m before an animal entered my airspace and approached the 75m limit. i was quick to toggle s2 ! 
I bought a second P3P when I crashed my first P3P. After my P3P was repaired 9 days later the second craft never got flown, had only ten flights on it. I sold it a year later and took a bath. To top this off, the buyer crashed it into the ocean a week after he bought it, so it took a bath also.
Your nerves will likely cost you a few hundred dollars in craft depreciation, minimum.
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Living in NE Ohio I've not been able to fly more than 4 or so times this calendar year. After all the updates to dji go4 and Litchi (I use one or the other depending on what I want to do), I'll be a bit hesitant the next time or 2 out. I feel like the P4 and the software need to earn my trust again.
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Yeah done the altitude test ,speed test not the max range yet
But planing to buy a second p4 as backup just in case something happened
But planing to buy a second p4 as backup just in case something happened
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I've broke 2 miles on my p3p, anyone can do max altitude, and my max speed is currently 42.0 mph. I guess I bought it to use it...... first 20 flights were basic though.
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I think you should use the drone fully, within safety limits of course. Otherwise it will be a waste of money.
You don't buy a car and then avoid highways to prevent accidents.
With my first Phantom, a P3A, I was very cautious: I was always afraid it would crash. In time I tried more and more and enjoyed it also more and more.
After just more than a year it did crash and I was quite upset for a while.
Then I bought a new one, a P4. This drone is a big improvement so my lost was quickly converted into joy.
Now I am less afraid of crashing knowing it gives me a good excuse to buy a better one
You don't buy a car and then avoid highways to prevent accidents.
With my first Phantom, a P3A, I was very cautious: I was always afraid it would crash. In time I tried more and more and enjoyed it also more and more.
After just more than a year it did crash and I was quite upset for a while.
Then I bought a new one, a P4. This drone is a big improvement so my lost was quickly converted into joy.
Now I am less afraid of crashing knowing it gives me a good excuse to buy a better one
You will get used to it. They always came back so far...
After analyzing the video max. distance from home point was approx. 16,000'
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The complete round trip was approx. 38,000'. Where the line gets interrupted Vx and Tx signal was lost. As the quad flew on a preprogrammed course it just finished the mission.
Where the blue line connects again is when the P4 got radio signal again on its way back.
I actually took of behind a small forest with 50' trees.
