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For lower heights, 50 feet gives you a decent diagonal, but as you approach 300-400' I think you need to move the copter a bit further from the controller for the best signal. Also try playing with the alfa orientation. I take off with the alfas pointed straight up and as I move away...

Beautiful footage, thanks for sharing. Any chance of flying up the mountain if you're still there?

I completely disagree. That email is the best news you could get. The HOA is taking no stance on the issue and leaving it up to existing local law. Most likely they consulted with the HOAs attorney before drafting the email. Remember, by living in an HOA governed property, you have agreed to...

You'll note that I specifically said "pretty reasonable." Meaning that by viewing the video I could pretty easily see what his intentions were although he was pretty stupid in his execution. You're disagreement stems from your view of the drone as something that's only used by hobbyists. The...

At a quick glance, looks like a decent place to fly, there are only two hospital heliports nearby*. *One hospital heliport is 2 miles away, the other is 4 miles away. Not sure why the instructor didn't just go up considering he was only 50 feet above the tree line. Going up seems to be the...

I think the instructor is going to have to take all the blame for this one.

Thanks, I found the alfas to be superior in a wider variety of uses then the fpvlr unit which is overpriced based on it's performance compared to the $20 alfa in the real world. I was curious if you had direct experience with the 2.4/5 ghz antenna because I have seen other reports that their...

You have the alfa 2.4/5ghz combos? What has you're experience been with them compared to the "standard" alfas?

Is that blood? :eek:

lol ... he was so spot-on accurate that I giggled.

I noticed a dramatic increase in signal quality in my "straight up" flights with the alfa antennas.

Seems like interference is a pretty strong possibility. Also, when you rotate, as the the antenna orientation changes in two of the solo's legs, I often see dramatic signal change (especially when straight overhead). Were you rotating the solo when it occurred? When I first started flying, I...

If it was indeed shot down, it was outside the property line when it was shot at, so that will be another problem for the shooter. The conditions of the property gave the drone pilot a pretty reasonable reason to be flying the drone over the property, but as others have said, he should have...

Where did you get your 3.88? Did you have to re-balance the gimbal with that lens?

I'm liking the sound of the lighter 4S2P pack for performance.