DJI PHANTOM 4 PRO Review - Part 3 - [4+ Mile In-Depth Range Test]
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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Part 2 with in-depth flight test: • DJI PHANTOM 4 PRO Revi...
Haleakala Crater Maui: • DJI Phantom 4 Pro 4K -...
North Shore Maui Coastline: • DJI Phantom 4 Pro 4K -...
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Solid machine. Flying quads in Hawaii. Living the dream.
Do you live in Hawaii?
I enjoy these a lot. I dont have DJI drone but i feel happy after watching these videos!
Ahhhhhhhh i have the dji tello is only 12000rs 180$
Same here man👊👊👊
I have dji inspire 2
I am getting mini 2
I only have a paper plane
Yes Dustin I checked with DJI, it use the optical flow system for precision landing. 4K not used at all.
JHey Google Google
You shoulda used 2.4GHZ. Its meant more for long range. 5.8 is used for close range in a dirty air environment.
Didnt know that🤔
Not necessarily. Depends on surrounding interference on both frequencies 🍻
Thanks for sharing the video, always great to see what others are doing with their P4 Pro :)
I did a range test myself not too long ago... With direct line of sight and a fairly calm day, I managed 2.29 miles before I started to get my first weaker signal warning... Second test I trialed the $12 Sunnylife branded, copper insert, parabolic, range extender... I managed 3.8 Miles with that! - Both using 5.8ghz with no interference or loss of video. I never use 2.4ghz anymore!
I love this vedio,.. its interesting and also I got some knowledge to fly my phantom..
These are really cool videos. I've watched a bunch of your range test videos now and I have to say, I'm kinda jealous lol. I built a TBS Discovery about 4 years ago with a DJI Naza-M V2 flight controller and anytime I tried to use the RTH function, the damn thing would fly to 200' and just hover there until the low battery forced it to descend. Absolutely terrifying lol.
U got it in rth hover mode change that in settings to fly back home...
Great video and demo again and thanks. Your videos really give us Phantom owners a real look at what these aircraft are capable of doing. Really appreciate all the effort you put into this for us. Happy Flying.
+GrampaKenCanada 👍
Dustin Dunnill how far do you think it will fly in normal space a like a mostly level space but with lots of trees ?
+Tdrex720 if you can have nothing between controller and craft and no wifi interference than you should get about the same. If you have trees between it will be much less and worse with multiple trees.
Dustin Dunnill thought it was supposed to fly up to 4.3 miles ?
The vision position sensors take photos as it takes of and lands and compares them to match the take off spot
great video man! DJI makes some really cool drones. I'm new to this technology and I'm hooked
+david mish Thanks. Amazing technology for sure 😀👍
Cool, Im getting 1 soon, I can't wait to fly around my town in Illinois!
That's crazy. I would hate for something to happen and lose it a mile away. I like how it returns to home. I don't know anything about these things so that's pretty cool to me.
I like how manufacturers sell products based on the extremes of what they can do, but legally they are limited to what you can do with it. A drone can only be flown within line of sight, but I CAN go 5 miles away, the speed limit is 55, but a Corvette CAN go 180 mph, a Big Mac had 1800 calories and 155 grams of fat, but the FDA says you can't eat that and live past 40... with all the rules and regulations, who wants to live past 40 anymore LOL.
Try 'above Sea Level' (instead of AGL - above ground level) setting in app.
A good way to get a sense of wind direction is to launch it and let it hover in Atti for a few metres.
Wind direction can change from one area to another. It might be perfect where take off occurred but changes once the drone is, lets say, 1/2 mile away.
That was amazin! 1st time I would be really scared it might not come back. Amazin tech
Just stumbled upon your channel. I have been looking at the Phantom 4 Pro + for almost a year now. I'm going thru the information overload period of the various pricing and purchase options. Thank you for a great video and I'm now subscribed. Your voice is very pleasant and easy to stay tuned to. I will be reviewing your other videos. Maybe I will find help on purchase options. Thanks!
Nice can't wait to fly mine once we get some weather, thanks.
Absolutely worth it watching this amazing video! Thank you for the flight! Got a P4P aswell, but used it only within half a mile so far
+termi77 😁✌
High Humidity will also help chew up battery time, the blades have to fight through thicker air...
The snow clad mountain towards the ocean looks fantastic
Lucky, this latest update screwed mine all up, gimbal is screwy, range is less, now it says my ipad isnt up to the task, its making me hate my phantom
Sorry to hear that man. Try to factory reset and do the updates again maybe?
If you hate your phantom pls give it to me!
Kourkutas2 Kutsukuta lol get a job and get your own instead of trying to leach on other people
OkJohn dont be mean he said it for fun
Hi Dustin
Can’t beat a range test ! Love the footage mate
Could I ask what program do your editing with .? And how much does the program cost ?
Also how do you get the voice on the film Is it added post production or done live ? And how ?
Sorry so many questions. Love it keep them coming .
UK JIMMY
I got 4km on my P4P+ over my home town as a range test some homes and buildings. Great vid btw👌
Mahalo for this. Well planned and executed mission especially with regards to flight safety. I never knew about the precision take off.
Back in the day when Dustin was cautious with his range tests.😂
facts lmaooo
This video is simply stunning.
Have a Mavic air and watched all your vids on that. Now thinking to upgrade to a Phantom Pro +
Been watching your videos for years great flight brother 😎💪
Always enjoy these range test and that was very impressive.
cibie01 I get the,same with my mavic maybe a little more because the wind doesn't affect it as much beacue it's smaller
Fantastic video, I loved the accuracy of the return, impressive.
I cant get mine to go a Mile without losing Service , What am i doing Wrong ?????
Earl Dotson you need place without wifi or any antena
Excellent work. I'm glad to hear you speak of the airspace situation. I'm a private pilot and we fly our drones in the same airspace light airplanes are operated in. 500 feet AGL is not low altitude. 100 feet is, but I know of guys who did that just for fun. And it's perfectly legal in class G airspace. Also I have had 3 near mid-airs that I know of. I didn't see a single one until the flashes of airplane zooming by. Pilots believe we don't have more mid-airs because of The Big Sky Theory: It's a big sky. Drones are changing the odds, and the feds know it. I had my first airplane encounter just last week. I was demonstrating RTH with a rookie flyer. Here trees are over 200' so my RTH altitude is 75m. A guy in a C-172 came scud running out of the pass the park is in. He was 300 to 400 feet AGL. Not even close, but a great teaching moment as I am new to drones. We need to fly smart or they'll take drones away.
One last point. I'm an F-111 crew chief vet. That jet had a terrain following radar setting; "200 ft" "Hard Ride" and could go 800 mph down there. Lots of modern military acft do it now.
Cool.
I just got a phantom 4 pro and been wanting to do a long flight.
I've pick a route from Wendy's to McD's that's 2 miles apart.. just kinda nervous about it.. wondering if I could make it and back.. I've done a mile a back no problem
Nice video. I have a p4p as well. I was wondering , The pad on the ground you took off from, did you make that? If you bought it I would love to purchase one to use with p4p
This is my favorite out of the DJis I wish I had 1
At 10:10, for that you would need local topographical maps of quite a high resolution. And to do live computation of AGL requires a built in conversion model. There would have to be specific maps for each region that the drones are sold in or available.
Hi Dustin, Great Video as always! Not to sound like a broken record but as I have asked before with the Mavic Pro I (and I expect others) would like to see range testing from average ground level like you do at the park. Not everyone has a mountain to go up to fly their drones and it doesn't really show what to expect range wise for the average user. I think all of us would like to see real world range testing for all of the latest DJI products: Mavic Pro, Spark and the Phantom 4 Pro from somewhere like the park.
Also testing for Max range you shouldn't use sport mode on any of them as it eats up so much more of the battery and really limits the range you could actually get out of them. As you stated when the P4P landed you had 36% battery left when you landed and 93% percent when you took off was 42% battery that wasn't actually used in flight. I really hope to see you do some more range testing with these birds if you have the time. I really enjoy all of your videos and appreciate all the hard work you put into them. Thanks!
+Mike Brooks thanks Mike. Main reason I don't really like to do range testing in the residential area is because I done feel it's safe flying over people, homes, businesses. Not to say I don't ever do it, but to work it into a review routine definitely ups the odds for an incident. That said, I do trust DJI products in the air but just the idea of it falling on a person or property in a failure still scares me.
+Dustin Dunnill I agree, I wouldn't want you to endanger anyone doing a range test but using a rural area such as you did in your hubsan 501S dual battery long range test would be excellent. Not trying to make extra work for you but I think a lot of people would be interested to see a real world test on the range of these birds and I would definitely trust a DJI product long before I would a hubsan. I think in that video you tried to demonstrate hubsan's famous "tumble of death" when not using gps to keep it stable. Just a suggestion if you have the time as I am sure a lot of potential DJI buyers would be very interested to see those videos. Thanks for all that you do for the RC community!
pretty cool that you can adjust gimbal with RTH. you sounded pretty excited haha. Hopefully the spark will add that feature later on. That app closing is sketch too. Hopefully they address that.
+David Do lol..yes a little excited. Spark needs to add gimbal speed adjustments also 😀
To have an accurate AGL reading it would need a sensative radio altimeter which would probably be good only to about 20 to 30 feet off the ground since the sensor would have to be small and light enough to fit on the drone. So once you fly over a cliff the AGL reading wouldnt be accurate.
I miss my phantom 4 pro and the distance it could achieve. That being said, I’m glad I don’t have it anymore, because it was so unpredictable. It always had connection issues, but it had its great days, like over 4 miles (over 8 miles total) distance with a slightly congested area. Then at some times in the same area I couldn’t even get 1 mile and would have problems. There was just something with it that made me feel uncomfortable. It almost had a mind of it’s own. It felt clumsy and clunky and I didn’t want to fly it that much just because of the reliability and the dangers that could’ve happened. I crashed it once, no damage, but it was like a magnet into a tree branch. It was going to clear the branch no problem, but it went back towards it and hit it without me doing it. It was very strange. After that I sold it.
👍🏻👍🏻
I own the phantom4 advanced. I am an android user but I had to breakdown and spend the money for an apple ipad. Really android is not good to use with DJI products.He played it safe by using the return to home on its own,could have gotten a little more than 2 miles on that battery. I’ve seen these drones fly 4 miles one way. Awesome drone a great hoody.
Nice, amazing..
Is this drone still worth it in 2020?
I'm on the fence about getting this one.
Yes but if you have the money get the Mavic 2
I'm still using a phantom 3 and I think it's absolutely worth it
Levi Rehn the phantom costs more than the mavic and the image quality is better
If you want a true range test start with a completely full battery and don't fly in sport mode, if you fly in P mode you will conserve much more battery and will go further!
+JIMPER I have my doubts but worth a try 😀
in sport mode i get 1km per minute. i flew 3km in 3 minutes and when i was back i still had 75% battery. 5km in 5 minute so when i am back only 10minutes are past in sport mode. Sport mode is so fast and the battery doesnt goes low quick.
Sebastian Asia
34mph is near max efficiency for the phantom 2, 17min flight, traveling 10mi.
Sebastian Asia
8km out, then 8km back, all at 56kph, for a 16min flight,( 0% battery on landing... Hard on the batteries, Program autolands to soon)
I suggest, first a 4km(for +50% battery on landing), 6km(for +25% battery), then 7km, out & back Waypoint(for +12% battery on landing)
Sounds like a quiet early-morning Waypoint test, using Auto-Launch, Bank to Turn, and Zero Loiter Time.
Sebastian Asia
35mph may be the most efficient speed for distance traveled.
Fly faster than 35mph, and battery drains quicker than your speed, slower and you fly longer but don't go far.
Dustin sounds like a airline pilot :)
He did work as one
Wow awesome landing right on the money 👍🏼
I've been watching your reviews for some time, and a co-worker is about to buy a quad-- I mentioned your RUclips channel and he too has been following your reviews. :)
+nr552 Right on. Thank you 😀✌
If someone 1st drone flying with a DJI Phantom 4 Pro Plus ! How high up in the Sky would you Recommend Binger to Flying drone up in the Sky a DJI Phantom 4 Pro Plus drone.
wow great video, really good. I laughed when you had to mute the review audio while someone decided to stop and chat to you, always the way!. But the return to home accuracy was amazing, even the way the drone decided to use the original orientation for landing, and lots of battery remaining. Thanks again, great review. You were very brave sending that monster of gold, way out to even 2 miles, knowing it's fate would be unknown.
For me ive found that in open area that 2.4ghz works better. 5.8ghz works great in urban areas better than 2.4
i have the ph4 pro + version and i test the drone in 2.4ghz i am shocked from the result lol 6.4 Km .
put in maind that i am in saudi arabia i can called it ( sand drone test ) and mybe in future i'll put my experiences in youtube :) i am not sure
That's kinda odd ... You get further distance with 5.8Ghz and the 2.4 is for penetrating barriers ... or at least that is the way WiFi is supposed to function. That's why 2.4Ghz travels further in your home than the 5.8 ... but it is slower than the 5.8. Odd ... Keep flying ... either way ... it doesn't matter how we get there and on which signal ... as long as we get there ... Happy Holidays!
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Ill like to see that. I bet a pretty site.
Thanks for sharing!! Merry Christmas and a great New Year!!
I have had the MP1 for about a year and a half and have loved it . I just got a P4P after finding there will be no more Phantoms I now have the first and last Phantom lol . We and the drones have come a long way from when we first started . Do you ever break out your old stuff and fly it ? I need to dust off my old F550 and take it for a spin .
Hey Spencer. Congrats on the P4p. I rarely have time to take out some of the old stuff. I am however still Loving the Disco with all the mods and capabilities it's got. Spending way to much time with it when I should be reviewing some newer products 😂🍻
@@DustinDunnill Maybe get a Disco next they sound really cool .
good video! I love drones. I've got Hubsan H501s X4 Advanced
My first serious drone was a 501s loved it
Bitart Dude ditto here on the Hubsan 501, then had a fly away
I had a fly away too with my h501s. I think when i hit rth, the drone thought it should return to china and just screwed off...never to be seen again.
onthedownlow100 it probably defaulted into manual mode , they were having major problems with that , how long ago ? You might be able to get another one from them.
i spoke to Shally liu, she said sorry from hubsan. That was it. I got it for xmas Was not pilot error but try to explain that to them. They treat you like your lying to them even when you are not.
I’m lucky if I can get a 1/4 of a mile, without a transmission problem, signal loss or a disconnect issue! I can’t figure out what the problem is! Mostly farmland and trees, no big cities fore miles away! Need help!
Great video!!
Good to know.I have the phantom 4 my brother in law has the p4p so I wanted to get that info so I can tell him. I also would like to buy the Mavic for the occu-sync transmission have heard nothing but good things about it.
Awesome review once again bud
The Video was great but the mic picked up every mouth sound and breath, there are very inexpensive lapels that cancel out lip smacking(cus we all do it)
Big reason I have the plus version. Noticed using any device such as smartphone tablet seems the go 4 app periodically does crash. Since I have the plus version basically comes with it's on screen attached to controller I have yet to experience any crash with the go 4 app. Good video tho
I wish someday I could own one. I'm so much of a drone enthusiast. I've only ever flown a Phantom 4 drone once, for aerial videography for a pre-nuptial shoot.
Just got my Phantom 4 Pro+ V2.0 i saved 2 months for it :D it's great if you are looking into getting a new drone
@@Tom-gj9iq I have bought the Mavic 3 and smart controller pro its a better buy the Phantoms are to big and dated now but thats my choice....
Once again Dustin great job once again on a video I watch every one even if it's nothing to do with what I care
Thanks. Even if you don't care :)
Dustin Dunnill well I care I just didn't care for the p4 I'm into the racing drones but like I said I watch everyone of your videos because you explain the best with the most clear voice even when it's windy love it man for real
I really enjoyed that. Thank you. Where was this island out of curiosity?
Maui, Hawaii
I’ve done some range testing with my phantom 4 pro and I’ve got over five miles with it...
I have the pro.. thanks for test. two miles is good enough for me...
+Dusty Definitely an easy 2 miles with lots to spare. 😁✌
Cool but your location provides an advantage for long distance. Try the same route down in the valley behind some trees for a comparison.
+Son Ero the more interference and LOS obstructions the shorter the range will be. I could do the test but it would be different in similar areas. The way I'm doing it here takes out the variables which would give consistent similar results in the country with good LOS. When you start adding obstructions and interference, the results will be more drastically inconsistent in similar situations.
I do understand your point though. I can say from experience range would be much less.
Yes indeed my usual flight route elevation is opposite yours. I am down in a valley with tall evergreens around Home Point location. Been flying a Spark lately and lucky if I get 500m ...
You would have to have a radar altimeter in order to know altitude above the ground. Maybe someone is working on one small enough for drones?...
That is nice! And what an awesome place to test it!
Great range test and some beautiful scenery.
+Ron Brown Thanks Ron 👌
I wish there were a lot of open space here to fly my Mavic but Oahu has a lot of No Fly Zones.
+Renegade0056 More people.. more problems...😕😢
In our country we can’t fly beyond line of sight so we aren’t able to verify maximum range of our P4P+ V2.0 . Still, we never lost connection while flying for a single second.
Real nice Dustin, Good Job.
Te esta pidiendo que limpies la tarjeta micro Sd esta casi llena.. Y chevre tu video.. Al parecer el P4 pro tiene más rango que el P4 normal
The Phantom 4 PRO is still my favorite done.
So, i'm getting one of these. (less the built-in display). i'll be using the iPhone 7 + as the monitor. So this was very impressive and helpful ! Now,where the hell to buy it from???? (support point of view )
The only problem I have with this video is that sport mode uses more battery than normal gps mode which limits speed
Nice video Dustin. I also like android better and now have a Galaxy Note 8 and it is by far the best android on the market. It has a very bright screen and even brighter than Crystal Sky according to a DJI employee at the DJI store here in Colorado. You might consider uograding.
Fantastic video,
Another beautiful flight in paradise. Nice 👍🏻
+sallutz ✌
Great video it was very informative
Thank you for the nice video! For the same amount of money, would you buy a Mavic Air or a Phantom 4 Pro? Portability is not an issue in my case since I usually drive to my flight locations.
Definitely a pro if portability doesn't matter
Great video
if you switch to a frequentie of 2,4gh you should get more range
Hate the click bait but still like your videos😜😜
I am amazed of the range
On 2.4ghz you would of been able to go farther... Nice video though! 👍👍
Love all of your videos Dustin. I have definitely learned a lot from you. I will soon be purchasing the Phantom 4 Pro. Would love your input on what the best options would be as far as accessories, battery chargers, drone case, etc. I see you have a few links for these items. Do you normally purchase from Amazon? Thanks again!
I know this is an old video but why not do a range test starting at full battery instead of 89%?
it shows 40 feet high but seems a lot higher.. closer to 1000.. ?
Dustin just a question that has nothing to do with the drone just the atmosphere. When it is really humid and hot there do you ever sweat so much you sweat on your drones and your equipment and I have to wipe your face plus feel uncomfortable at times. I live in Texas and summertime is no time to fly a drone I cannot handle it. I just bought a Mavic pro two last year and I Mavic air two weeks ago and I have never flown them yet and I am paranoid to fly them in the heat. I have to fly out of Texas I guess. Wish I was there. Have fun you’re so good at what you do I’m so jealous. I have purchased so many batteries for both rounds all the fun things to put on them and the best lighting and just plain The best accessories. Several boxes of them still in boxes ready to be unpacked. All dressed up and nowhere to go. I sometimes wonder why I did this because I have such a problem in the heat that it scares me, Other things as well but someday I’m going to have to get over that. I might be flying across your way sometime real soon.
Yep! More than once. In the hot summers here in areas of no wind I sweat like crazy doing my reviews 😂. Man I've been to corpus Christi TX once when I was a teenager and it was like walking around in steaming sauna so I know what you mean.
You have some serious kit Dustin! Some amazing reviews, are you going to get your hands on a DJI Inspire 2 with an X7 camera? They should defiantly give one to you in my opinion! What if a few thousand people donate £1 and you can get one? I would love to see you do a range test with the parabolic reflectors on this P4. Also you missed the punch test. Keep it up man. Thanks
Great video. Thanks
Soo... The phantom 4 pro won't go 4+ miles on distance?? I am looking at upgrading from my Phantom 3 4k, cause I can only get about 3/4 of a mile range. And I wanna go a lot further. I want either the Phantom 3, or 4 pro. But I do want to know I can get at least! 3 miles before spending the money.
If you set precision landing on take off and set the RTH altitude at an altitude that is lower than the altitude of the ground when RTH is enacted, will the drone attempt to go down and crash into ground? For example, if you take off from valley and set RTH altitude at 400 feet or 120 metered, then fly up a mountain that is 5,000 feet high - and RTH begins, will the drone attempt to go down to the RTH elevation set at takeoff, crashes no into ground because the ground over which you are flying is any above the relative elevation of RTH set at takeoff?
I suppose one could manually fly away from mountain and then manually execute RTH once again .....
That Lightbridge technology is very impressive, however, I dont own a Phantom. Im interested in Lightbridge but what's the story with Phantoms and cracked motor mounts? Also, is there still a need to upload flight data and telemetry to DJI? That's a huge turn off to a potential purchase for me.
great review.
I enjoy your video test and I have some questions to ask you about phantom 5 when is it going to come out because that is the Drone I'm waiting for to have as a drone lover and still going to be the only drone I will have too.
Most likely sometime after the Mavic 2.
When dji mini 2 has more range than their phantom 4 pro 😂
So your drone has a whistle type of squeek like mine. I thought it was just mine.
great flight man great range on that bird
Why is it that it only went 11,000 feets the mini 2 you flew it i think to 8,000 feet what im trying to say is that the phantom should fly far may be 6 miles away
You were on 5.8Ghz signal. You should get better range on 2.4ghz