DJI Avata drone - Definitive Range Test
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Ken pushes the range on the DJI Avata until it disconnects.
Are the distance numbers DJI claims accurate?
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The drone was 5 feet off the ground; as you know, altitude increases range.
Get lower 🙌
It might actually still be WiFi that is interfering with it and making the range less than advertised. Even though there arent many houses arround, there are plenty of people in those cars, most likely each one having a mobile phone, and whenever a mobile phone is away from a known network they tend to get real active trying to find a network they can connect to.
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I'm sure someone said this but a funny graphic of the Avata lifting up the car, in an attempt to 'returning to home' might have worked...laugh wise.
Uhh this isn’t accurate, the car must have interfered. My cousin flew his over the Indian Ocean and it went like 27 miles.
🤣
That car is definitely holding it back from crossing the Indian Ocean.
Seriously though 3km with stock antennas, at ground level is great! Surprisingly good honestly.
No way that is true!!!
You chat some shit bruv 27 miles my arse 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The submarine got in its way
Good thing he removed the propellers or else that drone would have activated return to home and lifted that vehicle up in the air
My cousin attached his to a fiberglass boat and got 20,000 feet, could have had more but he had other things to do that day. He knew better than range testing near metals.😉
Boat propably eliminates the tree interference too
Talk about immersion! Whether on a simulator or in actual flight, sitting in front of a large fan (turned on "High") while flying the Avata ... is a game changer! 👍😎👍
It disconnected when the car went around a bend, putting hundreds of trees between you and the craft. If it would have been truly LOS at 300'AGL, you could have gone farther.
Seems so obvious!
!0,000 feet and only 5 feet altitude is impressive. No telling how far you could go at 350 feet altitude.
Signal propagation is a a function of height, among other things. That's why communication/tv/radio towers are always located at higher elevations. This test is useful in that it simulates two antennas (transmit & receive) near ground level - naturally, the frequency footprint is going to be much smaller/shorter. K4QEP
Wow, 12,000 ft! That’s about 12,000 ft further than DJI drones will fly after Remote ID goes into effect and DJI’s software doesn’t like where you launch from. 😎
Lol. Yeah we need to get rid of RID
As if it's DJI's fault...
@@Bollibompa Why wouldn’t it be?
@@slapdat.byteme
It's a demand from the FAA you numbskull
The ending...favorite part hands down lol
Losing line of sight driving around the slight bend after the bridge means losing radio signal. To be expected. Plants are a microwave blocker.
It's a good thing that Barkley didn't make a sharp turn to the left (yaw to the left) or his car might have dove right into the ground! 😉
Hahahaha
If you fly analog FPV then you wold know that water/moisture in the trees block video signal. So, very impressive seeing non line of sight blocked by trees cos leaves contain water.
Not very good test in my opinion. Usually you’re flying up higher with drones. Not a few feet off the ground. You’ll have much better signal and range if you’re higher up.
Why not test it and fly it? If the signal starts to cut out, you can do the RTH and it will fly back.
Sure I'll comment. For an RC car this is an accurate test, but not for an aircraft. Getting an antenna higher gives better signal. Not having a crap load of water based leaves in between will definitely give you better signal.
This is a great test for people who want to fly close to the ground, which is where the Avata shines. It's not a 400ft in the sky drone
@@Fly_High_FPV long range and close to the ground is not a thing people do though
You don't hang with the right people. 🤓
@Richard Amiss it is a thing, they even make special antennas that push the signal against the ground floor to provide exactly that (long range while close to the ground)...check out the Crossfire Diamond 👍
dude you would get MUCH BETTER RANGE if you were like 200 feet in the air not on a car
worst range test ever
You should do this test but strap the avata to a ultra light plane.
This is actually a neat idea. Most of us fly the avata low and in tight spaces. It’s neat to see such good range for that. Of course you will get better range if you had it up high.
So you were just shy of 2miles, but I wonder if there would be a difference if the drone was actually flying. Not knowing where the drone antenna is, but if it's on the bottom of the drone then yes, reduced range because of the light bar and vehicle would be a problem
Welll... you are just above the ground. The drone in air about 200 feet will make a difference. I'm a ham so you learn that.
Rodney Dangerfield was also a ham. 🤣
Agree with this. I think the most restricting factor being the altitude although I bet you could get more distance in a boat going over water. I think an important point about this is that a true distance test would likely be an FAA violation even if they removed the LOS limit. To get the maximum range, you would likely need to increase the altitude too much.
Where did you get that FAA 107 vest Ken? I need one to keep the Karens off my back
amzn.to/3FvAzBW
Ken, my Avata was giving me short range after an update and I noticed that when the video started on mine it was never higher than 30mbps, which I see is the same on yours at the opening of the video. I added the "fcc" file on my goggle sd card and it was now back up to 50mpbs and my range was as normal. Not sure what happened but it seems like my FCC USA version got knocked to a different region during an update. Just curious if you noticed that before with yours.
Impressed by that tiny Avata skills... though I won´t be able to afford it in near future, so the more I enjoy your videos. Thanks and big up from Germany
That was a great test Ken. Thanks!
Ken. Can you do the same test with the motion controller? My Avata only gets about 1200ft.
If you had taken off and flown... say, some 100 or 150 meters high, you could have got further...
It looks like the vehicle was slowly turning on the highway right before you lost the signal? Would the turn blocks the direct line of sight to the drone and interrupt the signal?
My Avata is almost here. Thank you for this information it is actually helpful to me.
Glad it was helpful!
Possibly the only legal range test I’ve seen on RUclips! But the results might be different if the drone was at a normal flying altitude that would improve its line of sight thus improve the radio signal between the drone and the controller. Try the range test from a paramotor That in the right conditions could carry the drone at a higher altitude or meet the visual site requirement. Might be wacky too!
You should test “launching” the drone while its strapped on the car/roof. Then just drive with both the drone and controller with you to see how far it’ll show the drone is away from you before the battery dies or the home location updates as you move with everything
Now I know how far my drone can go riding on top of a car! What great and useful information.
Glad it was helpful!
I love the different things you do with drone, great video
If your kids won’t take a nap are they guilty of resisting a rest?
He asked the guy from Kentucky if he had any ID! The guy said about what!
Good thing you took the props off. It might have made the car crash when it went into "return to home " mode.
🤣🤣🤣
Thank goodness the Earth is flat or this would have never worked!
THANKS KEN! stay awesome! youre an inspiration!
Water does amplify or reflect signal, metal vehicle would reduce the range
Excellent video Ken and some wonderful impressions of the naysayers, lol.
I have several Avatas. I've flown mine right at 2 miles away while sitting on my back porch. (video to prove it).
This was over trees, water towers etc at about 1,500ft
On return, it died about 1/10th of a mile from my house. Had to drive and pick it up.
I guess I could have flown it farther if I had more battery.
I have achieved 4km range (13000ft) in open field with CE Mode. But i had to abort because i was running out of battery and emergency landed short of my homepoint.
I took my avata 2 to 14000 feet yesteday and still had 12% battery left when coming back. I think 20 000 feet is possibl with it in perfect conditions.
Excellent Test Video Ken and Barkley. Thank You.
Great test, but I wonder how much further you may get if it was say 300 feet up. 12,000 Feet on a relatively flat surface is really good.
So - if this is 'Line-of-Sight' connectivity, this is pretty darn good! Imagine if you tested at 400' AGL.
Good one Ken, could the battery last long enough to get out that far and back. Just curious
Yep, it's good for 12-20 mins depending on how you push it
@@Fly_High_FPV Thanks DAve
Great job I think your measuringDistance is right on the money
Impressive!
I was gonna try doing a range test like this a while ago. Thanks for the results Ken! 👍👍
How is it an accurate test if youre not testing your signal as well as the distance you can travel on 1 battery at drone speeds not car speed. You did a signal test not a range test
stand on top of a mountain then re do the test
5:25 Barkley is an honest fellow 😂👍
I was in my car over the Indian ocean and my cousin said where are we.
The lower you go the worst signal gets i was going to try this myself but with out height its inaccurate. Its best to fly it normal. And have someone drive under the drone
The Avata has very impressive range. And great legal range testing. Great video Ken, and thanks for sharing.
glad i found you chanel! cheers m8!
I would like to get a vest like Ken has. I am a hobby pilot so I won't want to get one that says that I am licensed. I have taken the safety test and have passed them, no problem.
Any suggestions?
Link in the description
Where do you access flight logs on the Avata? Are they stored in the goggles?
Usually dji stores logs on board the drone and/or on the phone
@@SkeezyFPV Definitely want to avoid Karen RID updates!
Why not do an actual flight test ? ..why involve a car at all ?
I like the DO NOT DISTURB LMAO
does the altitude affect the total distance it can remain connected?
I recall the mini models and the bigger mavics usually have epic range with the caveat of needing to be rather high up?
It definitely gets you out of ground clutter.
Good test again Ken
How far away can you take off from
Great test ken . Love Barkley 👊🏻😂
Well he did do the test that maybe 25 above the homepointe so it could be accurate from that low of a height. I'm sure if he was up higher he probably would have got better range better range, which is why I wonder why he just didn't do a range test like that but I guess because he lives in an area where he would get in trouble
Who was piloting the self driving car?
Elon Musk
😅😅😅 maybe put the drone up to check for a field of greeens!!..
buh and bye harvest!! 👋😁🤙
Keep going brother
How hilarious it would have been if Ken mounted the drone on a gimbal to the roof of his car like Google maps has, and sent it down the highway. That would have been amazing
A lot better than they are getting in Europe, apparently.
Go ahead and make fun of my voice. ;-) but you should get a little more range if you are high up in the air. Also, keep in mind that the Avata is made to fly close to the ground. I am assuming that you get less range if you are flying with the motion controller.
Where can I get one of those vests?
amzn.to/3FvAzBW
but it wasn't flying, dont you think higher altitude would have given it better range?
Not really
Probably. When my signal drops to the orange and i gain attitude, my signal gets better.
Next video. Duck tape drone to airplane and test distance with no ground obstruction.
long range wackro 😂
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Why do you have an old cop car 🚔 and can you explain why you use it....and is that legal...🤷♂️..I would really like to know because you're always driving around in that car...and I never heard you explain why... or does it get dam good gas mileage... with a smooth ride..😂
Same reason his vest says DO NOT DISTURB. LMAO
He asked the guy from Kentucky if he had any ID! The guy said about what!
Love it, always informative and entertaining!
I dont think this is good test... in the air it should be better.
Do the "real test", fly it until it disconnects or until you reach 20% battery life, then land it safely in that location (not sure what that location could be though haha), and "funny guy hahahoho", don't insult your audience, take comments as constructive and do better next time ;)
So sorry you feel insulted Claude.
Hi I recently crashed my phantom 3 pro and I was wondering what I should do since it is discontinued. It was charged and just fell out of the air randomly. Please help
Did you have the motor spinning because you're in low power mode until you turn the motors on like when you take off
We did
@@KenHeron 👍👍thanx for thr responce!
You bet
So can you not fly bvlos with a spotter anymore @KenHeron?
Always entertaining mate. Smash that 👍 guys!!!!
Very cool Ken. Love your drone distance tests.
This is only good for signal range. This obviously is not accounting for battery drain from motors!!! It was strapped to a vehicle that is not accounting for strain on motors ( drone weight + wind resistance + drone speed). Do not use for actual drone range. Too many variables for that, but signal testing this is good if your live in same terrain with same LOS. Just my opinion.
Inaccurate test
ferfeito!! parabens pelo teste!
It was just on the ground though right, so in the air it would definitely be longer?
No. Maybe without trees though.
@@KenHeron but if you lose signal the first thing they tell you always is to climb?
Altitude would definately get you a lot more range. A lot. Trees are kinda hard to send a signal through. Long rangers know whats up.
@@fededabz52 agree 100%
@@KenHeron Drones operate primarily in the UHF frequency band - same as cell phones and digital TV. Unlike HF and VHF, the UHF band is influenced minimally by trees/structures. K4QEP.
I smell weed 😎
Why not test it at altitude? LOS transmission should be farther.
It's a flawed test, 1st off, the antenna on the RC wasn't pointing at the drone, 2 think on where the actual antennas are on the Avata and the think where you put the Avata, you strapped it down effectively blocking the antennas thus reducing the signal. Therefore you hampered this test right from the get go. Don't believe me? Test it yourself, take off normally, send it 150m away and land it and see what happens ;)
You... Know how radio signals work... Don't you? Plastic doesn't block signals, silly. 🤣
Thanks for commenting though!
@@KenHeron, actually, yes I do lol, as radio waves propagate in the shape of a sphere, the power density changes proportionally to the square of the radius. The transmitter to receiver zone forms the shape of an ellipsoid and is called the Fresnel zone. Stick the Drone on to a surface or fractionally above it like ya did here, you've broken the zone cause the antennas are too close to a surface, I thought you would know this to be fair. I landed my P4P about 80m away along a track, as soon as it touched down, signal was lost. You don't even need to take off, take you drone, any consumer drone, walk 100m,turnnit on, place it on the ground and walk back to the RC, now try to acquire a signal. This is what you've done on top of the car, the signal front he drone is bouncing all over the roof messing up the ellipsoid, stick that drone on to a 10m mast and do the test again and it will go further. Will be awkward driving down the road with a 10m mast mind lol but you should get what I'm saying, I hope
@@KenHeron I like that you pretty much predicted this comment :D
This comment chain is both informative and hilarious. Everyone gets thumbs up. 👍
@@SkeezyFPV Found the special one I guess. This is not a scientific experiment but entertainment.
I saw a video were the avata got to 9.200 ft but run out of battery in the returning !
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@@Fly_High_FPV lmao
Your family must have been the spotters for the range test huh?
R.I.P sharkbait fam! 😬😕😪😁😋
how far was the range tho?? 🤔💯🤙😁
@@walleyworld lmao a little further then bots last video about 12kil. Back and fourth hahahaha
ken go fly walksnail
I've been thinking about getting the Avata. What is the FAA regulations with this particular drone?
Needs to be registered and have a part 107 license if your operating commercially. Recreationally just follow all the rec. rules and be sure to register.
In addition to Skypath, comment you must have a visual observer with you that maintains line of sight at all times on the Avata. if flying under FAA jurisdiction - Outside the US I have no idea.
Same as any other FPV quad, you need a visual observer and to either comply with 107 or the exception for recreational flyers
Where did you get the vest with the FAA text on it?
amzn.to/3FvAzBW
@@KenHeron Out of stock, darn it!
Found an alternate vendor :) - Thanks Ken.
Is this with or without the “FAA hack”? I don’t know what you mean by the “FCC version”.
The American version with higher power
@@KenHeron Hi. I'm in the US so I should have that version. But before, when I switched to manually picking the transmission mode, I had only once choice of channels at 40MHz. After I did the zero file hack, now I have three. I did this back in September and I've not been out recently so things may have changed. Before the hack, I could barely get a half mile away at 400 ft (not 100% clear line of sight). After the hack, I could get 6000 ft.
👍
How long did you need to travel to get to this, yet another abandoned backwater where you DJI fans do your "range tests"?
Did DJI book your passage?
Why do seen 53 miles an hour seem funny when it will do 60 mile an hour in manual mode