The Air 2S flies miles at the salt flats until it’s out of battery. There’s no interference at the salt flats. The battery is the limit on every drone there.
Signal strength is amazing..Impressive drone. Can't wait to fly this bird lol.. Nice range test Billy the most safe and effective range test i've EVER watched.
Super cool you were able to do this test in a place like that, but also glad I’m not the only person who spent the entire video wondering why you ran it at top speed, which dramatically decreases battery life. DJI’s figures are based on mid-speed around 19mph. All forms of motion require exponentially more energy as you increase speeds.
Great test Billy. You could have even squeezed out a little more range by flying a little slower like at maybe 25 mph and a little higher as you said. But great test, epic drone
@IdleWorker Why wouldn't you just continue to use your controllers on the drones you purchased the fucking things for? There's zero gain using an O4 controller on an O3 done.
Minimal incremental updates. They've gone full Apple. I like DJI, but they're stagnant compared to 2018. SKydio and Autel are catching up and I can't wait for this competition. It'll get dji's head out from its ass.
Next time you do this I’d recommend increasing the altitude quite a bit more as the curve of the earth could slope up. It probably isn’t enough to make a difference but when you hit that hard disconnect on the way down I’m assuming that’s what it was.
Absolutely bang on with that comment, at 12 miles the drone needs to be approximately 97ft up to achieve clear line of sight with the controller and the link seems to cut out at about 95ft!
Please compare the Noise levels of Air 3, Mini 3 Pro, Air 2S and Mavic 3 Cine. That should be interesting for someone who gets annoyed by the noise of these drones and the attention they receive whenever they go up in the air 😉😎
I cant get enough of Drone Range tests!! This one in particular Billy is very entertaining! Usually its hard to get your viewers completely focus on the entire content however you did a great jog here! DJI- No Drone in the market comes close to the flight tech, & features! Best of the best despite some small limitations (battery life) Billy- please do more range tests like these (as you stated in the video) you keep finding these breathtaking amazing locations great job!
If you fly it slower at around 25 to 26mph and also ensure that the battery used has been charged and discharged fully 10 times, you can get a total of 80K feet. This is based off another test of Air 3 to 40K feet but that came back to original starting point.
Daaaaaaaamn. This is as usual coming from you Billy, very informative, great seeing where OcuSync has came in term of its performance from one to now. Now you know flying in an urban environment will be this much better 🙏🏾
Great video and amazing scenery! A few observations: - This is a great location for a repeatable range test but important to mention: the flats, with little-to-no radio interference certainly represents a "best case" range test - perhaps somewhat mitigated by the altitude. It certainly goes a long way to demonstrate battery is going to limit range in most cases. - When the right turn is executed at about 10mi the the antennas are directed in a less ideal bearing to the pilot which probably explains the corresponding signal degradation. In the end the battery was the limiting factor so this is a minor point.
Hi Billy, I think that the curvature of the earth may have been coming into play. Would be interesting to see what the responce would be at 400 ft AGL. Best Regards, John
Range test on a salt flats is OK to promote a feature that doesn't exist in the real world. I recently flew a Matrice 300 where we lost RC signal at 1.2 km. We left it on the launch platform and drove a vehicle away. Once we were beyond BVLOS we lost signal. Shortest LOS was 550m, furthest was 1.2km
awesome job love how you guys did the test! I just received mine yesterday had a chance to test it out and it is just so amazing how this thing fly's i was in 20mph winds and had no issues! Taking it out again tonight to try the low light capabilities cant wait!
Nice test, you could easily have pushed this further by 1) going to 400ft altitude, and by 2) starting the flight (taking off) maybe 3-4 miles downrange. Then the battery shouldn't have been limiting you, only signal. Of course, in no way would that represent any typical real life use either, but I think you already crossed that line in this test 😂 Good job!
Awesome video and analysis. I know it's hard to produce all of this material, but you know, next time have a spare battery so the people in the car can switch battery and see if you can fly further away. And also a secondary cammera :D . I really enjoyed your video, the entire video. It has been a long time since I wasn't so amazed looking a drone analysis, you made it funny !😃
Don’t think it’ll make much of a difference. They’re already past the point where the signal at 100+ft up was breaking up, so replacing the battery at ground level, would it even be able to reconnect? I’d say this is pretty conclusive🙂
Do that test again, but have your buddy in the Tesla take along a second battery. Try starting again with the fresh battery. If you can connect and get it in the air, fly out the last two miles to hit the 12-mile mark and see if you can keep a connection. You may have to take it up a couple hundred feet. See if you can make it back to the van on that second battery.
I had thought they approved binoculars & not electronic VO assistance. I might have missed a lesson update from my CBO. I agree it looks safe but 5:50 is where your crew meets why I had thought it was only the binocular change. Binoculars can see if you elevate them to clear the horizon so the test would be extra legal if you has a bino-guy/or-gal.
This was the best range test I have seen yet because it wasn't out and back. It was straight up range. What did you do to prevent RTH? Also, what is the maximum range that you can launch your drone at a distance. It would have been interesting to see your spotters put a new battery in and see if it would launch back up from that distance and fly back. Also, how far did the chaser drone get? Cheers!
Wow, very cool, Billy! Now the salt flats would be an excellent location for a range test. You did an excellent job in producing this range test legally! Nicely Done!
Correct me if I’m wrong, but complete signal loss at the very end was likely due to the curvature of the earth. Once you descended to a certain altitude, there was a planet between you and the drone. I hate when that happens! Great video! Perfect location to run this test! While the battery life isn’t enough for the range, it opens up the possibility of hop-scotching the drone. If there’s a pilot at the end of the first leg (predetermined landing point), they can change battery, takeover using another paired controller, and: A. Fly the drone back to you. B. Fly the drone to a farther waypoint, with a 3rd pilot/battery on-site. Rinse and repeat. Theoretically, one could circumnavigate the globe so long as there are “refueling” stations, and a new pilot to launch for the next leg. Sounds like something DJI and Red Bull would sponsor. Boats on the water would be required at some waypoints. I’m in!
If you check out Dustin Dunnills Air 3 range test you will see he made it out 7.75 miles and returned with 6% battery. So he got 15.5 miles total while you only got 11 miles total. But he was going out at 26mph while you were going 37mph. I think that may be the difference.
Great location for the test. I recommend you perform this test again, but fly in Normal mode at around 26-28 mph. The test will take longer, but you will achieve better overall battery range & a more realistic sense of how far the battery can go at the more reasonable speed. Flying maxed out in sport mode is like driving your car with your foot pegged to the floor.
Great test Billy. Please what location is this? And I want to point out that you should have conducted the test in normal mode, that way the battery consumption would be efficient giving you a longer flight time and would also enable you to fly further
I'm still flying thr mini 2 and still loving it. I mainly fly betaflight quads. But I'm starting to get into photography a bit more. And although the mini 2 is more than adequate for my abilities I'd really like a lossless zoom for wildlife photography
If you were flying in Normal mode you would have gotten at least a minimum of 20 000 feet more out from the battery. Dustin Dunnill did a 81 000 feet round trip with the Air 3. Sport mode really drains the battery much much faster. At 55% battery he was at 40 000 feet and at 55% battery you were at 26 000 feet..... you just don't do range tests in sport mode...
40 plus minute flights and incredible range.. 42 hopurs of flight time on 3 bats and no degradation.. The battery charger feature another huge feature!
I had this thought the other day after seeing this video. When the drone was brought down due to battery depletion, you were at 124' in height at 57,995' out. I wonder if you 're-fueled' with a new battery at like 30,000' out(if you could still take off) and headed out again. This time at 400' in height. I think you'd get to 70,000' easy.
Thanx for the video and the effort. It was amazing to see the improvements in the area. One advise, though. Switch to the metric system already, so you won't have to make those illogical stupid conversions between feet and miles. You know1km=1000 meters. Now, won't that make life easier?
imagine a video receiver hub for 4 O4 cameras, one on a drone, and three on helmets during an airsoft game. All cameras would be synchronized with the receiving hub. This Hub would have 4 Gigabit Ethernet outputs, allowing IP Cam in real time. for an operator to be on his computer and broadcast by changing the layout of the 4 cameras and a map with their positions... that would have been crazy. even with a range of 1 km with obstacles.
Good deal to see an unimpeded range test. Now, we need to explore PENETRATION! That will be more significant for most pilots - even if testing conditions are nearly impossible to make consistent. Im.sitting here, waiting for mine (out for delivery) thanks for providing a distraction for my impatience!
Amazing range and signal strength. Even at 125 feet. Push the elevation up to over 300 feet and the signal would be better. Solid performance at 4000 feet elevation on the salt flats.
Wondered about the direction of your controllers antennas. You changed the drones direction slightly before you started losing the signal. I looked at the bottom of your screen to see if the radar was showing the direction of your flight compared to the direction of the controller. The radar was not turned on. If you were pointed slightly to the side the signal might have been reduced slightly. If it was and you turned to point directly at the drone I wondered if you might have reached a longer distance (if the battery held up).
As a rule of thumb your alt should be 10% of your distance to have good los. But great test and super range anyways! Cool idea for a rangetest. On another electric car this might have been a range issue for the car as well ;)
Hey Billy. You should have done this test in some areas with more interference than that place. There's no buildings, no phone calls, it´s a flat salted place. Are you going to try that test in some other areas?
Great video. Great test. Thanks so much. I just got the Air 3 with the RC-N2 controller - It is amazing. I use my 12.9 inch iPad Pro as the screen :). I also have the Mini 3 Pro and I started on the Mini 2. The Air 3 is definitely worth upgrading to.
Having been abandoned by Skydio, I am back to research for the next drone. I have owned Parrot, DJI, Autel and DJI - not a big fan of DJI's nannyistic geofencing which is often dysfunctional (meaning: wrong) where I live (Oregon coast). But, with Skydio's exit from its initial customer base, I am back to having to consider DJI. This video has interesting information. FYI - The Earth curves about 8 inches per mile. As a result, on a flat surface with your eyes 5 feet or so off the ground, the farthest edge that you can see is about 3 miles away. I am uncertain how this gets adjusted when the aircraft is at various elevations so having a mobile VO in constant contact with the PIC is a good idea.
Hello Billy, DJI claims that the Air 3 battery lasts for about 46 minutes. Is this claim true, while its battery capacity is not much higher than that of the Air 2S? How many minutes does the battery last in video record mode in 4K 60 fps mode? Please do a battery test in different video recording modes and make a clip. thanks for wonderful videos
Did you know that the FAA has stated that one may not use a VO to circumvent the BVLOS prohibition? Relatedly, they've also stated that strobes cannot be used to extend the range of visibility. Yeah, it's pretty stupid, and their motivation is suspect, but here we are.
@@adyszel Yea, this guy isn't right... Obviously, you can use lighting or even a bright color or even a larger drone. Anything that makes it possible for you to locate the drone in 3D space is good.
@gadgetguy9984 do you have a reference? I couldn't find this in the Part 107. I didn't think the VO had to be within arms reach of the pilot (there are some legitimate uses for a remote VO). As long as the VO and PIC maintain effective communication, I was under the impression VOs could be distanced from the RPIC. What is clearly stated in the 107 rules is that both the VO and RPIC (and anyone controlling the aircraft under the RPICs command) must be able to acquire VLOS at any point in time. It appears that this was not the case in this video. I don't know 100% for sure of the legality because VLOS can be waived by the FAA.
The Air 2S flies miles at the salt flats until it’s out of battery. There’s no interference at the salt flats. The battery is the limit on every drone there.
Air 2s can fly out the same distance as the Air 3?
@@InvincibleStormFilmshardly…🤣
@@Al-Kwadrone maybe it can.
@@InvincibleStormFilmsIt can't, less battery and slower speed so that math just does not add up!
@@InvincibleStormFilms Nope, it can't. I was in the city and it had MUCH better penetration than the Air 2s. It was even better than the Mavic 3.
Signal strength is amazing..Impressive drone.
Can't wait to fly this bird lol..
Nice range test Billy the most safe and effective range test i've EVER watched.
Great range test, this drone went where no drone has gone before. I loved the location, very impressive results. Thanks for sharing.
Super cool you were able to do this test in a place like that, but also glad I’m not the only person who spent the entire video wondering why you ran it at top speed, which dramatically decreases battery life. DJI’s figures are based on mid-speed around 19mph. All forms of motion require exponentially more energy as you increase speeds.
Dustin Dunnill did a range test in N-mode and got 40000ft and back on 5% battery left!
Yeah I saw that....great vid too...
Great test Billy. You could have even squeezed out a little more range by flying a little slower like at maybe 25 mph and a little higher as you said. But great test, epic drone
I think you may have lost signal at the end because you lost line-of-sight with the drone due to the earth's curvature.
DJI’s commitment to improve on their products is nothing short of admirable. I’m glad to have bought into the brand. No regrets👍👍😄
Lets just hope they’re making the eq backwards compatible so we wont get heaps of fucking e-waste.
@IdleWorker Why wouldn't you just continue to use your controllers on the drones you purchased the fucking things for? There's zero gain using an O4 controller on an O3 done.
Meanwhile the competition
..... yikes they are just left on the dust
Minimal incremental updates. They've gone full Apple.
I like DJI, but they're stagnant compared to 2018.
SKydio and Autel are catching up and I can't wait for this competition. It'll get dji's head out from its ass.
@@londenard because why the fuck would I need 2 expensive ass controllers when one is quite enough eh?
Next time you do this I’d recommend increasing the altitude quite a bit more as the curve of the earth could slope up. It probably isn’t enough to make a difference but when you hit that hard disconnect on the way down I’m assuming that’s what it was.
Does Earth in fact curve or is it flat? 😮
Absolutely bang on with that comment, at 12 miles the drone needs to be approximately 97ft up to achieve clear line of sight with the controller and the link seems to cut out at about 95ft!
Yes, dji's own specs for the range do state that the altitude for that ideal range is indeed 120 metres (approximately 400ft)
@@MrEddieNunez Dead flat. Until it isn't
Please compare the Noise levels of Air 3, Mini 3 Pro, Air 2S and Mavic 3 Cine. That should be interesting for someone who gets annoyed by the noise of these drones and the attention they receive whenever they go up in the air 😉😎
Thank you! This is the exact kind of range test i have been looking for. Please do this range test for all your drones going forward.
I cant get enough of Drone Range tests!! This one in particular Billy is very entertaining! Usually its hard to get your viewers completely focus on the entire content however you did a great jog here!
DJI- No Drone in the market comes close to the flight tech, & features! Best of the best despite some small limitations (battery life)
Billy- please do more range tests like these (as you stated in the video) you keep finding these breathtaking amazing locations great job!
Pretty freakin cool range test BK. Air 3 is on my shortlist for my next drone.
Amazing Range Test, Billy. The best ever. Awesome location too. Wow you all did a great job. Kudos to you all. Well done!!!
If you fly it slower at around 25 to 26mph and also ensure that the battery used has been charged and discharged fully 10 times, you can get a total of 80K feet. This is based off another test of Air 3 to 40K feet but that came back to original starting point.
This is not true sorry.
@@henryrooyakkers8510it's true
@henryrooyakkers8510 yes it true I went 28km total distance
Team Mirrored Sunglasses with THE range test. Quite impressive! Thanks Billy.
Daaaaaaaamn. This is as usual coming from you Billy, very informative, great seeing where OcuSync has came in term of its performance from one to now. Now you know flying in an urban environment will be this much better 🙏🏾
Great video and amazing scenery! A few observations:
- This is a great location for a repeatable range test but important to mention: the flats, with little-to-no radio interference certainly represents a "best case" range test - perhaps somewhat mitigated by the altitude. It certainly goes a long way to demonstrate battery is going to limit range in most cases.
- When the right turn is executed at about 10mi the the antennas are directed in a less ideal bearing to the pilot which probably explains the corresponding signal degradation. In the end the battery was the limiting factor so this is a minor point.
..yep. Exactly. The antenna’s reception was interrupted by the COURSE CHANGE.
Great range test Billy. Truly hoping that translates into better penetration flying much closer through the mountains.
Hi Billy, I think that the curvature of the earth may have been coming into play. Would be interesting to see what the responce would be at 400 ft AGL.
Best Regards, John
is this where they filmed the moon landing?
Yup. Exactly.
Range test on a salt flats is OK to promote a feature that doesn't exist in the real world. I recently flew a Matrice 300 where we lost RC signal at 1.2 km. We left it on the launch platform and drove a vehicle away. Once we were beyond BVLOS we lost signal. Shortest LOS was 550m, furthest was 1.2km
BRO! This is WILD!!!! Wow! OC4 for the win!
awesome job love how you guys did the test! I just received mine yesterday had a chance to test it out and it is just so amazing how this thing fly's i was in 20mph winds and had no issues! Taking it out again tonight to try the low light capabilities cant wait!
Nice test, you could easily have pushed this further by 1) going to 400ft altitude, and by 2) starting the flight (taking off) maybe 3-4 miles downrange. Then the battery shouldn't have been limiting you, only signal.
Of course, in no way would that represent any typical real life use either, but I think you already crossed that line in this test 😂
Good job!
3) Fly in normal mode 😁
I guess the same could be achieved by hopping in a car after takeoff and going in the opposite direction 4 or 5 miles...
Awesome video and analysis. I know it's hard to produce all of this material, but you know, next time have a spare battery so the people in the car can switch battery and see if you can fly further away. And also a secondary cammera :D . I really enjoyed your video, the entire video. It has been a long time since I wasn't so amazed looking a drone analysis, you made it funny !😃
Don’t think it’ll make much of a difference. They’re already past the point where the signal at 100+ft up was breaking up, so replacing the battery at ground level, would it even be able to reconnect? I’d say this is pretty conclusive🙂
should have landed and changed battery at 9 miles, see how far can go, maybe rise up a little.@@psoon04286
Location, location, location. Thats what really makes these flight distances possible. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
I don’t care what anybody wants to say, this is incredibly, this is better than the mavic 3 pro , I don’t care 😮
I just ordered an Air 3 and this video was AWESOME! Thanks.
Been watching a lot of vids but after seeing this can't wait to get mine in the air if it ever stops raining.
You are correct, we want to see the screen recording, but you keep it minimized
When you produce the video you can maxim it
Pretty Pretty cool, it looks like a neat place as well. Have a great day!
Great job Billy!…the proper way to to a range test with visual observers!
… not really.
Wow!! Very impressive!!! Mine should be here Monday. Can’t wait to fly it!!!
Do that test again, but have your buddy in the Tesla take along a second battery. Try starting again with the fresh battery. If you can connect and get it in the air, fly out the last two miles to hit the 12-mile mark and see if you can keep a connection. You may have to take it up a couple hundred feet. See if you can make it back to the van on that second battery.
Great video as usual, thought about the Mavic 3 pro but this is definitely more my style!
Btw Loved the shades, what’s the brand??🔥
I had thought they approved binoculars & not electronic VO assistance. I might have missed a lesson update from my CBO. I agree it looks safe but 5:50 is where your crew meets why I had thought it was only the binocular change. Binoculars can see if you elevate them to clear the horizon so the test would be extra legal if you has a bino-guy/or-gal.
I am so glad to see the improved range and connectivity with DJI!
fantastic drone . gunna have to get one of these babies ,thanks for the video billy and team.
PERFECT place for THIS test Billy. Well done!..
Given the curvature of the earth, isn’t it possible to lose line of sight signal? 12 miles is quite a ways.
BILLY,,, What's good FAMILY... LETS GO.....
I fly at the salt flats a lot. I will be there this evening. I will be in Oakland tomorrow evening and love flying across the bay to San Francisco
This was the best range test I have seen yet because it wasn't out and back. It was straight up range. What did you do to prevent RTH? Also, what is the maximum range that you can launch your drone at a distance. It would have been interesting to see your spotters put a new battery in and see if it would launch back up from that distance and fly back. Also, how far did the chaser drone get? Cheers!
..he had ‘over-ridden’ the prompt and LANDED.
Wow, very cool, Billy! Now the salt flats would be an excellent location for a range test. You did an excellent job in producing this range test legally! Nicely Done!
Correct me if I’m wrong, but complete signal loss at the very end was likely due to the curvature of the earth. Once you descended to a certain altitude, there was a planet between you and the drone. I hate when that happens!
Great video! Perfect location to run this test! While the battery life isn’t enough for the range, it opens up the possibility of hop-scotching the drone. If there’s a pilot at the end of the first leg (predetermined landing point), they can change battery, takeover using another paired controller, and:
A. Fly the drone back to you.
B. Fly the drone to a farther waypoint, with a 3rd pilot/battery on-site.
Rinse and repeat. Theoretically, one could circumnavigate the globe so long as there are “refueling” stations, and a new pilot to launch for the next leg. Sounds like something DJI and Red Bull would sponsor. Boats on the water would be required at some waypoints. I’m in!
If you check out Dustin Dunnills Air 3 range test you will see he made it out 7.75 miles and returned with 6% battery. So he got 15.5 miles total while you only got 11 miles total. But he was going out at 26mph while you were going 37mph. I think that may be the difference.
Great test. I am glad someone has tried this and do it safely so I don't need to do it myself
Super cool test and the flats are the perfect test grounds for this.
Great location for the test. I recommend you perform this test again, but fly in Normal mode at around 26-28 mph. The test will take longer, but you will achieve better overall battery range & a more realistic sense of how far the battery can go at the more reasonable speed. Flying maxed out in sport mode is like driving your car with your foot pegged to the floor.
He would have easily been able to hit 61,000 ft if he was in normal mode and a tad bit higher in altitude
Great test Billy. Please what location is this?
And I want to point out that you should have conducted the test in normal mode, that way the battery consumption would be efficient giving you a longer flight time and would also enable you to fly further
I'm still flying thr mini 2 and still loving it. I mainly fly betaflight quads. But I'm starting to get into photography a bit more. And although the mini 2 is more than adequate for my abilities I'd really like a lossless zoom for wildlife photography
When you're going longer distances to get better signal u can lower your antenna pointing at the drone rather than straight up.
VO is not a replacement for the RPIC maintaining VLOS
If you were flying in Normal mode you would have gotten at least a minimum of 20 000 feet more out from the battery. Dustin Dunnill did a 81 000 feet round trip with the Air 3. Sport mode really drains the battery much much faster. At 55% battery he was at 40 000 feet and at 55% battery you were at 26 000 feet..... you just don't do range tests in sport mode...
40 plus minute flights and incredible range.. 42 hopurs of flight time on 3 bats and no degradation.. The battery charger feature another huge feature!
Normal or medium mode at max is the most efficient speed, and is what rth uses
im pretty sure Thrust SSC test was done in the same desert back in 1997
Great distance check.
Way more than enough.
Great test! Really appreciated the thorough explanation :) Nice location choice too!
Wow! O4 is awesome! Thanks for this test Billy
Omg 😳 wow that’s awesome gotta get one of these asap!! Thanks for doing this for us !!!
That was pretty awesome. Welcome to Utah! Hope everyone out here treated you right!
Can you pair 2 controllers (master and slave) like it was possible on first Ocusync?
How come I got the air 3 and the range is “12 miles” and mine has trouble going to 500? My antennas are setup and the battery is fully charged?
I got 20 Kilometers with my Air 3 Pro in the city at 400ft. Love this Quad.
I had this thought the other day after seeing this video. When the drone was brought down due to battery depletion, you were at 124' in height at 57,995' out. I wonder if you 're-fueled' with a new battery at like 30,000' out(if you could still take off) and headed out again. This time at 400' in height. I think you'd get to 70,000' easy.
Question which tripod Camra did you use for filming yourself?
Drones are banned in my country now. 3 units, including inspire, are lying on the shelves and waiting for better times.
Hope the O4 comes out soon for FPV drones
I’m headed to Utah in the next few days for telecom work. Might have to bring the M3T and do a range test at the salt flats lol
Thanx for the video and the effort. It was amazing to see the improvements in the area. One advise, though. Switch to the metric system already, so you won't have to make those illogical stupid conversions between feet and miles. You know1km=1000 meters. Now, won't that make life easier?
Meh, why don't all of you come back to feet and miles? We're the only ones that really matter anyway... Hahaha!
Best distance video i've ever seen thanks kyle
imagine a video receiver hub for 4 O4 cameras, one on a drone, and three on helmets during an airsoft game. All cameras would be synchronized with the receiving hub. This Hub would have 4 Gigabit Ethernet outputs, allowing IP Cam in real time.
for an operator to be on his computer and broadcast by changing the layout of the 4 cameras and a map with their positions... that would have been crazy.
even with a range of 1 km with obstacles.
Good deal to see an unimpeded range test. Now, we need to explore PENETRATION! That will be more significant for most pilots - even if testing conditions are nearly impossible to make consistent. Im.sitting here, waiting for mine (out for delivery) thanks for providing a distraction for my impatience!
Awesome Video, Thanks For The Great Share. In addition Billy We Need The Original DJI FPV And The Goggles 2, Performance Video.
Amazing range and signal strength. Even at 125 feet. Push the elevation up to over 300 feet and the signal would be better. Solid performance at 4000 feet elevation on the salt flats.
Wondered about the direction of your controllers antennas. You changed the drones direction slightly before you started losing the signal. I looked at the bottom of your screen to see if the radar was showing the direction of your flight compared to the direction of the controller. The radar was not turned on. If you were pointed slightly to the side the signal might have been reduced slightly. If it was and you turned to point directly at the drone I wondered if you might have reached a longer distance (if the battery held up).
Best ever drone range test
As a rule of thumb your alt should be 10% of your distance to have good los. But great test and super range anyways! Cool idea for a rangetest. On another electric car this might have been a range issue for the car as well ;)
I need polarized glasses. You guys have cool glasses! Are they polarized? What is your a experience with RC display view in such bright locations?
That's awesome. Why didn't you do the same test there with Mavic 3?
Nice of Charley Kirk for doing the voice over🤙
I seem to always get bad range on inspire 3 when between trees. Not far apart at all
58161 feet is barely 11 miles... not even close to 12 miles.
Hey Billy. You should have done this test in some areas with more interference than that place. There's no buildings, no phone calls, it´s a flat salted place. Are you going to try that test in some other areas?
Great Video. Do you think the RC-N2 is better than the RC-2 remote on OC4?
Side note, what mic are you using? Impressively clean for outdoors and potentially a lav.
Hi, Billy. What's the battery life on the new DJI RC-2? I haven't heard anything about that yet. Thanks you for the video!
Great video. Great test. Thanks so much. I just got the Air 3 with the RC-N2 controller - It is amazing. I use my 12.9 inch iPad Pro as the screen :). I also have the Mini 3 Pro and I started on the Mini 2. The Air 3 is definitely worth upgrading to.
Having been abandoned by Skydio, I am back to research for the next drone. I have owned Parrot, DJI, Autel and DJI - not a big fan of DJI's nannyistic geofencing which is often dysfunctional (meaning: wrong) where I live (Oregon coast). But, with Skydio's exit from its initial customer base, I am back to having to consider DJI. This video has interesting information.
FYI - The Earth curves about 8 inches per mile. As a result, on a flat surface with your eyes 5 feet or so off the ground, the farthest edge that you can see is about 3 miles away. I am uncertain how this gets adjusted when the aircraft is at various elevations so having a mobile VO in constant contact with the PIC is a good idea.
Awesome I can't wait to watch this video even though I do not have a DJI product.
I still fly my
Yuneec TY. H 480
You drove all the way to Utah for this clip?
Whoa..thats insane bro! Everytime i see you do a video, it seems like yiur in a different color tesla haha...good video bro
Great video, as always! I have to admit that was very impressive!
Hello Billy, DJI claims that the Air 3 battery lasts for about 46 minutes. Is this claim true, while its battery capacity is not much higher than that of the Air 2S? How many minutes does the battery last in video record mode in 4K 60 fps mode? Please do a battery test in different video recording modes and make a clip.
thanks for wonderful videos
Very good test and video Billy.
Did you know that the FAA has stated that one may not use a VO to circumvent the BVLOS prohibition? Relatedly, they've also stated that strobes cannot be used to extend the range of visibility. Yeah, it's pretty stupid, and their motivation is suspect, but here we are.
I would assume lighting could be used at night to maintain contact, because otherwise your flight would be limited to a couple feet.
@@adyszel Yea, this guy isn't right... Obviously, you can use lighting or even a bright color or even a larger drone. Anything that makes it possible for you to locate the drone in 3D space is good.
FAA says the VO must be co-located with the pilot! Can't be in any other location!
@gadgetguy9984 do you have a reference? I couldn't find this in the Part 107. I didn't think the VO had to be within arms reach of the pilot (there are some legitimate uses for a remote VO). As long as the VO and PIC maintain effective communication, I was under the impression VOs could be distanced from the RPIC.
What is clearly stated in the 107 rules is that both the VO and RPIC (and anyone controlling the aircraft under the RPICs command) must be able to acquire VLOS at any point in time. It appears that this was not the case in this video. I don't know 100% for sure of the legality because VLOS can be waived by the FAA.
@@gadgetguy9984 That's true. Technically.
Waiting for Dustin Dunhill Range test , but Billy you done great
Thats the best test i've seen ! Thx guys !