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I fly both an Inspire 1 and a Phantom 4 and I don't know if the answer is dramatically different for each, but here it goes.
I see a lot of videos where people are taking off in a wooded back yard and flying great distances. I have always been concerned about flying that way based on line of sight, safety and much decreased range. As a result I am forced to continue to increase altitude as the bird goes down range so as to keep in sight. The problem is that the closer you are to the tree line the distance you can go is increasingly diminished. I was wondering if someone could shed a little light on that topic for me. I have attached a crude sketch incase I am not being clear.
Thanks in advance
rb
I see a lot of videos where people are taking off in a wooded back yard and flying great distances. I have always been concerned about flying that way based on line of sight, safety and much decreased range. As a result I am forced to continue to increase altitude as the bird goes down range so as to keep in sight. The problem is that the closer you are to the tree line the distance you can go is increasingly diminished. I was wondering if someone could shed a little light on that topic for me. I have attached a crude sketch incase I am not being clear.
Thanks in advance
rb