To all Xstar Pilots in hilly country...Welcome to the trees!
Way points! First we find out about the 1600 foot range hard coded by Autel limit from the home point. Then we find that there is now a 396 foot limit of elevation for way points.
I'm not talking about east Tennessee hills/mountgains but gently rolling ones like in south central TN, West VA, KY, Etc. It is not unreasonable to find hills in excess of 300 to 400 foot elevation change. Our property in south central TN has an elevation change of 340 feet. Not at all excessive. Some of the hills I want to fly over for photos and to check on livestock are at best 4 wheel drive country.
Take the 396 foot maximum limit in the software and subtract the actual ground change of 340 feet and my drone will be 56 feet above the tops of the hills. Well into the TREES !
section 107.51 (b)
The altitude of the small unmanned aircraft cannot be higher than 400 feet above ground level, unless the small unmanned aircraft:
(1) Is flown within a 400-foot radius of a structure; and
(2) Does not fly higher than 400 feet above the structure's immediate uppermost limit.
Structures are defined here;
Obstacle Data - Structure Types
should we not be able to set the maximum altitude along the flight route to that ABOVE the obstacles to avoid crashes?
So why the vertical and Range limitations Autel?
Way points! First we find out about the 1600 foot range hard coded by Autel limit from the home point. Then we find that there is now a 396 foot limit of elevation for way points.
I'm not talking about east Tennessee hills/mountgains but gently rolling ones like in south central TN, West VA, KY, Etc. It is not unreasonable to find hills in excess of 300 to 400 foot elevation change. Our property in south central TN has an elevation change of 340 feet. Not at all excessive. Some of the hills I want to fly over for photos and to check on livestock are at best 4 wheel drive country.
Take the 396 foot maximum limit in the software and subtract the actual ground change of 340 feet and my drone will be 56 feet above the tops of the hills. Well into the TREES !
section 107.51 (b)
The altitude of the small unmanned aircraft cannot be higher than 400 feet above ground level, unless the small unmanned aircraft:
(1) Is flown within a 400-foot radius of a structure; and
(2) Does not fly higher than 400 feet above the structure's immediate uppermost limit.
Structures are defined here;
Obstacle Data - Structure Types
should we not be able to set the maximum altitude along the flight route to that ABOVE the obstacles to avoid crashes?
So why the vertical and Range limitations Autel?