“Am I missing somthing because in the specs it says wireless range is 13000 ft but how come it starts cutting out around 1000?”
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Legally, you can only fly 400 feet elevation in the US (even less if you're in controlled airspace.) You can fly with "visual line of sight" laterally. Getting your Part 107 FAA drone license is a great idea to learn about the laws when flying a drone. That being said, wi-fi interference is common with drones in residential/urban/commercial areas. You can try switching to the 5.8 ghz settings in the FreeFlight app which takes away all the 2ghz channel options (which is where most of the wi-fi interference comes from.) The range listed by manufacturers is only valid in areas with zero interference (farm land, etc.) Also important to try different channels if you're operating in the 2ghz range. You can download an app for your phone that will show the best wi-fi channel in a given area. Antenna angle is also important...be sure the "face" of the antenna is pointing at the drone at all times. Lastly, you can purchase an aftermarket range extender from alienware that replaces the antenna in the Skycontroller 3. It may void your warranty, so be very careful if you choose to do that. They offer a simple extender for about 150 dollars, or a powered booster for a bit more.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If you were in a vacuum with no other Wifi signals, power lines, etc., you should get better distance transmissions. A YouTube droner in Hawaii regularly posts "distance" videos often for different drones trying to maximize interference by not flying over "high signal" areas. He gets better results from that. Flying in high population areas would be decidedly different. Manufacturers tend to publish "Best Case Scenario" info with the "Your results may vary" tag line. The particular brand of phone/tablet you're using may also have an effect. Keeping your antenna pointing directly toward the drone at all times also. But if you are flying near homes with routers, other people with cell phones, industrial complexes, cell towers, etc., that somes nowehere near "best case scenarios." DJI's Accusync system optimizes their signals into a "super wifi" for lack of a better term and seem to be able to achieve closer to those distances out of the box. Maybe with some aftermarket enhancements (antennas, boosters) added, you might get better results. But I always point out the legal restriction of "line of sight" anyway so why risk the violation? You can buy cars that go over 200 mph but can you avoid the ticket? I agree the "13,000 feet" seems like false advertisement just the same.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.simplest answer is where you fly and whats around you flying in areas like residential which you shouldn't the wifi interrupted from surrounding wifi its also finding a clear channel to use I stay in the 5ghz range and look for the lowest or no peaks monitor your wifi channels before take off and use the clearest ones you'll go much further but in the US you are suppose to keep it in line of sight anyway
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