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<blockquote data-quote="Sparkbart" data-source="post: 19926" data-attributes="member: 652"><p>Welcome! </p><p></p><p>I totally understand where you are coming from. When I first started years ago. I wouldn’t send any of my drones or than a football field away for fear of losing connection or a fly away...</p><p></p><p>Now I fly further than I ever thought I would. IMO what it takes;</p><p></p><p>1) Proper preparation. Have a preflight checklist. Make sure you use it EVERYTIME. Make sure EVERYTHING is working as it should. Meaning make sure your GO app works, your remote is connected and working, make sure you Spark is working correctly. Don’t rush!</p><p></p><p>2) DON’T ignore flight warnings - If your App, Spark or remote are throwing errors, don’t ignore them and fly.</p><p></p><p>3). Know your surroundings - Even if everything seems good, are you flying in a WiFi dense area? Are there lots of trees or other tall objects around you? Are you flying over water?</p><p></p><p>4) Practice! Get to know your Spark. When you start flying start pushing how far you go. BUT do it slowly meaning don’t go from 500 ft. To 1 mile... Work your way further out and bring it back. You’ll soon be confident in its ability. </p><p></p><p>I’ve been flying for years. All kinds of drones. And knock on wood I’ve had not flyaways. That’s not to say it can’t or won’t happen. But I believe with proper preparation you can minimize that possibility!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sparkbart, post: 19926, member: 652"] Welcome! I totally understand where you are coming from. When I first started years ago. I wouldn’t send any of my drones or than a football field away for fear of losing connection or a fly away... Now I fly further than I ever thought I would. IMO what it takes; 1) Proper preparation. Have a preflight checklist. Make sure you use it EVERYTIME. Make sure EVERYTHING is working as it should. Meaning make sure your GO app works, your remote is connected and working, make sure you Spark is working correctly. Don’t rush! 2) DON’T ignore flight warnings - If your App, Spark or remote are throwing errors, don’t ignore them and fly. 3). Know your surroundings - Even if everything seems good, are you flying in a WiFi dense area? Are there lots of trees or other tall objects around you? Are you flying over water? 4) Practice! Get to know your Spark. When you start flying start pushing how far you go. BUT do it slowly meaning don’t go from 500 ft. To 1 mile... Work your way further out and bring it back. You’ll soon be confident in its ability. I’ve been flying for years. All kinds of drones. And knock on wood I’ve had not flyaways. That’s not to say it can’t or won’t happen. But I believe with proper preparation you can minimize that possibility! [/QUOTE]
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