What is the distance you are allowed to fly?
The Easy Access Rules state that the distance you are allowed to fly is determined by whether you can still see your drone. For European regulations, this was set at 500 metres.
Being able to see the drone actually means that you can still determine its orientation. This distance is often shorter than the old 500 metres.
The German ILT (LBA) has devised a theoretical formula for this. It is as follows.
327 * diameter of the drone (in metres) + 20.
For a DJI M300 RTK, this is: 327 * 1.44 + 20 = 490 metres.
For a DJI Mavic 3, this is: 327 * 0.44 + 20 = 163 metres.
As you can see, the difference between the two is quite significant and, especially for the DJI Mavic 3, a considerable limitation on your flying freedom.
DroneDeck now automatically places circles around the pilot marker so that you can estimate your maximum distance from the map. Each circle is constructed at 25-metre intervals.
You can also now accurately estimate the distance to certain objects, such as roads or buildings, in relation to yourself as the pilot. This allows you to see how far you can fly to reach the object in question based on the distance visible on the controller.
The number of circles is determined by the calculated distance. This gives you a good estimate of whether you need to stand in multiple places to capture the right images for a particular area.
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