"A few years ago I bought a little retail RTF toy heli. At that time I lived in a town whose elevation was 6000 ft. The toy would get even 3" off the ground. I presume it was because of the thin air.
Operating ceiling is…"
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Quadrotor altitude ceiling
Started this discussion. Last reply by lorin.lund Nov 2, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
In ya'lls experience, what is the maximum altitude that a standard sized quadrotor can reach? What is the limiting effect that keeps a quadrotor from getting any higher? Continue
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Franco Nogarin replied to hunter scott's discussion Quadrotor altitude ceiling"I am no expert on this, but I think there are several factors:
1) Laws - restricted ceilings 500ft in USA I think
2) Altitude sensor if there is one, is most likely scaled and therefore its accuracy would diminish as you get higher or lower…"
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