How to set Mavic Air for Maximum Distance In and Outside the USA 

thanks a lot William

Very happy to hear so. Happy flying

Hope it works, let good luck

Did it work?

It certainly helped - I got around 300 metres before low a low signal warning. It bought a SunnyLife parabolic reflector set (dirt cheap, worth a try) and now have a range of about 500 metres before warning messages. This is still substantially short of the DJI promise, but I wonder if it is something to do with being in a Class D airspace? Although I am in the countryside there is an international airport 20 kms away - flight paths do not go over us - and we do see the occasional light aircraft at quite low altitude as well as rarely the air force flying fighters along the valley below. All that said, half a kilometre is probably going to be as much as I will need - it's so small it gets hard to see much further out.

Howard Worf it should go further than that . When you switch channel wait for 10-20secs to see if the channel gets busy ( long line) also check on the internet how to change to FCC mode.

Thanks for all the interest you are taking in my range issue, and for all your help. Re the wifi bar, I thought that the channel I choose would always show busy, because the Mavic is using it. Certainly I choose a channel with a small green bar, and then after it has been selected it goes full length - happens no matter which channel. I shall look into the FCC thing, although I am uneasy about flying outside the regs.

Happy you found it useful

thanks!

Happy to hear so!!

Most welcome

Glad it helped

Yes !! That is it !! We wanted to help enjoy the Mavic to its potential

Tekkphoto Aerial Video thank you happy you like it

Only if you have a Flux Compensator installed.

Hope it works out for you!

Did it work?

Did it work?

Happy to hear so!! Thanks

Andrin Hettinger thanks a lot

Andrin Hettinger news flash 2.4 and 5.1 are,the,same,range in the dessert but in the city 5.1 channel is better you forgot to mention that when you are in the desert there are not any Wi-Fi interference way more in the city and your wernt in line of,sight that I know lol

Bali is a good place to come back to ☺️

Funny accent but at least man knows what he’s talking about and gave a shit to educate the rest of us.

At least, he didn't say NIGGAHERTZ :)

1.21 JIGAWATTS!?!

Ulas Aydin probably you do not need with the Pro2 as it does WiFi plus radio

Contrast and the right moment to shoot ( best light early in the morning )

JOHN WHITEHURST yes absolutely, Mavic Air range suck when there is an object between the remote and the drone .

Great, thank you for that info

Oyek Creativeshots try also change to FCC mode . There are tutorials online .

Luke Thomas set your return mode to controller instead of point of start .

I know is late 😂 but , not only switching can be beneficial , you also have to take a minute find the channels that are not that busy

Not the best performer in cities, the problem is the that the WiFi signal weakens dramatically when loose the line of sight between remote controller and drone. Switch to 5ghz WiFi signal for the better results

Hope it works out for you

And take your time watching those channels , start from the 2.4ghz . Also make sure you have no objects in between the drone and the antenna at all times

Underwater Tribe to be honest, i shot a wedding in canggu, inland abit, and still got the bad signal, not as bad as 100m, but, 200-300m max? I tried everything you said, custom wifi, 5ghz and select a good channel.... what am I missing? Cheers

Kingofthenorth did you switch to FCC ? Do you use iPhone or Android ?

No no, connect the drone and open the app . In the drone app on the top right there is the icone of the WiFi antenna tap on that

TheWieczu agree to both !!

Nathanael Horn it depends on the areas . You will have to find the best channel. Sometimes 2.4 sometimes 5 . Every time take few minutes and make sure to find the channel possible

Will do, thanks! I'm curious if this also applies in Shanghai, China, where I'm currently living... will definetly try out your trick!

It's my understanding that all things equal the 2.4GHZ signal will yield much better range (distance) than 5.8GHZ. Of course if all the 2.4GHZ channels are all busy then you will get less distance because of the interference. So if you can find an empty 2.4GHZ channel choose that one.

Dedi Rachman yes . Need to find the right channel . Try waiting a minute as I said . Also make sure that you are not going to have obstacle between you and the remote . Sometimes I find i good channel on 2.4ghz . In Sanur beach 2.4ghz was better than 5.8. Good luck

Fcc force hack your mavic air, ;)

Because CE mode masbro. Change MA to FCC first, and you will get long distance.

With your air on and connected, 1.tap on the wifi icon . 2.choose custom 3. Scroll down a little 4. On the second line of numbers choose any number between 1 and 11. Between 1-11 you will be in 2.4ghz

@@Underwatertribe thank you very much for answering quickly. So I turn off and on on wifi on my phone, correct?

No need for that. You can keep your phone on flight mode when you fly your drone

Savi Hernandez did it work if I may ask?

nightsincitylife carpfishing it didnt work very well in nusa lembognan. I think there are to much boat antenas. But in other areas in bali it was good to 500meter. After 400-500 its beginning to loose signal.

Vilkka phantom 4 should not need that . It has got great range in automatic

@@Underwatertribe mine loses signal at 800m away from the remote...

Well , in short , the Mavic air cuts out very easily as soon as you have not a direct line from your controller to the drone. In theory 2.4ghz is better , but in reality the least crowded channel is the best .

@@Underwatertribe I see okay, so what ya tryna say is that, if youre most probably flying at places where there's obstacles it's best to fly on 5.8ghz and 2.4ghz is more for line of sight flying?

5.8ghz should work more in WiFi congested areas , but yes , shorter range .but as you see in the video I still went 2km away

@@Underwatertribe I'm using the DJI spark haha. I don't know how far it'll go on 5.8ghz

Tired Old Man we are in Bali , Indonesia

Love it!

The pro ! Range and time in the air much better . The only advantage I see on the Mavic air is the small size of the drone

@@Underwatertribe Thanks friend. I am thinking of the Pro Platinum as slightly bigger and will handle wind a bit better high up here in the UK. What do you think as not bothered about a small size, as need weight and flight time as a newbie??? Thanks again for your help and advice ;o))))

Great drone! If you can get a good deal worth it. However, if you can afford it go for the Pro 2 zoom

@@Underwatertribe There is no way I could afford the Pro 2 Zoom... Would love to, but cannot :o(

Same principles should apply

@@Underwatertribe im using the smart controller, automatically switches which network to use for best reception

There should be a way to switch from auto to manual .

@@Underwatertribe there is an auto setting but still doesnt tell u on controller when signal is about to be lost and turn around, it just cuts off and pray you have RTH setting turned on

quekgary most likely .

thanks very much my friend..cheers..

Carlo Salt haha , Happy with crazy hot and humid . :)

Surinder Kakar Naice!! lol

Athens ?

Byron B FCC , my drone came from USA never changed it to CE

Switzerland

Thank you

@@Underwatertribe Svizzera Italiana?

bocam57fe yes not good . Find the best channel in the 2.4ghz range , that will help.

Piter Admski correct . It actually all depend on which channel is the least busy . In Bali seems to be easier to find a clean channel, but not always. So it all comes down to take a couple of minutes looking at the channels and pick the right ones. Because the distance is better on 2.4ghz, we check those first.

Umar Aziz yes , there are tutorials on RU-vid to do it for both iPhone and android ! It is a must to have the machine running properly .

Raul Barraza thanks for the nice comment !

😂!! Luca Italianism hahaha

You bought the mavic air for winter flying? Probably you should consider changing your name then..

James Lovell lol! I agree

@@Nathan-wn5mc in order to generate revenue off a video, and we'll deserved might I add, it has to be over 10 minutes.

pianandrill thanks for your feedback! It all depends where you are . In open fields like I was non of the 2.4 ghz frequency allowed to go further than 350meters without loosing signal. However , I found myself several times flying in 2.4 in other regions . Having said that either frequency when you have an object obstructing sucks. As I said in other comments , the key is to take sometime and find the best signal. Regarding the length of the video , I agree with you .