How high are the rc population allowed to fly legally ?

[DUBZN1]

I'm probably in trouble here

Lost my quad recently but I know the vague area it landed in but it was night time

We saw it land but as it was dark it couldn't be located

Anyway

I wanted to see just how high and how far the fatsharks would go

I thought the turnigy 9xr would have out run the goggles

The fatsharks won

I kept the throttle on till I thought it was high enough but it kept going

It was running naza bit the RTH failsafe failed so all I could do was watch and wait

20 min later it descended about a mile and half away in some local fields

As mentioned we saw the rough area it came down but can't quite locate bit it's been out in the rain since soo as far as I'm concerned the electrics are not trust worthy so it's scrap

Soo what is the legal ceiling for rc aircraft ?

[Rockhopper]

400 feet which is around 123 metres if my memory is still working okay.

[hebby]

Yeah 400ft but unsure how anyone could measure if you was a little higher

Also depends on how close to an airport you are

Edited March 19, 2014 by hebby

[DUBZN1]

Leeds Bradford airport is around 20 miles away

[Joe Bailey]

The ceiling is 400ft. The chances of it being detected by radar, none. Radar is designed to pick up large aircraft made of metal. Your phantom is like a paper bag to it. As long as it doesn't hit anything I wouldn't worry to much.

[DUBZN1]

It landed in a field bit we just can't find it lol

Will have been picked up by now as it was 3 week ago

[porl_hopkins]

Dont put vids up on youtube or vimeo over 400ft as the CAA monitor the pair of them..... How they can tell how high you are is another matter

[DUBZN1]

I lost the rig with a 808 cam recording dam ........

[hebby]

I lost the rig with a 808 cam recording dam ........

Had a pet tracking device on mine since lost my first one

Pulled it off when sold the phantom and have it in my toolbox for the next phantom

Still have your fatshark goggles? Interested in selling em?

Edited March 21, 2014 by hebby

[DUBZN1]

I've bought an audionle alert now as we knew the area

I have 2 sets of goggles so 1 for me and another for co-pilot lol

Not for sale as we speak but if I get offered any cheap or I sell mine , I'll fire you a pm buddy

[hebby]

I've bought an audionle alert now as we knew the area I have 2 sets of goggles so 1 for me and another for co-pilot lolNot for sale as we speak but if I get offered any cheap or I sell mine , I'll fire you a pm buddy

Ok pal

[samshirley001]

Dont put vids up on youtube or vimeo over 400ft as the CAA monitor the pair of them..... How they can tell how high you are is another matter

and there is me with vids of my quad basically touching clouds.....