Originally Posted by
davidjpowell
Most (all) consumer drones would have been working hard at max power to get to that altitude (for those that can). And they will have no endurance left at all. Basically turning into an expensive falling stone.
The enterprise drones that have longer endurance cost into five figures. Lot of money to risk, not to mention CAA approvals.
That's why I'm sceptical.
Not sure I agree - a friend's son brought his "toy" drone on a ski trip earlier this year, and was quite happily flying it around at 3000m and above, taking video. From where I was watching it appeared to have plenty of power to spare, and endurance didn't seem to be an issue.