CHALLENGE: can I fly my drone 8 km to my holiday house and land it on the terrace?

[@thomaskolb8785]

After all these years, still one of the coolest videos!

[@BuckeyeStormsProductions]

Brings a new meaning to, "return to home."

[@nathangraybill7232]

BuckeyeStorms hahaha

[@robertlu893]

BuckeyeStorms I believe there are ways to set manual home points. I'm not sure though when he brings the drone to the remote location it would mess it up...

[@robertlu893]

Nice zoom shot on your holiday home

[@arclat361]

Got wet hands during watching your videos! All 4 parts! You are bold but think logic! Outstanding, but high risk! Not about the drone! But yourself, man! They watch you anyway in Spain, they know who you are! You performed like a kind of hero. Finally you did show how save drones are (almost). Remember, you are not Chè! Safe your existence for UAV-Lovers/Pilots etc. We need you! :-)

[@juliomotorsikloatibapa5412]

RTH hahahaha

[@michaelbird6084]

I know I'm about four years late but I just inherited a Phantom 4 from my Dad and have not been able to fly it yet because of bad weather. So I have been looking for fun videos with the drone and yours are great! Not only do they show the capabilities of the Phantom 4, but your ideas, and your energy, and your commentary are all very fun!

[@KenHeron]

That was awesome! The best part was the sheer joy on your face when you landed. --And hats-off for thinking to put a camera on your terrace!

[@christiansummers7292]

Ken Heron saw you again

[@AdventureMadnessUK]

Ken Heron and You is all i watch, both of you are truly a fantasic pair of KZbinrs

[@mulder2400]

No doubt, that's a sign of an optimist, lol. A camera on the Terrace waiting

[@madlad1.]

Ken Heron is that the man, the myth, the legend? Love your KZbin drone vids

[@AdminTechnopedia]

Ken Heron is That's the man who can't use MI drone correctly ? while he's feeling "de javu" have you disable beginner mode mate? :)

[@MediaSock]

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for Dronekind"

[@johansmitphotography]

It's not even a small leap. 7.7 km. 😂😂

[@droneqld]

lol

[@mrmatthewshun]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how beautiful the landscape looks?

[@666Makkura666]

This is the ultimate ad for buying one of these things

[@TheDutchGuy110]

do it just do it ... follow your dreams

[@nderohan]

Worked for me

[@Alex-bd9nv]

Just came across this video and i was sitting on the edge of my chair and my heart is racing and i was just as happy to see it land as you were. Excellent film well done 👍👍👍😁

[@amalgamatedrick5975]

I always enjoyed watching your drone videos. I wish you were still making them.

[@flipflopping]

I cannot believe what I just saw. I have been looking for excuses not to buy a DJI, but I give up. I'm in.

[@incheon]

Yeah I was the same way, my first DJI arrived today. LOVING IT!!!

[@theduckierealone1697]

You guys are lucky you have dji drones but me i dont even have drone lol

[@-never-gonna-give-you-up-]

Dji sucks

[@joeys5429]

he had an assisted tailwind 40% is quite a lot to have plus it was downhill all the way

[@wanzikry7608]

which is better bro,phantom 4 or mavic 2 pro? im really lost to choose which 1

[@pillznarRy]

Your energy and happiness is contagious man!! Seriously!! When you landed that baby i was just as happy as you we're for you!! *awesome* MAN!!! HANDS DOWN!!!!!!!!

[@gareth5000]

I remember the first time I saw this, I was amazed. Partly due to being inspired by your early videos I've had more than a few drone endurance adventures of my own (paid a few fines too). I love the drones and the editing and all that stuff so it's been a great hobby. Thanks for teaching me so much👍 This is what yt is all about, fantastic.

[@hardinautosalesllc]

I have no fingernails left. My heart rate was up to just watching. Great job pushing the limits. Keep it up

[@marieantoinette7258]

Exise me how mutch you buy new one drone pls

[@IanPayne]

This should have been the most boring video ever....but I was smiling like crazy when you did it.

[@punapirate]

I was thinking the same thing at first, usually do not go for these long drawn out clips, but as the flight progressed I got into the scenery and the excitement of the challenge. Well Done.

[@andersjespersen7309]

Me too!

[@eastcoastjersey]

Ian Payne Incredible Video! thank you for sharing this.

[@jsteinb456]

Very cool and ballsy

[@bazh6041]

I can't believe he sat down for the whole thing! I was standing up just watching it! Great vid, thanks... itching to get a drone now but in the South London suburbs so not a great place to fly. Think I'll pick up a Spark - at least the small size will make it less intimidating to the locals.

[@bubblegumpopcornproduction8640]

Wow peter that was awesome! True feeling of exhilaration when you lost signal trying to land. You’ve inspired me to save up for a DJI now, and I just wanted to say to not stop what you’re doing. You’re inspiring a lot of people, including myself. Keep it up! This was really cool.

[@DronePilot]

This is my favorite video of your channel. I've seen it many times Greetings from Switzerland

[@SunnyFLBoy]

hopp schwiiz

[@f25humedure]

Hallo

[@xpendertv1529]

Weisch du no du hesch mi video liket

[@ChristopherTradeshow]

Finds robber breaking in

[@ppsarrakis]

ha ha ha

[@jasonantigua6825]

Christopher Tradeshow Worse still,sees another guy leaving the house !

[@lordtierney4206]

jason antigua lol yeah, just sees his wife getting pounded in the ass by some random guy

[@VindictiveShadowWolf]

+Lord Tierney That's horrible! You're a horrible person. BUT I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING.

[@MortenRasmussen]

Super cool video! Thx! I was sitting at the edge of the chair during the last two kilometers of flying. Very nice flying! And your enthusiasm when you succeeded was awesome! Love it!

[@dingo7055]

Awesome, you have some serious balls. I wouldn't dare try this in Australia - not because it would cost 2grand if I lost the drone, but it would cost over 10 grand if I uploaded the video and got busted .

[@skypici]

dingo7055 hey man. What are the laws of flying drones in australia?

[@dingo7055]

***** Thanks man! I'm going to publish some new videos real soon, it's been far too long. :)

[@dingo7055]

***** We are very lucky, we have some of the most liberal Drone laws in Australasia. But they are still pretty strict. Basically *anybody* flying a drone, must fly within "Line Of Sight" (which is why you'd be fined for doing a stunt like in this video), must not fly within 5.5kms of an airport, we must not fly within "restricted airspace" (some military or government land), we must not fly within 30 meters of people, cars or boats, and we must not fly over a populated area (like houses) or large groups of people or sporting events. Also - there is an altitude limit of 120 meters or 400 feet for drones. Fines for violating any of these conditions can be very high. One guy in the last two weeks got fined 9000$ for flying a drone to his local hardware store to buy and carry a hot dog for a KZbin Stunt. To make $$ out of drones, up until September this year, you 100% needed an "RPL" (Remote Pilot License) - which costs thousands and is basically training halfway to becoming a helicopter pilot. But since September, the Government (yay!) loosened this law so that if you are flying a drone that is "Sub 2kg" (Such as the DJI Phantom Series), you can fly for money, but you still must follow the rules, and you have to "Register" your drone with CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority), and you must submit a "Flight plan" of sorts 5 days in advance of your flight. I'm getting into the drone business, and the new Sub 2kg laws is the best thing for small business, one of the rare occasions our Government gets it right.

[@siendbhcixisj]

+dingo7055 who says he can't see it

[@dingo7055]

Samuel Quinn Hah hah... Even if he can see it, he can't fly it from that distance via LOS, he's 100% reliant on the (very flaky) video connection. If you think about it, what he did here is technically incredibly unsafe, but I have enough faith in the Phantom 4 that if anything had gone terribly wrong, minor injury might have resulted at worst.

[@KE6DOA]

My heart was pounding too , found myself holding my breath a couple of times , 2 thumbs up

[@sallutz]

I think I've watched this video 5+ times already....over the past 6months. So inspiring. I did a range test of my own today, and got 3.1mi (16,740 ft) in a heavy urban environment, but clear line of sight from where I launched atop a hill. After packing my drone away upon completion of a successful mission, I somehow found myself watching this video of yours again. Thx!

[@smoothvirus]

I got a kick out of watching this, the tense ending reminded me of the Apollo 11 landing. But I did think you should have flown in Atti mode, you would have got there a lot quicker. Anyhow congrats!

[@FrenzyPenguinGaming]

But battery would suck more, this is smoother on the blades slicing in air pressure.

[@TheGeezzer]

Except that the Indian Space program has proved that they went up there...do your research fool.

[@sincerelynathaniel7209]

Scott Millar thank you!!! someone finally thinks the sameee!!!!!!

[@NoTraceOfSense]

Scott Millar It’s feeding time, and CobaltKobra is, very hungry.

[@NoTraceOfSense]

The dish? Roast duck. To be served to the awaiting leviathan.

[@GeorgeHafiz]

I really enjoyed watching this and seeing you happy! Thanks for a great video. I'm sorry you've had a lot of trolling regarding the perceived safety of your flight. I'm not an expert but nothing you did made me uncomfortable or consider you irresponsible. Liked and subscribed.

[@sallutz]

Best drone video ever. I’ve probably watched this 5+ times over the past 3 years. It’s just so inspiring. Good times.

[@quentinbush]

Absolutely incredible, I had to turn off the audio but thoroughly enjoyed and admire your confidence.

[@NeverMindYourOwn]

Thanks. But turn off the audio? Because?

[@quentinbush]

I am in the company of the family who aren't interested in what I watch. I am sure what you said is interesting, I will have to watch it again...

[@quentinbush]

Gone to bed, turned up the volume, incredible. Like what Rarbiart said, an accurate moon landing.

[@epocketlsaml]

that's mad. excellent piloting and preparation. respect.

[@victorthegee2652]

Superve flying downwind, confidence was there and keeping same trajectory was awesome. High 5 brother, fly strong and fearless. Stay safe

[@abcd123906]

That was AMAZING!! I’ve been looking for a video like this for a while, and finally found it!

[@BikesDrones]

The adrenaline of your long distance flight and euphoria of making it must have been a blast. If at first you don't succeed buy another drone ;>)

[@Lentomannen3]

Nice video. I just love how you pushing the limits. Its more enjoying to push it and then succeeding. Kepp on going.

[@rarbiart]

this felt like watching a moon landing! (Your are definitly crazy! I like that!)

[@NeverMindYourOwn]

Ha ha. Thanks mate ;-).

[@lord1999ful]

Just crazy, Big balls when comes to risk a $1400 drone. No pain no gain. Congratulations, amazing video. Was driving crazy if you gonna make or not.

[@lordtierney4206]

lord vass he could probably buy way more after the videos he has used it in

[@andyfalc]

Absolutely amazing . What a gutsy flight. Hats off mate I have never seen anything like that, the way the video feed was in and out towards the end had me on the edge of my seat, Well done.....

[@hbl_channel]

My heart stops beating towards the descend part. I thought the drone was falling like rock. Awesome challenge dude!

[@LucianoCardoso]

You're a brave man, thanks for posting

[@NigelDixon1952]

I only just saw this, but what a video! There's no way I would dare to do what you did, and all the way you kept so calm. Thanks so much.

[@Warrior6504]

That was awesome 👏 well done and it's a credit to dji the best drone video on KZbin.

[@AstronauticaX]

20:54 Like rocket landed on the moon 😂😂🤣

[@storminormtharp5948]

RobbsGaming YT lol really? Moon 😂

[@lattenzoe8247]

He meant to say mars

[@MrSoulreaver23]

This video was the best response to all those haters that wrote rude comments on your videos when you just started out flying drones and learning. Your adventures with drones are realy nice. Like the fact you commentate while flying.

[@GoExperimental]

This is the second video of yours I’ve seen and can say you’re the Most ballsy drone pilot ever. Haha

[@fishigotalot4162]

Yeah

[@precisionshooters]

I'll agree with that!!!

[@RoughAndWretchedRAW]

I think the biggest asset towards your success was proper flight prep. The 950 thumbs down are probably the jokers that do range tests with the wind, ignore the return to home and never get the drone back. Lol.... Congratulations. One of my favorite videos!

[@albertsallent]

Totally true!

[@ftm1982]

OH my piiiip, that was awsome. omg. felt the tense. Super video bro. Thanx for the trill and amazing flying and landing.

[@wonderkind08]

Got a little tense towards the end, but that's what made it a great video. I mean, you know the drone makes it, since the video is not titled "watch me lose my drone at 8km" or "watch my epic drone crash from 3k meters altitude, but then again, you never know, right? Wouldn't be the first time a video had a bad title, lol. Sounds like a lot of planning went in to this accomplishment. I am happy for you. You have inspired me to try something similar, although on a smaller scale. Hope my neighbors don't shoot it out of the sky though.

[@EvilNeonETC]

Dude, this is like viewing a video game world from high up. Only better.

[@jarrettmosco9624]

Yea! A game while getting 3fps and consistantly freezing! But seriously this is amazing

[@EvilNeonETC]

a game on a potato laptop. lmao

[@senorchaos]

The joy in your voice once you complete the trip is fantastic. It's like you are a little kid again. Great flight!!!!

[@tamphex]

Most stressful thing I've seen!

[@jarrettmosco9624]

I know right? I had to skip because I was freaking out

[@gimmepowder]

You've lived a sheltered life.

[@kills456]

Whats mkre stressful is when he downed his drone on a sand bar lol

[@yekoya]

Great man, now I need a pizza. Can you ship it over?

[@NeverMindYourOwn]

Sure, no problem ;-).

[@AdminTechnopedia]

J.Nicolas And please provide spare battery for Return Back to Home (with tip slipped in the gimbal) LoL

[@alex17866]

te la porto io, direttamente dalla madre terra della pizza, NAPOLIIIIIIII NAPOLIIIIIII NAPOLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

[@armenio1947]

Great video, excellent work. Congratulations for having achieved your goal and for being able to remain calm when you lost the signal, thank you for sharing.

[@JoshWithrow]

Stumbled on this while browsing. Was not disappointed.

[@Sparkey]

I love when people like you push the envelope! Great video! :)

[@ewilsonheritage]

Awesome video! I enjoyed it. I was a little nervous for you a few times, but you did it. Great flying. I can't believe the battery was as efficient as it was. Thanks for the video!

[@mjxdrones7123]

STILL THE BEST EVER DRONE VIDEO ON KZbin STILL TO THIS DAY

[@IlyasWidaad]

I am new to drones. How can he fly at so far away? are they connected via cell phone towers? How does he do it

[@NeverMindYourOwn]

It uses a wifi signal at 2.4Ghz. That can get very far out in the open with good line of sight.

[@IlyasWidaad]

I don't think that is it. Wifi has a limitation of about 1000 ft. tops.... we're talking 5 or so MILES... and the only way for wifi to work would be with a directional antenna.

[@ipariszalonna]

The DJI Phantom 4 has a proprietary wireless connection to the controller but there are wifi solutions too that work from a surprising distance.

[@IlyasWidaad]

yep as I said, Directional antenna's work extremely well. They can go for MILES. But anything outside of that technology is just not possible? I'm an IT Tech, so I'm well versed in this stuff. I just can't see a 2.8 Ghz wifi signal going nearly 5 miles with no directional antennas

[@IlyasWidaad]

2.4Ghz, Sorry :)

[@theone2be33]

Imagine flying ALL that way and being 10 feet up from landing and it returns to home!? Omg! This was awesome, awe inspiring, fantastic, ingenious of you Peter!! Great Balls Of Fire! 👍😎🇺🇸

[@wilcombebolger]

That was just superb action well done :)

[@markojovcevski5852]

Congrats Peter you have 1million views.Keep up the great work👍👍 😇😇😇

[@IslandDigital]

Amazing. It’s fun and STILL stressful watching somebody else do things like this. I admire your bravery , great job !!

[@archangel9114]

First time i see this video and it was awesome. NASA needs a man like you to land probes in other planets 🚀🌏

[@grunged5878]

That was incredible!!! One of the most stressful, entertaining things I've ever watched!!!

[@IgotHeliFever]

That was one Hell of a Flight & Flying Skills ! Great Job and Beautiful Country!

[@DebarpanSahaCG]

look at the happiest man :)

[@sandragonzalez5770]

"Ayayayyy" 😊I smiled. I have a friend who says that a lot!

[@smartypants5036]

Amazing !!!!! Well done. That is pushing the limits for sure. Greetings from New Zealand.

[@skyearthocean5815]

How is 70% battery low? Is it calculating being able to return to you?

[@MrCow579]

its probably calculating being able to land at a safezone with an x amount of battery remaining so it wont just fall down from the sky

[@skyearthocean5815]

So essentially if it's out of range, or the battery is low it auto-lands in one of the safe zones?

[@MrCow579]

FrequentFlier Anon it autolands on a place which you set as a "safe zone" from what i've heard

[@NeverMindYourOwn]

See description :-). I had set it to return to me when signal got lost. Then I would regain control at some point and look for a spot to land if the battery was to low.

[@GeorgeHafiz]

I may be giving it too much credit but it probably realised it would have to ascend a significant amount, so proportionally the return to home flight would require much more power than was needed to reach the battery warning.

[@ALLTHINGSWEIRD]

this was epic wow! great job

[@liamvlogs6753]

Wow great video it shocked me just believing that something as small as a phantom 4 can fly as far as 8 kilometers! I subbed and hope to make some far flights when I get mine to. These kinds of videos are always enjoyable to watch. Great job👍

[@karlranile4601]

Now imagine the new Dji Mavic pro which almost doubled the flight range of that of the P4. Just wow!

[@yamahass66]

mavic has a range of 4km or 7 depending of where you live not 8.

[@MythicSageV2]

yamahaevo phantom 4 has a rated range of 5km and reached 8km in this video. If mavic pro has a rated distance of 7km you can extrapolate that the mavic pro will most likely fly further than the Phantom if he used it instead.

[@aledthomas6525]

The phantom 4 doesn't have an advertised range of 8km either. Think you'd find it is somewhere around 5km (not sure tbh) don't take advertised specs as gospel. they probably use an averaged number from testing it in different spots. perfect conditions i guess. Mavic is advertised for 7km in America and 4km in Uk

[@AdventuristoSupremo]

Mavic has a 7 km range where the P4 has a 5 km range, and it has a better, more solid video signal. So in certain circumstances if a P4 can do 8 km, it's quite possible that the Mavic could do 11 km.

[@DeltaCentauri]

He have DBS Mod installed

[@AbdulAleemShekhani]

DJI should be sending you money and beer!

[@Alex-bd9nv]

Only just came across this vid and it had sitting on the edge of my chair and my heart is racing and i was just as happy to see it land as you were. Exellent film 👍👍👍👍🙌

[@_Bandit88]

Dude we vibrated with you here when you did it! Awesome!

[@norberts5187]

Fator Medo 2rb

[@DitisHelmond]

Happy like a child. Good work kid. Your the best!

[@regdrone353]

This i will pick as the greatest drone video ever uploaded onto a KZbin channel, Thanks Peter, your a legend forever for this, You definately would have won the Gold medal had there been a drone video Olympics

[@DabblePro]

Awesome, nice to see that it will go that far. I am lucky if i get a 1/2 mile out of mine!

[@homefront3162]

ZeeZeeEff if he had a powerful yagi he could go further

[@sts3121]

ZeeZeeEff how do you get a directional antenna?

[@binkysbbq5980]

Good job. Excellent Flight.! Because of this blog. I will purchase a Drone. Bless Binky

[@silvera-]

This is incredible man! It really requires perfect piloting skills to achieve this.. I watched this 2 years ago and still continues to amaze me.

[@Tsagami]

One of the best drone videos ever seen!

[@wisefoxdivination4338]

u sir have balls of steel! liked and subscribed :) greetings from germany

[@clivealiveoh1219]

Excellent video. A very brave plan and you didn't give up. Very inspiring.

[@Devil6CR]

a great example in how not to use a drone in a safe manner.

[@BlGGESTBROTHER]

What country was this filmed in? Beautiful landscape!

[@Bawsack121]

I have a feeling its south Africa. could be very wrong tho

[@DarkSoulESP]

+Steve B it looks like

[@Bawsack121]

I was just judging by his accent

[@DarkSoulESP]

+Steve B Uh, description, its spain :p

[@dodgydodds]

Technically it's Spain but it is actually Tenerife in the canaries. A chain of islands off w Africa

[@Heffbomb]

Congrats! This was so fun to watch. I like the narration and the suspense.

[@newgaminggift5977]

That's fuuuuuuuckin good !! N what a music !

[@boweldestroyer670]

Your more brave than I would be, great video though your a legend 👏👏👏

[@paullthomas8064]

"...And that was an unbelievable flight, I enjoyed every moment of it!" Thanks for sharing. Have a good one!

[@jesustornero]

Fantastic!! Loved ever second of it.

[@BombBlastLP]

That is a impressive antenna range dude

[@occultustactical6138]

Outstanding. You got a little nervous but you stuck with it and you landed it. I was truly impressed. Well Done!

[@mcbrite]

What was your plan if you lost signal close to landing? The "return home" obviously wouldn't have worked if you spent 50% batt going down, you won't be getting back up with 50%... So what would have happened, if you lost signal towards the end?

[@NeverMindYourOwn]

In the previous video I tested this. Initially it will want to return to home, but if the battery level is at some 12% it will start to land automatically.

[@Juanito0420]

mcbrite more scared about it trying to return so low on its own ... It will crash no?

[@SacCarScene]

Aren't there any devices that you can use to trace its location if it falls to earth? I've seen some items advertised on the net for finding stolen bicycles and it's no bigger then a button.

[@mcbrite]

86fanatic It's already tracked on the map? I guess you could put an additional tracker on it, but tracing the flight recorder should be enough, no?

[@dingo7055]

DJI record all their drone owners' telemetry, so not only would they not honour his warranty if he complained that it crashed (since he was flying illegally and irresponsibly), but they'd probably report him to the authorities.

[@Southislander1]

Well done. Keep up the spirit

[@RoarIsaksen1959]

Absolutely awesome flight and video. Impressing quadcopter you have there. Impressing range too. The look on your face when landed made my day a better one.

[@superswag3252]

And you go to the left left left left left left left left Take it to the right right right right right right right right

[@CV_CA]

Remarkable achievement!

[@enigma170959]

Wow!! that was awesome, 8km bloody hell that is quite unbelievable, and with 50% battery left, nice one Peter.

[@vivekdubey5870]

Sir may I know the bame of the drone ' s model which you are using in the above video...💖💖

[@haltorne6647]

Since no one replied, it's the DJI Phantom 4.

[@marcolanducci3130]

Ok, now bring it back from the terrace to the mountain XDDDD !!!

[@changeagent228]

The last part is the hardest with all those other competing RF sources in the built up area. Nicely done.

[@alessandrosalernoas]

a lot of risk! use boosters, your flights will be better

[@pate10solowco]

my favorite video of drones :)

[@akinoshoko4258]

I am late to the party, but I have to say THAT - WAS - EPIC ! Really couldn't imagine I'd watch it from start to finish, but I was gripped! Glad you made it, well done, and thanks for the philosophical advice at the end.