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3 AXIS CAMERA GIMBAL STABILIZER.  IT CAN RESIST LEVEL 5 WINDS UP TO 24 MPH
AND TAKE OFF AT A MAXIMUM ALTITUDE OF 13,123 FEET 4,000 METERS, SO YOUR
FOOTAGE IS STABLE EVEN WHEN FLYING ALONG A WINDY COASTLINE OR HIGH ABOVE A
FOREST.  THE DRONES SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDE GPS AND A RETURN TO HOME BUTTON
ON THE CONTROLLER IN CASE YOU LOSE SIGHT OF IT, WHICH IS EASY TO DO BECAUSE
IT IS SO SMALL, AND AT THE 400 FOOT MAXIMUM ALTITUDE, YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE
TO HEAR IT, EITHER.  IT HAS SENSORS UNDERNEATH TO PREVENT CRASH LANDINGS
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BUT NO LATERAL SENSORS LIKE THE MORE EXPENSIVE DJI DRONES HAVE.  SO PROGRAM
A MINIMUM FLIGHT ALTITUDE BEFORE YOU PRESS THAT RETURN TO HOME BUTTON MINE
IS SET TO 100 FEET, SO WHEN I PRESS THE RETURN TO HOME BUTTON, THE DRONE
CLIMBS TO THAT ALTITUDE BEFORE RETURNING TO ITS TAKEOFF POSITION, THEN IT
DESCENDS.  ITS ALSO WISE TO USE A FOLDABLE LANDING TARGET, ABOUT 10 TO 20
ON AMAZON, WHICH WOULD KEEP THE ROTORS FROM CUTTING THE GRASS WHEN LANDING,
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