Make: Guide

Our flight tests evaluated battery life, image quality and stability, flight distance, air speed, and handling. For battery life and image assessment, we filmed aerial time-lapse video of a fixed point to gauge movement while measuring overall flight time. For distance, we flew over the property’s grape vines and trails to determine where reception would drop. The air speed test involved measuring the elapsed time going from a hover to a point 400 feet away on multiple runs, then averaging the results. Drone handling leveraged the shared experience and expertise of the testers.