A quick range-envelope check for unfamiliar flying locations
New launch points, unfamiliar terrain, that ridge you've been eyeing: flying somewhere new is the fun part. The free Range Analysis Map gives you a modeled view of how wind, battery state, and reserve settings shape reach before you take off. Free. No account.
Free Range Analysis Map · No account to start · iOS & Android
You know your home field by heart. Somewhere new, it's harder to judge
And the stuff that's harder to judge (wind, terrain, a tired pack) is the stuff that affects expected return margin.
New spot, no feel for it
Your home field's range is muscle memory. A new launch point, over unfamiliar ground, is harder to judge by eye.
Wind changes the math
A breeze that's nothing on the way out is a wall on the way back. Tailwind out, headwind home, and the spec-sheet number reflects neither.
Battery age shifts the numbers
An older pack doesn't have the range the label says. Worth knowing before you fly over water or a canyon.
See the modeled reach anywhere, not just your usual spot
Your range isn't a circle. The free Range Analysis Map, in your pocket.
See the reach here, not there
Pick your drone, set the battery, drop a pin, and the Range Analysis Map's wind-shaped envelope shows what's modeled as reachable from this spot in today's conditions. Planning a longer route? Import it and the Mission Analysis Map Pro evaluates it leg by leg.
See the wind's effect
Pull live conditions (Pro) or enter them by hand, and watch the return rings pull in along the wind while the one-way maximum reaches farther downwind: a modeled range, not a circle.
Account for battery age
Enter the cycle count to include modeled battery aging, and review the estimate against the selected reserve settings and your own operating margin.
Plan → Predict → Fly → Come home
Thirty seconds before you take off in a new place.
Plan
Your drone, the current battery level, the new spot as your launch point.
Predict
RangeSight draws the wind-shaped envelope on the map.
Fly
Explore that ridge, that shoreline, that field, while watching telemetry and conditions.
Come home
Monitor battery use and return with your operating reserve in mind.
Free is genuinely enough for most weekend flying
The Range Analysis Map and all 31 drone profiles cost nothing, no account, no ads, no catch. Pro is worth it once you plan longer routes or explore further out: the leg-by-leg Mission Analysis Map (RangeIQ+), one-tap live weather, offline map packs for the back-country, the Custom Drone Builder, and saved home locations for your regular spots. It's a 14-day free trial, then $12.99/mo or $99/yr.
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RangeSight is on iOS and Android, with a free Range Analysis Map and a 14-day Pro trial. Import the route, set the aircraft and mission conditions, and review expected performance leg by leg before you fly.