so i know youre not supposed to fly near powerlines and yeah yeah i know. but im trying to do some inspection work on a property and theres a row of distribution lines running along the edge of the field. not transmission towers, just the standard neighborhood distribution lines, probably 7600V single phase stuff based on the poles.

curious what peoples actual experience is with this. ive read everything from its totally fine stay 30 feet away to it will fry your electronics. seems like a lot of it is anecdotal. im using an autel evo 2 pro if that matters, ocusync equivalent is their skylink system. planning to stay at least 50 feet lateral distance from the lines and not fly directly over them.

the compass interference is what im more worried about than the signal honestly ? had a compass error freak out near a metal building once and that was not fun

compass is definitely your bigger concern not the rf signal. distribution lines at that voltage dont put out enough rf to realistically cause link issues at 50ft, the magnetic field is the thing. ive done utility corridor work and the rule of thumb we use is if the compass shows more than like 10-15 degrees variance from known heading youre too close. do a compass calibration away from the lines first, then watch your heading indicator as you approach. if it starts drifting back off.

also worth switching to atti mode manually if you get a compass error mid flight rather than letting the failsafe handle it ? way more controllable that way if you know what youre doing

i flew maybe 40 feet from some lines once doing roof footage and it was fine but honestly i was sweating the whole time. the drone was totally stable but i kept expecting something to go wrong. probaly not the most useful data point lol. just be ready to take manual control fast if anything looks off is all i would say