Well, to be more specific, its not just a matter of where the camera is pointed, but if the camera is running in to anything. Max distance over head is fine until you go in to a building or a cave or have an intervening structure between the camera and where you're trying to drop your pie plate, but you have those worries with any camera angle. Its not a perfect method, but its an option for people who REALLY want to drop blizzards, volleys, rain of fires, death and decays, hurricanes, etc.