That's not quite the range of the Phantom 3 Professional, which managed 2,500 feet without issue, but it's better than the 1,000 feet I got with the Phantom 3 Standard in open space and the 400 feet it managed in suburbia.
Medical specialists with a public voice like Dr. Oz should absolutely be encouraging people who are sleepy to sleep more. However, arbitrarily applying eight hours to everyone is actually harming people who simply need less sleep, or those who actually need more than eight hours.
It means that since most adults need 8-9 hours of sleep, they will need about 1.6-1.8 hours of deep sleep to feel fully functional next day. However, the time of deep sleep is changed and that's mainly due to the change in the sleep need of different group of people. For instance: Age Group.