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.
Infants generally require about 16 hours a day, while teenagers need about 9 hours on average. For most adults, 7 to 8 hours a night appears to be the best amount of sleep, although some people may need as few as 5 hours or as many as 10 hours of sleep each day. Women in the first 3 months of pregnancy often need several more hours of sleep than usual.