The very rough rule of thumb is that flying at 400 ft, you typically need around 1 image per acre, so 3000 images will enable you to map pretty large areas (3000 acres). In these situations, it's wise to ask what the output of the data will be - if you have 10K images at 400 ft (and hence around 10K acres), what software suite do you plan to import that data into? Your finished product can often be achieved easier and with more quality by splitting up the mission into a few smaller flights. More details in this article: Mapping Large areas.
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