I was out today as my son says giving it all. was very impressed with how fast the I2 can go if you push it hard. I wanted to see just how fast this will fly before the restriction are added.

Mine is 69mph.

Weather conditions?  Height?  Flying both directions?  Measured with the app only?  Camera attached?

69 dude!

Flying yesterday. Temp about 48 F, wind approx. 5-7 kts.  No camera attached.   Downwind, max speed indicated on Go 4 app =65 mph.  Upwind, 45 mph.  Average approx 55 mph.

DJ, 69 mph that is hauling some a$$ but Takeoff Battery 61%?  What were the Tips:1 and the Warnings:3 ?  

Weather misty and 21C, No measurable wind, during test was 65 feet. I was impressed by the 0 to 60MPH the nose went down and off it went.

I had to edit your post for the language.

Mark Guille Posted at 2017-3-1 07:32
69 dude!

93.1 Mark !!

donnie

93.1 MPH Dr Jon ...... and I was actually still  going faster till I got nervous and backed off the throttle .  Oh ...... I did have a slight tailwind .....

Donnie Stugots Posted at 2017-3-2 09:09
93.1 Mark !!

donnie

The gauntlet is down sir!

Mark Guille Posted at 2017-3-2 09:23
The gauntlet is down sir!

Bring It baby , Lets see what you got ..........

donnie
Just so you know who you are dealiing with Here , I am of course the Bald Dude ......   INCONCEIVABLE !

Donnie Stugots Posted at 2017-3-2 09:27
Bring It baby , Lets see what you got ..........

donnie

You might just have to try harder next time Donnie!

Donnie Stugots Posted at 2017-3-2 09:27
Bring It baby , Lets see what you got ..........

donnie

From how I've seen you help with firmware update issues, this seems pretty accurate.

DJI-Jamie Posted at 2017-3-2 11:48
From how I've seen you help with firmware update issues, this seems pretty accurate.

Ever heard of Plato , Aristotle , Socrates .........morons-  compared to my brains.  
LOL

donnie

Coigreach Posted at 2017-3-2 10:08
You might just have to try harder next time Donnie!

And how did you just happen to go 93.2  MPH ....... just . 1 mph over your old pal Donnie ...

You dont happen to know my friends    "Cut"  and "Paste" by any chance do ya ......

LOL

donnie

I accept the challenge i will wait until the next windy day and try to copy

On a side note. When the I2 is in top speed with the camera gimbal fitted reports the error at almost every turn when you change direction in fact you cant see the sky anymore and only the FPV camera is still giving a view of where your flying. The reason i mention this is if your chasing a car / bike and filming at these speeds you cant  be directly behind and need some height to still keep it in the frame.   

I have been asked to make a short advert film of a new Chinese full hybrid sports car and the speed test I did was to see what are the maximums i can expect. The 80mph speeds have been agreed with the customer and i can hit that almost as fast as the sports car.

Just waiting for a nice sunny day as its been raining most days last weeks.

A press release photo

Dr Jon Posted at 2017-3-2 17:36
A press release photo

You guys are very  funny!!!  

My top speed is 630Knots  with a tailwinds at Mach .86

If theres a SR71 pilot out there!!! He or she can top all of us!!!

I had to add my  two cents "DONNIE"

nazar404.yahoo Posted at 2017-3-2 18:11
You guys are very  funny!!!  

My top speed is 630Knots  with a tailwinds at Mach .86

I love it , drop your 2 cents anytime my friend !!
630 Knots..........I laugh in your general direction ........LOL

donnie

Dr Jon Posted at 2017-3-2 17:31
I accept the challenge i will wait until the next windy day and try to copy

On a side note. When the I2 is in top speed with the camera gimbal fitted reports the error at almost every turn when you change direction in fact you cant see the sky anymore and only the FPV camera is still giving a view of where your flying. The reason i mention this is if your chasing a car / bike and filming at these speeds you cant  be directly behind and need some height to still keep it in the frame.   

Cool , keep us posted, sounds like a fun project !

donnie

Hi Jon
I wonder if the new FW will change the high speed capability of the I2?  Have you installed it yet?

donnie is way faster than me...  I will need to see if I can even come close to you guys

Rich

I have updated but plagued with issues right now from the update, also don't have a good day to give him a run for his money as there is no wind to give me any assistance
  

Donnie Stugots Posted at 2017-3-2 13:33
And how did you just happen to go 93.2  MPH ....... just . 1 mph over your old pal Donnie ...

You dont happen to know my friends    "Cut"  and "Paste" by any chance do ya ......

okay need to know the ground rules for Sunday..

did you use decent to increase your forward speed? (fly high and fly fast forward and down)
did you have camera fitted?
Outside temp?

what warning messages?

I am looking at the sharp turns at that speed. Great way to damage your airframe.

Donnie Stugots Posted at 2017-3-2 13:33
And how did you just happen to go 93.2  MPH ....... just . 1 mph over your old pal Donnie ...

You dont happen to know my friends    "Cut"  and "Paste" by any chance do ya ......

Donnie me cut and paste? NEVER!

Donnie Stugots Posted at 2017-3-2 09:15
93.1 MPH Dr Jon ...... and I was actually still  going faster till I got nervous and backed off the throttle .  Oh ...... I did have a slight tailwind .....

Hey folks, been out of it for a bit.  A bit late to the party.  Question, how the hell did anyone get their I2s to go this fast??  

Down hill!  Remember, 'Gravity Sucks'!!!

Coigreach Posted at 2017-3-4 09:59
Donnie me cut and paste? NEVER!

You are a clever one !!!

donnie

Dr Jon Posted at 2017-3-4 04:13
okay need to know the ground rules for Sunday..

did you use decent to increase your forward speed? (fly high and fly fast forward and down)

My speed was from going upwind and fighting It hard and then flying like a bat out of Hell when I turned  and came back downwind  .  No downward inclination at all .

That was crazy fast and it would have gone faster but I thought , this is NUTS and backed off . It did look very cool though whizzing by about 150 feet off the deck ! I have honestly only done this once , I had no idea the winds were that strong that day ......good times .

donnie

NJ Flying Slow  Posted at 2017-3-4 10:31
Hey folks, been out of it for a bit.  A bit late to the party.  Question, how the hell did anyone get their I2s to go this fast??

See post# 31 of mine , that is How  I did it anyway .



donnie  

Ok folks, well I haven't flown my little girl since last week in VT.  Today I upgraded her with all of the latest stuff, calibrated the compass and took her out.  She seems wobbly and bouncing for some reason.  I may have to calibrate the compass again.  But I took her around and she didn't seem as stable as she used to be.  Also the top speed seemed to significantly diminish and I topped out (was a tad windy) at around 80KM/h.  My previous top with a little tail was 110.  Only took her out once, I hope to take her out again.  I just finished calibrating the IMU.  Any feedback would be nice.

93 mph! wow!  I managed 71mph.  Level flight with a tail wind.

I can see we are not comparing like for like. Mine was done on an Inspire 2 with camera... but some are from Inspire 1 with wind assistance.

Maybe we should define some ground rules to compare apple with apple?  

Blackwood Posted at 2017-3-6 13:31
93 mph! wow!  I managed 71mph.  Level flight with a tail wind.

It was a bit scary was it was still picking up speed, I am not going to do that again .......and getting it home in that wind was lets say ....Interesting to say the least .

It really gets downwind in a hurry with that type of wind, (It did not seem that bad at ground level )

donnie

Dr Jon Posted at 2017-3-6 19:48
I can see we are not comparing like for like. Mine was done on an Inspire 2 with camera... but some are from Inspire 1 with wind assistance.

Maybe we should define some ground rules to compare apple with apple?

You could have  an  Inspire 1 record and an  Inspire 2 record .

You could also have it with and without tail wind . Or wind speeds below 5MPH  to indicate ,little or no wind and over 5 Mph to 25 MPH to indicate wind.  

I swear when I did mine  (90mph + )  it was a bit  windy but at altitude it must have been MUCH windier (But must have been 25 MPH wind in hindsight  )

donnie

Donnie Stugots Posted at 2017-3-7 06:04
You could have  an  Inspire 1 record and an  Inspire 2 record .

You could also have it with and without tail wind . Or wind speeds below 5MPH  to indicate ,little or no wind and over 5 Mph to 25 MPH to indicate wind.  

As this is the Inspire 2 then clearly Donnie should be illiminated (or exterminated) which ever i'm not sure..lol

Coigreach Posted at 2017-3-7 08:49
As this is the Inspire 2 then clearly Donnie should be illiminated (or exterminated) which ever i'm not sure..lol

"eliminated or exterminated" ......that is a tough choice!

LOL

donnie

Today i went out to try the new firmware ensure all is okay for my filming the new car on Sunday. No mater how hard i hit the stick in Sports mode I cant get her faster than 50 mph (80 kph) WEB SITE SAYS 58MPH but i was geeting much more.

I noticed the tilt angle has changed as before if i pushed her hard the error message "end of gimbal track" doesn't appear anymore. I didn't notice the change as listed in the release notes.

Donnie Stugots Posted at 2017-3-7 06:04
You could have  an  Inspire 1 record and an  Inspire 2 record .

You could also have it with and without tail wind . Or wind speeds below 5MPH  to indicate ,little or no wind and over 5 Mph to 25 MPH to indicate wind.  

yes winds aloft account for many things that drone pilots have happen    It is normal to not think about how the winds change once you get up a few hundred feet.  

Rich  

Dr Jon Posted at 2017-3-11 00:19
Today i went out to try the new firmware ensure all is okay for my filming the new car on Sunday. No mater how hard i hit the stick in Sports mode I cant get her faster than 50 mph (80 kph) WEB SITE SAYS 58MPH but i was geeting much more.

I noticed the tilt angle has changed as before if i pushed her hard the error message "end of gimbal track" doesn't appear anymore. I didn't notice the change as listed in the release notes.

Hi Jon

This is disappointing news !! I hope you get to try again and see if you can get some more speed.  I wonder if we can get DJI to comment on this subject?  They dropped the speed on the Inspire 1 also with FW early on....  I was counting on the extra speed of the Inspire 2

Rich