Hi,


I know this sounds obvious but........

I have a Kestrel 2000 Anonemeter that I use to check the wind speed direction and temp prior to every flight. What I also do at my rough flight level for the mission is check the wind speed using my P4P. I do this by checking the area is clear, put P4P directly above me, camera down to check. Switch to atti mode and monitor drift, using the speed indicator on the Go app for wind speed, the direction is whatever direction the p4p drifts. I have found that generally up to 25 m the two measurements are within 1kph (Kestrel and P4P).

so....in lieu of a wind meter, switch to atti mode and use the p4p to check the wind speed and direction in your area!!

Might help someone new to the sUAS game!

I might try this after I have a little more experience. Thanks for the tip.

That’s what I do as well.

Interesting, I will have to try that. Thanks for the info!

Just a side note:
I have found that you need a pretty good size of space to check the wind speed with this method. Just a cautionary statement for the new fliers.

What I do is check www.uavforecast.com at whatever elevation I plan to max.

  Then, if I'm tempted to fly, I check www.windy.com at whatever elevation I plan to max.

Yes, the atti method will work and there is an argument that it's best, but first you have to raise to the altitude you will be flying as there can be an enormous difference between wind speed at near ground level and wind speed at 400 feet, especially in hilly terrain.  Also the atti method uses up precious battery.  

Thanks