Kloo Gee
Second Officer
Flight distance : 16783757 ft
United States
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I think you will find that almost everybody gets somewhere around 12 minutes of flight time with their Spark. DJI's claimed 16 minute flight time is under perfect conditions that nobody flies with: "no wind at a consistent 12.4 mph (20 kph)".
In the real world, nobody is flying at a consistent 12.4 mph for the entire duration with absolutely no wind. They are starting/stopping, raising/lowering, slowing/speeding, turning/banking, etc, etc. I would also assume they don't test with the propeller guards on due to the increased drag and weight, but I don't think they specify whether that is the case or not.
In my experience, no matter what I do, I'm still going to get in the 12-13 min flight range. So I don't worry about it, I just go fly and pop in another battery when the current one runs out!
Good luck and have fun!
-D
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