When I fly over 200 feet and above, the high wind cautionary message pops up randomly. I usually pull the Spark back and land since I'd bit worry about that it'll fly away and not retrievable. Is this something that I should really worry about or it's the norm when operating a drone in general?

Also, does the wind speed reduced in higher altitude in general?

Thanks.

James

It's a good warning to pay attention to and proceed with caution. But yes it's normal. But I haven't been restricted going any higher or farther.

Wind warnings are set a bit soft on dji aircraft, usually when you fly over 7 m/s they will pop up , just be careful unless you are in a wind that’s moving aircraft around while you have good gps you should be ok . Also by reducing your altitude wind will be lighter.

Wind speed increases in higher altitude in general.
You can see wind forecast for different heights here:
https://www.windy.com/
https://www.uavforecast.com/

tcase Posted at 2017-10-5 09:30
It's a good warning to pay attention to and proceed with caution. But yes it's normal. But I haven't been restricted going any higher or farther.

Thanks for the advice, tcase.

hallmark007 Posted at 2017-10-5 09:34
Wind warnings are set a bit soft on dji aircraft, usually when you fly over 7 m/s they will pop up , just be careful unless you are in a wind that’s moving aircraft around while you have good gps you should be ok . Also by reducing your altitude wind will be lighter.

Hi hallmark007, thank you, but the thing is, if I don't have a visual of the craft anymore, due to high attitude, it's hard to gauge if the wind is actually moving the craft around erratically. I supposed that I can rely on the video feed from the phone but not sure if there's a better way to do this.

djiuser_gjLUHKA Posted at 2017-10-5 09:43
Wind speed increases in higher altitude in general.
You can see wind forecast for different heights here:
https://www.windy.com/

Thanks djiuser_gjLUHKA, This is helpful. I will bookmark them.

jcgoobee Posted at 2017-10-5 09:55
Hi hallmark007, thank you, but the thing is, if I don't have a visual of the craft anymore, due to high attitude, it's hard to gauge if the wind is actually moving the craft around erratically. I supposed that I can rely on the video feed from the phone but not sure if there's a better way to do this.

Well if it’s out of sight and getting wind warnings my advice is to lower craft , better safe than sorry, we are expected to fly VLOS.

I live at 8000 ft/2500m in the Rocky Mountains in the US and don't often see high wind alerts on either my Phantom 3 or Spark.  But when I do see them, I pay attention to them and bring the drone home as quickly as possible.  In the Rockies, we can get very high winds and I've had one situation flying at over 11,500 ft/3400 m where the wind got so high that my Phantom barely had enough power to fight back through the wind to get to my home point.

So, as recommended above, pay attention to this warning.

hallmark007 Posted at 2017-10-5 10:04
Well if it’s out of sight and getting wind warnings my advice is to lower craft , better safe than sorry, we are expected to fly VLOS.

Hello hallmark007, thanks again for the advice (for a newbie). Really appreciate it.

jcgoobee Posted at 2017-10-5 10:07
Hello hallmark007, thanks again for the advice (for a newbie). Really appreciate it.

Just one other thing forgot to mention when flying in windy conditions, always start flight into wind you don’t want to be returning into a strong wind it can really slow your craft down.

hallmark007 Posted at 2017-10-5 10:13
Just one other thing forgot to mention when flying in windy conditions, always start flight into wind you don’t want to be returning into a strong wind it can really slow your craft down.

Yes, I learned that lesson the hard way last year!

hallmark007 Posted at 2017-10-5 10:13
Just one other thing forgot to mention when flying in windy conditions, always start flight into wind you don’t want to be returning into a strong wind it can really slow your craft down.

Hi hallmark007:  WOW, this is extremely helpful and makes sense. I will definitely keep that in mind. I can't thank you enough!!!!!! Many thanks for educating this newbie (me).

James