Winter is arriving fast, just a couple of tip to help flying in the cold. Ensure batteries are fully charged: Some drone batteries include technology that automatically discharges battery power after a certain period of inactivity. This maintenance feature helps extend the battery life, but if you haven’t flown for a few weeks it can be easy to forget that your batteries may no longer be at the levels you expect. Before you head out the door, take a minute to verify that your batteries are fully charged. Minimize heavy control inputs: Flying at high speeds or at full throttle requires a heavy current from the battery and can cause a sudden voltage drop. Avoiding full throttle, especially during the first few minutes of your flight, and minimizing heavy control inputs will help extend the flight time. Avoid draining the battery: Under normal weather conditions, maxing out the flight time and flying to a low battery level is common. But when you’re flying in cold weather, completely draining the battery can be risky. Fly until the battery drops to 30-40 percent capacity, and then bring the drone back down. Pack a few spare batteries if you know you’ll need a lot of time in the air. Bring a portable charger for your mobile device: Many popular drones stream live video to a mobile device on the controller. Remember that the battery in this device will also be impacted by cold weather. You may want to purchase a small portable charger to power up your mobile device if needed. Steer clear of precipitation Most drones aren’t waterproof and precipitation of any kind can damage the camera and gimbal, short out a motor, or cause other malfunctions to the drone or controller. If your drone does get caught in the rain or snow, land it as soon as possible. Make sure to dry off the props and body of the drone. In particularly cold weather.

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Hello and good day hallmark007. Thank you so much for writing and providing this information. Winter is coming, hope this helps more pilots in cold weather. Thank you for your support.

Thanks for sharing the information

Thanks for sharing, very useful!

Flysafely
Alex

Thanks for the info.  Had the Spark out today in pretty cold weather.

Laz22 Posted at 2018-12-13 11:19
Thanks for the info.  Had the Spark out today in pretty cold weather.

No problem fly safe.

Thank You for the good tips Captain Hallmark! Just in right time as always