hallmark007
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Flight distance : 9827923 ft
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Sigmo Posted at 1-27 03:11
Fantastic effort and work and a great post. I do think wind must be the number ones reason people are losing their Minis.
I see that you're flying at sea level. I think the Mini might be even more intolerant of wind when flying at higher elevations. Does that make sense? Or do you think the lower density of the air helps as much as it hurts?
I think the main reason people are loosing their mini is because they are flying in winds it just can’t cope with, whether through ignorance or inexperience or both, it seems wind is the big reason we see so many being lost.
Yesterday I flew in wind 29kph at altitude of 30m and flying where I could see drone at all times no more than 300m, and it was quite pleasant to fly with very little cause for concern , if I had increased my altitude to 50m Mavic mini would not be able to cope as wind was now 49kph, so a rapid increase in wind small increase in altitude.
But having been around for most of dji new releases this is par for the course, most are patient and willing to learn to walk before they run, some don’t know but think they can go straight from opening the box and some are Mavericks who believe nothing ventured nothing gained, so long as everyone realizes that once they start it up and go flying they are now responsible .
I fly commercially a Matrice 200 surveying wind turbines just part time but much of the flying is done at high altitude, I haven’t noticed greatly the difference there is probably greater strain on the battery at higher altitude and motors are working that much harder, certainly flying in the mountains wind tends to swirl change direction so certainly for me VLOS is an absolute when flying in the mountains, the physics is something I’m not well equipped to discuss, but my experience growing up on the Atlantic and spending a lot of time on boats has given me a good knowledge of how wind works and what to look for when I’m out and about.
I think if users apply the parameters set down in their manual then they shouldn’t have problems with wind, if they want to risk higher winds the simply keep drone in sight it really gives so many more options when things go awry. |
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