Matt-and-Riley
First Officer
Flight distance : 324442 ft
United Kingdom
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Nigel_ Posted at 2017-3-8 05:31
I've never had any issue flying on a partly charged battery, if I use the car charger then they often end up part charged, but it is important that when you take them out of storage you charge them to full before you fly with them.
If you fully charge them at the end of a weekend and then store them with a 3 day self discharge then they will spend nearly half their life at full charge. This will reduce their capacity more than just charging to between 50% and 75% at the end of a weekend. At a guess you will loose maybe an extra 1 minute flight time over a year, not really noticeable and not a problem but also not desirable.
Good point, mine do spend a lot of their time fully charged. I like to be ready when that rare break in the clouds happens I can get a quick flight in, if I wait for a charge it will start raining just as it finishes. Maybe worth the hit in performance.
In fact right now, been windy and drizzly all day, but now it's calm and dry. No time to charge, 2 ready to go already.
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