embayweather
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Some interesting thoughts there thank you. Perhaps I should clarify mine a bit more, I can certainly believe the craft itself can cope with wind and gust without structural failure. I was more concerne about me as the pilot (although my own structure is failing already). I have tried ATTI mode on my P3pro and P4Pro, on the beach where I normally fly. Mean wind speed 15 mph with gusts is about my own ,imit with the 3 , a little higher with the 4. Perhaps that is down to my own poor skills , lack of practice or similar. I am trying to build this by flying as much as I can. However, I am studying to get my PfCO from the CAA, and part of that is thati red to write an operations manual, covering amongst other things the type of aircraft, it specs, emergency procedures and the like. DJI have said a force 4 is the limit for a drone, which i can include but not the gusts. Especially in ATTI mode control, as we all know, is substantially more difficult. It thus appears that the point I would say it is not safe to fly in ATTI mode would depend on my own skills and nothing more. The practical flight test I be,I eve is conducted almost entirely in ATTI mode, so even that would be limited unless I can develop the necessary skills.
Of course it is desirable to do so, to be able to control the craft in an emergency. But there would be other repercussions too if my judgement is poor. For example if I were to put I could fly in ATTI mode up to ,say, 20 mph in the manual but actually could not my insurers might not look too kindly in a claim we're into hit someone/something as a consequence.
Fro what I have seen I believe we all have a similar view, I.e. fly within your own limits whatever they are and practice, practic, practice to improve them.
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