Recent content by cpper

Thanks everyone for the numerous answers and explanations :) Yesterday the issue occurred again. I unfolded the drone and could feel the motor is again more difficult to turn by hand. As expected, when I tried to start the motors I got the "Motor unable to rotate" error message. Without going...

Recently I had a strange issue with my Mini 2, I hope that there is someone here that understands brushless motors and could explain what went wrong. So, this is what happened: In a beautiful morning, some days ago, I took my Mini 2 out to record some nice holiday footage. I landed the drone in...

In Youtube videos describing how to attach filters to the Mini's camera, it's recommended that you do so while the drone is turned off, so the gimbal doesn't "fight" you. When it comes to CPL and ND-PL filters that need to be rotated before flying, it's advised to do so while the drone is turned...

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Nice discussion, thanks guys :) A factor which would speak for a better efficiency at higher speeds is the basic fact that when flying faster, the drone communicates with the remote controller for a shorter period of time. Not sure how much battery the communication consumes, comparing to the...

@StantonZ Thanks for the advice. So, max speed in Normal mode. @spudster That's interesting to know, but that setup aims to achieve the longest flight time. I'm looking for greatest distance instead. @Grazuncle Exactly, I'd love to see that curve, and to know the explanation behind it.

Oh, I see what's going on, and just now I understood the final line in your first post. My fault. With x1, x2, and x3 I was referring to 3 unknown variables. I should have said x, y and z instead. I'm not aware of any consumption rates, this is what I'm trying to find out. English is not my...

Thanks Tom for the explanation. May I ask where do you got the data from (consumption / meter in each mode) ?

I have a Mini 2 drone and am wondering what is the most battery efficient speed to fly: - horizontally from point A to point B - vertically from altitude A to altitude B ,regardless of the time it takes to cover that distance, and in the same weather conditions. CINE mode at max speed of 6m/s...