Flying mavic over fog today

[marky153]

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[ivanpg]

Looks great , what height is that ? Isnt it a bit dangerous to flight through the fog or it was okay ?

 

[sbishop1488]

Tried it once and although it looked great after getting it down and finding it covered in moisture that put me off doing it again. Perhaps if it was a thin layer I might but I went up to 400 ft and only just broke through. Looks class though doesn't it...

 

[j4gu4r]

Looks good, but what about "line of sight" ?

 

[Dabrain]

Did you go straight up and come back down, because flying around without vlos or fps seems scary. I guess if there wasn't anything to hit when you got below the fog then you could get a reference. Looks kind of cool though.

 

[FlyGuy8675309]

Looks good, but what about "line of sight" ?

I was going to say "You must be new here.". Then I checked. You are new! LOL - Well, welcome to the forum.
In fairness, we don't know what country the OP was flying over. Could have been a legit op.

Back OT:
Flying in the fog at night looks cool with a some steady burn LED running lights and a bunch of strobes going - has that James Cameron effect. :-0 But even with all of that it gets lost QUICK if you go up to high. And yes it gets covered in water. Keep the flight short. And keep a towel handy, as you always should!

 

[wxperson]

has anyone done a LOS survey. i.e. what % of folks ALWAYS have LOS vs. not?

Perhaps a survey many folks would not want to participate in

 

[geigy]

Nice video! Technically you should not fly in fog, but I would never say that to anyone.

 

[Brojon]

I always think it looks kinda mysterious over clouds. Fun!
As far as the legality comments - you'll find these folks everywhere.
Seems a lot of folks would like to wear a badge and love to call people out for "infractions of the rules/law".
Best learn to just let those comments go by - not worth tangling with the sanctimonious.
Welcome!

 

[Brojon]

Flying in the fog at night looks cool with a some steady burn LED running lights and a bunch of strobes going - has that James Cameron effect. :-0 But even with all of that it gets lost QUICK if you go up to high. And yes it gets covered in water. Keep the flight short. And keep a towel handy, as you always should!

You're not kidding - I went into a low fog to see how high it went and the camera was useless with condensation. The internal heat pretty much kept that part dry but the outside was soaked.

 

[51 Drones]

has anyone done a LOS survey. i.e. what % of folks ALWAYS have LOS vs. not?

Perhaps a survey many folks would not want to participate in

Someone just posted a VLOS survey. I'm guessing the majority will vote: "I plead the 5th"

 

[51 Drones]

Dense fog advisory in our area today. I hope to get it up. Had a couple of runs in the past, and yes, it gets very wet. I set it in front of the fan for a day afterwards, just to be sure.

 

[Adamcain112]

Dense fog advisory in our area today. I hope to get it up. Had a couple of runs in the past, and yes, it gets very wet. I set it in front of the fan for a day afterwards, just to be sure.

You have problems getting it up when ita foggy out. Weather can do strange things sorry i had to.