One of the most appealing aspects to the Mavic, and why I pulled the trigger, is the ability to have it in the car with me at all times - as well as the virtual instant setup/launch time. But, given that I likely won't be using it every day - there's a good chance it'll sit unused for days at a time.
Thus, rolling up on a crash, storm, picture perfect sunset, or if the impulse hits to launch quickly, what are the odds the batteries will be ready to go? I know with the previous Phantoms (and presumably the Mavic), the batteries shouldn't be stored fully charged. In fact, with the smart batteries, they will self-discharge to 50% after a couple of days.
If those limitations/design features exist on the Mavic batteries, and we're not supposed to fly on anything other than a fully charged battery, I'm guessing having an always-ready-to-go Mavic is probably unrealistic.
Or, is there some way around this?
Thus, rolling up on a crash, storm, picture perfect sunset, or if the impulse hits to launch quickly, what are the odds the batteries will be ready to go? I know with the previous Phantoms (and presumably the Mavic), the batteries shouldn't be stored fully charged. In fact, with the smart batteries, they will self-discharge to 50% after a couple of days.
If those limitations/design features exist on the Mavic batteries, and we're not supposed to fly on anything other than a fully charged battery, I'm guessing having an always-ready-to-go Mavic is probably unrealistic.
Or, is there some way around this?