Low temperature flying

[Tomcat]

I'm wondering at what temperature is too cold to fly. I'm up in Canada and we could have -40 C right now but it's not that cold right now.
I've gone up at -2 off my deck and gone inside the patio door (I live in the country)
Is a lower temperature not good for the Mavic or its battery? How cold is too cold?


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[msinger]

DJI recommends not flying in temperatures lower than 0 C in the Mavic specs. However, it is technically possible to fly in colder temperatures. You can find some cold weather flying tips here, here, and here.

 

[No1much]

I've heard of people flying below 0C, but keep in mind that freezing temperature or below, your battery efficiency is going to take a hit, and so might other parts of the drone. Keep the flights a little shorter than usual if you're in cold, and I just flat-out wouldn't fly if it's -10C or below. (That's me, though- at 20F or below, I try not to hang around outside for more than necessary tasks, and electronics don't seem to like that temperature either.)

Edit: What msinger said- those are sources I recognize from when I had this same question.

 

[ProfPaul]

DJI recommends not flying in temperatures lower than 0 C in the Mavic specs. However, it is technically possible to fly in colder temperatures. You can find some cold weather flying tips here, here, and here.

Thank you for the tips. I live in the Buffalo/Niagara area and have the same questions as @Tomcat.

 

[FlyGuy8675309]

Thank you for the tips. I live in the Buffalo/Niagara area and have the same questions as @Tomcat.

Yikes! If it was me, I'd take up indoor racing drones for the winter. It got down to 50* F here in Florida and I was bundled like that kid in Christmas story.