Thanks for all the replies... been swamped... I will look through these when things let up!!
Apologies if I came across as a complete ****... most of my friends say I am only a partial ****!!
;)
my batteries were charged a day or two prior to flying.... they are set to begin discharge by default after 10 days of sitting....
I fly large RC electric planes, (10S x 5000 mah 3 kw) so I have 15 years+ of living with LiPo batteries.
LiPos can become extremely pathetic and not have such a...
I flew the drone about a week before... I always verify 4 LEDs on the battery before I even insert the battery into the drone..
The batteries did not rapidly discharge... they would be rather hot if they drained that quick...
Good day.
My 2 year old Mavic Air, prolly 100 flights, did something this weekend it never did before.
In fact, it has been 100 percent reliable and trustworthy!
I took off with 93% battery... flew for about 1 and a half minutes and suddenly it goes into
emergency land mode. Started flashing a...
for me... the Mavic air is the sweet spot for video, stills, range, endurance and price...
I didn't want to buy used.. (Too often used = someone elses problem)
Unedited examples of video.... 1080P 60 fps as originally captured... I am not sure
how much de-resolution is added by youtube...
I have flown over my neighborhood a few times.... a loss of control at worst would crack a tile on someones roof or land in a pool... neighbors don't care... I am up and away not looking in windows!!
I had to exit porch sideways cuz of the fwd sensors!!
So.... all we need to do is look at the anti- gun crowd to see all the tactics to be employed against lawful drone users because of the occasional misdeed committed with a drone!
"Why do you need more than 10 drones?"
"You can only buy one drone a month"
"You must apply to the government for...