Long time Mavic pilot, first time post...
…I thrash the heck out of my Mavic Pro having developed several uses beyond just taking images. I check station infrastructure like dams , tanks and perimeter fence while on the high ground in sports mode, exercise horses, guide the roos to more acceptable pastures and fang around with Galahs at Sunset.
I’m in a fortunate position to run my drone on 1200+ acres in uncontrolled airspace in country South Australia. As a result, I fly the original Mavic with all the safeties off and regularly ascend to 1000ft+, deploying atmospheric devices as part of my profession and research. The deployment system is of my own design and build, weighs in at 27grams, one moving part using a ‘physics switch’ for on command release and deployment, independent of the aircraft’s operating system. Max contained payload @ 250 grams with minimum loss of performance. I've performed over 200 deployments of 200 to 250 gram payload with no issues to date...up until now.
Heres the rub… Lately, I've been getting overspeed and battery warnings so I backed off on the throttle 10% when ascending, which returns all the battery conditions back to nominal. I’m still running the original set of three batteries @ 200 cycles each. If this is considered extreme usage, thinking that might be a hint that these might be on the way out….even a fire hazard.
Battery life and usage....is it directly related to unpredictable volatility? Should I be concerned as the Mavic is the best part of my bushfire survival plan....
…I thrash the heck out of my Mavic Pro having developed several uses beyond just taking images. I check station infrastructure like dams , tanks and perimeter fence while on the high ground in sports mode, exercise horses, guide the roos to more acceptable pastures and fang around with Galahs at Sunset.
I’m in a fortunate position to run my drone on 1200+ acres in uncontrolled airspace in country South Australia. As a result, I fly the original Mavic with all the safeties off and regularly ascend to 1000ft+, deploying atmospheric devices as part of my profession and research. The deployment system is of my own design and build, weighs in at 27grams, one moving part using a ‘physics switch’ for on command release and deployment, independent of the aircraft’s operating system. Max contained payload @ 250 grams with minimum loss of performance. I've performed over 200 deployments of 200 to 250 gram payload with no issues to date...up until now.
Heres the rub… Lately, I've been getting overspeed and battery warnings so I backed off on the throttle 10% when ascending, which returns all the battery conditions back to nominal. I’m still running the original set of three batteries @ 200 cycles each. If this is considered extreme usage, thinking that might be a hint that these might be on the way out….even a fire hazard.
Battery life and usage....is it directly related to unpredictable volatility? Should I be concerned as the Mavic is the best part of my bushfire survival plan....