Farthest North describes the most northerly latitude reached by explorers before the conquest of the North Pole rendered the expression obsolete.
I took the title and definition of this post from Wikipedia. I am curious to hear from fellow Mavic pilots about their experiences flying in the Arctic and how far north people have flown. I have come across several great posts that discuss some of the challenges (temperatures, magnetic compass errors, poor GPS reception, etc.). Many of these posts have been extremely helpful. However, sometimes in these posts people only give vague descriptions of how far north they were when they ran into issues or challenges. Or ask for advice before heading north, but do not provide feedback on their experiences. Below are a collection of threads that I have reviewed so far:
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From the reading above, it seems that the majority of people flying in the north are visiting photographers/videographers. I am most interested in hearing from users who have flown pre-planned mapping missions. I have worked with others who have flown other brand drones up to 69⁰ N with no issues. Our team will be flying in northern Canada at around 80⁰ N near the Eureka weather station on Ellesmere Island for a future sea ice research project flying a Mavic and an M210 and I was hoping to be able to fly a pre-planned flight grid mission. Based on the valuable feedback from this forum, I am getting the feeling that I need to start doing more practice in attempting to fly grid flights in ATTI mode! This will add greatly add to the complexity of the missions. I have found a few brief postings discussing this and would love to hear more from those with experience flying in extreme northern latitudes to get an idea of what I can expect.
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Thanks in advance!
I took the title and definition of this post from Wikipedia. I am curious to hear from fellow Mavic pilots about their experiences flying in the Arctic and how far north people have flown. I have come across several great posts that discuss some of the challenges (temperatures, magnetic compass errors, poor GPS reception, etc.). Many of these posts have been extremely helpful. However, sometimes in these posts people only give vague descriptions of how far north they were when they ran into issues or challenges. Or ask for advice before heading north, but do not provide feedback on their experiences. Below are a collection of threads that I have reviewed so far:
Flying above arctic circle
Hello guys, I’m planning a trip to Lofoten and wanted to bring my Mavic with me. Despite the temperature that will be a problem, I also heard about some problems that could occur due to the interferences of Earth’s magnetic field. I know the drone assume to be flying over a vector of...
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M2P in extreme cold
In a couple of weeks I’ll be covering a car rally going up past the Arctic Circle and likely will have temps around -25/30F. I can keep the batteries warm until flight time but am wondering if I need to use the enterprise heated batteries. Anyone have experience in similar conditions. Thanks.
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What are "polar areas"?
According to the Mavic Manual, flights in P-mode in "polar areas" are not possible (page 50). I was flying in northern Finland and experienced quite frequent drops from GPS to Atti mode in mid flight, and GPS was not recovered for 1-2 minutes - quite scary. Analysing the log files, I noticed GPS...
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Flying Above the Arctic Circle - Compass Issues
I'm planning some treks in Iceland/Greenland in June/July and am hoping to bring along the P3A. Magnetic north and true north will be a long way off, particularly from where I'm traveling in Greenland. Does anyone have experience flying this far north? Do I need to be concerned about compass...
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A short explanation of compass function, calibration and errors.
The sky for the info. Especially the pre flight things to check. I have made it point to check the orientation on the map but not the interference screen. Paul C
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From the reading above, it seems that the majority of people flying in the north are visiting photographers/videographers. I am most interested in hearing from users who have flown pre-planned mapping missions. I have worked with others who have flown other brand drones up to 69⁰ N with no issues. Our team will be flying in northern Canada at around 80⁰ N near the Eureka weather station on Ellesmere Island for a future sea ice research project flying a Mavic and an M210 and I was hoping to be able to fly a pre-planned flight grid mission. Based on the valuable feedback from this forum, I am getting the feeling that I need to start doing more practice in attempting to fly grid flights in ATTI mode! This will add greatly add to the complexity of the missions. I have found a few brief postings discussing this and would love to hear more from those with experience flying in extreme northern latitudes to get an idea of what I can expect.
Arctic compass issues DJI drones
HI - I'm posting here in part because its gotten harder to search for this issue due to the "Arctic White" models. My issue is flying in North Greenland - we're well above the magnetic pole. I'm currently using a Mavic Pro, and have the same issue many working this far north do. The compass...
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Flying drone in high latitudes
Hey folks, I do a lot of flying of my Mavic in polar regions - specifically in Northern Canada, where we're quite close to the magnetic north pole. For a couple years I've been making surface mosaics flying in a grid (like w/ Pix4D or similar). Problem is any quick movements or breezes knock...
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Thanks in advance!
