How fast do you fly?

[Former Member]

Im taking a poll to see how fast members fly, and why you choose to fly the speed that you do.

Personally, I fly just like an old lady drives. Take off slowly, never punch it, brake gradually, and almost never use sport mode.

How do you fly? Please feel free to comment, and if you like this this thread, please click "like" at the bottom of this post.

 

[Idrach]

I fly slowly whenever I am trying to do something but sometimes switch it to sport mode for fun.

 

[Jayfdee]

I use mine for video, and slow is best. Only used sport once or twice just to test it.

 

[KimAllen]

At this point, I'm mostly flying in Sport Mode, but I'm out in the boondocks, treating it like the R/C planes I fly out here.

I'm still exploring the abilities of my Mavic Pro II (slow learner), and will probably be switching back and forth between modes once I catch up with my buds to video their R/C planes and helicopters.

Love these things, and just received my new Mavic Zoom and Smart Controller!

Kim

 

[AnzacJack]

I’ve selected slow most of the time, but do occasionally enter sport mode to get to area of interest.

 

[old man mavic]

to be honest i have never even tried sport mode ,guess i am a coward ,but have never felt the need for it ,if i want to wiz around the sky i use one of my older drones for that switch GPS off go in high speed and let it rip im lucky i guess

 

[MichiganMavic]

to be honest i have never even tried sport mode ,guess i am a coward ,but have never felt the need for it ,if i want to wiz around the sky i use one of my older drones for that switch GPS off go in high speed and let it rip im lucky i guess

I would suggest that you at least try it just so you know how this particular bird reacts in the time of need. This way, you can do it when it’s most comfortable, not in an emergency [emoji6]

 

[nigel]

i fly in sports mode mostly only fly on the football pitches behind me i am not really into photos so use it for recreation mostly, to scared to fly it away to far from me only up to 200mts away

 

[old man mavic]

I would suggest that you at least try it just so you know how this particular bird reacts in the time of need. This way, you can do it when it’s most comfortable, not in an emergency [emoji6]

as i understand it sport mode still has GPS lock its just the sensors that are disabled because it pitches forwards at a higher angle of attack plus it flys faster as well i hope thats right correct me if i am wrong

 

[charliesRig]

It's like if you take your car to the mechanic and he ask a cringe worthy question about brake usage
and rear tire wear.!
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Rob I don't think I want to answer your question about
"how fast I fly".!
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Never rarely fly in sports mode (40mph) because of battery warnings
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As of late I fly with avoidance sensors turned off and as such at full tilt boogy
Max speed (30mph)
A lot of float....
feels like I'm flying on a ball
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....cR
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[Mav.phant.inspire]

40% sport 50% p/apas mode 10% tripod

I love watching how fast it goes and brakes(not breaks!)
Does anybody think it really wears on motors, esc’s etc. ?

 

[old man mavic]

40% sport 50% p/apas mode 10% tripod

I love watching how fast it goes and brakes(not breaks!)
Does anybody think it really wears on motors, esc’s etc. ?

i would imagine that it does stress the air frame and the ESCs and motors to some extent over and above what the design parameters were, i suppose it depends how long you want it to last, it is really a camera drone and not designed to be chucked around the sky plus the possibility of damaging the gimbal

 

[Mav.phant.inspire]

Hmm. Great input, i’d like to see examples of Mavics wearing out before I slow down though.

 

[Former Member]

Hmm. Great input, i’d like to see examples of Mavics wearing out before I slow down though.

They wear out very quickly after they hit the ground doing 50 miles per hour. [emoji6]

 

[Mav.phant.inspire]

They wear out very quickly after they hit the ground doing 50 miles per hour. [emoji6]

True
I mainly fly in sport at 100 metres high when I’m trying to get somewhere. I mean usage not abuseage wear[emoji6]

 

[Mossiback]

I fly in P mode with OA turned off. It gets me a speed between P & S without the over-sensitive sticks of S mode.

 

[Johnmcl7]

I keep sports mode for emergencies such as winds being too strong for the drone to come home, I have experimented with it briefly to see how the drone behaves but other than that I don't use it. I noticed when I bought my first mavic and I was doing a lot of reading that there were a noticeable number of crashes where people were caught out in sports mode.

I'm quite happy with the drone in in P mode as it does what I need.

as i understand it sport mode still has GPS lock its just the sensors that are disabled because it pitches forwards at a higher angle of attack plus it flys faster as well i hope thats right correct me if i am wrong

That is correct and in addition because of the higher speeds the Mavic can need quite a bit more distance to slow down and stop which I can easily see why it can end up with a crash.