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Ice on blades - UK early morning flight

Andy

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Just took the Mavic out on its first flight on a frosty UK morning (- 2 degrees) and noticed ice on the props after flight.
The Mavic held solid throughout with not a single glitch.
 

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Cool, nice to know the Mavic stands its ground even in these conditions.
Next DIY, Mavic leading edge deicers :)
 
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Had some on my race quad's props when flying in freezing fog a couple of years ago, not that much though. That looks like a lot, I doubt a lot more is needed to turn the bird into a rock, you got lucky.

Maybe looking at the RPM in hover flight could give a useful indication in this case, e.g. land ASAP if it exceeds 7k or so...
 
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