Icing and rain damage prevention (Mavic 3)

[MS Coast]

I use and subscribe to the UAV Forecast app. It has temperature settings including wind chill, relative humidity, dew point, and temperature dew point spread. Once you understand the parameters, and set them suitably, the app will automatically tell you when it's not safe to fly. Every pilot flying in inclement weather needs to understand these measures.

Avoid putting too much faith into meteorological apps. An app's ability to describe conditions where you're flying is limited by the accuracy of the forecast and the differences in conditions between the forecast location and your actual location. Wind is the shakiest of parameters on account of terrain features, but temperature and moisture are also not to be considered strictly reliable.

 

[Phantomrain.org]

Did anyone see a 3D thermal image of the drone right after a regular flight to see what areas, parts are prone and not prone for icing?

We used it to see where the most heat was coming out of the drones. The only area you need to to have concern about in Freezing Conditions is the Props and of course keeping the Battery Warm. The Wet Suits can increase the Battery Temp by 6 Degrees when sealed.

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