Mavic Air in Very Strong Winds - why it's so fast

[Ian in London]

Winter throws a lot of wind at us but the Mavic Air can usually handle high winds fine. With Storm Freya battering much of the UK this weekend I thought it was a good time to remind us Air owners why the Mavic Air handles wind so well and keeps its speed up.
Cheers
Ian

 

[Sberrada]

Very well done, and thanks for sharing.
Do you believe that the Air handles wind better the the MV2; or are they equally capable ?
Thanks
Sam

 

[RCdancer]

I have both an Air and M2ED. The Air does handle strong wind quite well. But in my experience the M2ED is even better - rock solid.

 

[Lets Fly]

Nice test, but I noticed you didn't put the front legs down. They are also your antennas and at a distance you could more easily lose signal.

 

[Ian in London]

Nice test, but I noticed you didn't put the front legs down. They are also your antennas and at a distance you could more easily lose signal.

Indeed! I've been hauled across the coals already for this by a number of my subscribers ... glad I wasn't doing a range test
Cheers, Ian

 

[Ian in London]

Very well done, and thanks for sharing.
Do you believe that the Air handles wind better the the MV2; or are they equally capable ?
Thanks
Sam

Yes, I think both the Air and the M2s handle the wind very similarly; both of them switch off their sensors and go into a really steep pitch, unlike the original pro which, in its default settings, limits the pitch to keep the sensors active and in doing so grinds to a halt all too quickly in wind.
As RCDancer says tho, the M2Pro just seems absolutely rock solid when flying.
Ian

 

[mavicn00b]

M2 is a 4S and has much more power at its disposal to handle the wind. The Air is a 3S with not as much.