Mavic Mini Headwinds

[Deleted member 160650]

A long time ago when I was in Florida I decided to fly a mile or two off the coast and had a spotter with me. I was filming a Fargo ship and when I tried to turn back I was only going 4mph I thought I was screwed. That raised the question to me what is the headwind capacity of the mavic mini. This is the video:

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[slup]

Hi there & welcome to the forum

...what is the headwind capacity of the mavic mini.

Below is straight out from the specs for a Mini ... it's the maximum air speeds in the different modes. (RTH operates with P-mode speeds).

If your Mini is fighting an equal high head wind speed it will not achieve any ground speed at all ... if the head wind is even higher, the Mini will be blown backwards.

 

[Drone Master]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots! Enjoy the forum!

 

[Meta4]

That raised the question to me what is the headwind capacity of the mavic mini.

Every 1mph of headwind the drone has to fight, takes 1 mph off the drone's speed over the ground.
Since the Mini isn't a fast drone, it doesn't take much wind to cause a significant problem.
It's important that you plant your flight so that don't put the drone in a situation where it will have a long flight home against a strong wind.

 

[Kendallfordguy]

Welcome from Wisconsin!

 

[MA2 317]

Hello from the Crossroads of America MavicMiniFlyer.

If you haven't done it yet, take the TRUST test and have a copy with you when you fly.

VLOS flights are one of the bullet points of safe flying.

Good luck and welcome to the Forum.

 

[KLRSKIR]

Welcome from just east of you. Nice video, and this morning aren't we wishing we were back in Florida?!

To this day it still amazes me just how much more power the Mini 2 has. Occasionally I will launch my Mavic Mini and I'm immediately faced with the thought "oh yeah, the wind." Happy flying!

 

[vsasolutions]

Hi there & welcome to the forum


Below is straight out from the specs for a Mini ... it's the maximum air speeds in the different modes. (RTH operates with P-mode speeds).

If your Mini is fighting an equal high head wind speed it will not achieve any ground speed at all ... if the head wind is even higher, the Mini will be blown backwards.

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Mini is definitely not for that type of flying. Mavic 3 is a freaking beast in the wind.

 

[slup]

Mini is definitely not for that type of flying....

What type of flying are you referring to ..?

 

[wjkrysak]

Welcome to the forum. We look forward to your participation and your view of the world.

 

[akdrone]

Mini is definitely not for that type of flying. Mavic 3 is a freaking beast in the wind.

Hah! I only have the Mavic 3 and the FPV so when it gets windy....like 20mph or more, I take out the FPV because I think if the M3 as my drone that can't really handle wind . I guess if I had a mini and an M3 my thoughts would be how great the M3 is when dealing with wind! The offset is the M3 having so much better battery life so even if you have to crawl back against a wind you have much more flying time, so there is that...

 

[MA2 317]

The offset is the M3 having so much better battery life so even if you have to crawl back against a wind you have much more flying time, so there is that...

And doesn't the M3 have a super-duper zoom?

You wouldn't have to fly as far to capture the content.

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[Phantomrain.org]

Welcome to the Forum . Lof of fun flying in the head winds .

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly your Mini 2 in the Rain.

 

[Deleted member 160650]

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Hello from the Crossroads of America MavicMiniFlyer.

If you haven't done it yet, take the TRUST test and have a copy with you when you fly.

VLOS flights are one of the bullet points of safe flying.

Good luck and welcome to the Forum.

I’m registered and have done the trust test. Vlos is one of the most important rules of flying! I’ve actually had a prop fly off when it was not properly screwed on. I was about 200ft away at about 400ft and luckily I had it in sight!

 

[Gagey52]

Welcome to the forum from the outback of Australia. Nice vid, thanks for sharing.
Regards

 

[Starz]

Mavic 3 is a freaking beast in the wind.

And a bit of an expensive wind generator.

 

[akdrone]

And a bit of an expensive wind generator.

Hey! Great idea! On a hot summer day I could just hover my drone above me....put it on follow....and I could even walk the dog with a nice breeze from above!

 

[Chetk7677]

Welcome from central Florida.

 

[GFields]

Greetings from Birmingham Alabama, welcome to the forum!

 

[dirkclod]

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