My New Record... 1000 flights!

[RadioFlyerMan]

Hey I just passed 1000 flights today! Here's the nerd stuff based on the TXT flight records...

• Mavic Pro Platinum - delivered August, 2018
• Total Flight Time: 210.6 hours
• Total Distance: 1632.7 miles
• Average Speed: 7.75 mph
• Average Battery at Takeoff: 93.9%
• Average Battery at Landing: 47.0%
• Total video time: 35.9 hours, 2.16 minutes/flight.

 

[bonmot]

Congratulations! all 1000 flights stored in one device or one file?

 

[RadioFlyerMan]

Congratulations! all 1000 flights stored in one device or one file?

Thanks.
I summarize all flight records into an Excel spreadsheet. All the Txt and CSV files are externally stored. I chose not to upload any fight records to anywhere. Besides, programming in VBA is my secondary hobby.?

 

[bonmot]

Thanks.
I summarize all flight records into an Excel spreadsheet. All the Txt and CSV files are externally stored. I chose not to upload any fight records to anywhere. Besides, programming in VBA is my secondary hobby.?

You do a lot of short flights. LOL

 

[Paulf10]

Congratulations!!!!!

 

[RadioFlyerMan]

You do a lot of short flights. LOL

Yes, there are some short ones in there. Sometimes my short flights are just to burn down batteries to 40 or 50% so they don't sit there for 3 days at 100%

 

[PHZ]

I am curious to know how many batteries were taken out of service over this period?

 

[bonmot]

Yes, there are some short ones in there. Sometimes my short flights are just to burn down batteries to 40 or 50% so they don't sit there for 3 days at 100%

I see. Normally I only charge the day before the flight. Or just let the 5 days timer in the battery to do its discharge if plan got changed.
I did the "burn down" a couple of times, which is too much work for me. LOL

 

[rogerbackatya]

Hey y’all. I’m sure some of you have already figured this out, but I use the little USB adapter thing (that came with the MP) to charge my phone or iPad, as a way to run down the MP batteries. I just keep an eye on the battery and disconnect when it gets to around 50%.

 

[hiflyer201]

Impressive. I only have 85 or so hours in 850 flights and a total distance of about 350 miles. I generally fly down to the high 20% mark but I head home long before that .. My Spark and Air have short legs
I have you beat in Video time though..Unless I forget..I just click on at takeoff leave it there...I'm very lazy

 

[RadioFlyerMan]

Hey y’all. I’m sure some of you have already figured this out, but I use the little USB adapter thing (that came with the MP) to charge my phone or iPad, as a way to run down the MP batteries. I just keep an eye on the battery and disconnect when it gets to around 50%.

Yeah, that's cool! I'm also using for my amps on my RC.

 

[RadioFlyerMan]

I am curious to know how many batteries were taken out of service over this period?

I have five batteries, three from flymore and two purchased separately, that I track constantly via the flight records. Only one of them is at a point that I don't trust as much as the others. The capacity is down in the mid 80's. It's still good. Once and a while I use it to fly low altitude and in close around my yard to practice flight maneuvers, and I use it for powering my RC antenna amps. None have any signs of expansion.

 

[PHZ]

Very impressive data collection. That makes for much safer flying.

 

[TTP]

The pattern for my flights has shifted from the Beginner's use of the landing pad, the training to understand the function of RTH and other sensors, a pattern that resulted in several flights, to today's flight pattern which is basically 1 flight per battery and always Tackoff from my right hand to landing in my right hand.

 

[RadioFlyerMan]

The pattern for my flights has shifted from the Beginner's use of the landing pad, the training to understand the function of RTH and other sensors, a pattern that resulted in several flights, to today's flight pattern which is basically 1 flight per battery and always Tackoff from my right hand to landing in my right hand.

Amazing how one's confidence grows with more flights. I remember how nervous I was on my first flight back in August 23, 2018. The flight only lasted 2 minutes, 21 ft altitude, and a maximum speed of 3.6 mph!