Pollen !!??

[NITEWULF]

Does anyone know the effect of pollen on these machines, or how to clean it out of them? Would a standard computer keyboard cleaner like a low pressurized air jet nozzle be advisable?

 

[macoman]

Never seen any issue with pollen before. Unless it's a lot of pollen in the air.

 

[NITEWULF]

Never seen any issue with pollen before. Unless it's a lot of pollen in the air.

It's put a yellow tint to the sky.

 

[Former Member]

Thats a good question. In Georgia, every morning there is a layer of thick green pollen on my car. Breathing it is bad enough, but it could clog things up in your fan assembly.

After a flight, visibly inspect your fan for pollen, and if there is some, try to not blow it further inside. Get out what you can from the outside, but try not to blow it further inside.

 

[BigAl07]

I can honestly say POLLEN has never been on my radar for concerns.

I have aircraft with hundreds of hours logged (many flown during the busy pollen season) and it's never crossed my mind in the least.

Last week I was shooting on a Commercial Construction site and we launched from an area that pollen tended to "accumulate" at. When we powered up it was a pollen storm but after the day was over I just wiped the aircraft off with a soft cloth while I was doing our Post Flight inspections and put it back in the case.

 

[Markc_66]

Thats a good question. In Georgia, every morning there is a layer of thick green pollen on my car. Breathing it is bad enough, but it could clog things up in your fan assembly.

After a flight, visibly inspect your fan for pollen, and if there is some, try to not blow it further inside. Get out what you can from the outside, but try not to blow it further inside.

I would assume vacuuming is better...

 

[Former Member]

I would assume vacuuming is better...

GREAT point! Yes indeed. Vacuum out through the front grill.

 

[jeplane]

Just landed in Raleigh Durham 30 minutes ago.
The haze is thick enough to be yellow, and you can also see streaks of pollen in the water.
So yeah, depending where you are in the world, it can be good to keep the Gimbal clean!

PS: this pic was not taken from a drone.

 

[Former Member]

Just landed in Raleigh Durham 30 minutes ago.
The haze is thick enough to be yellow, and you can also see streaks of pollen in the water.
So yeah, depending where you are in the world, it can be good to keep the Gimbal clean!

PS: this pic was not taken from a drone.

Same here in Atlanta! Half of it is probably in my nostrils. Yuck!

 

[FoxhallGH]

Just landed in Raleigh Durham 30 minutes ago.
The haze is thick enough to be yellow, and you can also see streaks of pollen in the water.
So yeah, depending where you are in the world, it can be good to keep the Gimbal clean!

PS: this pic was not taken from a drone.

Wow - I'm getting hay-fever just looking at that photo!

 

[pjarvo18]

Yikes!! Allergies would be on level 11. Time to buy Zyrtec stock!!

 

[Former Member]

Yikes!! Allergies would be on level 11. Time to buy Zyrtec stock!!

Off topic, but is Zyrtec your pill of choice to fight allergies? Im not sure whether to use Claritin any more...

 

[NITEWULF]

Just landed in Raleigh Durham 30 minutes ago.
The haze is thick enough to be yellow, and you can also see streaks of pollen in the water.
So yeah, depending where you are in the world, it can be good to keep the Gimbal clean!

PS: this pic was not taken from a drone.

So you can see first hand the nature of the concern.

 

[brett8883]

Here you guys are talking about spring and it’s halfway through and 24” into a 30” snowstorm here.

If pollen is anything like snow then get a vacuum with car cleaning attachments that have the little brushes on them. Helps get the junk out of the hard to reach places.

 

[Turn11]

Unless it's a lot of pollen in the air

Go visit Atlanta this time of year. It's greenish yellow