Scorching hot rotors !

[jojonono]

hello

well here in dubai its as hot at 46c last friday and 37c this morning before Noon,

i was flying my air 3s few days ago in a huge shaded warehouse, not sure how hot it was maybe 32-35c in complete shade !

i did a couple of drone flights in the warehouse on slowest settings mostly obviously since its indoors !

after just 15 minutes tops i landed the drone, the bottom was hot coz i hand landed, but the rear motors were very hot in the 40~c ! while front motors were indeed hot but not like in the back,

latter on we went to the desert jsut under the sun probably in the 40~c. i noticed drone (ever since i bought) in sport mode never achieved that claimed 96c, and in that freekin desert drone couldnt fly faster 30c,

my friend suggested something is wrong with the drone but i think its mostly the hot weather i dunno !

today morning it was 37c way before noon, i flew it for max 30c but weather was cloudy mostly yet when i landed i was shocked to find rear or front rotors (cant remember) we iron hot id say in 50s~ or even 60s C
is all this normal in such a ****** weather here in the UAE or should i send it to warranty ??...

i didnt see any errors in the dji app !

thanks,

 

[Felix le Chat]

Straight out of the specs page of the Air 3S manual...

• Operating Temperature​

• -10° to 40° C (14° to 104° F)

Because it's dark plastic, the body will absorb external heat, which gets added to by the internal heat generated by the battery and electronics.... 36° in the sun (or the shade) plus 10° above ambient generated by the drone and you're trying to fly with an equivalent temperature of 46° or higher.

 

[DougMcC]

Almost all aviation specs assume sea level and ambient air temp of about 19 C. The efficiency of the propellers decline as the temperature climbs. You are operating at a very high density altitude with a fixed pitch propellers. Your system is operating in a challenging environment at a high density. Your motors will be running at very high RPM compared to a “normal “ day of 19 C