Temperature question

[Nautidawg]

On a clear sunny, no wind day, what is the lowest temperature you would fly the Mavic 2? Jones-ing to get out there but having cold temps here!

 

[sirbadger]

-10c according to the manual.

 

[Nautidawg]

Man! I won't be able to fly about a week!

 

[buddb55]

I've flown as cold as 15F with no problems.

 

[JimWest]

I flew this morning, somewhere between 15 and 20F. No problem except that the battery in the controller runs down real quick. AC batteries are fine.

 

[Velocyraptor]

Need to allow the battery in the aircraft to warm up by hovering in place before flying. Do not fly with a cold battery as this could cause the aircraft to shut down in flight

 

[JimWest]

Need to allow the battery in the aircraft to warm up by hovering in place before flying. Do not fly with a cold battery as this could cause the aircraft to shut down in flight

Any thoughts on how long it takes to warm up. 1 minute? 5 minutes? Till summer?

 

[Velocyraptor]

My mavic pro can warm up to 30 centigrade in about 3 minutes in 20 degree weather. Yes , it digs into flight time but it will be a safer shorter flight. Alternately you can keep the battery warm in an insulated container and only expose the battery to cold weather just before flight.

 

[Chrislaf]

On a clear sunny, no wind day, what is the lowest temperature you would fly the Mavic 2? Jones-ing to get out there but having cold temps here!

I regularily fly my 2 drones in cold weather. Coldest so far has been -25C. Just make sure your battery is warm prior to flight. Aside from keeping your battery warm, the main issues you will have is keeping your hands warm and display device problems. Unlike the battery in your drone that warms up with flight, your phone or tablet does not and can become less responsive to touch or shut off all together. Just stay within VLOS and you should be fine.

Chris

 

[Deleted member 3792]

I use this type of pocket thermo warmer to heat up my hands and battery before flight. They are cheap and holds The heat for about 20-25 minutes each.

 

[bonmot]

Does anyone use touch friendly gloves in cold?
I have flew a couple of times in -3C ~ 0C. My hands were really really cold.

 

[bonmot]

Does anyone use touch friendly gloves in cold?
I have flew a couple of times in -3C ~ 0C. My hands were really really cold.

Just ordered one pair

 

[Chrislaf]

I have been thinking of trying these.


I have some thin touch friendly gloves but find it sometimes takes a few tries to get them to work or the tip is too large for the button on my screen.

Chris

 

[bonmot]

I will give it a try and report back.

 

[cav01c14]

Flew my pro for 6 mins this morning. I’m sure it could have gone longer but it was -11F before wind is factored in. Not much wind and the view of the town with all the steam from house chimneys made for a great video. I just took it outside started it up. Let it lock GPS and took it for a 8000ft flight around the town. Battery wasn’t charged full cap at start showing 72% and 48% when landed.

 

[bonmot]

Flew my pro for 6 mins this morning. I’m sure it could have gone longer but it was -11F before wind is factored in. Not much wind and the view of the town with all the steam from house chimneys made for a great video. I just took it outside started it up. Let it lock GPS and took it for a 8000ft flight around the town.

-24C???!!! WOW. DJI.
Something inside the drone is going to freeze?

 

[JimWest]

Does anyone use touch friendly gloves in cold?
I have flew a couple of times in -3C ~ 0C. My hands were really really cold.

I bought a (cheap) pair on Amazon. Hard to get them to work, at least partly because they don't fit well. Yesterday I just did without the right glove.

 

[bonmot]

I bought a (cheap) pair on Amazon. Hard to get them to work, at least partly because they don't fit well. Yesterday I just did without the right glove.

I paid $16. Is it going to be good? :-D

 

[tmtwomey]

I use the PGYTech gloves. Highly recommend.

 

[bonmot]

I use the PGYTech gloves. Highly recommend.

The ones with opening finger tips?