Very HOT right now

[Rchawks]

Temps in the 90’s with feel like over 100, would you fly in these conditions with your older drones or even you new ones?

I’m glad I posted this as similar threads on heat opened up for me.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Temps in the 90’s with feel like over 100, would you fly in these conditions with your older drones or even you new ones?

Biggest issue will be overheated screens on iPhone or iPads. Be sure and fly from underneath shade to protect them from going dark, losing your video feed and access to the app. You will still have full control over the drone through the sticks and RTH on the RC, so keep the drone within VLOS so you can navigate safely back around without the video feed.

 

[mavic3usa]

It wasn't my drone affected by heat but the phone. With the DJI FPV you need to connect a mobile phone to the goggles with a cable for RID. Works fine and the phone was getting super hot by the 6th drone battery. When I went to handle the phone, it was too hot to hold and I set it down on the back side on the pavement. I heard all kinds of cracking so I guess the heat transfer was too fast and the glassy backside is completely shattered. Everything still works but now I need to get a phone case because there are shards. It's an unactivated Tripltek Mini that I use for this setup only because the screen is super bright in case I want to use it as a monitor.

 

[MS Coast]

Temps in the 90’s with feel like over 100, would you fly in these conditions with your older drones or even you new ones?

I’m glad I posted this as similar threads on heat opened up for me.

I flew two batteries down to 24% with three minutes between flights on the Mavic 3 Pro today in central Alabama. 91 F. No problems.

That "feels like" temperature is increased above the normal dry-bulb temperature to account for the effect of humidity on human bodies. It may be relevant to you, but the drone doesn't care.

 

[Chrislaf]

Here where I live about an hour’s drive north of Toronto, we had a temperature of 34C (93F) for most of the day and the last few days have been the same.

Chris

 

[Cafguy]

Its always hot here just keep my batteries in the shade.