"Increasingly gusty west winds 25 to 35 knots with a few evening gusts possibly nearing 40 knots until 07Z tonight."
Is this too windy?
Is this too windy?
It might be .. depending on how the actual winds match the forecast."Increasingly gusty west winds 25 to 35 knots with a few evening gusts possibly nearing 40 knots until 07Z tonight."
Is this too windy?
If the wind is 35 knots, that's the speed of the Sport Mode max speed of the Mavic 3 and the Air 2S and significantly faster than the Top speed of the minis.That's also the winds on the surface. Will be faster aloft.
If you are in an open area where you can quickly lower the altitude (and don't go too high) and don't need a steady platform then you might be ok, cautiously.
Were all about living " dangerously" and fly more than most in Extreme high winds as we Capture the Storms. Recently we had the Mavic 3 blow 2500 ft Away in heavy gusts and were able to engage sport mode to get it back."Increasingly gusty west winds 25 to 35 knots with a few evening gusts possibly nearing 40 knots until 07Z tonight."
Is this too windy?
Yes! Don't do it unless you are ready to buy another drone when it blows away and crashes"Increasingly gusty west winds 25 to 35 knots with a few evening gusts possibly nearing 40 knots until 07Z tonight."
Is this too windy?
I would agree, 20 MPH is about my limit. I have flown in more variable conditions when it was like 15 gusting to 25 and the Mavic 3 handles it just fine. I am not sure I would trust a mini series drone in those conditions though. If you want to "test" it, I would fly upwind to start and see how it goes, that way you are downwind if you need to return home.My drones are capable of 40 MPH or greater. As a rule I do not launch when the forecast is greater that 20 MPH. Just being conservative and when you doing paid jobs the gusts at those levels can produce some wiggle in spite of the incredible gimbals we take for granted. It's frustrating when the lighting is beautiful but the winds aren't cooperating.
Is this too windy?
That's very presumptive of you to make so much from a simple user name..Of course with a User name like ""Dangerly" I would not expect you to be too concerned with any Hazard, Risk, Threat, Menace, or Peril; let alone a little Gusty Wind…
DJI manuals are extremely limited in the details of how to fly and cope with real world situations.But the first thing you need to do is read the User Manual.
After you read the Manual, read it again, you will be surprised what you missed the first time and you will be better prepared for that next "scary moment…"