cold weather

  1. AeroViking

    Better in Cold Weather: P4P or Mavic Air 2

    Does anyone have an opinion on what drone would fair better in 30 degree weather, a Phantom 4 Pro or a Mavic Air 2? We had our first snowfall here in Portland Oregon last night and I'd like to capture some of the city once the sun comes up, but don't really know which to bring. The air is very...
  2. gingerbloke

    P3S video link fail in cold conditions

    We've had amazing snow here in the UK last few days and I wanted to get some aerials of my house and surrounding area. I hooked up my P3S and it powered up fine, found sats, took off. Within a minute I had disconnection issues - red warning 'disconnect' and no feed at all. The P3S flew fine...
  3. Henrik Olsen

    Flying in Cold Weather (Tip)

    How to prepare flying in Cold Conditions explained by Ed Ricker
  4. C

    Hello from Québec, Canada!

    Hey everyone! I recently picked up a used Phantom 3 Advanced which came with 2 batteries, triple charger and signal reflectors. I'm from Gatineau, Québec, Canada. (For those of you who don't know, that's close to Ottawa, Ontario). I flown my drone for the first time yesterday in the -15°c temp...
  5. M

    Cold temp - Battery issues...

    Yesterday I hiked for a couple of hours in 20 degree weather with my Phantom 2 batteries in a pack and my phantom hanging open on the outside of my bag. The batteries were pretty cold and the Phantom itself was of course VERY cold. When I tried to fly, I almost instantly got low battery...
  6. David Cooke

    Cold Weather Ops?

    Anyone got some cold weather operations experience with the P4. Batteries will not last a long of course but. what about how they fit? Anyone flying below -10DegC 1. Does the P4 plastic case shrink enough in the cold to leave the battery loose, prone to power glitch? 2. Do you need to keep the...
  7. Nstrong48

    Cold Weather Phone Cases

    So i'm not really worried about my Phantom 3 freezing up but rather my iPhone 6 plus shutting off. Even in 25 degree weather my phone will go from 50% down to shutting down in a matter of 5 - 10 minutes. I have been searching for cases that will keep it warm but I am not having any luck...
  8. A

    Strange Behaviour in cold weather - Could this cause a crash

    Apologies if this has already been posted I have searched and spent hours reading all sorts of posts. Had several hours of flight before this happened, all successful and taken the opportunity to try ATTI mode in the event of error along with hand catch landings, ground landings and auto...