Flying today in winds 0 -10 knots. Over the course of an hour, programmed flight plan altitude stayed constant, but the aircraft would not hold altitude. Highly variable, at one point enroute altitude set for 13 feet yet the aircraft touched down. Other times altitude would deviate -3 to -6 feet from that programmed.
Questions: Does a quad respond the same as a fixed wing aircraft to increasing tailwind, i.e. it can drop out of the sky (flies at 10 knots with sudden tailwind of 10 knots = 0 forward airspeed and converts from aircraft to rock)? I can see where it would, but is this reality? Would there be something else that causes erratic altitude control?
Questions: Does a quad respond the same as a fixed wing aircraft to increasing tailwind, i.e. it can drop out of the sky (flies at 10 knots with sudden tailwind of 10 knots = 0 forward airspeed and converts from aircraft to rock)? I can see where it would, but is this reality? Would there be something else that causes erratic altitude control?