Caught in a snow squall !!

[Kenneth Marsola]

When I took off, conditions were clear, but about 5 minutes later, and 1000 feet away, things quickly changed for the worse.
The wind quickly began to gust to over 30 mph, and a snow squall appeared out of nowhere.
It's hard to see, but the snow was falling sideways ! Luckily the wind was blowing towards me, and I was able to get back home, but the bird was all over the place

 

[dirkclod]

Good job getting it in Ken .I was on my longest run and about at the end of it and started seeing rain drops on my tablet screen . Let it RTH but was 3 miles out
Got caught in just a drizzle the whole way back ..
Get's your heart pumping huh lol

 

[Kenneth Marsola]

Good job getting it in Ken .I was on my longest run and about at the end of it and started seeing rain drops on my tablet screen . Let it RTH but was 3 miles out
Got caught in just a drizzle the whole way back ..
Get's your heart pumping huh lol[/QUOTE

 

[Kenneth Marsola]

The snow was a lot more dense than it looks in the video, I could not see the phantom until it was back within 50 feet.
I had to fly back using only the mapview, as all that was visible on the live view was the snowy landscape.
I could not discern an visual cues of the phantoms location relative to me.[/QUOTE]

 

[Air Ontario]

Good deal on getting back safely.

I got in similar the other day. Like you said, it was on quickly and out of nowhere.

I didn't see any sideways snow until the wind let up and I became vertical again with my feet back on the ground.

 

[Tony Cowan]

That's crazy. Not sure I would take it out in snowy condition. But I guess it still works. Wish it was water proof.


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[Kenneth Marsola]

That's crazy. Not sure I would take it out in snowy condition. But I guess it still works. Wish it was water proof.


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I wouldn't go out in snow either, it was actually sunny, before, during, and after the squall blew through.

 

[jointeffort]

Good job getting it in Ken .I was on my longest run and about at the end of it and started seeing rain drops on my tablet screen . Let it RTH but was 3 miles out
Got caught in just a drizzle the whole way back ..
Get's your heart pumping huh lol

3 miles out? With a standard or pro?


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[dirkclod]

3 miles out? With a standard or pro?


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Standard joint but I do have the itelite and birdside FPVLR dipoles on it .
Don't use amps but have seen some that do and they get lots farther .
Straight out and let it RTH

 

[jointeffort]

I chickened out at 4400 no mods. :/


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[dirkclod]

That's good joint..you have to learn to trust your RTH going for distance .
My best stock was 6,660' but I had to hold my mouth right .Stance is everything

 

[jointeffort]

That's good joint..you have to learn to trust your RTH going for distance .
My best stock was 6,660' but I had to hold my mouth right .Stance is everything

That's true and funny you say that. My grandfather told me growing up, that if I didn't catch any fish when I went fishing, that I wasn't holding my mouth right.


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[dirkclod]

That's true and funny you say that. My grandfather told me growing up, that if I didn't catch any fish when I went fishing, that I wasn't holding my mouth right.


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Smart man

 

[telescott]

That's crazy. Not sure I would take it out in snowy condition. But I guess it still works. Wish it was water proof.


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I wish it was not only water proof, but crash proof too.