Efficient "power setting" for best battery performance?

[Skyler King III]

Hi. Does anyone have any idea what velocity gives the most battery efficient performance? I'm talking straight and level, discounting aggressive climbs and descents and turns. Happy Holidays

 

[wsalopek]

Skylar,

Do you mean most efficient for distance, or most efficient for time in the air?

The former is max horizontal speed.

The latter is zero horizontal speed.

Bill

 

[NoBiffBetter]

For what it's worth, I have noticed the best/longest flights when using 68-78% throttle when traveling long/linger distances...Which is also about what the drone is set to when auto return to home.. Seems to get the best milage out of her that way..


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[Καλλιστώ]

I read 14m/sec. Search the forum, there was a very informative post about it!

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[Mark The Droner]

I read 14m/sec. Search the forum, there was a very informative post about it!

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Yes - this is what has been posted and that speed is the conclusion after lots of testing, apparently. That speed would be achieved in GPS mode with slightly less than full throttle in calm winds.