Heating sorry
I assume they will release a heating for the phantom 4 batteries in the near future, is there any third party ones avalible?
that is actually a P1I saw a video of a Phantom at Everest base camp. elev. 17k + feet, and it flew (not well) looks like a P2, P4 would do better. max elevation in DJI specs is 19685 feet. A friend of mine has treked there twice! Enjoy your trek.
Just so you know the Phantom 4 Specs say it can fly up to 6000 m above sea level so you should be good as long as you keep your batteries warm, keep your props from icing, and watch the voltage on the home screen (not just battery percent) Mt everest base camp is 5200 meters, so if you flew 500 meters in the air you would still be within the operable limits.Hi I'm looking at a trek to Everest base camp just wondering if any one has used there phantom 4 at around 5500m-6000m also how does the battery life go in cold weather, and anything else I should know
Thanks in advance
Speed is limited in PGPS mode with the Phantom 4 because of obstacle avoidance, motor rpm is not limited so the motors will spin faster in order to achieve the same speed. Angle of attack is limited though, I don't think flying at a 45 degree angle in sport mode in that thin air would be the best idea, the P4 could lose altitude while flying. I would stick to PGPS even if gps is unavailable just for the obstacle avoidance feature and I definitely wouldn't fly in Sport mode.You will probably have to fly in atti or s mode, the air is thin and you will need high prop rpm to generate lift. Even if the rpm is high the load on the motors will be about the same as lower altitudes. X amount of energy to lift x amount of weight, gravity is constant.
It should be mentioned so he can expect that if he has gps signal and switches to Atti mode the P4 will drift with the wind.Of course you'll need to try all modes so you can report back to us your experiences.
Entering the modes form hover will not cause immediate unexpected operations until you input some commands.