I was hoping to get some ideas on useful modifications to a stock Phantom for flying at high altitude (and in the cold) I have been flying my Phantom with a GoPro Hero2 since June at altitudes around 6,000 feet (western slope Colorado) I did some shooting for a video last week at 11,000 feet in temperatures in the single digits. I expected shorter flight times but not 2 -3 minutes per battery. I pulled the gimbal and FPV equipment off and changed to a Hero 3+ to make it as light as possible.
I kept the batteries warm until flight time. It might just be too much work in that air density but wondered if carbon props would help or other modification would be useful. Different size prop?
Maybe it's just more than it can reasonably handle. A hexcopter is in the plans but I might have the same issues of weight/time ratio.
Despite the limitations, some of the shots were amazing. I'll try to post when I get the raw footage back from the guy creating the videos.
Thanks
I kept the batteries warm until flight time. It might just be too much work in that air density but wondered if carbon props would help or other modification would be useful. Different size prop?
Maybe it's just more than it can reasonably handle. A hexcopter is in the plans but I might have the same issues of weight/time ratio.
Despite the limitations, some of the shots were amazing. I'll try to post when I get the raw footage back from the guy creating the videos.
Thanks