Thanks Erised. You know what cold weather is all about. I live in Maine and snow could fly anytime now.
Winter flying
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You should have a look at this DJI Video - Phantom 4 - Winter Wilderness.
Shot in Sacre-Coeur Quebec where temperatures drop to avg -17C (1.4F) in January.
Shot in Sacre-Coeur Quebec where temperatures drop to avg -17C (1.4F) in January.
Too bad Acadia is a national park, I would love to take off from the top of Cadilac mountain or precipice, the views from there are awsome.
On a sunny day in the snow, you're more likely to need neutral density filters if you want to keep your shutter speed out of the range of shutter roll.
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I've got a question for someone that flies in the snow. If you do fly when there's snow on the ground it can't get snowing? I thought the P4 couldn't get wet?
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I've owned P4 for couple of weeks now, and flown it on cold temperatures around 14F (-10c) with no problems @ all. Also have taken off from snow, and the drone won't get wet just from the powder snow that the propellers blast off the ground. At first I actually was pretty afraid of flying below freezing point (paranoid, i know, right?), but now after a few times its soooo much fun 
The only problem is that in Finland, we dont get a lot of daylight during the winter so gotta make the best of what we've got
Flew yesterday morning for a while @ the local beach / boat harbor and made a short clip with the Splice app. Makes it easy to quick edit videos you cut from the DJI app when you're on the go
The only problem is that in Finland, we dont get a lot of daylight during the winter so gotta make the best of what we've got Flew yesterday morning for a while @ the local beach / boat harbor and made a short clip with the Splice app. Makes it easy to quick edit videos you cut from the DJI app when you're on the go
Ulle, thanks for sharin your experience with the P4 in the cold.
Awesome shot tou got there. Congrats!
Q : when tou take your P4 from inside at 20c +- to the outside at -10c +- do you follow any rules ? I.e wait for the P4 to ajust to the cold? Do you get any lens condensation reaction?
Have ou ever used the P4 at lower temps : -30c to -40
I am in Canada and temps can go down to -30c to -40c in February (rarely but it can happen)
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JM
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Awesome shot tou got there. Congrats!
Q : when tou take your P4 from inside at 20c +- to the outside at -10c +- do you follow any rules ? I.e wait for the P4 to ajust to the cold? Do you get any lens condensation reaction?
Have ou ever used the P4 at lower temps : -30c to -40
I am in Canada and temps can go down to -30c to -40c in February (rarely but it can happen)
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JM
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I've routinely flown my Phantom 2V+ at 0 degrees Fahrenheit. You have to watch the batteries, but the biggest problem I've had is my hands getting cold. Get gloves the will work with a touch screen.
You won't get condensation going from inside to outside, you'll get it going outside to inside.
Well the only rule I follow pretty much: keep the batteries warm before flight, and during flight I keep my eyes on the battery temp + voltage. Yesterday the battery temp was around +30c, so all good
Also like MacCool said: fingers tend to freeze in the cold, but I usually use these gloves that have the finger tips cut off, dunno the english name for those, maybe tipless gloves? They help a lot I haven't used the P4 on lower temps yet, but definitely will give it a try around ~-15c / -20c during January / February. I saw a video online of a dude from Finland flying in -20c, though he only hovered around in small area and 1-2m off the ground for 16min, but still.
Good to know that even 0F works
I cant wait for the colder weathers and shooting footage at a local ski center.
Nice video Ulle . . thanks for posting . . . helps a lot because I've.been wondering about that myself . . bein as how I live in Canada near the 45th parallel and all . . not very far north compared to you in Finland, but cold just the same. I did find some gloves (fleece with touch screen as a feature on the tag the come with) been practicing in 1-5deg C and they work fine on the touch screen. There is a post here somewhere if you search on "Gloves" I think.
Post more sub-zero experiences please . . thanks
Post more sub-zero experiences please . . thanks
I will once it gets colder over here
I just realized that the YouTube's "anti shake" action (which it recommends after uploading) made the video actually shake and glitch. Well, I guess I'll be wiser next time to not use it.
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Good to know that even 0F works
I flew my P4 at -9c in Norway last week. Did a long run about 3.5km out. Battery comsumption was slightly increased compared to summer times. Other than that, all was good.
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I don't know how much density altitude effects the drone. Regular airplanes perform much better in the winter due to the air being more dense. The only issue to worry about is icing. I suppose the key to the drone is keeping the battery warm.
It is good to hear others say that it will work in zero degree weather. That is way colder than anything I will be flying in. I am a wimp when it comes to being cold!
It is good to hear others say that it will work in zero degree weather. That is way colder than anything I will be flying in. I am a wimp when it comes to being cold!
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