Recent content by Lanse Adams

Thanks for all the replies. I agree that taking off with a partial battery charge is ill advised. I was not aware that battery capacity readings may not be accurate for a partially discharged battery. I believe there is an setting in DJI GO that will display votages on the screen during flight.

Questions: Why did battery voltage drop from 15.109 to 13.59 at 5.4sec into flight, with capacity indication still 61%? Why was critical low power/auto landing initiated at 1min 36.9 sec. with no change in battery voltage/capacity parameters? I was able to pilot bird home using full vertical...

I have been flying a P3S for over 2 years, with over 150 flights logged. On 2-24-2018 I had a simple POI flight around the house, at the end I decided to test RTH from a distance of only 290'. The AC ascended to RTH altitude of 60m, cruised home and landed as advertised. I had initiated RTH in...