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    What is the Coldest Temperature you can fly a Phantom 3 Standard?

    So I was wondering what is the coldest temperature people have been able to fly there Phantom 3 Standard safely? I know DJI says not to fly below 32 F but that is going to seriously limit my ability to fly during the winter. Also what is the minimum difference between dew point and temperature...
  2. Flick6211

    How to store my LiPo's for the next 4 months

    I will probably not be using my LiPo's for the next 4 months, and was wondering how I should store them? Batteries are stored inside in my home. Temperature inside where they are now, is proximately a stable 20 degrees Celsius. Do I need some special attention? Your advise is welcome!
  3. See Norway

    Snow Machine Action!! :)

    Playing with a couple of snow machines. A short, nice video with good music :) If you like the video, please visit my channel for more: SeeNorway
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    Battery Cold use?

    Hi I am sick to the back teeth of restrictions that DJI are implementing into each software/firmware update, always wanting to update to avoid issues I find that I can no longer enjoy flying my Phantom 3 ADV... This morning at 7am outside my place of work Fantastic colours in the morning...
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    P4 battery health & temperature

    Being a relatively new drone flyer, and having just created my first account on Healthydrones.com, I have discovered that both of my P4 drone batteries have been typically running at an average of 128f over a period of about 30 flights. This seems to be a bit on the hot side. I am wondering...
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    Battery Temperature calculation during flight

    Hi, I want to calculate the maximum temperature my drone reached during flight. From flight log I can get the information about the Battery Voltage during the flight over time and I know battery the specs (4480 mAh, 68 Wh, 15.2 V). Does anyone know how to calculate that? I'm stuck and would...
  7. JonEQuest

    P3P VPS module temperature?, Mine is hot as $hit! at 175

    I am still in testing mode since I just did a body swap with new paint job and main board repair to my P3P after a recent crash. It seems to fly great but I have one thing that worries me. My VPS feels real hot after a while. After a 10 minute flight hot dogging around the empty lot across from...
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    How Does Weather Affect Your Drone's Performance?

    Hi all, First off, I apologize in advance for the long post. Weather obviously plays a huge role in how your drone flies but it's not always clear how or why certain conditions affects your drone (especially for non-pilots). After researching online, on this forum, as well as from experienced...
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    Limp Roll on Gimbal

    P3P, boots up and operates fine almost all of the time. In cooler temperatures (15ºC is the warmest I've seen it happen) the ROLL on the camera gimbal goes limp. The gimbal seems to be functioning normally except it hangs to the left side. Tilt/Pan are fine, the roll just continually makes a...
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    Battery temperature going above 50°C/122°F while discharging

    Hello, I am using the slow discharge method provided in the manual (page 21) for my Intelligent Flight Battery that I use for my Phantom 3 Advanced as mentioned below. How to discharge your Intelligent Flight Battery: Slow: Place the Intelligent Flight Battery into the Phantom 3 Advanced’s...
  11. tundrastruck

    P3A Cold Weather...How cold is too cold?

    Hey all, Just curuous as I haven't taken my P3A out for a flight in a month or two. Living in the arctic the weather is now colder and snow is settling in here. Wednesday we hit -19 Celcius with a windchill of -30 Celcius. Today is warmer at -5 I am hoping to take my P3A for a Winter flight...
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    Flying the P3P below 0 degrees Celsius

    Hi all, this next winter I will use my Phantom 3 Pro to film on high mountains, where the temperatures could reach below zero values. Did you ever experience this kind of flights? I suppose the problem is with batteries and ESCs, but what if we partially close with tape the air intakes of the...