In 2014 I use to see how high I could get my stock P2V+. I ended up getting out of range and losing signal one night. As I jogged down a country road trying to recover the signal the battery expired and I then got the pleasure of watching it fall into a large cornfield where I never found it. I could have sworn I saw exactly where it fell, but as I said I never found it even after walking the complete cornfield 3 times throughout the summer and fall season.
After that happened I never even considered fly high altitudes again. Since then I began making high speed flights, and now with using the P3 only. Unfortunately the P3 is not as fast as the P2V+. The P3 maintains altitude while in A-mode at full throttle, where the P2V+ would gradually lose altitude when attempting in Atti mode.The P3 is about 10mph slower under the same weather conditions.
So I watch for forecast with high wind gust which for me is like a kid going to an Amusement Park. Now don't think that I'm so crazed that I fly in all high winds because I don't. The strongest tailwind I have flown in was around 24mph which happened to be with the P3. With the 24mph tailwind the P3 went 67mph. With a 21mph tailwind the P2V+ reached 78mph. The down ward slope I mentioned makes a big difference in speed.
I would attempt higher wind gust if I didn't have to fight any wind on the return flight. Anybody else experienced in high winds?
After that happened I never even considered fly high altitudes again. Since then I began making high speed flights, and now with using the P3 only. Unfortunately the P3 is not as fast as the P2V+. The P3 maintains altitude while in A-mode at full throttle, where the P2V+ would gradually lose altitude when attempting in Atti mode.The P3 is about 10mph slower under the same weather conditions.
So I watch for forecast with high wind gust which for me is like a kid going to an Amusement Park. Now don't think that I'm so crazed that I fly in all high winds because I don't. The strongest tailwind I have flown in was around 24mph which happened to be with the P3. With the 24mph tailwind the P3 went 67mph. With a 21mph tailwind the P2V+ reached 78mph. The down ward slope I mentioned makes a big difference in speed.
I would attempt higher wind gust if I didn't have to fight any wind on the return flight. Anybody else experienced in high winds?