phantomi said:I were planning a test flight but better will wait because saw that at 12 noon the K-index rise to 5. At 9 am it was 3, then in 3 hours rise to 5.
N017RW said:phantomi said:I were planning a test flight but better will wait because saw that at 12 noon the K-index rise to 5. At 9 am it was 3, then in 3 hours rise to 5.
Why not test to see if this is really a concern?
Many say it's not.
I have never looked or cared about K and have never had a problem.
It's complicated but generally below 7, the only thing likely to be effected is GPS signal quality due to effects on both satellite and the signal it puts out. The erosion of signal quality is gradual and limited. It may have a noticeable impact on absolute positioning (e.g. using GPS to navigate via a map). But it will be less obvious for relative positioning (e.g. Phantom GPS mode), as the atmospheric shift tends to be gradual.
If you live closer to the poles, lower K values may have more influence.
phantomi said:Now it is 4, but raining. Someone is telling me to not fly. :roll:
yawnalot29 said:phantomi said:Now it is 4, but raining. Someone is telling me to not fly. :roll:
I say go for it. But if it does flyaway, please report back. I think we need to collect all the empirical evident that we can.
Thanks.
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