Hobby drone flown 33,000ft altitude

[Pam]

Amazing! In Russia where there is little jet stream. Guy knew what he was doing. Props for thin air, batteries in series, custom build. 2 lbs.

Loved watching the whole flight!

A Small Hobby Drone Reaches 33,000 Feet

 

[captainmilehigh]

Interesting. Glad I don’t fly in Russia.

Wonder how he kept the Lipo batts warm enough at up to -50* F. OAT at FL330. A bit chilly up there for those batteries to have enough power to return the craft to the ground in one piece.

Maybe that’s why the ‘controlled (?) inverted descent’ was necessary to get down fast enough to facilitate a landing. Crazy.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[dirkclod]

Had soaked em in Vodka . That keep em warm .

 

[captainmilehigh]

Pilot may have been ‘soaked a bit’ too....[emoji15]

 

[Deleted member 62848]

Great yes clip ,I like vodka too,

 

[Just_nick]

He's a total idiot, but the accomplishment itself is cool.

 

[macoman]

If Putin can re-elected himself to the presidency of Russia that means you can do whatever you want with your drone there. A lawless country.

 

[wa5tef]

Hmmm, I’ve always wondered why Russia has so many airline crashes!
Jim
WA5TEF

 

[maxwell smart]

Did anyone notice the Earth is flat...

 

[ClaudioNC]

Wonder how he kept the Lipo batts warm enough at up to -50* F

Temperature was °C
Celsius, not Fahrenheit.

 

[ClaudioNC]

He's a total idiot, but the accomplishment itself is cool

Take a good look at the whole video from the beginning and listen to what it says before writing a motiveless judgment.

Hmmm, I’ve always wondered why Russia has so many airline crashes!

Take a good look at the whole video from the beginning and listen to what it says before writing a motiveless judgment.

Did anyone notice the Earth is flat...

I noticed this silly, repeated and copied, boring torment continues to be on the lips and social keys of many, it's viral.
Not funny, nor for the assertors of the flat Earth, nor for all others, in my opinion.

 

[Matchlock]

Huh?

Take a good look at the whole video from the beginning and listen to what it says before writing a motiveless judgment.


Take a good look at the whole video from the beginning and listen to what it says before writing a motiveless judgment.


I noticed this silly, repeated and copied, boring torment continues to be on the lips and social keys of many, it's viral.
Not funny, nor for the assertors of the flat Earth, nor for all others, in my opinion.

 

[Wayne1949]

Temperature was °C
Celsius, not Fahrenheit.

-47 degrees Celsius is -52 degrees Fahrenheit

 

[macoman]

-47 degrees Celsius is -52 degrees Fahrenheit

I thought for a moment when the guy was descending the drone from the sky that was going to hit the ground dead, because of the cold weather. He was able to get the drone without any issue. It's amazing.

 

[Nick Mendocino]

Interesting. Glad I don’t fly in Russia.

Wonder how he kept the Lipo batts warm enough at up to -50* F. OAT at FL330. A bit chilly up there for those batteries to have enough power to return the craft to the ground in one piece.

Story said they put insulating wrap on the batteries.

 

[captainmilehigh]

-47 degrees Celsius is -52 degrees Fahrenheit

Close enough. As an ATP I’m flying at or above FL330 on a daily basis. That’s why I commented that I’m glad I don’t fly in Russia in my first post.

 

[ChipperRay]

Did anyone notice the Earth is flat...

 

[Rick6859]

Things like this give two fold meanings. We tend to push the limits and show what can be done, at the same time we do what’s not supposed to be done. Soon the regs. Will be built into the firmware an you’ll only be able to fly 10 feet in front of you. Nice going dude.

 

[Brother Dave]

Actually, I just want to know what kind of controller he had to stay in control all that way, and the video was stellar, too.