Kp index

[Jayfdee]

We have had a few high ones recently,personally I never bother about it, does any one pay attention?
Has anyone ever been affected?

 

[QuadcopterCrazy]

No, I haven't had any problems. I fly every day unless it snows or rains or its too windy. Kp index is nothing to me. Maybe in some peoples minds I should pay attention to it but I don't.

 

[alokbhargava]

I never look at the kp index before going out for flying but yes if someone tells me it's a bad day, I don't fly.


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[Jayfdee]

I never look at the kp index before going out for flying but yes if someone tells me it's a bad day, I don't fly.


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I only look because it is on the UAV weather forecast site, and it flags up a Not good to fly notification.

 

[QuadcopterCrazy]

I only look because it is on the UAV weather forecast site, and it flags up a Not good to fly notification.

That thing told me its not good to fly today.. Its sunny not a cloud in the sky and the winds are only 4 mph, I went out and flew no problems. I think that site and app is nonsense.

 

[dirkclod]

There are many threads on this and plenty of opinions . I have flew when it was reported as being high just to see
and never had any issues .
Just my 2 cents .

 

[N017RW]

That thing told me its not good to fly today.. Its sunny not a cloud in the sky and the winds are only 4 mph, I went out and flew no problems. I think that site and app is nonsense.

It's not non-sense, just a non-issue.

 

[QuadcopterCrazy]

It's not non-sense, just a non-issue.

To me it is. Especially when it tells me not to fly on a perfectly flyable day.

 

[sonof40]

I noticed that today (12/21/16) KP is at "6". I've never seen it that high before.

 

[iSilentP]

I'd rather be safe than sorry. I have added this to my pre-flight checklist. If it shows kp >= 5, I take the bird up about 10 or so feet and monitor the GPS/satellite conditions. If look good, I get braver and fly farther. That said, I think it's good to at least be aware of this.

 

[m0j0]

Folks like @msinger say it's a non factor... he's been at this a long time. I give it absolutely no credence and fly without considering it.


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[iSilentP]

Folks like @msinger say it's a non factor... he's been at this a long time. I give it absolutely no credence and fly without considering it.


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That says a lot. Maybe time for me to re-consider.

 

[Fred72933]

As a ham radio operator, I watch the KP indices daily. The effect they have is on radio signals. High KP has a tendency to overpower some signals so it would probably cause an RTH earlier that expected.