It all depends on what you want to do, particularly how far you intend to fly and what direction relative to the wind.Sitting here reading through the P4P manual and surprised it's rated to fly in winds up to 22 MPH. Not having anything to compare against, I just assumed I'd stay grounded if the winds were anything over 6-8 MPH. How high do the wind speeds have to be to keep your drone in the case?
It all depends on what you want to do, particularly how far you intend to fly and what direction relative to the wind.
If you are only needing to fly close or upwind, the Phantom can handle more wind than you'd expect, although launching and landing may be tricky.
But if you want to fly quite a distance downwind, you'd better be careful as RTH is a slow driver and slow RTH + a strong headwind = lost drone.
Here's a shot I took this week quite a distance out with true winds at 19 knots (22 mph)
I only went out because the return flight would not involve fighting a headwind coming home.
People tend to over-estimate wind speeds.
Away from shelter, the wind felt strong enough that few people would even consider flying in those conditions.
I try to fly when its under 10 mph but I went out a few times when it was between 15-20 but I just stay closer to my take-off point (1 mile) and always watch the batterySitting here reading through the P4P manual and surprised it's rated to fly in winds up to 22 MPH. Not having anything to compare against, I just assumed I'd stay grounded if the winds were anything over 6-8 MPH. How high do the wind speeds have to be to keep your drone in the case?
I remember a flight years ago flying a Piper Arrow 200 from Missouri to Calif. Motor homes were passing me on the highway. Wife and three kids filled all the milk cartons. Had to make an unscheduled landing at Tucumcari for fuel and an overnighter. 60 knot ground winds reported in Albuquerque. Yes, fast is relative to windspeed.The only real fatal error is, winds more than max speed. 45, you say, pretty fast, but not really.
I flew my first distance solo as a student pilot. It was a nice day, sun, good visibility, winds were light.
I got into The Cessna 172, capable of over 150mph. The flight was short, 40 miles, over a 4,600' pass the down to an airfield on the high desert., piece of cake, have all day and I planned on a nice stop at the restaurant.
Take off, great, flight over, wonderful, landing, test book. I was beaming as I shut it down and waited for the prop to stop. Getting out, to set the chocks on the wheels, the wind picks up, suddenly! I look west, back to home, nothing, no clouds, it was supposed to be light winds.
I jump back inside, fire it up and head for the runway, I wanted out of there, Mojave had a bad rap for this.
I get off the ground, lots of wind, but it get to Hyway 58, the pass,loaded with trucks, going uphill. They are passing me!
Full throttle, I try to keep up ,until 20 minutes later, I reach the other side of the pass and it accelerates, ahead is a sea of white, the valley is socked in!
Total time elapsed, less than one hour.
Lessons,,
Predictions are educated guesses.
Winds can change instantly.
Fast is relative to windspeed.