P3A or P3P - lowest battery level flown with?

Angus Macsac · Nov 1, 2015

just wondering what's the lowest battery level anyone has managed to fly with? i watched a vid recently ( longest distance flown 24,829 feet!) and the telemetry overlaid on the video show like 2% battery level when he lands!!!??? That's pushing your luck !

Wacker2611 · Nov 1, 2015

That will end in tears in the end. I wonder if he's still got it?

jblackers5 · Nov 1, 2015

I would like to know how to make my videos with this overlay. That is cool.

msinger · Nov 1, 2015

jblackers5 said:
I would like to know how to make my videos with this overlay.

You need to install a screen recorder. You can find some commonly used screen recorders here.

PilotHarry · Nov 1, 2015

Lowest I've done is 22%. That was when there was a sudden crowd of people around me, so I had to go to another location to safely land.

(I usually land at 30%)

Chris P Duck · Nov 1, 2015

Actually says 2% when it lands. To be honest I'm sceptical as I thought even an uploaded battery turns itself off at around 8%

Angus Macsac · Nov 1, 2015

My first thoughts are that it's been doctored in post editing. Best I've been able to manage with my P2V+ was 12% then there just in't enough voltage left to keep it hovering and it starts to drop.

BigKenny · Nov 1, 2015

I don't think this is good for the battery but the meter will go all the way down to 0.

I think the previous post might be talking about a critical battery auto land, that's what p3 will do, not sure about p2v+

Wibble · Nov 1, 2015

This was someone with a battery mod I think!

I have seen a few videos where people have extra batteries on board and the original then gives a false reading.

Angus Macsac · Nov 1, 2015

Wibble said:
This was someone with a battery mod I think!

I have seen a few videos where people have extra batteries on board and the original then gives a false reading.

Aaahhhh!

Wibble · Nov 1, 2015

Lol I almost heard the penny drop!!!

General Chaos · Nov 1, 2015

Don't know how low it was but as I was reaching for it in mid air, it started the "home" thing. It tried taking off. I think I had the home height set at 100 ft. It was hard to turn off with only one hand on the controller.