Vertical speed sucks now

[m0j0]

No FW mods yet. we think we found way to bypass NFZ thing & that's all for now. i can't remember we got anywhere near customising firmware.

Really.. I don't need it but many many many folks on here would love to be able to get around the restrictions


Phantom 3 Pro / iPad Air 2

 

[Oso]

The latest firmware reduced vertical speed to prevent cracking in the cold.

No it wasn't!
It was to prevent sudden voltage drop on batteries which causes a big crash - then you DO get lots of cracks!!!

From DJI's release notes:

What’s New：
1. In cold environments, propulsion output is automatically adjusted based on batterytemperature and cell voltage. Horizontal and vertical speed is also decreased to avoid triggering battery protection.
2. Optimized battery management.

As @Wibble noted, the 1.6 FW was released to help mitigate the voltage reading issues in 1.5 that were resulting in crashes. This was seen more frequently in cold climates due to the nature of LIPO batteries. I'm curious what makes you think that 1.6 was released to prevent cracks.

 

[jimerb]

Looks like someone posted that in this thread (page 2) but was refuted after I had read it. Thanks for the clarification.

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