Props on the drone freezing?
I was flying in the cold conditions before, but looks like it was never this humid. Fist i thought it is the fog messing with something but then i saw ice forming on propellers. Ice is probably messing up the aerodynamics of props as the drone does not just stop, it starts to drop down and you have no control of it.
Sensors also can't do anything. My Dji mini has only ground sensors (down facing sensors), but it can't do anything because there is no lift in the props. And it is funny that sometimes when it hits the ground it bounces and continue to try to fly. Probably because it shakes of some of the ice. Maybe the best solution is to just cut the motors just above the ground?
Is ice on drone propellers also a problem for bigger drones? Anything like this happened to you? Is there something that you can apply on props so they don't gather moisture?
If you missed any of the previous post from this trip you can click on the image and check that out:
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Must be the fog/mist freezing. Be careful with that so you don't lose the drone! I've flown in -20 degrees F (-28C) for 20-30 minutes without issue using both Mavic 2 and Mavic 3. Have to watch the battery life, but no other issues for me, but wasn't wet or foggy. It's the ice freezing on the props, not the cold. Unless you're way below those temps.
it was "only" around -5C. but humidity was really high. i had to remove ice from the props. it was never a plan to fly far and we were a bit lucky to not start filming around the river :)
it felt like ice on the props changed the shape of them so it got no lift.
Poor drone. I wish I could help, but zero mind for technical stuff. Maybe stay in? Have some mulled wine instead? :D (you. Don't give the drone wine under any circumstances.)
don't we all? ;)
i think that was the same thought of the one random guy we met that morning (with some other thoughts like these two people are not right in their heads :D )
i think even the animals were thinking you people are probably not ok (except the dog, dog wanted to eat us, and if the fence was not big enough he probably would be able to :) )
you can see the judgment in that look 😂
i must admit i didn't expect philosophy of life on this post. but that was spot on 😄
It must be very cold out there for it to affect the drone like this.
it was around -5C but it was really humid because of the fog.
I don’t know much about drones but I feel sorry for that drone
looks like it survived :)
It is a fact that these cameras do not give good results in this weather because there is a lot of water in front of them, so it is not possible to get good results.
#hive #posh