Coldest temperature successfully flown.

plowak · Jan 14, 2017

Just curious who's had success flying in winter temps, and what was the temperature? Was there any special battery treatment prior to flight? How long was the flight?

Russty · Jan 16, 2017

29 degrees with a wind of 25mph. Had no problems what so ever.

brian bwin · Jan 17, 2017

My coldest was around 30 degrees F. I did keep the batteries warm with a hot pack in a cooler but it will let you know if it wants you to hover in place to get the battery up to temperature before zooming off.

RJ_Make · Jan 17, 2017

70F...

Pumpkinpilot · Jan 17, 2017

12F. Flew for approx 15 min no trouble. Fingers froze landed because I was having problems not the XSP.

Charlie B · Jan 21, 2017

plowak said:
Just curious who's had success flying in winter temps, and what was the temperature? Was there any special battery treatment prior to flight? How long was the flight?

Yesterday, 31 degrees with a flight of 12 minutes. I keep the batteries inside with a temperature of 70 degrees prior to flight.

Russty · Jan 24, 2017

I wish the freakin weather in Maryland would break. Tired of this cold rainy non sense!

LuvMyTJ · Feb 4, 2017

I have flown my DJI Phantom in below zero temps with no issues.
Just expect shorter battery life, keep the batteries warm before use and have a TX hand warmer so ya fingers don't fall off!
I bought one of these to keep my digits!

slimjimtell · Feb 4, 2017

20 degrees here.

Get a pair of gloves that are touch screen compatible, warm fingers all the time!

JMV · Feb 10, 2017

Hi All, as you are all talking about flying in cold weather I thought I would give you a different view on it and that is flying
in heat and you can be assured it's fine so try 107.6F (or 42c) with no problems and doing it regularly. (based in Sydney Australia)
cheers, JV

Jagerbomb52 · Feb 10, 2017

LuvMyTJ said:
I have flown my DJI Phantom in below zero temps with no issues.
Just expect shorter battery life, keep the batteries warm before use and have a TX hand warmer so ya fingers don't fall off!
I bought one of these to keep my digits!

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I was wondering how those things work with the Autel controller and a tablet? I was considering getting one but don't want to buy something if it dont fit.

Sunrise on Thunder Bay Harbour on Lake Superior -21°C\-6°F

LuvMyTJ · Feb 10, 2017

Agustine said:
I was wondering how those things work with the Autel controller and a tablet? I was considering getting one but don't want to buy something if it dont fit.

Sunrise on Thunder Bay Harbour on Lake Superior -21°C\-6°F

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That photo is with the Phantom 3 inside of it. I think the X-Star device mount sits higher than the P3. It wouldn't be to hard to make one if you have a source for marine window plastic.
You can toss in a hand warmer or two if it's really cold out.

Lewispeak · Feb 26, 2017

My son and I flew ours the other day at about 25 degrees. The cold warning came on but it flew just fine. The batteries don't last quite as long. We try to keep the batteries warm while enroute to wherever we're going to fly.

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