WIND!!

[simon]

I';m desperate to get some shots of something tomorrow morning 8am ish. Only have tomorrow for various reasons assuming its sunny I';m concerned about wind lol
15mph is forecast is this too much?
What have you flown in and what experiences please!

[Soul]

Probably depends on your quad

I';ve been out in some pretty gusty stuff, and it was ';challenging'; but possible.....

[simon]

Probably depends on your quad

I';ve been out in some pretty gusty stuff, and it was ';challenging'; but possible.....

Its a DJI 550 hex.

[Cloudbuster]

Hi there ... This is a very subjective thing, it depends a lot on a number of factors but i have a simple solution which i have adopted from my early days of flying fixed wing aircraft !!! If in doubt for any reason dont fly !!! A true 15mph wind will be quite a challenge for your 550 if it weighs in less than 2kg but if your determined make sure you take off into wind and fly it in gps mode at least until you feel comfortable with the conditions.

Best of luck rob

[guest325]

I';ve done up to 30mph with my 450 quad, but people think I';m a nutter so....

[simon]

Trial n error gps mode it is!

[guest325]

Trial n error gps mode it is!

Best thing to do is try to fly Acro mode as much as you can and only use assistance if absolutely necessary, you will not regret this approach!  If your fc goes t1ts up you will know how to cope!

[brod]

Darrells right learn to fly manual/acro mode,its actually better in the wind

[Biffa]

As mentioned it is, I think,  very subjective.

One thing I have learned over the years is I don';t fly if I am not comfortable and I never fly just for the sake of it - windy or otherwise.

[HowDoIfly]

With the weather forecast I saw, you';d be a lucky man to only suffer 15mph winds tomorrow. 

[Chami82923]

Go to your flying site and decide then, if it';s blowing a gail, go home, if not send the copter up and fly a couple of loops, you';ll know very quickly if it';s to windy, I';ve lost count of the number of times I';ve flown half a pack and packed up and gone home.

Constant wind is fairly straight forward, if your using a naza it';ll just lean into the wind, it';s gusts that will catch you out.

My preference at the moment is to get up early when there is more chance of still air, and at least try.

Callum

[guest325]

Best thing to do is as above,  put your toe in the water and suck it and see -I don';t fly with any aids using kk2 with 1.6++ firmware or crius aiop with 2.9 addons. The only thing that stops me flying is if I can';t make headway upwind!

[DarkButterfly]

There';s a saying on our field, "if it looks too windy to fly then it probably is, wait for another day"

[Hands0n]

Best thing to do is as above,  put your toe in the water and suck it and see -I don';t fly with any aids using kk2 with 1.6++ firmware or crius aiop with 2.9 addons. The only thing that stops me flying is if I can';t make headway upwind!

I';d second that wholeheartedly.  Although unlike Darrell I tend to fly with complex flight controllers (APM 2.5 and Naza M Lite [for FPV]) the same principles apply.  Once up in the air whether with naked skills or assisted flight modes (even KK2 stability) you are at the mercy of the air.

Today I decided I wanted to take advantage of the break in the weather and conduct a brief aerial survey of my roof and chimney, see if anything has been damaged.  I hardly got off the ground. 

The flight was to be in GPS Atti mode (its a Naza M Lite) for maximum stability for the videoing of the roof and chimney. 

As soon as I got off the ground the FC started to do its work but the gusts of wind were rather strong those few feet above my head. You can hear the motors working very hard to stabilise the quad.  Yet I';ve flown this in moderate wind before. As said above, the gusts cause the most problem as they';re unexpected and highly variable.

In  my own estimation it was a fools errand and so I aborted the mission.

http://youtu.be/KpVNfC8vH-0

[simon]

Well that was interesting! I got up early and was ready to take off about 8.30. Wind was light but as mentioned in other posts the gustyness was a nightmare in atti or gps/atti. Didn';t even attempt manual mode my arse was twitching enough already
The wind is high here now may try early again tomorrow morning.  My subject is due for demolition so I need some shots before it disappears completely.

[Hands0n]

I really should have shaken a tail feather and got out much earlier as my good intentions indicated    So I';m going to see about a 9am sortie over the property if the weather is okay. 

Its weather like this that makes me kind of glad I don';t depend on multi-rotor flying for a living!

[simon]

Just sorting through my sd card from earlier and managed to get this.

[Cloudbuster]

Hi simon, nice composition apart from the evil lamp post in the foreground, wrong it maybe but it really needs to be edited out !!! Nice urban image though !!

Regards rob 

[guest325]

Had a couple of great flights today hooning around like a complete nutter,  so much fun!
No 1 my 450 bitza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p0_u9HCg5I&feature=youtube_gdata_player
No 2 a Crack Pitts bipe with Orange 3 axis gyro stabilisation system
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTHG_VcJahw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Hands0n]

@DarrellW - A nice couple of videos with you obviously enjoying yourself and showing great control in the elements  


Meanwhile, at the other end of the country; I was surveying my roof after the recent storms. Considering I wanted as much stability as possible I have to say that (a) the wind challenged the technology and (b) the professionals make this look much easier than it is ::)

http://youtu.be/yOErbfutyBM

[guest325]

@DarrellW - A nice couple of videos with you obviously enjoying yourself and showing great control in the elements!

TBH Danny I love it,  it';s so much fun and so rewarding; it';s not easy as you well know but the more you do it the easier it gets; it';s like everything else practice practice practice!