Flying a drone in high winds is DANGEROUS 🚁🌬
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Good tips. However I would add a few tips:
1) Emergency Landing due to fly away: Always have a plan B landing spot downwind in case the wind picks up.
2) Landing in high winds: Unless you can land in the wind shadow of a bush or similar it's best to learn how to "catch" the drone rather then landing it. Easy with the Phantom less so with the Mavic and Inspire. Some good instruction videos on youtube on how to do this.
3) Take-off in high winds: Good tip re take off in wind shadow. If there is no wind shadow the safest take-off is by having the stick at full throttle and keep at that until the drone gets up to about 20 meters.
One last point. In 20knts+ winds the Phantom 4 camera housing actually catches on the gimbal when the flying in a 45 degree angle to the wind. This particularly happens while flying an arch around a point. When that happens the gimbal will lockup temporarily with an error message.
I lost My drone exact the same way you are telling!
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Tony & Chelsea Northrup , excusme sir can i ask you about how to download a HD video from my drone i use dji phantom 3 standart
Good tips friend
SELL your agenda somewhere else, Barnum!
Best way to fly quadcopters in high winds: Don’t fly them
They would never sell then where I live since it's "windy" 99.9% time of the year.
Thank you, I fly in erratic weather conditions frequently and like everything you've mentioned here. I've never lost a drone and will try not to, higher altitudes often have higher wind speeds and it can get a little challenging. I also do what you've already mentioned, fly against the wind going out and with the wind coming back. I am having problems with range limitations with the P4Pro+ thanks Tony!
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Thanks for the video!
Wind conditions can change on a dime here, and I’ve had a few hairy flights over time. The very first and most effective thing to do as soon as you feel the drone being carried away by the wind is to bring it down to the lowest safe altitude. Even if it seems hopeless the drone usually begins to respond at around 80ft.
Map out clear safe open areas in the vicinity ahead of time (particularly downwind) so you can bring it down in an emergency if need be.
Worst thing to do (and I only made this mistake once!) is to panic and hit the Return To Home mode. That will automatically raise the altitude of the drone and its automatic responses will be too slow almost guaranteeing that it will blow away like a kite.
Wowwwwahhhh! Drone Tip Tuesday is cool af 😎
Does he ever share the toys with you?
lol
Does NO ONE realize that this is a FAKE Chelsae Northrup account? How long will it take Tony and Chelsea to figure that out and delete it. Nice try Fake Chelsea.
Nikon Professional if I was fake Chelsea how could I possibly know how cool drone tip Tuesday is?
Wait, are you "really" Chelsea? Why don't you have any content on your channel? It just "seemed" fake because you are so super over-the-top popular that I couldn't imagine the real Chelsea having a channel that has no videos? I'm sooo confused now.
Thank for the info dude. I was flying the Phantom 4 pro yesterday at the beach in very high winds. It was a little scary for a new droner like myself. You've helped me out a lot with your videos sir. Well done.
At first I thought of subject title, "Thats a bit obvious." and wasnt planning on watching...but then thought, "They usually do things for a reason" and decided to watch..glad I did.
Thank you for sharing this! I lost a drone once in high winds once. Couldn't recover it cos it crashed in the woods. Since then, I watch for the winds on weather monitoring websites like ClimaCell or Weatherbit. But sometimes it is hard to avoid high winds, especially when I get tempted by dramatic skies.
Great info, everyone needs to follow this carefully - for human safety and to save lost or damaged equipment
Thanks for a great wind tutorial and the tip on Sport Mode.
I've had some of these things happen to me.
I used to fly all the time in high winds thinking i was in sports mode because the switch was set to 'sports', i nearly lost my drone so many times before i looked through the settings and actually set it!
This video will help SOOO many people!
On a side note, the Mavic Pro is a fast little drone!
Hey and thanks for the very useful tips. This is definitely something I can use as a new drone pilot 👍🏼
Sure thing!
Great tips!
Thanks 😉
Great video, good tips.
If you want to fly in high winds without problems get a YUNEEC Typhoon H. I never have any trouble in any wind conditions due to its immense power given by 2 extra motors. I have flown in winds up to 7 Bft (around 70 KM/H) without a problem. Even penetrating against the wind is hardly any effort. I'm not worried I'll ever lose it in windy conditions. In my opinion it beats the Phantom on almost every level as an aerial camera platform. Except for battery life and stock range but with the itellite DBS antenna it is perfect in every way.
You are so good at this, Tony. Very professional.
What’s up Tony ( Greg from Pville Band ). One thing I’ve learned to do in high wind retrieval is zig zag across the direction of the wind like swimming out of rip currents.
I had to do this in Hurricane Harvey, in sports mode. I have P4, and top speed I’ve hit so far is 65mph, downwind. Luckily had enough battery power for a 18mph return flight in S mode.
I used clip in my Deep Transmission video mix on my UA-cam channel over Galveston island.
Tony, I've noticed over and over the "V" shape orientation that you keep your DJI Controller Antennas. Have you done testing to find this is a preferred orientation? Image after image in the DJI documentation all illustrate and text indicate that the strongest signal is when the two are parallel.
Wow, that's one chill drone operator.
Greentings.This is the best video I can see explaining about the danger of flying in strong wind conditions.Good video I subscribe to yours channel.I would not fly in conditions of 15 mph because at higher altitudes,the worse it would be to fly, the risk of losing the drone.As you said,you always fly against the wind,when you return,do not fight with the wind.We find with a strong wind to get as low as possible and as you said land the drone fast in a safe thanks for the tips help many people.
Been bingeing on your older content when I came across this informative video.
I've made it a habit to hand launch & catch it when it returns when winds are over 8-10 mph. Here in Idaho we can have a steady wind of 5 mph, but it will often gust at 10-15. I've had a number of instances where my P4P would get caught in one of these gusts, causing it to tip over and ruin a prop or two, so hand launching/catching resolves this problem. For those new to drones, obviously please be care if you try this yourself and I would only advise doing this with the Phantom series, as you really don't have a good place to grab if you're flying a Mavic or even an Inspire.
I have seen some guys manage it with the Inspire series, but it can be a bit tricky.
Thanks for sharing! 👍
Hand catch in wind here too, P3, launching doesn't seem so prone to flipping and I always go up 3 or 4 ft quickly. If I can think on I'll have to check the rotor speeds in the drone logs and see whether the 'landing idle' is faster than the 'start up idle'.
This is helpful content. Thanks, Northrups.
Very useful info, thanks Tony.
thanks for the tips, LOVE the animations LOL
Stumbled across your channel through the recommendations list, I crashed my drone in the tree last year (Phantom 3 Standard) But she survived, It was very windy that day so from now on when It's strong winds I don't fly. New Subscriber, You gained a like and great video.
New to the site! Great job on the tips.
Great Job man! explained it very well!
Last week i flew my mavic pro with very high winds. It was howering and drifting like 9mph away. But still flew like a champ and managed to get my captures
Is that why my drone keeps going off to the side and none of the controls work so I have to wait for it to crash but I tried it one time with no wind at all and it did the same thing it’s probably broken or something
Came so close losing the thing last week... was about to start running towards it LOL FLying a Mavic Pro .... switched to sport and started descending. As I came down the wind was less harsh. So, up high is much worse than what you experience on the ground. I couldn't believe it was flying backwards when I could barely feel the wind on the ground.
Yestwrday i nearly lost my air2s flying in heavy wind, it was a new experience for me as it showed can't return home plus the batteries drained so quick and it was blown away 1kilometer away from me and was lucky enough to land it on some ground but it took me 2hrs to find it, always remember to not fly in windy conditions plus dont go to high altitudes and if you are not aware about the location you are about to safe land always record during the time, because it may help you to trace the unknown location even if your find my drone doesn't work of dead battery
So important to remember. Thanks for sharing, Tony!
Are tou sure the drone max speed cap in software is relative to the wind, and not ground? If the physical max speed is higher than the software cap i think it could go «faster» than the cap if its relative to the wind..
Very informative. Great job!!!
Good info thanks
Nice video. Full of relevant information without any loose commentary.
Wise words mate. Thanks 👍
Congratulations! Plenty of great tips in your video! great channel. SUBSCRIBED!!
Tks. The best feature of the DJI GO 4 app is the high wind warning. Heed it.
great tips!
nice technique, thanks bro
Thank you for this video👍
Him you say put it in atti mode yet in your clip with the specs for the p4, it saying that top speed is in S mode, did i miss something please?
Easy solution, build an acro mode freestyle/race quad.
Top speeds well over 60mph...
are you update that phantopm for Mavic 2 Pro / zoom ?
Tony, Like the video. I have my P4P, when I double click on my object, it zoom it for a second or two, do there is any settings or a way to keep it on zoom?
Your Videos are quite informative and extremeis useful. Thanks a lot
Great video Thanks.. I live near the White Cliffs of Dover! So I guess I’ll be very very careful flying there.. 👌
Awesome video man, nice tips
good tips tony, just subbed to your channel
I feel like I'm in pee mode a lot.
Besides the uav forecast app , another way to check if its good to fly is to attempt "windmilling" the drone's props against the wind . if the wind ground speed is strong enough to turn the props , consider it a no go
Oh man I fly in WAY faster winds than that.
Thank you for video
YOU ALWAY TELL THE FACTS. ABOUT ALL YOUR TOPICS. THANK YOU.
Great information .
A little tip to add to this is that if your drone is struggling a headwind to get back to you, try flying lower where winds are typically not so strong, especially if you're over water
My drone is phantom 4
When there is wind when the drone is running going down and up
Nor can it be controlled remotely
What will be its problem
Good information to adhere to!
The data on the new inspire is incorrect I just got myself one and already went past the stock speed not really limited to much but great video
Do not use the automatic takeoff feature on the DJI Go app for taking off in windy conditions. Instead, move the sticks both in and down to get the motors spinning and then go to full throttle to quickly get it off the ground so it doesn't tip over. Also, hand catch it when landing. I actually hand catch mine all the time and take off using the aforementioned method just so I don't tip the drone over....."anymore". Oh, and when you do tip one over, it's best to just go ahead and replace the props. They're cheap; your drone is not.
yea i hope ppl read this cause i lost my drone a few times n learn so much from doing that ...... it mite be scary but if u are over water n your drone is fighting to come back the lower u get it will be a bit better against the wind ...... also if the return to home is fighting wind to come back to u if u dont disable return to home you touching the sticks will just be confusing the drone n mite make the situation worst ...
Dover is beautiful.... Thanks Chill
love your video
Sir tony? You do drone too cool. I always watch your video for photography sweet you do this too take care
Correction the inspire 2 is only limited with the x5s, the x4s is not. Can not go over 52 with our x5s but have seen as high as 68 with the x4s.
That's ground speed, not air speed.
My best is 103kmh on the P3 and 99kmhb on the mavic. Burned 70% of the battery flying into the headwind before flying it back at top speed. Flying it at a 45 degree angle seems to yield slightly more Top speed.
Hi have an small drone a micro drone to be perise if it got caught in the wind how would I land it
Dji drones don't have any sensor that measure speed relative to the air. That means that the software speed limit is either relative to ground, or it is just a rough estimation based on the tilt angle.
Very useful data sir thank you.
In RTH Mode the Mavic Pro will drop out of Sport Mode which means it may not be able to return in strong winds. It is safer not to rely on RTH in strong winds and fly it back in Sport Mode.
It is true what Tim Moses say by going down to the lowest safe altitude in high winds. I have two drones the Fimi X8 SE and the Hubsan Zino Pro+ I don't know why the Hubsan Zino Pro+ can only fly at max 10m/s and the sports mode do not kick in for a higher speed. But I did notice that the drone speed can go up to 14 m/s on the return to home when activated, which helped me getting my Hubsan Zino Pro+ back in high winds. Just a hint to Hubsan Zino Pro+ owners.
Surely if the drone can do 60 mph, but is normally limited to say 40, then the speed would be calculated with the gps? Shouldn't it then be able to fly into 40mph wind and still do 20mph?
The software limits this. There are ways to change the values in the code to allow for higher altitudes, speed, etc., but this voids your warranty. Plus, these specific values were set based on the physical limits of the drone's hardware. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. It could wear out parts, overheat the engines and other components, cause battery overloads, which results in the battery dumping substantial power (Did it once with my Mavic Pro in sport mode. I was ascending, and forward pitching at max speed. My bat. overheated and dumped 25% of its power). The moral of the story is to know how to engage sport mode in snap(if using DJI), and to fly in appropriate conditions. Happy flying!
Great video.
Very useful! but how do I know what the wind speed is? do I buy a tool? ?
WAIT A MINUTE! As someone who has had several broken gimble assemblies and cameras as a result of some "moderate" crashes (even small tree limbs, etc), I am really hoping that DJI can make a more heavy duty and perhaps a much more "crash resistant" gimble/camera assembly on all future models of their otherwise great drones! This would be even more important to me than new whiz-bang features, as none of these aren't much good if you can't fly it or must spend tons of money and time repairing broken parts, etc. My last gimble repair cost me around $500! And enough is enough!
why you put the antennas in V position ?
At first I was like wtf u doing holding it sideways when the motors are engaged then you said it was off and I was like o shit lmao
All about knots. My little boat barely got me back to shore one time. 7hp outboard was great for trolling. Wind arrived and capsized a Catamaran near me. They waded to shore, thankfully. Another guy with a 10hp said no way Jose. Too much for him to go help.
40 knots?
Wind on open water. Great way to lose a drone. Two foot breakers on a semi vee 14 footer is a lot to bust through. My boat mate turned green.
@Tony & Chelesea Northrup Is there no possibility that the drone will flip? Example, If I'm flying my Mavic pro in 25-30 wind, with 35-45mph gusts... will it not flip the drone?
I've never seen that happen
@@TonyAndChelsea thank you for replying. I know this a a old video, extremely informative. So I can rest assured that my drone won't flip but just be pushed/drift in the direction the wind is blowing.
Very useful tips. 👍🏽
Great video as always Tony! Thanks for the tips
How did i miss this video, 😥😥! I crashed my drone on Oct 28, everything happened the way you described it here! Had to climb a cliff and go down across a huge river to fetch it! I almost died during that process and the back of my drone is crushed! Luckily, i think it can still fly!
Tried this a few times. Phantom 4 seemed to held its own better then the mavic.
Nice informative video. Do you have any videos for low-level flying over land. Low-level flying over water.
Yeah, check our drone playlist.
Cool shirt, I live in the high desert were its windy nearly everyday.
Agreed... that shirt is dope.
2:38 The "shadow of the wind" is called the lee or leeward or downwind.
johnqcurls Tottaly unnecesary , but thanks , i guess.
2:48... you just have to put the correction in before you take off.... like of like an input in the blind, but it's possible to take off in that wind condition.
sports mode!
Great video mate!!!
Havnt thought about this mutch before!!!
I lost my 1st ever drone (cheap-o Syma) for this very reason.
I panicked when it got behind me (down wind) and then couldn't even tell which way it was pointed (no FPV) = "gone down wind"...
I get comments on boards where I share my Boat Chasing (tracking) videos asking about flying in high winds.
I'm going to share/link this video in my replies now, rather than try to explain ;)
What happens when drone totally wet in rain? (Dji phantom 4 pro
That's why the only small UAV for strong weather is a helicopter with cyclic pitch control.
Giving me nightmares to that one time I flew my Mavic Pro in high winds and had to use some tree lines and building to fly back to me.
Thanks for the info. A mention of what Atti mode is would be of great help. Morons like me watch drone vids too, you know? Thx.
great advice for the newbs oh your antennas are in the wrong position just so you know :-)
I can't even fly a kite in high winds let alone a drone.
Unfortunately we travel large distances to get the footage we want and there are times when the wind is up and you just have to take the risk and fly (only when I know there are no people around who might get hurt though). Shot footage at Esperance Stonehenge and had a devil of a time landing safely.
The DJI Inspire can only go 55 mph? The software won't let it go faster even though it is capable of higher speed? Did Apple make the software?
My favorite tip for flying in heavy wind: Don't. :)
Currently in Mykonos, Greece. Here the wind is crazy. I've flown my Phantom 3 4k only a few hours ago for the sunset and I was really scared with it not really responding to my commands. Thanks for the video Tony
If you build and program a real machine and fly it in true manual mode, you can fly in just about any wind condition no problems. But it comes with a huge learning curve.