So been flying up in park rapids, Minnesota at a log cabin and had the best time following snowmobiles and checking out the ice fishing even though it was between -20 and -10 all day!
few things that i learnt along the way that i wanted to share for anyone else thinking of flying in freezing weather and not totally confident in it and want some tips
1) be prepared for your phone/tablet's battery to die in the cold DON'T PANIC when this happens. i was able to switch from my tablet to my phone and reconnect fairly quickly. a few hand warmers around the tablet and it brought it back to life quickly.
2) your spark batteries aren't designed for this kind of weather so if you leave your batteries in a case or in the car overnight you aren't going to be taking off. keep your batteries around your body and again use those hand warmers to quickly bring them to life. once you take off the spark has enough heat to keep you in the air no problem.
3) have a take off / landing point clear of snow (i used my peli case that my spark travels in) still saw people landing their drones on the ice or snow and wondering why their sensors stopped working.
4) when charging your spark batteries from empty make sure you warm them up. if the spark batteries are cold they WILL NOT charge.
5) for that cinematic feel you really should invest in the filters that you can buy for the spark. because of all the ice/snow and it being a sunny day the filters really took the reflections out and stopped the auto focus from going crazy light to dark due to the sun bouncing off the snow.
excited to see how this footage came out!
few things that i learnt along the way that i wanted to share for anyone else thinking of flying in freezing weather and not totally confident in it and want some tips
1) be prepared for your phone/tablet's battery to die in the cold DON'T PANIC when this happens. i was able to switch from my tablet to my phone and reconnect fairly quickly. a few hand warmers around the tablet and it brought it back to life quickly.
2) your spark batteries aren't designed for this kind of weather so if you leave your batteries in a case or in the car overnight you aren't going to be taking off. keep your batteries around your body and again use those hand warmers to quickly bring them to life. once you take off the spark has enough heat to keep you in the air no problem.
3) have a take off / landing point clear of snow (i used my peli case that my spark travels in) still saw people landing their drones on the ice or snow and wondering why their sensors stopped working.
4) when charging your spark batteries from empty make sure you warm them up. if the spark batteries are cold they WILL NOT charge.
5) for that cinematic feel you really should invest in the filters that you can buy for the spark. because of all the ice/snow and it being a sunny day the filters really took the reflections out and stopped the auto focus from going crazy light to dark due to the sun bouncing off the snow.
excited to see how this footage came out!