if winter comes, can spring be far behind?” – Percy Bysshe Shelley. Is winter right around the corner (or already here) and unlike Shelley, you can’t wait for bright colors to spring up again before you have your fun? Let’s face it – winter has its own beauty and especially if you own a drone with a camera, you don’t want to lose the opportunity to film all that! In this post, we shall look at some tips and tricks and things you need to keep in mind before you head out flying a drone in snow! These tips apply to all manner of RC crafts – including quad-copters and other multi-rotors, RC helicopters and RC planes.
- make sure you have visibility
- keep your hands warm
- coat your craft before flaying it out in winter
- expect lower flight times in snow /winter
- calibrate appropriately
- use wooden or carbon fiber props
- make sure you have visibility
- keep your hands warm
- coat your craft before flaying it out in winter
- expect lower flight times in snow /winter
- calibrate appropriately
- use wooden or carbon fiber props