A few pics of some snow fog, created by warming temperatures and melting snow.
Frosty Fog
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SoccerRef12
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I glanced at the thread title and thought it said Frosty Frog.
Thought maybe it was going to be an old tavern.
Nice photos.
Thanks for sharing.
Chrislaf
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Nice shots. The gray fog mixed in with the greens and browns makes for a nice composition.
We have had some of that fog too. The recent cold temperatures and the warmer lake water makes the fog over the lake quite thick especially in the morning. I have been itching to get out in the morning to capture the fog but have been too busy. I probably won't chance using my Spark though, as the bottom sensors can get confused and I don't want to have a problem trying to land it especially since the temps have dipped down below -10ºC. Today it was -17ºC and there was lots of thick fog on the lake and surrounding area. I'll probably stick to using my Phantom 3 Standard which has no bottom sensors and therefore won't think the fog is the ground.
Chris
We have had some of that fog too. The recent cold temperatures and the warmer lake water makes the fog over the lake quite thick especially in the morning. I have been itching to get out in the morning to capture the fog but have been too busy. I probably won't chance using my Spark though, as the bottom sensors can get confused and I don't want to have a problem trying to land it especially since the temps have dipped down below -10ºC. Today it was -17ºC and there was lots of thick fog on the lake and surrounding area. I'll probably stick to using my Phantom 3 Standard which has no bottom sensors and therefore won't think the fog is the ground.
Chris
Dragonfly Joe
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Very cool pics RotorWash. Love all the colors in that first pic. Nice detail too. Send some of those warmer temps down my way will ya. Too dang cold, too dang early here thanks to one of those lovely Polar Vortex bombs, LOL. Thanks for sharing those pics with us. Winter fog is unusual. Oh wait, it's still Autumn, ha!
That gave me a good laugh for the day, thanks Spark 317!I glanced at the thread title and thought it said Frosty Frog.
Thought maybe it was going to be an old tavern.
Nice photos.
Thanks for sharing.
Now that you mention it, it is a catchy name!
Thanks DJ! lol, those two dreaded words "polar vortex"!!
Thanks Chris! Wow, getting very cold out your way, hopefully you'll get some reprieve soon. Good point on the downward sensors, I've seen a few vids of such events. I was weary when I first started out and did a couple of test runs first for that and prop icing as well but it seemed light enough not to bother Sparky any.
Chrislaf
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Yes, it has been unseasonably cold. I don’t mind it though. The colder the weather, the faster the lake will freeze and then I can get my snowmobiles out and do some ice fishing.
I don’t think the fog in your shots would affect the sensors as the AC can still see the ground. Thick fog is a concern and so is prop icing when in the fog. Cold weather, fog and bottom sensors, I don’t think would be a good combination!
Chris
Litchi app has the option to disable downward sensors.
If disabled in Litchi, it would be disabled when running GO 4 too.
Have not tried this myselves, and I expect if you power everything down, this settings will be restored.
Test pilot needed ?
Look out for "hard landings"..
If disabled in Litchi, it would be disabled when running GO 4 too.
Have not tried this myselves, and I expect if you power everything down, this settings will be restored.
Test pilot needed ?
Look out for "hard landings"..
Chrislaf
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I tried it once (disabled sensors in Litchi) when I was exploring hand catching while kayaking. Didn’t like it - it came down too fast into my hand and the hover was much less stable. It also moved around a lot in a hover just like my Phantom 3 Standard does (no bottom sensors).
Chris
This is the kind of feedback we need!
I would only disable sensors when there is a risk of being stuck in the fog, bird initiating Auto-Landing.. or even refuse going down.
Thanks for sharing!
Snowmobiles and ice fishing, now there's two things that can make winter a lot more bearable and of course Sparky too!
Much appreciated Rwarrior! I hadn't really planned on making a video as the light was low but since you mentioned it...
I was able to pull enough footage along with a dose of brightness in post to create a short one, hope you enjoy it, cheers!
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Haha.... well shot [emoji106]Much appreciated Rwarrior! I hadn't really planned on making a video as the light was low but since you mentioned it...
I was able to pull enough footage along with a dose of brightness in post to create a short one, hope you enjoy it, cheers!
And your music is a perfect match... very calming.
Thanks for sharing RotorWash [emoji120]
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