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tried flying to a countryside landmark today and got beaten by the wind today.
At ground level it was gusting but did not seem very windy.
At 275 ft I could have done with a way to measure the wind.
Resorting to watching the direction arrow, the speed of the Spark and the distance count up, I was not sure if I was hitting a limit of some kind...
Turning round and returning I saw speed of 20+ mph in normal mode and a return trip of next to no time!
I tried it again, with a fresh battery and a swap of OTG cable to see if I had lost video signal or similar.
No difference, and then I lost radio signal and Spark RTH, going like the clappers!
So... my Q... is there a way to measure wind speed when at a height?
Thanks for any help!
At ground level it was gusting but did not seem very windy.
At 275 ft I could have done with a way to measure the wind.
Resorting to watching the direction arrow, the speed of the Spark and the distance count up, I was not sure if I was hitting a limit of some kind...
Turning round and returning I saw speed of 20+ mph in normal mode and a return trip of next to no time!
I tried it again, with a fresh battery and a swap of OTG cable to see if I had lost video signal or similar.
No difference, and then I lost radio signal and Spark RTH, going like the clappers!
So... my Q... is there a way to measure wind speed when at a height?
Thanks for any help!
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