Welcome DJI Spark Pilot!
Jump in and join our free Spark community today!
Sign up

BrianP

Well-Known Member
Join
Jan 27, 2018
Messages
1,044
Age
73
watching a youtube vid about spark and an interesting topic came up...

The vlogger said 'film until about 15% battery life left then switch over to Sport Mode and return quicker than normal mode...'

My Q is: doesn't Sport mode drain the battery quicker and thus cause an issue where the spark is further away, when the battery goes critically low and lands the spark, than if you remain in P mode?

thanks for any help understanding managing battery life and P mode vs Sport mode.
 
doesn't Sport mode drain the battery quicker and thus cause an issue where the spark is further away
Or will P mode make your Spark fly so slowly that it won't be able to make it back to the home point before the battery reaches the critically low level?

It really depends on your flying style, the weather conditions, how far the Spark is from the home point before you start returning home, etc. Play it safe and make sure the Spark is near the home point before the battery is near the critically low level. Watch the battery meter at the top of DJI GO to figure out when you should be heading back to the home point.
 
  • Like
Reactions: BrianP
Or will P mode make your Spark fly so slowly that it won't be able to make it back to the home point before the battery reaches the critically low level?

It really depends on your flying style, the weather conditions, how far the Spark is from the home point before you start returning home, etc. Play it safe and make sure the Spark is near the home point before the battery is near the critically low level. Watch the battery meter at the top of DJI GO to figure out when you should be heading back to the home point.

Thanks for your input and advice re: battery meter.
 
Sports mode goes through battery faster. The maximum duration times are from testing at a slower speed. As a previous poster said, 15% is cutting it too close.
A better solution than sports mode for a controlled return is to disable obstacle sensing which gives you a faster speed but not the battery eating 30mph and cuts the power required for avoidance processing.
 
  • Like
Reactions: BrianP
Sports mode goes through battery faster. The maximum duration times are from testing at a slower speed. As a previous poster said, 15% is cutting it too close.
A better solution than sports mode for a controlled return is to disable obstacle sensing which gives you a faster speed but not the battery eating 30mph and cuts the power required for avoidance processing.

Thanks for the tip!
 

Members online

No members online now.

Forum statistics

Threads
14,593
Messages
118,799
Members
17,987
Latest member
csdisme