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<blockquote data-quote="Virtual1" data-source="post: 25468" data-attributes="member: 4084"><p>Cold weather will always reduce battery runtime. (NiCd batteries are <em>really</em> bad that way) I just got up and it's -14F with a -35F wind chill, highs will be in the single digits today. Not the best weather for flying! Also well below the recommended operating temperature range for the Spark, so beware.</p><p></p><p>If you insist on flying in this icebox, make sure your spark is warm before taking off. Don't store it outside and then expect to get it out and fly. Always store it inside where it's warm. Spark will not allow you to fly with a cold battery, and will sit there using battery power to warm up the battery to a reasonable temperature before allowing you to take off. (you'll get a warning message telling you it is warming up the battery and you have to wait) Temperature shouldn't affect GPS accuracy, but may affect compass and accelerometer performance. Cold also gums up lubricants, so it wouldn't surprise me if the camera gimbal wasn't running as smoothly either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Virtual1, post: 25468, member: 4084"] Cold weather will always reduce battery runtime. (NiCd batteries are [I]really[/I] bad that way) I just got up and it's -14F with a -35F wind chill, highs will be in the single digits today. Not the best weather for flying! Also well below the recommended operating temperature range for the Spark, so beware. If you insist on flying in this icebox, make sure your spark is warm before taking off. Don't store it outside and then expect to get it out and fly. Always store it inside where it's warm. Spark will not allow you to fly with a cold battery, and will sit there using battery power to warm up the battery to a reasonable temperature before allowing you to take off. (you'll get a warning message telling you it is warming up the battery and you have to wait) Temperature shouldn't affect GPS accuracy, but may affect compass and accelerometer performance. Cold also gums up lubricants, so it wouldn't surprise me if the camera gimbal wasn't running as smoothly either. [/QUOTE]
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