Drone calibration is a very important part of owning a drone. Not only does it protect your drone from accidents but it can help you produce smoother video and keep everything running smoothly. Quite often, drone software will remind you to calibrate certain aspects of your drone hardware such as the compass but other times you need to calibrate certain aspects of the drone when faced with a particular issue such as drones drifting or flying away. In this article we are going to go over everything you need to know about calibrating your drone and why it is so important to do regularly.
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How long do drone batteries last? Everything you need to know!
If you have just typed this question into Google I will assume that you mean one of two possible angles to this question. Firstly, you could be asking how long does the average drone flight last? Secondly, you could also be asking how many cycles before replacing your drone battery? Whichever one you are asking I have the answer for you in this article.
The best drone battery protectors money can buy
Drone batteries are one of the most impressive advancements in drone technology in recent years. Drone batteries have revolutionised how now long drones can stay in the air due to the incredibly lightweight and the amount of energy that they can store. This means that drones are able to fly for approximately 30 minutes – something that was near impossible with older style batteries. Therefore, these batteries need protection to ensure that your drone flight is safe and the batteries do not perish during storage or transport. In this article, we are going to go over the best drone battery protector for each use case and the reasons why the protection of lithium polymer batteries is so important.
Are drone blades interchangeable?
Drone propellers are one of the most important components of a drone. They are to a drone what tyres are to a car. Without well-maintained propellers you run the risk of having the propellers break up midflight and without some fancy software your drone will come crashing to the ground! If you want to know more about if a drone can fly with three propellers check out my other article where I also have videos of experiments where they purposely destroy one of the four propellers on a quadcopter – click here.
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Best drone to scare birds [4 AWESOME options]
Sometimes you need a drone to do a specific job. Whether or not that is lifting and carrying stuff, taking …
How to fix a drone that fell in water? The 6 simple steps!
It’s every drone owner’s worst nightmare! Your drone has fallen into a body of water and you worry that it may be completely unrepairable will or damaged to the point where it’s just cheaper to buy a new drone. This can be a tough pill to swallow because drones can cost many thousands of dollars! Even though there are some drones which are designed to be landed on the water, most drones come with no waterproofing as they are not typically used in wet conditions. In this article, we are going to go over all of the things about how to fix a drone that fell in water and we will also be answering common waterproofing questions about drones.
What happens when a drone runs out of battery?
It is a common fear of many drone pilots – running out of battery mid-flight. What happens when a drone runs out of battery? Does it simply fall out of the sky? Does it land in an automatic way? Or is there something else going on in terms of software and hardware that can keep your drone safe from damage when the battery runs out? In this article, we are going to have a look at what happens to different sorts of drones when the battery runs out and tips and tricks for making sure that you are never caught in this unfortunate predicament.
What happens if your drone goes out of range? Full Guide!
It can be frustrating when you are flying and you notice something in the distance that you want to get close to. Drones are a fantastic way to explore the world around you but they have one limitation – the drone range. The drone range in this article will be considered to be the maximum distance you can fly away from the controller before signal is lost. In this article we will be going over what happens when you fly your drone additive range and what you can do about it.
Can a drone fly with 3 propellers? [VIDEOS OF EXPERIMENTS]
It’s a question that we often ask ourselves as drone flyers after a close call or an accident. Can a dragonfly with three propellers? If you’ve had a nasty incident or you are just the inquisitive sort you may have already experimented with this question. In this article we are going to have a look at the science and experiments that have been done online which have tried to answer this exact question.
Why did my drone fly away? [+what you can do about it]
Sending an expensive piece of equipment up into the sky is always a little bit nerve-racking. Although there is a very small risk of it not returning the consequences of a drone away is that you may lose about $1000 worth of equipment. That is enough to scare anyone into not flying their drone as often as they want. There are many drones that are designed to return to home if you lose signal or Wi-Fi connection to the drone. However, this isn’t a 100% fail-proof option. A drone may not return this is known as a “flyaway” by the drone community. Let’s answer the question: why did my drone fly away?
