Caught out by the wind

[TheBoy]

A nice day today, so decided to go out with one of the quadcopter drones this afternoon, having a (correctly distanced) nose around Wappenham and Silverstone, and started getting wind warnings. So swung it round with still 74% battery remaining, to be on the safe side...

...and over a kilometre out, it was down to 5% so started force landing.   Opps, completely misjudged the wind today.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

A nice day today, so decided to go out with one of the quadcopter drones this afternoon, having a (correctly distanced) nose around Wappenham and Silverstone, and started getting wind warnings. So swung it round with still 74% battery remaining, to be on the safe side...

...and over a kilometre out, it was down to 5% so started force landing.  Opps, completely misjudged the wind today.

Which type of wind? You have previous form for problem wind......usually after a night out.

[TheBoy]

Following a Cjinky takeaway last night, I would had to own up to a spot of flatulence today.

[Kevin Wood]

A nice day today, so decided to go out with one of the quadcopter drones this afternoon, having a (correctly distanced) nose around Wappenham and Silverstone, and started getting wind warnings. So swung it round with still 74% battery remaining, to be on the safe side...

...and over a kilometre out, it was down to 5% so started force landing.   Opps, completely misjudged the wind today.

First rule of gliding. If you're going to mess around, do it upwind of the airfield.

[TheBoy]

A nice day today, so decided to go out with one of the quadcopter drones this afternoon, having a (correctly distanced) nose around Wappenham and Silverstone, and started getting wind warnings. So swung it round with still 74% battery remaining, to be on the safe side...

...and over a kilometre out, it was down to 5% so started force landing.   Opps, completely misjudged the wind today.

First rule of gliding. If you're going to mess around, do it upwind of the airfield.

Yeah, but I'm sensible enough to have an engine. Or 4

[Kevin Wood]

A nice day today, so decided to go out with one of the quadcopter drones this afternoon, having a (correctly distanced) nose around Wappenham and Silverstone, and started getting wind warnings. So swung it round with still 74% battery remaining, to be on the safe side...

...and over a kilometre out, it was down to 5% so started force landing.   Opps, completely misjudged the wind today.

First rule of gliding. If you're going to mess around, do it upwind of the airfield.

Yeah, but I'm sensible enough to have an engine. Or 4

.. but not a 40:1 glide angle @ 50 odd knots.

[Doctor Gollum]

A nice day today, so decided to go out with one of the quadcopter drones this afternoon, having a (correctly distanced) nose around Wappenham and Silverstone, and started getting wind warnings. So swung it round with still 74% battery remaining, to be on the safe side...

...and over a kilometre out, it was down to 5% so started force landing.   Opps, completely misjudged the wind today.

First rule of gliding. If you're going to mess around, do it upwind of the airfield.

Yeah, but I'm sensible enough to have an engine. Or 4

.. but not a 40:1 glide angle @ 50 odd knots.

Variable pitch control would be a start...

[Sir Tigger KC]

I get caught out by wind now and again.                                                                                                                                 Well someone had to say it! 

[Raeturbo]

I smiled once and the wind caught me🙂

[Marks DTM Calib]

If you have any videos of Wappenham would be interested, dad grew up there and his parents owned the shop

[TheBoy]

A nice day today, so decided to go out with one of the quadcopter drones this afternoon, having a (correctly distanced) nose around Wappenham and Silverstone, and started getting wind warnings. So swung it round with still 74% battery remaining, to be on the safe side...

...and over a kilometre out, it was down to 5% so started force landing.   Opps, completely misjudged the wind today.

First rule of gliding. If you're going to mess around, do it upwind of the airfield.

Yeah, but I'm sensible enough to have an engine. Or 4

.. but not a 40:1 glide angle @ 50 odd knots.

Pondering the glide angle of a multirotor aircraft.  What d'ya reckon, 0:1 glide angle?

[TheBoy]

If you have any videos of Wappenham would be interested, dad grew up there and his parents owned the shop

Ah, yes, now you've said that, I recall you saying previously your Dad was from a shop in one of the nearby villages

Whole video uploaded to youtube last night, but they are still processing it. I'll send you the link when its done - its usually around 18hrs for a 4k60fps 20 minute clip.

[Doctor Gollum]

A nice day today, so decided to go out with one of the quadcopter drones this afternoon, having a (correctly distanced) nose around Wappenham and Silverstone, and started getting wind warnings. So swung it round with still 74% battery remaining, to be on the safe side...

...and over a kilometre out, it was down to 5% so started force landing.   Opps, completely misjudged the wind today.

First rule of gliding. If you're going to mess around, do it upwind of the airfield.

Yeah, but I'm sensible enough to have an engine. Or 4

.. but not a 40:1 glide angle @ 50 odd knots.

Pondering the glide angle of a multirotor aircraft.  What d'ya reckon, 0:1 glide angle?

Without blade pitch control? Pretty much guaranteed...

https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/alc/course_content_popup.aspx?cID=104&sID=452#:~:text=Autorotation%20is%20the%20state%20of,event%20of%20an%20engine%20failure.

[TheBoy]

A nice day today, so decided to go out with one of the quadcopter drones this afternoon, having a (correctly distanced) nose around Wappenham and Silverstone, and started getting wind warnings. So swung it round with still 74% battery remaining, to be on the safe side...

...and over a kilometre out, it was down to 5% so started force landing.   Opps, completely misjudged the wind today.

First rule of gliding. If you're going to mess around, do it upwind of the airfield.

Yeah, but I'm sensible enough to have an engine. Or 4

.. but not a 40:1 glide angle @ 50 odd knots.

Pondering the glide angle of a multirotor aircraft.  What d'ya reckon, 0:1 glide angle?

Without blade pitch control? Pretty much guaranteed...

https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/alc/course_content_popup.aspx?cID=104&sID=452#:~:text=Autorotation%20is%20the%20state%20of,event%20of%20an%20engine%20failure.

A multirotor has some advantages over a single rotor, around weight distribution and redundancy.  But yes, I can assure you that a total power failure does result in it dropping out of the sky like a stone.  I can also explain what happens when a well known open source flight controller crashes due to misconfigured compass...   ...which is highly entertaining, if somewhat stressful at the time.

[TheBoy]

If you have any videos of Wappenham would be interested, dad grew up there and his parents owned the shop

From about 6m20 to about 7m40

https://youtu.be/Q4PHWrLF8rs