Q500 4K Quick survey - fastest winds you've flown in?

I usually don't fly if UAVFORECAST says winds are 15 or greater.

 

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I also don't fly above 15 mph. IMO, there is nothing so important/interesting that I'm willing to risk my Quad to get a picture or video.

 

Lol in Fl by the beach..,over 20

 

But at what altitude are measuring, have noticed winds at 12 at the surface and 20 at 250 feet

 

Hi friends,
I flew with winds about 40 kmh (25 mph), and all was ok.
See my vídeo

 

40 MPH with no cam and no landing gear. Angle mode, cuts through the wind nicely but I'm experienced in flying planes and helicopters. Not recommend to the novice

 

I did some 20+ a few weeks ago, and 'sticking' the landing was the hardest part. Bird comes in at a pretty steep angle, and the downwind motors are really turning hard to hold position.. which continues on even after set-down..
I'll use a more protected area to take-off, land next time.

When she is 'up'.. it's pretty much like any other craft.. lol, the 2 feet above the ground is where it's dicey.

 

Yep - average day on the coast.

 

I have you all beat. I waited until there was virtually no wind at the surface. There was probably 5-10 mph wind higher up. And my drone still dropped like a rock...... lol...\

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Current time in repair 3 weeks and still waiting

 

Fly in Newfoundland, no choice but wind. Flew routinely in 20-25 mph gusty winds over the ocean yet. I would always fly upwind with the fresh battery and come back on the wind, suicide otherwise. here's a video of some of the saner stuff:

 

Ive flown in 15-18mph winds at low altitudes, but one time I flew in 10-16mph winds and was at 400ft or so and the wind began gusting to 20-22mph at the surface. Im only guessing it had to have been more at 400+ feet. Well, it took off and would not come back. I was full throttle trying to get it back. The RTH wouldnt work. The battery finally died and it luckily set down in a field.

 

flying in high winds wasnt a problem...but to actually safely land is the main issue... (i learnt that during gps off flight and flipped it during landing)

 

I had the same problem Daffypuck had once, i was way up and the wind was so strong I kept seeing both landing gear in front of my screen back and forth, luckily she came back only from switching from home to angle mode intermittently, once I had her back in the ground I seen one of the 4 large zip ties holding the cam to the mount was ripped off. That took some serious force to do that.

 

That was awesome

 

Learn to fly in the wind,and know the machines max capeabilities! Waiting for the "perfect day" will cut out a lot of flying opportunities! Also learn how to "hand catch" the quad when landing in windy conditions.

 

For better stability when I descend I bring the birds nose into a dive and it is much more stable

 

nice seeing newfoundland,jeez..

 

I flew some in 25+ mph winds a few weeks ago. Wife wanted to get some videos of our kids walking down a path in a field.

I was a little cautious at first, but once I took off the thing was pretty rock steady even with the heavy winds. Landing I thought was going to be me ditching in the tall grass, but it landed perfect on the trail.

She wanted to get some more video of the kids walking down a wooded trail, but thats were I drew the line on flying..... Large tree around me and heavy winds is not something I want to fly in.