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I have an f-22 “MkII” (the bigger one).
(I had asked about which plane to buy about a month ago, whether it could carry a GoPro, sadly it can’t😑!!!).
Specs:
What I’ve been experiencing is a sudden loss of power after about 7-8 minutes of flight, such that I have to land immediately because it doesn’t have enough power to limp back. I think it might be the battery, just running out of charge. It is brand new, with only about 30 minutes on it. I use a “B6 Lipro balance charger” from I-max, and I only use the balance option when charging. The charger stops when the battery is at 12.6V, and usually I fly with it after a maximum of 10 hours from charging.
I am wondering whether I should time my flights from now on with a timer(this ESC is the simplest, cheapest thing I can get so no fancy battery monitoring systems). Can anyone tell me how long I should fly per charge if I am cruising at around 75% throttle?
Also, the temperature here is around 32 degrees Celsius when I fly, with strong sunlight. Last time I flew, I brought it down after 5 minutes so that I could let the motor cool, before starting again.
I tried setting up the alarm for the battery on the transmitter, but got thoroughly confused, does anyone know where I can find a video about how to do it on a FlySky?
Do you see anything that could cause this problem from my description? Please tell me how to fix it!
Taken from a video on the GoPro (headstrap).
(I had asked about which plane to buy about a month ago, whether it could carry a GoPro, sadly it can’t😑!!!).
Specs:
- Motor: 1400 kV - (64g)
- Prop: 8045
- ESC: 30 Amp (24g)
- 9g Servos: x2
- Battery: 3S 1000mah LiPo 30C (86g)
What I’ve been experiencing is a sudden loss of power after about 7-8 minutes of flight, such that I have to land immediately because it doesn’t have enough power to limp back. I think it might be the battery, just running out of charge. It is brand new, with only about 30 minutes on it. I use a “B6 Lipro balance charger” from I-max, and I only use the balance option when charging. The charger stops when the battery is at 12.6V, and usually I fly with it after a maximum of 10 hours from charging.
I am wondering whether I should time my flights from now on with a timer(this ESC is the simplest, cheapest thing I can get so no fancy battery monitoring systems). Can anyone tell me how long I should fly per charge if I am cruising at around 75% throttle?
Also, the temperature here is around 32 degrees Celsius when I fly, with strong sunlight. Last time I flew, I brought it down after 5 minutes so that I could let the motor cool, before starting again.
I tried setting up the alarm for the battery on the transmitter, but got thoroughly confused, does anyone know where I can find a video about how to do it on a FlySky?
Do you see anything that could cause this problem from my description? Please tell me how to fix it!
Taken from a video on the GoPro (headstrap).
