Batteries -- A big one or two in parallel?

[BraultJulien]

I just bought a DJI S1000 and im about to decide what batteries I will be using.
I am hesitating between a big one and two in parallel. I heard that its safer to have two because if you lose one cell, You will still have full voltage. Also, it will only cost me "half a battery" . The downside is that it will be 1lb heavier. What do you guys recommend, and why?

How much time do I lose in the air when im 1 lb heavier? I will be lifting a Gh4 with a Z15 GH3.

 

[Tahoe Ed]

Several guys that I know fly with 2x10,000 or 1x16,000. It is a personal choice.

 

[BraultJulien]

What do you think about a single 22000 Mah? 2580 G (40C)

 

[Vojec]

I will fly in parallel. Reason- safety, if one lipo die you sill have one... it happened to me 2 years back. Brand new, less than 20 flights...

 

[Kentjjl]

I fly with parallel I had a battery connector come loose in flight the other battery got me back to home point.

 

[cbuk]

Definitely twin batteries for me....for the safety/redundancy reasons mentioned above.

 

[Benjamin Kenobi]

As above, two in parallel. Always good to have redundancy, it's not like you can glide home! :nevreness:

 

[Watchkeeper]

Two in parallel for me too. Some added redundancy can only be a good thing!

 

[flitelab]

Parallel, if one pack goes bad at some point your not out the cost of one massive battery.

 

[rilot]

Parallel here too. I'm seeing a theme.

 

[Scott Drysdale]

If I recall correctly, on average one will lose about 1 minute of flight time for each 100 grams.

I just bought a DJI S1000 and im about to decide what batteries I will be using.
I am hesitating between a big one and two in parallel. I heard that its safer to have two because if you lose one cell, You will still have full voltage. Also, it will only cost me "half a battery" . The downside is that it will be 1lb heavier. What do you guys recommend, and why?

How much time do I lose in the air when im 1 lb heavier? I will be lifting a Gh4 with a Z15 GH3.