GGoodrum
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Yesterday I thought I'd see how my F450/gimbal setup worked in strong gusty winds. We have this condition in southern California right now called Santa Ana winds, where a high pressure system over Nevada sends winds in a southwestern direction towards LA, compressing, heating up and drying out the air as it goes up and then down the mountains. This pushes the temps, even at the beaches, up into the 80s, but it also means it is windy as all get out. Where I'm at, we easily get 25-30 mph gusts. In places closer to mountain passes, it can 2-3 times that.
Anyway, I had one heck of a time, trying to fly this little F450. Even at a not-so-svelte 4-1/2 lbs/2.1kg, it was being tossed around quite handily. I tried several times to get the gains dialed in, but frankly, it was just about impossible to tell whether I was getting oscillations or if it was just the severe gusts. The gimble did a surprisingly good job, but I was really having to yank it all over the place, just to keep it from taking off on me.
In any case, this test was of limited value, as I can't see ever trying to do a video shoot in these sorts of crazy winds.
-- Gary
Anyway, I had one heck of a time, trying to fly this little F450. Even at a not-so-svelte 4-1/2 lbs/2.1kg, it was being tossed around quite handily. I tried several times to get the gains dialed in, but frankly, it was just about impossible to tell whether I was getting oscillations or if it was just the severe gusts. The gimble did a surprisingly good job, but I was really having to yank it all over the place, just to keep it from taking off on me.
In any case, this test was of limited value, as I can't see ever trying to do a video shoot in these sorts of crazy winds.
-- Gary
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