So, I had a day off earlier this week and I went to scout a location for what looks like the largest open public field in my area (which isn't in any airport/national park no fly zones).
Checking it out, it did indeed look fantastic. Two problems. First, there was a huge gaggle of geese plopped down right in the middle. And what I thought was worse was the dew on the grass. Oh, the grass itself was nice and short. But the area had apparently frosted over the night before. Consequently, the grass was just absolutely soaked.
Since I'm unfamiliar with this class of machine, I didn't want to take off and risk any of the motors ingesting water. Was I just being paranoid, or is it generally considered a bad idea to lift off from a wet/saturated area?
Checking it out, it did indeed look fantastic. Two problems. First, there was a huge gaggle of geese plopped down right in the middle. And what I thought was worse was the dew on the grass. Oh, the grass itself was nice and short. But the area had apparently frosted over the night before. Consequently, the grass was just absolutely soaked.
Since I'm unfamiliar with this class of machine, I didn't want to take off and risk any of the motors ingesting water. Was I just being paranoid, or is it generally considered a bad idea to lift off from a wet/saturated area?
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