Before the Best Buy sales, I would have never attempted to fly in this type of conditions, but with a few spares, I figured what the heck. I flew my Solo yesterday on a hilltop with gusty winds probably in the neighborhood of 25 to 30mph. It was overcast and ugly so the video was worthless, and the gusts at times were too much for even the gimbal to fully negate, but the Solo itself handled it impressively. A little scary when it would pitch or bank wildly to counter the gusts, and holding a position it had to sometimes bank 25 degrees or more, but it held.
If anyone flies in wind like that, the only thing to keep an eye on is altitude when flying into the wind. Returning to the hill top, I noticed several times it'd start to loose altitude. This was likely when it would be hit with a sustained wind and need to pitch over more in an attempt to maintain speed. I just needed to slow the forward speed for a few seconds to allow it to regain some altitude. I can't imagine anyone flying in winds equal to Solo's top forward speed, in which case it would only be able to hold position against the wind without loosing altitude. But outside that, you just need to be a little conservative with the battery to ensure you have enough juice for a longer return time.
As I was flying, I was thinking although the Mavic's portability is surly nice, it would be sitting on a shelf in conditions Solo can still hold it's own.
If anyone flies in wind like that, the only thing to keep an eye on is altitude when flying into the wind. Returning to the hill top, I noticed several times it'd start to loose altitude. This was likely when it would be hit with a sustained wind and need to pitch over more in an attempt to maintain speed. I just needed to slow the forward speed for a few seconds to allow it to regain some altitude. I can't imagine anyone flying in winds equal to Solo's top forward speed, in which case it would only be able to hold position against the wind without loosing altitude. But outside that, you just need to be a little conservative with the battery to ensure you have enough juice for a longer return time.
As I was flying, I was thinking although the Mavic's portability is surly nice, it would be sitting on a shelf in conditions Solo can still hold it's own.
