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jakej
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Fly buddy
It's to do with the battery situation, check out the Pilots Guide page 3-9 & onwards
Jake J
It's to do with the battery situation, check out the Pilots Guide page 3-9 & onwards
Jake J
flybuddy
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Thx, on the battery test. It appears that the battery runs itself down fully testing the time to depletion. Not really wanting to leave master on for extended time to recharge as most of my flights are short duration.
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I assume you don't want to run the battery down because you might need the battery on the next flight.
However, unless you test the battery, you have no idea if it's working so you might not have it if you need it.
A bit of a catch-22!
The battery will charge pretty quick when the plane is on. If you go for a 30 minute flight (including all the ground running) then you'll have 10-20 minutes of backup. If you feel like you can't depart without a working battery, then you really do need to do the test and let the battery charge before you take off.
However, unless you test the battery, you have no idea if it's working so you might not have it if you need it.
A bit of a catch-22!
The battery will charge pretty quick when the plane is on. If you go for a 30 minute flight (including all the ground running) then you'll have 10-20 minutes of backup. If you feel like you can't depart without a working battery, then you really do need to do the test and let the battery charge before you take off.
flybuddy
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What type battery is this? Is it detrimental to the battery sitting with zero charge from test till next flight?
Li-Ion. It's not detrimental over short periods of time - say - weeks. But an already completely-discharged Li-Ion battery that sits around for months can end up damaged such that it won't have as much capacity once it's charged again.