Battery Power Management for Long Range FPV Flights

Overview of FPV drone battery power management, voltage and amperage monitoring. Some suggestions how to insure you have sufficient power to return to home after a long range FPV flight. LI-ION battery characteristics and minimum voltage levels are discussed.
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[@GianmariaVeronese]

Great video! Also to mention the fact that, the harder you push your quad, the less likely you'll be able to squeeze all the mAh your battery can give. Being careful on the throttle is the best way to use the battery without stepping into hard sag.

[@ValleyFPV]

Thanks for watching. Yes indeed. Good points.

[@sunsetpark_fpv]

Great video. You guys are the best FPV duo on CZcams!
As my brother in law said years ago - every Sherlock needs his Watson :)

[@ValleyFPV]

Thanks for watching...and the kind comments. Too funny...as a matter if fact we are going flying today on another adverture.

[@filipmaftei7264]

Great, compressed information. Thank you !

[@ValleyFPV]

Thank you for watching.

[@kabirahmed9845]

Appreciated for details analysis and passing the right information to us 👍

[@ValleyFPV]

Thank you for watching too.

[@FrancoFlights]

Great video explaining battery management! I was planning a mid range flight today and had a tail wind when I started flying. About a half mile out I decided to turn around to spot check to see where I was located and to see if I had LOS. When I did that I really had give my quad more throttle to start heading home, so I just went home from there. Was pulling around 80 some amps to only go 50 mph on my 7 inch.

[@ValleyFPV]

Thanks for watching. Yes the wind can totally mess things up too. A real concern that I too watch closely.

[@LiftVector]

Great production for an insightful lesson. Thank you!

[@ValleyFPV]

Thank you for watching.

[@andresdelgado6778]

Thank you Valley FPV, very informative video. I would say as a humble recommendation, you should have started the video by saying the first thing to do before plotting tables and analyzing battery data, the DRONE SENSORS (current, voltage) SHOULD BE CALIBRATED. You mentioned the calibration at the end of the video, I believe It should be at the beginning.
Thanks again.
Andres D.

[@ValleyFPV]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the suggestion.

[@GiantAntCowboy]

Hey Mike, great information for anyone starting out in long-range FPV. I was going to make a similar video but I’ll just refer people to this as you covered everything really well.
One suggestion is to add the Throttle Percent to your OSD, if find it really handy as a reference when flying, but also after the fact when analyzing the power usage and speed.
Keep it up, and get ready for spring, Cheers!

[@ValleyFPV]

Thanks for watching.

[@Fpvlandscapes]

I have learned something new today. Thx :)

[@ValleyFPV]

Thanks for watching.

[@themoggidriver]

Very helpful video 👍, thanks for all your efforts 🥇👏👏

[@ValleyFPV]

Thanks for watching.

[@erlandfpv]

Hi, thanks for sharing, amazing here i learn 😊🙏

[@ValleyFPV]

And thanks for watching.

[@dronearon3085]

tq share very informative

[@ValleyFPV]

Thank you

[@mafiafpv3469]

Thanks guys 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

[@ValleyFPV]

Thanks again for watching

[@mafiafpv3469]

@@ValleyFPV always great content 🙏🙏

[@TheParadigmShiftTV]

Great video. I'm flying a Chimera 7" with 6S2P 6000mAh Li Ion 15/30C batteries. My charger defaulted to 4.1v when set to Li Ion. Should I be charging them up to 4.2v? And I should be landing anywhere between 3.0 - 2.75V per cell? Does the 15/30C mean I should try and keep the "A' to 15? I find it's usually around 21 when I'm flying. Thanks for the info.

[@ValleyFPV]

Thanks for watching. You really should try to determine what brand and model cells are in that pack and look up the manufacturer spec sheet and go by that. Liion cells will differ slightly especially the minimum voltage. Yes the 15/30 is the max Amp draw... generally continuous and burst. You must determine if that rating is for the individual cells or the entire 2P pack. However is using a 2P pack the maximum amp draw that pack will support is now doubled. Meaning If the individual cells are rated 15/30 then if its a 2P pack you can push it to 30/60. My Sony cells are rated 15/30 but I fly a 2P pack and feel comfortable flying around 30Amps continous draw.