{"id":3829,"date":"2019-09-16T17:30:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T15:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelshot.nl\/?p=3829"},"modified":"2021-02-07T16:29:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T14:29:21","slug":"can-you-fly-a-drone-through-the-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelshot.nl\/en\/can-you-fly-a-drone-through-the-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you fly a drone through the clouds?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When in Madeira, we spotted loads of clouds, hanging above the mountains. I was wondering: how would it look, when flying with my drone, through the clouds? It was time to figure it out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putting the DJI Spark to the test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My drone is the small one from DJI. The DJI Spark. A great piece of technology, especially when considering its size. I recorded some (in my opinion) great footage already. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why flying through the clouds is a bad idea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A cloud is in fact a gathering of small water druplets. That is the first reason, why it is a bad idea to fly through the clouds. Electronics and moisture don’t mix very well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, the bottom sensors of the drone, may view the cloud as the ground, so it is possible that the drone won’t get down, or very slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, it’s out of sight. Taking into account these risks we tried it anyway:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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