ORIGINAL: eastcoast
ORIGINAL: pdm52956
Science.........what a wonderful invention. Problem I have with it is that no matter how much math you use, or how complicated you make it, something simple will come up and disprove what you spent all the time proving.
I figure that it's nice to know in theory how many flights you can get, but in reality I find a couple minutes checking the voltage of my battery between flights a lot less expensive in the long run.
Just my thoughts.
LOL how does it cost your more buy doing a few Static test verses a test at the field during flights? I know there well be a more of a load on a battery while flying verse's doing a static voltage measurement. And i was saying i put it in the beginners forums on behalf of someone new too RC and would like a little insight.
Point was that taking a few idle minutes checking the battery, or batteries, between flights here and there would serve the beginner more than relying on the math required to calculate how much flight time that same battery will supply. With the choices available in battery technology, checking and charging if needed doesn't take all that long.
Like was said, each and every flight is different, draws different current and once you do hit that point where the discharge curve drops off the cliff, checking that battery before hand would save you the possilbe cost of that plane and gear. The beginner may just have enough on his mind in trying to fly the plane straight without being concerned if he is pressing the envelope on his battery or not.
I guess I just prefer to rely on actual flight testing rather than simulated static tests. You are only going to simulate that flight time to a certain degree while static, and there isn't a need to in this case.
Like I said, "just my thoughts". Happy flying!