Over this past weekend I was able to get a quick drone flight in Saturday morning.  I noticed that while it was foggy outside, it wasn’t windy or cold, which brought an opportunity for good practice.  I have never flown in fog before, and it was a worthwhile experience.  First, here’s the video.  You will notice that I performed a hand launch and landing since the ground was wet.  Yes, I did fly in my pajamas.

Everything in the flight went according to plan, the Mavic Mini performed as it typically does.  There was one point where I saw a notification in the app that I was having some signal issues, generally I get this notification whenever I fly in this area and get some distance away. According to the telemetry data, the signal reduction occurred when the drone was about 925 feet from my piloting location, likely just being jammed by other home wi-fi’s.  As per usual just be patient and the signal returns.

Condensation on the Mavic Mini.

The only surprise in this flight was the amount of condensation that was on the drone when it returned.  I captured a photo to see.  It would have been great If I had though ahead of time and took a pre and post flight weight to see how much condensation was there.  As stated, the condensation didn’t effect the drone’s performance, however it does make one feel like flying through fog probably isn’t ideal, especially since you can’t really see anything special that you wouldn’t otherwise.  So, unless you are looking for fog in your shots, such as filming a documentary or movie, there’s really no reason to fly in fog when it comes to science. The more you know!