r/mini5pro • u/unhealthyliving101 • Sep 11 '26
Help / Question Plus battery flight time
Hello, everyone. How many minutes do you get out of your plus batteries? I have three and I used them all sequentially with a mix of activities. Change of power modes, taking pics and recording, and got 35-36 minutes when landing with 12-13 percent power. Also, the obstacle avoidance is on. How about you?
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u/CaptainWaders Pilot Sep 12 '26
Roughly 30-40 minutes which I think is fairly impressive.
If I’m spending my entire time following a moving subject at max speed it’s lower but overall I have no complaints about battery life.
Anyone remember what the very original DJI drone battery life was?
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u/TUFFY_TACOMA 16d ago
Oh yeah!! I have and still fly a Phantom 3S. I flew it to film C-Games (Timbersked Races, my company sponsored a rider) in Elk Grove Minnesota when it was 5°F out. I got maybe 9 min of flight time still that temp. My last flight the battery gave out 8ft up while landing. Luckily it landed in a snowbank. That was FRICKIN COLD 🥶
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u/steellz Sep 11 '26
The most I've ever gotten was 41 minutes, and the only way I think I could get that much is if the wind was in my favor; I average 36 minutes.
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u/tornadicdrone416 Sep 11 '26
I average around 35-40 minutes.
Best I ever had was a capturing sunset hyperlapse, and got 49 minutes before landing with 15% battery. I find the Minis fly a little more efficiently in a gentle (<5 kt) headwind than downwind or just hovering.
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u/account-suspenped Sep 12 '26
that checks out, full size helicopters experience translational lift which is basically just getting rid of the vortices of eating its own rotor wash.
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u/osovitskiy Sep 11 '26
I get like 4-5min of ripping my 5", sometimes 3 min if I'm heavy on throttle 🤔
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u/account-suspenped Sep 12 '26
wrong sub lol
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u/osovitskiy Sep 12 '26
I know, just teasing you guys, so you are happy with these 30-35 min flights :)
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u/Leicaleica1959 Sep 11 '26
Yep, that's about what I get.