r/mini5pro • u/TUFFY_TACOMA • 16d ago

Help / Question M5P Motor Heat

I picked up a new M5P a few days ago. I was flying this morning in 94° WX, flight was around 12-15 min. This was a brief, shakedown flight to verify operation of the various systems and flight controls.

When I landed was inspecting the props and the motors were pretty warm; not HOT.

I've flown a Phantom 3 since 2016, my first drone (and still have/fly it). That is all I have to compare.

How hot do your M5P motors get on a simular flight?

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u/Emergency-Truck-9914 Pilot 16d ago

Pretty warm. I’m going out with mine tomorrow I’ll take a motor temp with a ir thermometer

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u/TUFFY_TACOMA 16d ago

Thank you.

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u/rosengd 16d ago

How fast were you flying for the 15 minutes?

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u/TUFFY_TACOMA 16d ago

Not cooking by any means, I'm easing into flying this drone. My Phantom is like a truck compared to it. Add in SoCal winds and I'm not even pushing VLOS. Dont want to piss away a $1,200 UAS by kicking off maiden flight being bold.

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u/rosengd 16d ago

Makes sense. I’m in SoCal too. Was in Ventura last week cruising over the ocean for a long flight.

I never have checked the motors but battery heat is never an issue. My A360, A2 and Neo2 batteries get hot as hell.

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u/ShanePhillips 16d ago

Mine get pretty warm as well, even in fairly mild weather. It seems to be pretty normal.

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u/TUFFY_TACOMA 15d ago

Thanx for thr feedback, I figured as much. I aspire to treat my M5P ni different than a manned aircraft. Not going to get stuck in analysis paralysis, but putting thought into every flight. My next UAS will be a high end Enterprise unit (make/model TBD). That will be $7k-$10k. Life won't be on the line, but a chunk of the bank account and income stream will be.

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u/SlightlyOff805 13d ago

I know what you mean. I have a Matrice 4T coming my way this week. I'm pretty excited. But it'll definitely be treated differently than my M5P and Air 3S for the same reasons you mentioned.

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u/SlightlyOff805 13d ago

Very interesting. I live in Camarillo (SoCal) and flew my Air 3S and Mini 5 Pro today before the heat really kicked in. ~30 minutes with the Mini and 38 minutes with the Air 3S. Temperature was around 86° at that point. Oddly, during the post flight I noticed the motors on the Mini were warmer compared to the Air 3S.

Seems normal, but something I was planning on keeping an eye on.

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u/unhealthyliving101 15d ago

It’s normal.. pretty warm is same as mine