Saturday, April 18, 2020

High-altitude drone captures rare view of Mount Everest


I'm amazed that Renan Ozturk pulled off photographing Everest in a stunning 360-degree panorama by drone at 23,000 ft in 2019.  It's an incredible achievement considering the odds against him. Extreme wind, elevation, and cold are often no goes for a drone to fly.  From what I understand, it was a Freefly Alta X , drones like this aren't typically designed to fly half that elevation. Cold batteries don't produce enough lift for safe takeoff. And drones will not come back if the wind exceeds the drone's max airspeed. I lost one this way.

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