Does Yuneec make high altitude props for the typhoon H?

[Mechman1965]

Hello, I live at 10,000 feet in Colorado. My Typhoon H dose fly okay up here but really uses up the battery fast, less than 10 minutes. Dose anyone make high altitude props for the H? Also does anyone know the maximum elevation the H can operate at? Thanks

 

[Vaklin]

the maximum elevation the H can operate at?

Somewhere read about the ceiling of 4000 meters/12 000 feet AMSL but can't say where this was.

 

[Mechman1965]

Okay, thanks for the info. I wonder if it is set up like the Q500 where the motors won’t turn on at a preset elevation. My Q500 is set at 8,000 ft. Above sea level. The Typhoon H does fly well up here at 10k but has a few quirks not apparent at lower altitudes. When landing you need to keep the left stick pulled down to keep it on the ground and reach over with your right hand and press the motor stop button. If you just release the left stick after touching down the H will start to throttle back up and can tip over. This same thing happened to me when flying at high elevation near Taos Mountain in New Mexico.

 

[Vaklin]

When landing you need to keep the left stick pulled down to keep it on the ground

Hold the stick in this position for 20 seconds or so and all should be fine. The motors will slow down noticeable. Be ready to put a full-throttle if I'm not right. Depends of the version of the firmvare there are some issues, esecially with RealSense installed. One of them is impossibility to land, which is probably resolved in the last FW version.

 

[Vaklin]

where the motors won’t turn on at a preset elevation.

I don't know about restrictions like this one for the H. The ceiling comes from the balance between the sum of trust from all propellers and the weight of the copter with the payload.

 

[Vaklin]

Ups, just mentioned. In the final approach use the rabbit position of the limiting slider (the right one). Here is a mistake in the ST16 firmware and the slider limits all in both sides.


... and release the stick slowly!

 

[Mechman1965]

Ups, just mentioned. In the final approach use the rabbit position of the limiting slider (the right one). Here is a mistake in the ST16 firmware and the slider limits all in both sides.


... and release the stick slowly!

That sounds good, I’ll put the slider on the rabbit, I know that it was in the middle position when I landed last time. I will also try waiting at least the 20 seconds to allow the motors to slow down. Thanks for the advice!

 

[DoomMeister]

That sounds good, I’ll put the slider on the rabbit, I know that it was in the middle position when I landed last time. I will also try waiting at least the 20 seconds to allow the motors to slow down. Thanks for the advice!

This document Guide to reading Flightlog data UPDATED 1/28/21 will help explain why the rate slider should be in Rabbit during the landing sequence. It is a little counterintuitive that Rabbit will stop the drone from hopping on landing.

 

[Yuneec Skins]

I have 1-Set of Maytech Carbon Fiber Props left in stock, that is probably the Only Alternative available.
The Air is pretty thin at 10,000 feet, the Carbon Fiber Props won't flatten out like the OEM Props, it may Help a little.
Link to Carbon Fiber Props,

Maytech Carbon Fiber Propellers for Typhoon H, H-Pro, H480 New MTCP9060H

Maytech Carbon Fiber Propellers-Fits: Typhoon H Typhoon H-Pro Typhoon H480 -Maytech Part Number: MTCP9060H-Size: 9.6" x 6"Includes:-3-A CW Props-3-B CCW Props-1-Set of 6 Propellers-Caution! -Carbon Fiber Props can cause serious Injury!-Keep Away from Spinning Propellers-Use these Propellers...

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[Vaklin]

Some theory related to the topic.

A PROPELLER DESIGN AND ANALYSIS CAPABILITY EVALUATION FOR HIGH ALTITUDE APPLICATION

in the attachment.

 

[Mechman1965]

I have 1-Set of Maytech Carbon Fiber Props left in stock, that is probably the Only Alternative available.
The Air is pretty thin at 10,000 feet, the Carbon Fiber Props won't flatten out like the OEM Props, it may Help a little.
Link to Carbon Fiber Props,

Maytech Carbon Fiber Propellers for Typhoon H, H-Pro, H480 New MTCP9060H

Maytech Carbon Fiber Propellers-Fits: Typhoon H Typhoon H-Pro Typhoon H480 -Maytech Part Number: MTCP9060H-Size: 9.6" x 6"Includes:-3-A CW Props-3-B CCW Props-1-Set of 6 Propellers-Caution! -Carbon Fiber Props can cause serious Injury!-Keep Away from Spinning Propellers-Use these Propellers...

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Thanks for the information.?

 

[jjoiner31]

Okay, thanks for the info. I wonder if it is set up like the Q500 where the motors won’t turn on at a preset elevation. My Q500 is set at 8,000 ft. Above sea level. The Typhoon H does fly well up here at 10k but has a few quirks not apparent at lower altitudes. When landing you need to keep the left stick pulled down to keep it on the ground and reach over with your right hand and press the motor stop button. If you just release the left stick after touching down the H will start to throttle back up and can tip over. This same thing happened to me when flying at high elevation near Taos Mountain in New Mexico.

I have a Q500 and I am in the Sangre De Cristo mountains .

is there any way around the 8,000 ft. Limits?

 

[jjoiner31]

Okay, thanks for the info. I wonder if it is set up like the Q500 where the motors won’t turn on at a preset elevation. My Q500 is set at 8,000 ft. Above sea level. The Typhoon H does fly well up here at 10k but has a few quirks not apparent at lower altitudes. When landing you need to keep the left stick pulled down to keep it on the ground and reach over with your right hand and press the motor stop button. If you just release the left stick after touching down the H will start to throttle back up and can tip over. This same thing happened to me when flying at high elevation near Taos Mountain in New Mexico.

Is there anyway around the 8,000 ft. Limit on the Q500?

 

[h-elsner]

There is a special FW for the Q500 that has the 8000ft limitation removed: Q500_v1.07_10_05_2015_no_max_altitude.bin

Here you can download it:

Need Firmware Version That Removes 8,000-Foot Operational Elevation Limit

I need to get the firmware patch that removes the 8,000-foot operational elevation limit for my Q500 4K. It's pretty obvious that Yuneec no longer gives a crap about Q500 owners. None of the links to their Support web site for the various firmware versions work anymore. I live in the Denver...

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