Best Drone App and Website for Checking Wind Speed and Direction

Today's show is about the best and most accurate drone app for checking wind speed and direction.

Our caller for today, Ron is in a bit of a quandary. Ron regularly flies in windy locations, and he is looking for an accurate drone app or tool to measure wind speed and direction. As we have discussed on this show before, learning about wind and measuring wind speed and direction is a must for a safe drone flight.

In today's show, listeners will learn that not all drone apps are accurate. We recommend some excellent tools to help Ron out. Further, Paul shares his own experience where he lost a potential long-term client simply because he did not use the right tools to check on-site wind speed. Other topics discussed on this show are the importance of flying in Atti mode and using your drone to gauge wind speed.

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Timestamps

[03:38] Our sponsor for today is the Drone U Fly-In

[10:00] Today's question is about drone apps for checking wind speed and direction

[11:50] How accurate are drone apps?

[12:19] Can you trust information from drone apps? Can you blame the app if you get erroneous information and something goes wrong?

[14:37] Which is the best device for measuring wind speed and wind direction? What does it cost?

[15:30] Paul cites a personal anecdote which shows the importance of understanding on-site conditions