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1.7. Battery life

The battery life equals flight time, there is little benefit of a drone that can only make it halfway through the job, so being aware of what that job is and how long it will take will determine the battery requirements. Consider additional batteries that can be changed quickly, incorporate these into the budget.

The larger the device you buy the greater the number or larger the size of battery you’ll need. Just be mindful that the batteries have a finite life and to save cost don’t buy too large a device if you don’t need it. The costs of spare or replacement parts such as intelligent lithium batteries can be quite high. Also, if you are doing specialised work such as film production fully charged sets of batteries are important for long shoots. If you are traveling to regional areas, you should contact the airline prior to departure. You are only allowed to take 2 spare 100wh – 160wh as carry-on. Batteries over 160wh must be consigned to cargo. For further information click here.