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Moshe Epshtain
Subject: Looking for insights on battery consumption modeling and AirData reports
Hi everyone,
Tomorrow I’m taking my first commercial drone pilot certificate written test. I’ve already purchased a DJI Mini 5 Pro and I'm looking forward to flying it.
In the meantime, I’ve designed an Excel-based calculator to estimate mission endurance. It calculates how much time I have in a target area and when I should head home based on flight preparation data: Altitude (ASL), Mission Height (AGL), Target Range, outside temperature, and drone configuration (e.g., prop guards or strobe lights).
To make the model accurate, I need to monitor average battery consumption (mAh/min) at different flight stages: Hover, Climb, Cruise, and Descent. My plan is to upload my flight logs to AirData and use the CSV output to calculate these averages from multiple similar flights.
My questions to the community:
Am I reinventing the wheel? Is this level of detailed breakdown (current consumption per flight mode) already available in some part of AirData that I might have missed?
Do the CSV reports from AirData typically include unique battery identifiers (like a Serial Number)? I noticed that in my initial tests, specific battery IDs were missing from the data rows.
Any ideas, comments, or advice would be greatly appreciated!
Best regards, Moshe Epstein
Teresa Banuelos
Regarding your question about battery identifiers: at this time, AirData’s downloadable CSV reports do not include a unique battery identifier (such as a serial number or battery ID).
We understand this would be a valuable addition, especially for workflows like yours that involve tracking battery performance and consumption over time. We’ve shared this with our team and added it as a feature request for consideration in a future update.
While we don’t have a timeline for if or when this might be implemented, we appreciate you sharing your feedback. This helps us better understand how pilots are using AirData for deeper analysis and modeling.
Thank you again for sharing this feedback.
Kind regards,
Teresa
AirData Support