by chris24g » Sun Aug 18, 2013 11:24 pm
IMO a bad idea. The DJI WK-M has it and it is the first thing I turned off. If my ship is going to land somewhere where it could hurt somebody, I would rather ditch it into the ocean or a field.
And who the hell is flying their AQs to within seconds of its pack life? My quad will fly for 7:00 max and I never fly more than 6 minutes on a timer. 90% of the time I'm landing before 6 minutes. I check voltage and balance my packs. In other words, there is no reason for a quad to go down due to a battery. I've never had a cell go bad in flight, and bad cells will show up in the balancing cycle, so toss the pack or use it to power something on the ground.
Best option is to use telemetry or an OSD to monitor your mAh or voltage. Then you know exactly where you stand.
I might sound a bit terse, but come on people, just because the AQ is so capable is no excuse to ignore basic RC safety protocols.