How to increase the flight time for qav250

[smokey_truck]

I have a qav 250, currently I use 3s 11.1v lipo, I get about 5 min of flying time, how can I increase flying time and how big of battery can this qav250 can handle?

Any thoughts,

smoked

 

[Quest]

More mAh the battery has the longer the flight time will be, what is the mAh of the bat you are using now?

 

[smokey_truck]

1500 mah and more mah will increase weight right which is my issue

Smokey

 

[Quest]

Check ou the weight differences of bats you might be supprised how small the differences are

 

[RENOV8R]

Typical 250 quad gets around 5-6 minutes, it's the nature of the beast. The more you go for longer flight time, the more manoeuverability you sacrifice. That being said, I've used a 3S 35C 1800 mah with good results. Problem is, a 1500 mah is in the 100mm length range but as soon as you go to 1800 mah, they jump up to 140mm. Which is doable, but lose your option of using any kind of runcam

 

[Diven]

Her is the qav 250 suggested Build Parts

Props: Gemfan 5x3
Motors: Lumenier FX-2206 2000kv or similar
ESCs: 12amp ESCs with SimonK
Lipo: 1300mAh 3s 95c
FC: OpenPilot CC3D

To increase the flight time of your QAV250, use the Lumenier FX-2206 2000kv motors and 1300 mah 3s lipo battery.