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Flight Time Lab

Battery, weight, and flying style in — airtime, power draw, and C-rating out. Whoops to cinelifters.

FLIGHT TIME LAB

Battery & Endurance Estimator

Craft Type

Tiny Whoop65mm ducted
3″ Microsub-250 fpv
5″ Freestylethe standard
5″ Racingfull send
7″ Long-Rangecruiser
Cineliftergopro hauler
Camera Dronegps + gimbal

Battery

1S
2S
3S
4S
6S
8S
12S
Capacity1300 mAh
LiPohigh C, punchy
Li-Iondense, low C

All-Up Weight (with battery + camera)

AUW650 g
Picking a craft type sets a typical AUW — then fine-tune to your actual build. Weigh it with everything strapped on.

Flying Style

Cruise / Filmsmooth lines
Mixednormal session
Full Sendracing / freestyle
010 203040+ MINUTES
Est. Flight Time—
Pack Energy—
Avg Power Draw—
Avg Current—
Min C-Rating—
Battery % of AUW—

Pack Verdict

Estimates use typical hover-efficiency figures per craft class (watts per gram) with a usable-capacity floor of 80% for LiPo (land at ~3.5V/cell) and 90% for Li-Ion. Wind, props, tune, and video gear all move the number — treat this as a solid planning figure, not a stopwatch.

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