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ALERT! Solar storms - maybe don't fly today?

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Channel: On The Kitchen Table · 2014 · People & Blogs

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See http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html I've just looked at the K-Index ( a measure of electromegnetic interference caused by solar activity) and it's really HIGH right now - a potential risk of interference to GPS and other equipment. Your mileage may vary, but personally I'm staying grounded this morning just in case. If you're a hotshot manual flyer then don't worry, but if you like to lean on your GPS receiver on your multirotor then maybe wait...? Might be absolutely fine, but let's just say when your putting hundreds of dollars into the air I'm risk-averse!

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