It'll definitely charge faster, if only because it's drawing less power to stay up and getting closer. The only question is, is it like 10% or 100% faster?

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stavros 21 hours ago | parent [-]

Drones consume something like 100W to stay in the air (ballpark, of course), so they'd probably never charge if they had to hover.

	▲	danielheath 16 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		No, but if there were something convenient for them to grab and hang from, like a power transmission line…
	▲	jacquesm 20 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		More like 190W / Kg.