Recent content by NZAir2S

Good point. As you say, they will be working harder, but time in the air is quite brief (we were aiming for 350 -400 metres off-shore)

Yes I don't doubt the quality of the payload release systems. I'm wondering whether using them will reduce the life of my drone by making the motors and batteries work harder by carrying a load.

We reel it in with the rod, using our really big strong arms. (The drone is simply used to carry the bait and drop it over the water.)

I'm not actually a fisher myself. But my daughter and son in law are right into it. So I joined them on their latest trip. We were at a local beach. I'm pleased to report here in New Zealand there are no restrictions on using a drone for fishing. Drone fishing is very well established. Most...

I fly drones for photography. But I recently used my spare drone - a Mavic Air - to deliver fishing bait over the water. I was careful not to attach any loads heavier than the recommended 200g. It was a successful day. But the one thing I did notice was a rapid depletion of battery power...