All it does is rain. Every day. Phantomrain to the rescue!!

[Droniac]

How bad is the video if you leave the gimbal cover on to protect the Mavic gimbal from the wind?

Unnecessary

 

[slozukimc]

Unnecessary

If you watch the video of the winter flights @Phantomrain.org posted above you will see that the wind blowing the gimbal up was the only problem he had with the Mavic 2.

 

[Phantomrain.org]

How bad is the video if you leave the gimbal cover on to protect the Mavic gimbal from the wind?

If you film with the Gimbal Cover on it would be terrible. The only issue was the gimbal flipping up but knowing that was the headwind on the turn slowly , you would simply negotiate the wind better so that does not happen. The Drone was fine and there was no damage to the camera.

So there is no reason to Fly with the Gimbal cover on as well as it could damage the camera .


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[BSauce955]

You will be getting your Air 2S soon and you will find out fairly quickly how fast rain gets inside the battery on your first unexpected shower. Its a wake up call, Only takes about 3 minutes in the rain to disconnect.

You will than be forced to only fly on perfect days, and without any chance to capture the storm and when it does rain, you will be in panic mode.

These are issue that were solved with the Wet Suit protecting the Battery and the Power button which gets compromised very easily and When that happens the battery starts to swell .

I think we have close to 300 videos of us Flying in the Rain , so were way past the Peace of mind stage , the Wet Suits allow you to fly in the Rain and Capture the Storm

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I’m not questioning whether it works or not, but I’m just saying that it looks like decorative foam stickers. Also, I don’t fly on rainy days so I don’t really have a need. I’m sure other people do so maybe that’s for them; just not for me.

 

[Phantomrain.org]

I’m not questioning whether it works or not, but I’m just saying that it looks like decorative foam stickers. Also, I don’t fly on rainy days so I don’t really have a need. I’m sure other people do so maybe that’s for them; just not for me.

Yes the Neoprene uses a 3M Adhesive and for good reason.

There was a company about 3 or 4 years ago that tried to make a shell to protect the drone and they found out the hard way that wind got under the shell and the drones crashed and the company faded.

We took a different approach more stream lined and much lighter with zero GPS loss , that was the winning equation . and that was back with Phantom 4 and original mavic.

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[slozukimc]

If you film with the Gimbal Cover on it would be terrible. The only issue was the gimbal flipping up but knowing that was the headwind on the turn slowly , you would simply negotiate the wind better so that does not happen. The Drone was fine and there was no damage to the camera.

So there is no reason to Fly with the Gimbal cover on as well as it could damage the camera .


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Right on. I have the Platinum cover so it doesn’t hold the gimbal. There is another clip for that. I won’t fly in anything that bad anyway. i was just curious. Thanks!! Can’t wait to get my order.

 

[CvCow]

Once again, we submerge all the drones under water , including the Phantom 4 , and the Boards are somewhat protected however some of the Modules are the weak link,

Both the Air2 and the Mini 2 have a weak Esc module when submerged under water which than needs to be replaced.
as well as the Battery.

This is when we began to understand better how the drones worked. and Each drone had its weak spot.

Thus the Wet Suit were Designed and Engineered around that.

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I would have liked the footage that was taken u der the waterlinie....

 

[Phantomrain.org]

Right on. I have the Platinum cover so it doesn’t hold the gimbal. There is another clip for that. I won’t fly in anything that bad anyway. i was just curious. Thanks!! Can’t wait to get my order.

I have included a Neon Battery Pack for both you and your son, so you will both have the same of everything, Thank you for your support.

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[slozukimc]

I have included a Neon Battery Pack for both you and your son, so you will both have the same of everything, Thank you for your support.

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Awesome!! Thank you very much! How and where do you suggest placing FAA registration numbers with the rain suits?

 

[Phantomrain.org]

Awesome!! Thank you very much! How and where do you suggest placing FAA registration numbers with the rain suits?

We leave the back legs open : My suggestion is buying the Dymo label maker and making your tags with that.

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[slozukimc]

We leave the back legs open : My suggestion is buying the Dymo label maker and making your tags with that.

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Sounds good. I will look into one. I bet if I dig around I have one of the old school ones that makes the raised letters in the plastic strip. Donthey even make those anymore? Lol

 

[Phantomrain.org]

Sounds good. I will look into one. I bet if I dig around I have one of the old school ones that makes the raised letters in the plastic strip. Donthey even make those anymore? Lol

That is the one you want to get, there plastic and about $10 they work nicely and the adhesive is good.

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[slozukimc]

The rain gear all came in today. I put blue and black on the M1P and purple and black on the M1X and they look pretty awesome. I will get pics tomorrow.
It is raining out now but I am not confident in flying at night and I don’t have good beacons on the drones yet. Not sure if my led props are water friendly, and I doubt they are, so tomorrow it is for a test. Still need to grab a label maker for registration numbers.
The rain gear all went on well. The battery covers can be a bit of a challenge to get just right but everything else pretty much falls in place. A couple things to note. If you have a tight fitting case be prepared to cut out the foam around the drone and batteries after installing the wetsuit. The second, the arms don’t fold in tight to the body with a battery in the drone so that makes the fit tighter. I have another case with softer foam so I am using that and it is just fine.
I have talked with Coal several times today via email and phone just to make sure I was getting everything just right and he has been a wonderful help. Super friendly and prompt with replies. That right there makes the cost a bit easier to handle to outfit two rigs. All of the extra pieces he included so I can outfit all nine of my batteries and two drones to match the rescue jackets made it even better.
I will have a report tomorrow on how they fly and I might even put an sd card in and get some pics instead of just screwing around. . Guess I better get the kayak back from my daughter just in case.

Thanks again Coal!

Mike

 

[slozukimc]

I will try to attach some pics of the rain gear now.

The high wind really beats up the M1P up high with the rescue jacket on. I had to go into sport mode to fight the wind to get back home. Lol

I think they look pretty cool. Some purple battery covers would be a nice addition.

Thanks again Coal!

Mike

 

[CanadaDrone]

I am curious, is there any kind of guarantee you offer? Obviously you have done testing, but if someone relying on the product has an issue with water ingress, do you replace the drone if it's determined (where possible) that the product was being used as intended? There is always a small chance of defective product, etc. Not trying to stir up anything, I am genuinely curious if 100% of the risk is on the customer or not.

I don't fly in the rain (I can think of very few reasons why someone would want to outside of S&R, inspections, etc.), but I can see value in an "insurance policy" of sorts for the drone if flying in fast changing weather and you get caught in some rain unexpectedly.

 

[Phantomrain.org]

I will try to attach some pics of the rain gear now.

The high wind really beats up the M1P up high with the rescue jacket on. I had to go into sport mode to fight the wind to get back home. Lol

I think they look pretty cool. Some purple battery covers would be a nice addition.

Thanks again Coal!

Mike

Fantastic thank you for the pictures and the effort you put into the showing.

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[slozukimc]

I am curious, is there any kind of guarantee you offer? Obviously you have done testing, but if someone relying on the product has an issue with water ingress, do you replace the drone if it's determined (where possible) that the product was being used as intended? There is always a small chance of defective product, etc. Not trying to stir up anything, I am genuinely curious if 100% of the risk is on the customer or not.

I don't fly in the rain (I can think of very few reasons why someone would want to outside of S&R, inspections, etc.), but I can see value in an "insurance policy" of sorts for the drone if flying in fast changing weather and you get caught in some rain unexpectedly.

I live near all sorts of bodies of water. Waterfalls, creeks, rivers, lakes, you name it and we have it in NY. I am very tempted to explore and photograph these beautiful places with the drones. So I figure there is a damned good chance that one of them will eventually get wet and/or crash in the water. If the wetsuit saves one battery from getting fried as a minimum and potentially the whole drone from frying just one time it was worth the cost. The added security of knowing that even in a crash landing over the middle of the lake with the rescue jacket attached it isn’t going to sink is super nice. I think the extra padding of the wetsuit is a bonus in the event of a crash or drop.
I am not a rich guy so these drones are a big chunk of money to lose so I thank Coal for designing a way to protect them, especially seeing they are older models.
Hopefully I will get a chance to fly them around tomorrow. I am super nervous to land on the water but I guess I need to have faith in the rescue jacket and give it a try. I sure like landing in taller grass with it already. My drone doesn’t end up looking like a weedeater.

Mike

 

[slozukimc]

Hey @Phantomrain.org any “tow drone” test results yet?

 

[Phantomrain.org]

Hey @Phantomrain.org any “tow drone” test results yet?

No not yet, I am working on the Purple for you.

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[slozukimc]

No not yet, I am working on the Purple for you.

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Very cool! I have been swamped with things to do lately so haven’t even had time to take mine to the lake yet. Soon enough. I’ll get ya good pics and if I can get my wife to ride along maybe some video landing on the water.