Yesterday I did my first take off and land from the boat.
Went ok, if a little bit nerve wracking!
I turned off downward vision sensors, put loss of signal RTH to hover and switched off smart return to home.
Even with very little wind and swell the catch recover was a bit tricky. So wouldn't want to do it if conditions were any worse.
The drift without the downward sensors on is pretty significant, when you have got used to the rock solid hover with them on.
Things to potentially try next time.
1: switch on downward sensors for landing. Descend over bow of boat and see if Mavic will "lock on" to bow of boat for a better hover to catch.
2: a big bag / net with a wide opening to snatch the Mavic out of the air and then CSC for if all else fails!
Here is a quick video of the take off and land.
And the video I shot. (I need to do some practice on tracking fast objects!)
Went ok, if a little bit nerve wracking!
I turned off downward vision sensors, put loss of signal RTH to hover and switched off smart return to home.
Even with very little wind and swell the catch recover was a bit tricky. So wouldn't want to do it if conditions were any worse.
The drift without the downward sensors on is pretty significant, when you have got used to the rock solid hover with them on.
Things to potentially try next time.
1: switch on downward sensors for landing. Descend over bow of boat and see if Mavic will "lock on" to bow of boat for a better hover to catch.
2: a big bag / net with a wide opening to snatch the Mavic out of the air and then CSC for if all else fails!
Here is a quick video of the take off and land.
And the video I shot. (I need to do some practice on tracking fast objects!)