3 First flight with Mavic 3 - Godrevy Lighthouse

[Chris Baish]

I've been flying for years but just bought a Mavic 3 Classic. What a stunning piece of product design! After a few days of admiring it I took it out for its maiden flight.

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[JimSteadman]

Great angles on the lighthouse and the music was perfect. Very nice. Thanks for posting.

 

[moldorf]

really good video of an impressive area

I must be a real coward because there's no way, with any new drone, I'd take a first flight over water. I might need a dozen flights before I'd have enough confidence in the drone, and my proficiency with it, to risk flying over the ocean

 

[Chris Baish]

really good video of an impressive area

I must be a real coward because there's no way, with any new drone, I'd take a first flight over water. I might need a dozen flights before I'd have enough confidence in the drone, and my proficiency with it, to risk flying over the ocean

I know what you mean! I think I've got used to it now though as every flight I do now is over the sea. I figure if it's going to fall out of the sky from 300ft it probably won't be much good regardless of whether it smashes onto a hundred tiny pieces or plops into the water

 

[DaveS]

Hellavu maiden flight! I'll bet the lighthouse keeper is anxious for drone delivery ;-) Nice job, very beautiful.

 

[waynorth]

I figure if it's going to fall out of the sky from 300ft it probably won't be much good regardless of whether it smashes onto a hundred tiny pieces or plops into the water

Exactly. And drones rarely "fall from the sky" unless a motor stops or a propeller falls off. I never understood why people are more afraid of flying over water than over land.
Very nice video! We can see you have flown a lot before.

 

[moldorf]

Exactly. And drones rarely "fall from the sky" unless a motor stops or a propeller falls off. I never understood why people are more afraid of flying over water than over land.
Very nice video! We can see you have flown a lot before.

for one thing you have a chance to recover a drone, or what's left of it, when flying over land. No chance when it's out over the ocean. So if you have care refresh and can send in a broken drone, you save about $600 over the 'flyaway' replacement cost

of course, I've probably taken over 200 flights and never had a drone fall out of the sky. I'm just afraid of Murphy's law