Ha ha! I love some of the remarks in here.
I am a recent convert to drones and flying them, I have a
Mini 2 and love the little beastie.
I am still learning and expect to still be learning in 20 years time. (God willing)
I have read so much about flying over water, some say don't do it you will lose your drone! While other says it is perfectly alright to fly over water but keep a sensible height (Whatever that is).
I would hate to lose my little beast, but, I don't want to fly so cautiously that there is no excitement or a little danger involved.
I am in The United Kingdom, I have my CAA Pilots/Flyer ID and Operators Licence, I have £12,000,000 Public Liability Insurance, sounds excessive I know but the cost is £36 per annum, will certainly cover me for most mishaps on my part.
I purposely went out a found a small lake to try out flying over water and was amazed at the little
Mini 2. The lake is a fly fishing lake and has a movable fountain on it to help keep the surface clear of debris.
I flew five feet over the top of the fountain, bearing in mind that the fountain is only 3 feet high, so I was about 8 feet off the surface water.
I hoovered over the fountain for about 3 minutes just 5 foot above the spray, the
Mini2 held station vertically and deviated about 12 to 18 inches horizontally, at no point did it try to land, Maybe it would have done if I had brought it down another couple of feet.
This exercise has given me more confidence in the capabilities of this little beastie.
I did video the flight but not sure how to post it on here, (I will give it a go).
Nope just a comes up with a http://, not going down that route.
My video makes it look closer to the fountain than I actually was as I zoomed in. I was 8 - 9 feet max above the lake surface.
Manual/Pro, Cine Mode 1080p, 25 FPS & 50 Shutter Speed,16 ND filter.