We have done a lot of tests over the water and wind is much more likely to effect the drone as it can push it down. Waves on the water can push up the drone because of the sensors , but we have yet to have the sensors force land the drone on the water without the help of the wind in over 100 flights on the water.i have noticed with mini 2 is that if I stand still over water 2 m. its slowly landing by itself. Maby water reflection messes sensors up or smth.
Flying over water is just like flying over solid ground.I have a question I have never flew over water and I know a bunch of you guys do, what I'm asking is what is my minimum height to fly safely without my ma2 taking a swim? TIA
it was not much of a wind. just a river and trees and houses next to the river. Still happened.We have done a lot of tests over the water and wind is much more likely to effect the drone as it can push it down. Waves on the water can push up the drone because of the sensors , but we have yet to have the sensors force land the drone on the water without the help of the wind in over 100 flights on the water.
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You must have very strange winds where you fly.wind is much more likely to effect the drone as it can push it down
maby. ill try that test when i return from my trip home. ;DYou must have very strange winds where you fly.
Most places the wind blows parallel to the earth/water's surface.
What are updrafts/downdrafts, Trebek?You must have very strange winds where you fly.
Most places the wind blows parallel to the earth/water's surface.
You must have very strange winds where you fly.
Most places the wind blows parallel to the earth/water's surface.
Thanks for the info everyone, no ocean here, just ponds and lakes......
Something you won't encounter over water,What are updrafts/downdrafts, Trebek?
Many of my flights are over water but I keep it relatively high. I try to keep it silhouetted against a while (cloud) background. I am not going to risk loss by skimming the water. That is for others to risk. Not me. It's not woth it to me. See my web site for many videos flying over water.I have a question I have never flew over water and I know a bunch of you guys do, what I'm asking is what is my minimum height to fly safely without my ma2 taking a swim? TIA
Just ordered my Phantomrain on SaturdayFlying over the water is tricky , Battery time: Wind Speed : Geo Zones : Forced Landings , Bird Strikes.
Your height which can change at times over the water so give your self 15 ft as a min if your paying attention to the video on the screen.
5 ft if your watching the Drone itself fly and of course stay within your designated height limits.
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be wary of flying near salt water spray, having seen the corrosion inside a Mavic 2 that was in salt water for several days it is SCARY. There is at least one thread in here where a guy went low over rough water and it was reckoned a wave or spray caught the drone.! I fly everywhere from a metre or two above the crashing waves to 120 meters u