Just Crashed my Mavic 3 Into the Ocean
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I once crashed my Phantom 3 Pro into a river. Fresh water luckily, not salt. My own fault, flying sideways, watching the monitor instead of the drone, and tangled with an overhanging branch. It took me a little while to find it because it had been tumbled downstream by the current. The battery died instantly. But after letting it sit for a couple of days with a fan blowing air through it, it started right up with a new battery! Yippee!
But then I noticed the camera lens start fogging up inside. Oh-oh. So I unscrewed the backing plate off the camera and let the fan blow air into there for a few hours, and the Phantom has flown perfectly fine ever since for the last ten years.
Fogged lens:
But then I noticed the camera lens start fogging up inside. Oh-oh. So I unscrewed the backing plate off the camera and let the fan blow air into there for a few hours, and the Phantom has flown perfectly fine ever since for the last ten years.
Fogged lens:
I was in the Telecommunications industry my entire life. When we had a flood. Water, salt water or sewage. Within less than 24 hours. We literally hosed down everything with tap water. Blew it dry with leaf blowers. That's it. Everything always worked.
YMMV. GOOD LUCK.
YMMV. GOOD LUCK.
Well I am pretty sure the zoomed in shots from 120m look vastly different and many times unusable for the project than those 5m above water. Sometimes you just have to take a risk and never allow friends to fly drones where controls are not standard.
The battery on my P4p had a sensor, that when it got wet, would render the battery useless. I don't know for sure if they continued that in newer drones. After the P4p dunk in the water, I sent it to a repair guy in CA, Mike Holt,
530-277-5366 who rebuilt it for $750. That was in 2018, I don't know if he's still in business. Good Luck.
New to this site…Need some help.
I fly about 80% over water both lake and ocean.
DO not plan on landing on water.
Just upgraded to mini 4 pro.
Only fly with Plus battery.
Is there a device that will allow recovery for a water crash needed for insurance claim.
Is there a device out there….
I fly about 80% over water both lake and ocean.
DO not plan on landing on water.
Just upgraded to mini 4 pro.
Only fly with Plus battery.
Is there a device that will allow recovery for a water crash needed for insurance claim.
Is there a device out there….
A piece of styrofoam would keep the drone from sinking. Since the drones don't fly via aerodynamics, the foam won't impact the flying much. Just make sure your sensors are still able to see.
Check out GetterBack. www.getterback.com
It activates in deeper than 6ft water, i.e. not affected by rain or splashing, and pops a bright yellow float up to the surface, tethered by a 100ft fishing line.
The limitation is, you might still lose your drone if it drops into less than 6ft of muddy water, or if it's more than 100ft deep, longer than the fishing line tether.
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