Water Flying Accessories

[njclifford]

Howdy all, first post… done a bit of reading and know there are posts on water… but this is more for people’s opinion on accessories.

Have a Mavic Air 2 with iPad mount, lanyard to hold controller, range extenders.

I primarily film sailing events - out on the water filming starts, rounding buoys and finishing,… I have encountered a wide range of issues, been hit behind by a mast, come close to drowning a number of times…. Have been looking at the floating devices for emergency landing if needed..

The two I am keen for feedback on are STARTRC Water Landing Gear and the Phantom Rescue Jacket… one is pool noodles and the other is essential those plastic camping mats cut up….

Have read more from people on the Phantom but not much on STARTRC one. To be honest, for light waves etc I would think the STARTRC would be better…. Has anyone been using this and are happy?

Also, the wetsuit from Phantom seems good also, but from pics not sure if that would work with the STARTRC water landing gear…

Any feedback on ppls experiences would be massively helpful! Thanks!!!!

 

[BaldyBoyBilly]

Rather than looking for a solution to protect your drone, I’d suggest concentrating on how to not drown.

Just a thought.

 

[njclifford]

Rather than looking for a solution to protect your drone, I’d suggest concentrating on how to not drown.

Just a thought.

You know to be honest that is a great bit of advice…. I have not drowned it yet… but was thinking of some backup insurance plan if something was to go wrong.

 

[MS Coast]

Do you make special arrangements for unintended landings while flying over land? Do you add an accessory when flying over densely wooded areas where the drone could be lodged 100' off the ground in a tree?

If the concern is making a controlled (pilot or software) landing on water, then a flotation device might prevent the drone from being damaged by water. Any sort of uncontrolled landing, such as collision or hardware failure, will probably result in the drone being soaked and flotation would only be good for recovering the corpse for a Care Refresh claim.

There's also the loss in performance to consider for the weight and drag of a flotation system.

 

[Cafguy]

When you record these things WHY are you on the boat? Filming from the boat would suggest "distracted flying" meaning you are just asking for an accident.