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<blockquote data-quote="Chrislaf" data-source="post: 100535" data-attributes="member: 3317"><p>Went out Kayaking again today. Another beautiful day but there was more wind today (18.5km/h with gusts up to 19km/h). I decided to use my Phantom 3 Standard instead of Spark. I launched the drone from the shore, sent it out over the water to hover while I got in the kayak and paddled out. First flight, I tried Litchi Track. I have never had much luck with it on land as it always looses the lock. Today it wouldn't even let me draw a box around myself and the kayak - totally useless!! Next battery, I tried AutoPilot which I use a lot on land. Again took off from the shore and sent it out while I got in the kayak and paddled out. Engaged the Follow mission and it tracked me flawlessly. Returned to shore to land.</p><p></p><p>These last two kayaking excursions have taught me that the Spark is basically useless for kayaking as the battery life is way too short. By the time it's launched there is very little time to actually fly and record anything before you must prepare for landing which you have to do much earlier than on land.</p><p></p><p>My P3S has great battery life for kayaking. I got at least 15 minutes of flying and I landed with juice to spare, however the size is a big drawback. Not only is it large but the controller is as well. One other advantage is that I do not have to worry about VPS or OA messing up hand catching.</p><p></p><p>On both excursions in the kayak, I had trouble keeping both the Spark and P3S controller dry so need to work out a system for that. Also, I am going to focus on a system to hand launch/land my P3S from the kayak. cdouble's idea above is something I might research more.</p><p></p><p>If anyone else has any other ideas, feel free to let me know. I am mostly going to focus on my P3S rather than the Spark due to the battery life issue.</p><p></p><p>Chris</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chrislaf, post: 100535, member: 3317"] Went out Kayaking again today. Another beautiful day but there was more wind today (18.5km/h with gusts up to 19km/h). I decided to use my Phantom 3 Standard instead of Spark. I launched the drone from the shore, sent it out over the water to hover while I got in the kayak and paddled out. First flight, I tried Litchi Track. I have never had much luck with it on land as it always looses the lock. Today it wouldn't even let me draw a box around myself and the kayak - totally useless!! Next battery, I tried AutoPilot which I use a lot on land. Again took off from the shore and sent it out while I got in the kayak and paddled out. Engaged the Follow mission and it tracked me flawlessly. Returned to shore to land. These last two kayaking excursions have taught me that the Spark is basically useless for kayaking as the battery life is way too short. By the time it's launched there is very little time to actually fly and record anything before you must prepare for landing which you have to do much earlier than on land. My P3S has great battery life for kayaking. I got at least 15 minutes of flying and I landed with juice to spare, however the size is a big drawback. Not only is it large but the controller is as well. One other advantage is that I do not have to worry about VPS or OA messing up hand catching. On both excursions in the kayak, I had trouble keeping both the Spark and P3S controller dry so need to work out a system for that. Also, I am going to focus on a system to hand launch/land my P3S from the kayak. cdouble's idea above is something I might research more. If anyone else has any other ideas, feel free to let me know. I am mostly going to focus on my P3S rather than the Spark due to the battery life issue. Chris [/QUOTE]
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