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<blockquote data-quote="Virtual1" data-source="post: 91618" data-attributes="member: 4084"><p>The other concern I would have would be the pitch and roll, especially if you're not in a nice calm lake but instead out on the ocean. Even trying to catch a drone by hand could be challenging since it's probably going to be at a stable elevation while you and your boat could easily be going up and down a foot or two at a time. (imagine trying to catch the spark out of the air if the person flying it is randomly bouncing the left stick up and down)</p><p></p><p>Even with those floatation gear, there will be no nice gradual touchdown like we're all used to with the spark, it's going to get down near the waves and suddenly a swell is going to rise up and kiss the bottom of the gear and probably yoink it right out of the air as the swell falls. Remember that promo picture there is on a stagnant pond with the water as calm as glass, that's not how it normally works even on a decent lake! With the Spark less than 2" from the surface, it's going to get splashed at least a little bit before you can row over and recover it. I'd also be worried that a swell would hit it unevenly and grab a couple of the pods before the others and bring it down unevenly, possibly flipping it iover. (remember, it's got a frighteningly high center of gravity with those things, it'll roll like an SUV in a sharp turn!)</p><p></p><p>And then of course there's the logistics of going out and getting it / bringing it back onboard if you're on a bigger boat.</p><p></p><p>There's <em>nothing</em> about this that appeals to me!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Virtual1, post: 91618, member: 4084"] The other concern I would have would be the pitch and roll, especially if you're not in a nice calm lake but instead out on the ocean. Even trying to catch a drone by hand could be challenging since it's probably going to be at a stable elevation while you and your boat could easily be going up and down a foot or two at a time. (imagine trying to catch the spark out of the air if the person flying it is randomly bouncing the left stick up and down) Even with those floatation gear, there will be no nice gradual touchdown like we're all used to with the spark, it's going to get down near the waves and suddenly a swell is going to rise up and kiss the bottom of the gear and probably yoink it right out of the air as the swell falls. Remember that promo picture there is on a stagnant pond with the water as calm as glass, that's not how it normally works even on a decent lake! With the Spark less than 2" from the surface, it's going to get splashed at least a little bit before you can row over and recover it. I'd also be worried that a swell would hit it unevenly and grab a couple of the pods before the others and bring it down unevenly, possibly flipping it iover. (remember, it's got a frighteningly high center of gravity with those things, it'll roll like an SUV in a sharp turn!) And then of course there's the logistics of going out and getting it / bringing it back onboard if you're on a bigger boat. There's [I]nothing[/I] about this that appeals to me! [/QUOTE]
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