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<blockquote data-quote="Ted Schoenfelder" data-source="post: 52521" data-attributes="member: 7687"><p>Yes, I just got started back in February and have made a lot of flights since then, I'm located in Minnesota so I started early with snow on the ground. However, I'm planning a two week trip in the Temagami Region of NE Ontario in the fall. </p><p></p><p>This is a planned solo houseboat trip with Temagami Houseboats ( see link: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TemagamiHouseboats" target="_blank">TemagamiHouseboats</a> ). This area of Ontario is similar to our Minnesota Boundary Waters so I will take my kayak and plan to do a lot of over water video. </p><p></p><p>Being able to locate a lost drone on land in this remote wooded area with lots of water around is critical, and there is no cell service, thus the Marco Polo tracking device. Recovery in the event of an unintentional dunking (likely) is also essential. I have DJI Refresh, but without the carcass, there may be no refresh! </p><p></p><p>I would also like to fly from my kayak, but that may not be possible unless I can get a float configuration that performs consistently. I think I now have a means of recovery with my latest mod. Previously, my only on the water landings were with the ball floats and I don't have complete confidence in consistent flight performance of that rig. There is an alternative ball float design built in Canada, but I'm not real confident it will perform differently from the cheaper China built ball float rig. The Canadian builder claims his rig will perform just fine but it is a more expensive alternative and I need more positive evidence it will perform better than the China ball float rig before I spend the bucks on another alternative. </p><p></p><p>It would be nice to get more comments from current users of both ball float systems. My performance issues seem different compared to the little feedback I've received from other users of the ball float systems. Evidently, there are very few flyers using any type of float system for over water flight. Thanks for your comments!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ted Schoenfelder, post: 52521, member: 7687"] Yes, I just got started back in February and have made a lot of flights since then, I'm located in Minnesota so I started early with snow on the ground. However, I'm planning a two week trip in the Temagami Region of NE Ontario in the fall. This is a planned solo houseboat trip with Temagami Houseboats ( see link: [URL="https://www.youtube.com/user/TemagamiHouseboats"]TemagamiHouseboats[/URL] ). This area of Ontario is similar to our Minnesota Boundary Waters so I will take my kayak and plan to do a lot of over water video. Being able to locate a lost drone on land in this remote wooded area with lots of water around is critical, and there is no cell service, thus the Marco Polo tracking device. Recovery in the event of an unintentional dunking (likely) is also essential. I have DJI Refresh, but without the carcass, there may be no refresh! I would also like to fly from my kayak, but that may not be possible unless I can get a float configuration that performs consistently. I think I now have a means of recovery with my latest mod. Previously, my only on the water landings were with the ball floats and I don't have complete confidence in consistent flight performance of that rig. There is an alternative ball float design built in Canada, but I'm not real confident it will perform differently from the cheaper China built ball float rig. The Canadian builder claims his rig will perform just fine but it is a more expensive alternative and I need more positive evidence it will perform better than the China ball float rig before I spend the bucks on another alternative. It would be nice to get more comments from current users of both ball float systems. My performance issues seem different compared to the little feedback I've received from other users of the ball float systems. Evidently, there are very few flyers using any type of float system for over water flight. Thanks for your comments! [/QUOTE]
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