Spark from a moving boat, finally plucked up the courage...

[Bandiano]

It took me a while to get confident enough to try this, there is a lot of very good advice around, the number 1 I would suggest is land much earlier than you would on land, 40% battery I would say, just helps keep your heart rate down ?

 

[offshore2]

beautiful boat

 

[Tentoes]

Beautiful.

I think my landing technique would be the same as standing on the ground, fly it up to myself and reach out and take it. I'd have to reach with my left 'cause I'd have to keep it moving with the right stick.

 

[dat1]

Nice shot and, yes beautiful sail ship ?

 

[MarkBarnes]

Nice

 

[Sparky3]

Nice shot

 

[Bandiano]

Easiest safest way I found was to reverse it in and grab it, quick twist kills the motors

 

[Bandiano]

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[zenfly]

Easiest safest way I found was to reverse it in and grab it, quick twist kills the motors

Ahhh..thanks

 

[Lehigh375]

I fly. I sail. Not both together.

 

[Bobbernier]

Awesome. I flew off a boat for the first time in June. We weren’t moving though. I was still freaking out. Sun glare was wicked.

 

[DavidBlezard]

Ahhh..thanks

Yes backing in is the best. Collision protection does not complain about you being so close.

My first take off I hit the back stay and my spark wobbled in the air over the water and then stabilized. Whew.

I’ve started videoing club sailboat races. My first video.

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Nice boat.

 

[Bandiano]

Like you vid, spark gives such amazing perspectives. Seems to me gusts are the enemy as they knock the drone around in the sky too much for the gimbal to cope with.
If I had hit the backstays that would have ended my fly / sail adventure- you are braver than me !!

 

[Tentoes]

What fun!

You might find it shocking that I actually know what a back stay is.