GaryDoug
Second Officer
Flight distance : 1264639 ft
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I tested two commercial float sets on my Mini and neither performed well. The range and speed were cut by about 20% and I got a lot more "high wind" messages. They are not too bad when the wind is coming from the front but are horrible when flying aside the winds, due to the higher profile from the side. Unless you specifically want to land on water I would not use them and I can't think of a good reason to land on water anyway. I made my own float from a block of Styrofoam mounted on top once that allowed much better performance but that was not for landing on water, just to keep it afloat if it went in. I have not used it since about 1 year ago. I still have all my drones ;-)
On a related topic, if you want to use the GetterBack device, take note of the limitation (in fine print) requiring the water to be deeper than about 6 feet to operate.
Hello Gary,
Thank you for your interest in our product. Unfortunately, the minimum depth to activate of six feet. We designed this into the product to ensure that the check valve stays closed in all weather conditions so that no moisture can enter and cause an accidental deployment. Using six feet of water pressure, which is, about 3 psi, was the required pressure to achieve this. Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Steve Fisher President & CEO
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