Chasing Water Skiers.




Enjoy some nice weather whilst we drown in storm Lilian.








Taken with Mini 3 Pro.


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Must be fun! Wasn't there a speed limit?

Hi there,
thank you for reaching out.

We appreciate you for sharing your experience and the remarkable footage with our DJI Forum community. Your contribution is highly valued and appreciated. Safe flight always!

Great job of flying and filming the chase.    I was going to say something abut how the boat with skier passed the sailboat but I'll keep that comment to myself to preclude others not in the know of the rules from attacking the comment and hijacking the thread..  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-24 03:55
Great job of flying and filming the chase.    I was going to say something abut how the boat with skier passed the sailboat but I'll keep that comment to myself to preclude others not in the know of the rules from attacking the comment and hijacking the thread..

I felt the same way about the passing,  it was a bit much wasnt it.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-24 04:06
I felt the same way about the passing,  it was a bit much wasnt it.

It certainly was.  I hope you are having a great day.  I'm heading off the forum to go on the salvage dive now.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-24 05:06
It certainly was.  I hope you are having a great day.  I'm heading off the forum to go on the salvage dive now.

Mostly hiding from the rain today.  .  Enjoy the dive.

DAFlys Posted at 8-24 06:15
Mostly hiding from the rain today.  .  Enjoy the dive.

Turned out to be a good choice to go dive as it ended up raining off and only almost all day.  Anyway on this dive I found a GoPro 6 and a Paralenz dive camera.  I think the 6 was released back around 2017 so it could have been in the lake for quite a while.  The Paralenz camera company went out of business 2-3 years back.  So a couple of interesting finds this time out.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-25 04:44
Turned out to be a good choice to go dive as it ended up raining off and only almost all day.  Anyway on this dive I found a GoPro 6 and a Paralenz dive camera.  I think the 6 was released back around 2017 so it could have been in the lake for quite a while.  The Paralenz camera company went out of business 2-3 years back.  So a couple of interesting finds this time out.

Did the 6 need a special cable to charge it?

Great job tracking them up and down.  Someone you know?

Blériot53 Posted at 8-26 01:58
Great job tracking them up and down.  Someone you know?

Nope,  just came across them by chance,      always tricky as you dont know what they are going to do next.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-26 01:08
Did the 6 need a special cable to charge it?

According to the specs I looked up online a standard USB C cable would work.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-26 03:30
Nope,  just came across them by chance,      always tricky as you dont know what they are going to do next.

Was that manual follow or focus-tracking?

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-26 03:42
According to the specs I looked up online a standard USB C cable would work.

I must be thinking of a different model,  will be interesting to know if the battery survived under water.

Blériot53 Posted at 8-26 03:50
Was that manual follow or focus-tracking?

That was all manual flying.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-28 00:49
That was all manual flying.

Skillful stuff then

Blériot53 Posted at 8-28 01:54
Skillful stuff then

thank you.   mostly just luck as you never know where they are going next.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-28 01:57
thank you.   mostly just luck as you never know where they are going next.

You made your own luck

Blériot53 Posted at 8-28 02:12
You made your own luck

No I just cut out the fails.

DAFlys Posted at 8-28 02:13
No I just cut out the fails.

Haha. Fair enough
I do that too, but then I'm not left with an awful lot

DAFlys Posted at 8-28 00:41
I must be thinking of a different model,  will be interesting to know if the battery survived under water.

I took it into a camera repair shop yesterday.  The battery is shot.  The shop guy tried a used battery and the camera is fully functional.  I was really surprised it survived after being underwater.  

Blériot53 Posted at 8-28 02:24
Haha. Fair enough
I do that too, but then I'm not left with an awful lot

lol.   you're not alone there.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-28 03:59
I took it into a camera repair shop yesterday.  The battery is shot.  The shop guy tried a used battery and the camera is fully functional.  I was really surprised it survived after being underwater.

Yes. that is shocking,       anything on the SD card?

Nice flight and chase - great video

DAFlys Posted at 8-28 06:03
Yes. that is shocking,       anything on the SD card?

Unfortunately the SD card was corrupted and unreadable.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-28 15:30
Unfortunately the SD card was corrupted and unreadable.

Shame.    What's the plan for it ?

Codgerzh2 Posted at 8-28 14:14
Nice flight and chase - great video

cheers Mate.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-29 00:32
Shame.    What's the plan for it ?

Well, since there is no hope of finding the owner I left it at the camera shop on a consignment basis.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-29 02:40
Well, since there is no hope of finding the owner I left it at the camera shop on a consignment basis.

consignment as in see if they can sell it.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-30 01:18
consignment as in see if they can sell it.

Yes and it already sold.  Surprised me as it went so quick and he got full price that he posted it for.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-30 02:21
Yes and it already sold.  Surprised me as it went so quick and he got full price that he posted it for.

Nice,  better than my diamond find,    it wasnt real.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-30 06:36
Nice,  better than my diamond find,    it wasnt real.

Just dumb luck on my part.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-30 06:36
Nice,  better than my diamond find,    it wasnt real.

Unfortunately the Paralenz dive camera was a bust.  Non-repairable so I just sent it to the recycle center.

Now that looks like fun

A J Posted at 9-3 09:21
Now that looks like fun

thanks AJ,   it is but you never know where they are about to go so you cant really plan it.

Nicely captured David!

Montfrooij Posted at 9-7 09:40
Nicely captured David!

thanks Peter.  

DAFlys Posted at 9-8 00:35
thanks Peter.

You're welcome!

DAFlys Posted at 9-4 23:26
thanks AJ,   it is but you never know where they are about to go so you cant really plan it.

All luck based then

A J Posted at 9-8 10:28
All luck based then

Pretty much,   and some hedging of bets.