JtrJr-UAV Pilot Posted at 2015-12-1 14:25
I fly over water as much as I do land. Lakes, streams, creeks and rivers. I love all the different t ...

Nice job. Kansas?

Seadog1967 Posted at 2015-12-1 15:53
Great Video. I love flying over the ocean along the cliffs and shore.

https://youtu.be/Vm9Ff_spInk ...

Where in the States was this taken? I am in New England.

rodger Posted at 2015-12-2 07:54
Nice job. Kansas?

Thanks Rodger! That one was South Dakota.

Jerry

rodger Posted at 2015-12-2 21:56
Where in the States was this taken? I am in New England.

That was taken in Ogunquit Maine. Was flying from the deck of the Seachambers Motel but you could launch anywhere along the Marginal way.  It was wicked awesome. You should go. I'm in Western Ma.

i love flying over water.
Watch my video at P mode with vps always on
.30 flights above sea. Never bellow 3 meters. No problems yet.

alextsampas Posted at 2015-12-2 16:07
i love flying over water.
Watch my video at P mode with vps off.30 flights above sea. Never bellow 3 ...

Beautiful Video Alex! Love the prop wash!

Jerry

labroides@yahoo Posted at 2015-12-1 21:49
"BTW everyting I've read regarding compass caliibration "suggests" that one does it at the home poi ...

Thanks labroides for the link.

I will follow the instructions on this post and your link to the letter.  I DO NOT WANT to have another experience like the one described.

RE compass calibration, I thought that the compass needed to be calibrated on or very near the home point for GPS to work properly.  Apparently GPS and compass calibration are not related?

Please reply to above.

Thanks,
Chris

labroides@yahoo Posted at 2015-12-1 21:49
"BTW everyting I've read regarding compass caliibration "suggests" that one does it at the home poi ...

Thanks labroides for the link.

I will follow the instructions on this post and your link to the letter.  I DO NOT WANT to have another experience like the one described.

RE compass calibration, I thought that the compass needed to be calibrated on or very near the home point for GPS to work properly.  Apparently GPS and compass calibration are not related?

Please reply to above.

Thanks,
Chris

naildrivingman@ Posted at 2015-12-3 11:54
Thanks labroides for the link.

I will follow the instructions on this post and your link to the l ...

The compass and GPS are completely separate.
It's not necessary to recalibrate a perfectly good compass every flight and unnecessary recalibration introduces the risk of a bad calibration.
Understanding what it's all about will help you to fly safe.

Seadog1967 Posted at 2015-12-2 11:43
That was taken in Ogunquit Maine. Was flying from the deck of the Seachambers Motel but you could l ...

Not far. I am in Rhode Island. I don't get to Maine much.

I would have to say 75% of the flying I do is over water.  Never even thought twice about it.  From day one with my P2V+ I was flying over water.  Day one with the P3P was flying over water.  Just don't get why people get all antsy about it.

alextsampas Posted at 2015-12-2 17:07
i love flying over water.
Watch my video at P mode with vps always on
.30 flights above sea. Never b ...

Beautiful Alex! Manual Mode? Filters? Post program? I wold like to hear more.
Thanks

JtrJr-UAV Pilot Posted at 2015-12-2 10:20
Thanks Rodger! That one was South Dakota.

Jerry

Close enough

nrgwise Posted at 2015-12-3 14:43
I would have to say 75% of the flying I do is over water.  Never even thought twice about it.  From  ...

The point that Tim is making is that one should turn off the VPS when below 3M. He also states that over that, no problem. He is not stating that you are going to ditch in the water, only that the VPS can get confused when at low altitude over water.

orenshimrito@gm Posted at 2015-12-2 00:56
hy paul

one more question i forgot to ask

In the MC Settings page, go to Advanced Settings and scroll to the bottom and that's where you can disable it.

FlyboyNC Posted at 2015-12-1 08:41
I was planning on getting some great lake shots on the boat next summer. Wake boarding and tubing s ...

In app setting pick voltage to show on screen (it will appear below percentage). Keep an eye on it, and search forum for issues related to voltage drop. Have fun, flying over water offers beautiful views.

rodger Posted at 2015-12-3 21:44
Beautiful Alex! Manual Mode? Filters? Post program? I wold like to hear more.
Thanks

Hi rodger,thanks for your comments.
Filmed in Program mode (Iso 3200 ,shutter 60 at dawn.Iso L,shutter unknown at noon)
no filter,edited with power director 13
1080/50fps mp4. Exported with same video configuration as shot at 40mbps

alextsampas Posted at 2015-12-4 16:55
Hi rodger,thanks for your comments.
Filmed in Program mode (Iso 3200 ,shutter 60 at dawn.Iso L,shut ...

Thanks Alex and again nice job.

This was my first flight over water. My heart was pounding when as the bird faded out of site and I had to use FPV on a Note III to fly her around the rocks and back to me.
https://youtu.be/SHmaO1GhxOM

Blowinup Posted at 2015-12-7 16:36
This was my first flight over water. My heart was pounding when as the bird faded out of site and I  ...

Good job and I hear ya on the out of sight moments. I don't like that at all and avoid it as much as possible. The erosion at the end, is that constant?

rodger Posted at 2015-12-8 06:09
Good job and I hear ya on the out of sight moments. I don't like that at all and avoid it as much  ...

Thanks! And nice catch on the cliff erosion... thought most folks would think it was from the Quad.

The whole cliff is unstable adding to the stress of the flight. But that was the closest direct point to my target which was the surf zone. I might have been able to make it there as it was only about 200 hundred feet more than the 1200 or so I already traveled; you can see a couple surfers when I stop before my turn. But I was super sketched about the whole situation... out of site P3S, fading light and crumbling cliff behind me, so this being my first flight over water I was happy to fly by the rocks and bring her in safely.

Blowinup Posted at 2015-12-8 15:20
Thanks! And nice catch on the cliff erosion... thought most folks would think it was from the Quad ...

With a big sigh of relief

Thank for info tim. How to turn off vps?

vin_skyline69 Posted at 2015-12-16 10:03
Thank for info tim. How to turn off vps?

go to MC settings>Advanced Settings>Disable Vision Positioning System

Great advice about the VPS feature! I recently got my Phantom, and might not have remembered that as I fly around the lakes by my house. Thank you

Mr Smith Posted at 2016-1-2 12:06
Great advice about the VPS feature! I recently got my Phantom, and might not have remembered that as ...

Fly safe, Mr Smith

JtrJr-UAV Pilot Posted at 2015-12-2 05:25
I fly over water as much as I do land. Lakes, streams, creeks and rivers. I love all the different t ...

That display in the video you have at the bottom, how did you do that...thanks

Stephen Marley Posted at 2016-4-13 16:33
That display in the video you have at the bottom, how did you do that...thanks

Stephen,

I fly with the Litchi (Android) app. I can take the flight data from the Litchi logs and pull them into a free program called Dashware (Dashware). I can then merge the data from the flight logs onto the video.

Jerry

JtrJr-UAV Pilot Posted at 2016-4-14 08:04
Stephen,

I fly with the Litchi (Android) app. I can take the flight data from the Litchi logs and ...

Would you recommend Litchi to fly with ??? I like that info being displayed in the video.

Stephen Marley Posted at 2016-4-13 17:43
Would you recommend Litchi to fly with ??? I like that info being displayed in the video.

Yes. I love Litchi, it's the only app I fly with anymore.

Jerry

Really good advice. I plan to fly over the sea soon

labroides@yahoo Posted at 2015-11-29 01:37
So it's doesn't need to do compass calibration?
.............................................. ...

I know this is an older post, but I thought you needed to re-calibrated at any new location.

wmcvey Posted at 2016-4-26 11:49
I know this is an older post, but I thought you needed to re-calibrated at any new location.

See post #39 above
http://forum.dji.com/forum.php?m ... 7&fromuid=10818

Great Video Alex, great music!!!

The on;ly way I will be flying over water is if I fly in my bathroom and make a pass over the toilet. It's mighty dry here where I live. And if a wave splashes up and hits my Phantom in that situation,  well , I got bigger things to worry about than warranty repair.

Very useful thread ...

Do i need to change the flying mode for over water flight? or the assisted mode is still ok?

I read somewhere or saw on YouTube a comment that it is not possible to turn the VPS off at all and the P4 will still register it especially when flying low over water. Could DJI please clarify this for me..

Thank you

myons Posted at 2016-10-13 15:43
I read somewhere or saw on YouTube a comment that it is not possible to turn the VPS off at all and  ...

That's history.
The latest firmware allows disabling of the VPS.

labroides@yahoo Posted at 2016-10-13 16:27
That's history.
The latest firmware allows disabling of the VPS.

Thanks mate - good to know.