water damage

  1. dCon0ne

    So, I put my P2V3+ into the drink(river).

    About a month ago, I was out, getting a video of a local bridge. When my P2V3+ hit the side of the bridge, and fell into the river below. It was my fault, I flew to close to a support column, panic'd and hit the column. It took me about 45 minutes, to fish my P2V3+ out of the river. Once...
  2. Suspended Moments

    Flew P3 Pro ahead of snowstorm today, RISK?

    I've seen videos on waterproofing hulls and so on... I sent up my P3 Pro today in order to video an incoming snowstorm.. held out as the flakes began and then landed before the blast of wind came with the front. I would like to know if anyone here has flown their P3 Pro in active snowfall and...
  3. AndrewJ

    Complete rebuild of a drowned phantom 1

    So I recently bought a DJI phantom V1.0 I got it for $100 but they told me it didn't work. So when I got home I tested it out to see what was going on, and the calibration worked! the drone was also receiving data from the transmitter! And it was receiving data from the GPS, so that meant that...
  4. A

    Second-hand P2V that fell into a pool, isn't flying correctly. Also, I am completely new..

    Hello, fellow uav/drone/rc flier hobbiests. I was hoping some of you might have a bit of insight into this situation. I recently purchased a P2V, which, I was told, had crashed into a pool and isn't flying correctly. Before I go any further, I would just like to make it clear that I am...
  5. MAskinut

    Water Damage Tips & Process

    I've been flying almost exclusively over water for the last several months filming some boat races & wakeboarding among other things. There have been two incidents worth sharing. Once into fresh water in New Zealand. In this case, it the Phantom off 18 seconds into a flight during a takeoff at...