Hi, so I’ve been considering buying the phantom wetsuit. But I had some concerns and questions. Does the wetsuit actually largely improve the waterproof ness of the drone? Because it seems like it doesn’t really cover much, the seems in the drone seam like they are already pretty waterproof. I’ve already talked to a few people who said they fly in the rain without a problem. It seems like what would really be helpful would be to take the drone apart and cover the electronics inside. Also I’m surprised there’s no tests comparing the phantom with and without the wetsuit. Does anyone have experience with flying with and without the wetsuit?
Also I know that they are advertised here, and this might make some people angry. Please don’t ban me, I’m just genuinely curious about it.
Allow me to chime in:
The Phantom 4 Wet Suits were designed to Mimimize Risk of flying the drone in Extreme Weather Conditions.
* Minimize the Risk of getting water in the battery
* Minimize the Risk of getting water in the side vents
*Minimize the Risk of Props flying off
*Minimize the Risk of a loose battery and Disconnect
*Minimize the Risk of loosing the Leg Covers
*Minimize the Risk of hand catching with a secure grip
All of the these Problems have been listed in the Forum and the Wet Suit really minimizes all of them.
You dont need rain to test your drone but it does come down at 10 to 12 mph from the sky but you can also
use the Kitchen sink and run the water over your battery for 26 minutes and you might find that the battery
has been compromised, the tell tale sign the blinking lights or the phantom fades out.
. Extravagant test have never been needed as common sense paves the way for the both the Phantom and the Mavic Pro and
Mavic 2 series drones as they our both prone to getting water inside the battery.
Now the Mavic Mini is a different story, We made the Wet Suit for it but there is no real weakness in that drone with the exception of the Prop Covers , but that alone is not enough to determine that is needs a wet suit.
But all the others just run it under the sink for 20 minutes , and the problems become magnified quickly.
With that said we have tested the Phantom - backwards , forwards, upside down and modified and the videos are all posted . Over 150 flights in the rain thus far with the Phantom and climbing which is cool.
These Two Drones need the Wet Suit for more than just Rain Coverage :
Mavic 2 and Phantom 4 which is something to consider because if you make money with your drone its a no brainer.
There our people that do say they fly in the rain , but i doubt its this kind of rain, and if they dont have a video , its probably just talk, a sprinkle or light rain is not a full fledged 26 minute rain. Lets be real.
Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly your Phantom in and out of the storm.
Coal