Lost p3p into the sea 4km away and got it back

[Chuck Young]

I hope it is still under warranty! From what I have seen, I am sure DJI will make it good. LOL!

Well I sure hope it works for ya. I am surrounded by one side by a lake and always am hoping my little beauty does not take off and go for a dip. Some the spots in my lake are 200-300 feet deep. I will need to take up ROVing for the bloody recovery!

cheers

 

[Oso]

The splash down must have been cosmic payback for disturbing that 800 year old dust.

 

[Mal_PV2_Ireland]

The splash down must have been cosmic payback for disturbing that 800 year old dust.

Haha nah Blade Strike and Tahoe Ed sent a virus to it for leaking the 2.7k on the advanced a few weeks back

 

[Stile2112]

It's a very easy one to make. Wonder should I have RTFM

F%$#ing awesome! Luck of the Irish indeed

Btw..... next time you post a video, can you sign off with saying.... "They're always after my Lucky Charms!"

 

[43k]

Awesome.
And it just stood there on the seafloor as if nothing happened. So effing cool.

Excited to see if a P3 can survive this.
Guess we have to wait a week or so for it to dry up before we know, right?

Also, I think I just realized what that pink little label inside the battery cover is for:
This is it on a battery that has not been "dipped":

And on your battery after the swimming lesson:

 

[Mal_PV2_Ireland]

F%$#ing awesome! Luck of the Irish indeed

Btw..... next time you post a video, can you sign off with saying.... "They're always after my Lucky Charms!"

I certainly will on the follow up video next week when she comes out of the rice

 

[Mal_PV2_Ireland]

Awesome.
And it just stood there on the seafloor as if nothing happened. So effing cool.

Excited to see if a P3 can survive this.
Guess we have to wait a week or so for it to dry up before we know, right?

Also, I think I just realized what that pink little label inside the battery cover is for:
This is it on a battery that has not been "dipped":

And on your battery after the swimming lesson:

Yeah the pink dye was running off the pad. Same as what's in phones when people say they didn't drop their phone down the toilet

 

[Oso]

Btw..... next time you post a video, can you sign off with saying.... "They're always after my Lucky Charms!"

That was so funny. Perfect.

 

[TacAir42]

Swedish comments: Vurt Da Furk!? You lucky bastard!

 

[Stile2112]

I certainly will on the follow up video next week when she comes out of the rice

Mom's a Murphy.. a few generations off the island though. Plenty of relatives still there though. Best people ever!!

 

[43k]

Swedish comments: Vurt Da Furk!? You lucky bastard!

Nope, more like "Vad i helvete".

 

[bbfpv]

**** dude, sorry.

 

[Marlin009]

It's a very easy one to make. Wonder should I have RTFM

I have RTFM, and it's not in there. That's just forking awesome!

How much of a tide swing is there? Ours is about 3 - 4 feet but I know some places have very large ones.
Great call to go check for it.

 

[43k]

Did you post this video on Reddit?
It will dance right up to the front page, quicker than it sank to the bottom.

 

[Mal_PV2_Ireland]

I have RTFM, and it's not in there. That's just forking awesome!

How much of a tide swing is there? Ours is about 3 - 4 feet but I know some places have very large ones.
Great call to go check for it.

It's very shallow there with all the silt so the tide can go out around a mile in that spot. There was 4m between the last high tide and that low tide.

 

[Mal_PV2_Ireland]

Did you post this video on Reddit?
It will dance right up to the front page, quicker than it sank to the bottom.

I only joined reddit and it won't let me post videos for a week

 

[coenjaerts]

What a story! Good luck Mal!

 

[StumbleBee]

If that bird ever flies again it will be beyond the luck of the Irish. It will be a miracle.
Will keep my fingers crossed for you just the same.

"Very drunk, 30mph winds and I decide a 4km flight is a great idea. I'm a ******* and that's the whole story "
You know, DJI keeps track of forum posts. When they get your letter demanding replacement of their faulty product there may be some blowback.

Edit: Drunk at 6 a.m.? Were you finishing up? Or starting early?

 

[Mal_PV2_Ireland]

I'm a marked man with Dji anyway

 

[43k]

Having a story like this involving their best selling product should make you a poster name with DJI, if they know their own best.
They owe you!