P4P floating skates

[RunningWithScissors]

A suggestion for a name when you put them on the market: Water Wings for the P4P seriously, you might want to look into getting some copyright action going on your project.

I floated the name "Phantom Pontoons" because I thought it was kind of catchy. Get it? "Floated". "Pontoons". Never mind.

 

[Meta4]

If further testing proves that they don't significantly impede performance

These sort of designs show up from time to time but no-one ever seems to come back to explain what they do to flight speed, flight time and wind resistance.
I do most of my flying over water and I want my Phantom to be able to fly as well as possible without being handicapped by something that might cause the loss of the drone rather than saving it.

 

[Ripper7620]

After some more thought, at this point, one of my biggest concerns is the apparatus dragging the feet back, thus moving the props forward and into the line of sight of the camera.

 

[BigAl07]

After some more thought, at this point, one of my biggest concerns is the apparatus dragging the feet back, thus moving the props forward and into the line of sight of the camera.

The Flight Controller is tasked with maintaining bank angles etc so, in theory, the aircraft will fight to maintain the "normal" angles etc under normal conditions.

 

[RunningWithScissors]

The Flight Controller is tasked with maintaining bank angles etc so, in theory, the aircraft will fight to maintain the "normal" angles etc under normal conditions.

It will be interesting to see what comes out of the proving trials.

 

[hashtag]

The waterstrider is far too expensive at $140 (£105) plus carriage another $29. $70 seems more like it, but it does look flimsy. I would feel a lot happier to buy one as henpax has designed, it looks as if it would take a heavier landing on the ground.