SwellPro Waterproof SPLASH DRONE 3 Review - Part 2 Flight Test - Ocean Proof?
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Part 1 with Unboxing, Inspection and Setup • SPLASH DRONE 3 Review ...
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You must admit you asked for that "Flip" but iv'e got to admire your bottle for doing it. Great tutorial. Thank you.
Looks like it'll be a nice drone with continued RND. Thanks for sharing.
Great job. I'll look for part 1, and look forward to p3. 👍
Awesome... I am now a “drone freak”.. cannot get enough of them.... especially the small fpv drones..... thanks for sharing....
You live in paradise my friend! I love all your videos! Keep up the great work!
Love ur videos Dustin. Very informative and trust worthy. Thanks man!!
You are so lucky I've always wanted to live there I am an automotive mechanic and to stop corrosion also FYI I used to be a technician on boats in saltwater in Tacoma Washington if you use a little dielectric grease on all of your external electric connections it is designed to keep them from corroding and it will also aid to the waterproofing in place and it will not harm anything love your videos keep it up
you have to be the calmest drone reviewer on the internet dude LOL! I really do mean that as a compliment. you are so calm. even when I watch the one that you did where the drone didn't make it all the way back home in the rain because of low battery and you had to drive and go get it. I was so stressed out watching that flight, I thought I might even have to go to the hospital or something LOL, and you were just chillin 😂😂
Great review Dustin! I don't own an aerial drone yet and I've been researching drones for the past 4 weeks watching videos (probably at least 100 videos) to determine what features I want, cost factors, and spare parts availability. Your video review is one of the best I seen so far. I look forward to future reviews from you on the SwellPro. Keep up the good work!
Mike Michels keep in mind there's two sides to every coin and that there are aerial quadcopters in racing quadcopters for multi rotors if you want to use layman terms lol. Deciding what you want to do and what kind of experience you want will allow you to pick the right quad for you to fly FYI. Dustin does great reviews through a mixed selection with quads.
+Mike Michels Thanks Mike! Glad you enjoy. Definitely hone your choice down to what features you want in one. Then see what's available for your needs 👍
Great review mate , now I know which one I want to buy .cheers
I'm interested in this specific drone model, so your review is outstanding and very helpful. Thank you for sharing.
Its Cool
Did you get one Sam?
I just got mine today - totally awesome...came with 4 batteries too! I can't wait to try to fish with it!
0Z19O6 soooo.....how did it go? Does it fish well??? 😁😬
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Where you got it and how much please
SwellPro should equip the drone with a little kayak paddle and get it to roll itself over. Nice video and good presentation. Very interesting and entertaining. Thanks.
or give it the ability for the motors to spin the other way while upside down
I like it. 👍👍
Is this the best you've tried in the water? I'm looking for one to spot Cobia on the surface of the ocean (spot fishing). When does the 4 come out?
Great video Dustin. Despite the flipping and self righting issues I think its a definite improvement over the splash 2. Will definitely be adding this one to my wish list.
Cheers
Florida USA
+Jason Jackson i was really amazed how solid the Alt hold was in this one especially since it's Waterproof and only using an air pressure sensor / barometer. 👍
Hi Jason the flipping issue is not a drawback actually. we set this by purpose so that the drone won't take off and crash if the body is not a flat platform. anyway, we will find a way to improve this.
@@Swellpro Do ya'll happen to have something that can use FLiR camera?
I want something that can so sea rescue. Dropping a strobe and marking location of a person would sure come in handy.
Omg I've been stuck for 56mins 59seconds... Watching!!!
This was entertaining...HILARIOUS 💯💯💯
Beautiful. the drone and your place, mate.
Really nice test thanks for demonstrating it
Hey Dustin thinking about buying a sd3 have you figured out how to bypass that distance restriction? And can you use an aftermarket fpv screen for viewing the live feed? Thanks! Really appreciate all your videos!
+cory vigh Yes, you can remove limit hooking up to computer and turning the limit off. It uses standard analog 5.8ghz FPV do you can use any compatible FPV monitor or goggle setup.you want👍
Thanks Dustin!
I love these kind of videos. And especially with people like this guy.
great video? did you get the flip over fixed? how about the range limitations ?? thanks.
Great review, really in-depth... What do you think about Mavic Pro 2 ?
Thanks. Excellent drone but not waterproof.
Absolutly a complete review wish I can fly one of this drone here
Thanks for sharing
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@@rafaelmachado918 ??
Rafael Machado r/ihadastroke
As usual Dustin an excellent review. Was thinking, maybe the added buoyancy of the Go Pro waterproof case in the SD2 raised it slightly higher in the water, enabling the flip over method, to upright it. Possible solution add some extra buoyancy under the SD3. Did you manage to override the 500 meter limit. I assume that in Atti one does not have the limitation, its only in GPS mode. Or am I wrong.
+Trevor Alty Thanks. I have made adjustments and will test again soon 👍
is it possible the relocating of the antennas may have effected the righting and return home?
was she "geo fenced" at 500 m?
33.05 its a ray of some kind.( sting or Manta)....great video
Hi Dustin, first time viewer here. I watched this entire vid. Was blown away by your narration. Love your passion for flying. I've never even heard of this drone until now ! Was seriously impressed with this. My initial thought was that this thing isn't cheap. Absouluty loved the scenery. You are definitely living the dream. How long have you lived in Hawaii ? I've never been there till now :) Incredible !!! My 3 year dream has been to own the Mavic Pro. I've never graduated from the toy grade quads. I have the XS809HW. Not bad for toy grade. I've actually had dreams of owning a Mavic. I've been to Best buy Several time's, just to see it up close, lol. So close yet so far. Which do you like better, this or the Mavic ? Thanks again for a Spectacular review. Liked and Subscribed. Probably the best review I've seen to date. Cheer's from Clinton twp Michigan..
Thanks glad you enjoyed it. I was born and raised here on Maui 👍
@@DustinDunnill thank you. Happy flying ..
That was entertaining thank you for posting. I’ll be playing with my Mavic 2 pro this weekend
Hi Dustin, how are you? 😀
Great video. But zimwas wondering if you had a chance to test the " follow me" mode? I'm new t other Drone world, does that mean that if you pedaling your bicycle and put on that Drone will follow you?
How about obstacle avoidance, does the Splash 3 has this capability?
How about the amount of time it can fly, I heard the DJI can fly up to 30 min, is that right? And the Splahs 3 is only 16 min, right?
I'm thinking about going back to Brazil and start shooting mountain climbers and enduro guys and mountain bike guys on their trails, which Drone would you recommend? I liked the water proof thing but in term said of technology the DJI is better, isn't it? And it's much more portable, if I want to have with me in my bicycle or motorcycle and go ahead of the clients to position myself the Mavic Pro seemed to be the ideal, what do you think
Thanks for your time and input.
Aloha. Oh, by the way, I loved the music at the end, can you tell me who that was? Thanks. 😀
Thanks for this info- really helpful! Wanted to ask- can fly in a grid, taking photos at a set interval?
You can do auto waypoint missions with the auto upgrade. Think you'd have to just record video though. Can't remember if it does programmed photo intervals.
When you say you taped the FPV & Controls wire to the top of the arms, did you remove the wire from being down in the nipples? Or did you leave them down there, but tape the excess to the top of the arms? I just got my SplashDrone 3 and the wire that is down in the nipple seems to be pretty snug in there and I don’t want to damage anything trying to remove it lol
I pulled it up and out. The end is for the signal.
Hey Dustin, love the review. Are there any aftermarket range extenders that would work with the SwellPro setup?
Thanks, you could use parabolic dish on controller antennas or an amp would work to boost signal 👍
love the wide GO PRO angle
great video ive been looking into drones what do you think i should get for my first drone i will be starting a you tube account and if you dont mind what do you use to edit your videos i like how you edit your videos anything would be helpful thanks you
Great Video Dustin [as usual]. I have been an avid RCer [planes] since 1970 and currently have a pretty decent collection of drones.
Actually this isn't a bad idea. A water proof platform takes tremendous worry from any one who regularly flies over water and engages in water sports. It can offer a viable concept for fishing particularly when your going for fish in hard to reach estuaries or along salt water marshes and other hard to cast places.
We fish for Red and Black drum of the coast of north east Florida and I can tell you one thing - casting from shore can be a bitch due to the total weight of the lead, hooks [2 aught] and bait [huge chunks of crab].
Its a mute issue if you use a boat,of course, but that's an additional hassle [even if you own one]. With this set up precision casting can be a breeze - not to mention enjoying two past times at once.
As far as the price - I think it could be a little lower [who wouldn't] but considering it is a truly waterproof drone it may well be worth the price.
Again great video
Cheers.
Ur comment is so worthless
@Daiyan Rassal wtf... someone had too much mama boob time
send me one lol
Great stuff, im working with a guy who makes subs RC. with the advantages of tech I may get a prototype . love your videos. best on drones
Sub drones wow! Now this I'd love to see! Can you imagine taking that thing down to places where many people wont swim or haven't been yet. Or take it into a underwater cave. I can just imagine the cool things or shoot the scary things you can come across. I would have to watch someone else do it cuz no way I'd ever be able to afford something like that.
What is the basic price tag do you know?
I would love to see more! Just subscribed DRONE HDTV!
bro that punch up from the water is SICK. this drone is sweet!
+bayday808 Thanks. They are pretty cool. Added security of you drop them in the water 🤙
wow, i want this kind of drone, really awesome, thanks for uploading this video
That was hilarious.
"Let's just see if it will return to home "
Maybe it was supposed to swim back.😁
Kelly Brown y
Good review, thanks. I was really thinking of getting one but the 2 major cons, the flipping piece is a major con for me as in the event it goes down far out in the water, your screwed..The gimbal is not all that great, still some shaking and vibration in the video...If I’m filming it has to be smooth but for what it is , I love the Splash drone, maybe next generation..I’l wait..
I believe that mode has now been removed in the Spry+ and it seems much more stable from footage I've seen
The SD 3+ has a better "upright" flipping mode. Ultimately would be awesome if it flipped in water and lost connection and fail-safes to RTH mode it would auto upright and fly home 👍
Cool video dude! Definitely want one of these when they fix the flip over issue!
+Captain UAV I've voiced to them to fix it and they are positive about it... so hopefully. 👍
I hope so to because I love to fly over water. Makes me nervous every time I do though so this would be a perfect fit for me.
Good afternoon. Where did you film this video, is it a very beautiful place?
Been waiting for this...I need me this lol!!! Real talk, amazing review as always Dustin👌👍
+Allen Brooks Thanks Allen! I'm glad you like what I do in my reviews 👍
Lucky MoFo!! Lol. Glad you were able to get it, before it swam away. Thanks for all the videos...
Hi did you moving the antenna to the top which becomes the bottom when flipped have any cause of it disarming just a thought good vid as normal
Was the top cap on tight enough, it did look like the the seal was loose after you retrieved it, possibly got water logged
This is where I great my slash dream drone fix. Lmao😂 always great my brother. Cheers and happy flying
+Big drone flyer77 😉👍
Nice. I noticed you fly a lot of drones and rc planes in your past videos and since I love flying drones myself I definitely had to sub :) cheers from Sweden keep up the good work 👌
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I believe the antenna or signal receiver is at the top of the drone for better reception with satellites and under the water there’s no signal that’s way under water drones need to be connected to with the remote so you can still control it. That’s the best explanation I can think of. Nice video I like it. Thank you.
How come on the controller screen it’s all scratchy but when you put the video’s final product, it’s clear like crystal? Any editing involved ? Or is it just the controller, and the final product will always look like that without editing
Hello Dustin,
I know it's been 11 months since you did this test but it seems to me that if the gimble mount was 2 inches longer dropping the camera down another 2 inches, the center of gravity in water would change and automatically flip the drone over.
lol
Hi I really enjoy your page ☺ Keep it up!
I’ve the Swellpro Spry but have series problems connecting the drone to my Fat Shark’s.. any advice .. love your reviews 😀👍🇮🇪
Should just be correct channel issue? Thanks 🍻
Hi have a blessed day...i will just ask if how much the cost of that drone? And where did you buy that??
Grate video footage man thanks for all the info on this drone
Damn I miss Hawaii. You're living the dream dude.
Great video! I was considering purchasing one of these. Lots of whales and icebergs in this area. Not so sure now though.( 500m limit. Unable to right it.) Did you figure out why it wouldn't move beyond 500m. Did you do anymore non-pool tests to see if that was just a one time thing or not?
+zircon215 The 500m range limit is a restriction set in the firmware by SwellPro. They tell me we can change it with ground station software so I'm looking into it now. I've recommended to them that they atleast allow upside down arming for a few more seconds so pilot can complete the flip to right like I was trying to do in pool @ 41:30 in video. They have explained that they made the SD3 disarm on a flip for safety reasons (SD2 did not and was why I was able to flip right side up with that one). Hope this helps.
as usual great videos, Im wondering if you have done a video, on video editing for beginners, you mentioned in a previous issue that you use power driver, I would be interested to see it as Im sure others would. Regards snookered.
Crappy image quality. Alot of interference in the video.
this is awesome! just found your channel definitely got my sub. I miss Maui! looking to buy a condo there soon. I love how Maui is super drone friendly compared to Oahu. keep it up.
Well done.
that video quality is amazing
I'm researching which drone to get to do drone fishing. This was not on drone fishing but it is a great video. I'm going to watch your fisherman payload trelease video. Wish you had a link to your unboxing video. I'll look for it. Again. Thanks for the great video.
Thanks I'll get around to doing a real fishing vid sometime 👍
One of my favorit drone pilot drone riviewer..
+ROBES CHANEL Thank you. Very kind comment 😀✌
You are wellcome my dustin.. 'salam terbang dari pilot indonesia buat pilot hawaii'., success forever mr dunhil !!
ROBES CHANEL agreed !
I feel like the flip over would be easy to fix for SwellPro. All they need to do is program it to put full power to either the front 2 props or rear 2 props to essentially pull the side under and flip it back over. Sounds plausible in theory.
They improved it on the latest 3+ version 🍻
Sille
Good indepth review man enjoyed it... so much more advanced than my old Aquacopter X.
+Ken Oath Right on Ken 👍
i have been looking for a good drone channel for a long time and my man u just got that spot!
Take dis baby ulua fishing!!! Never worry about casting ever again!! Nice job my bradda!!
His trouble with rollover may be the fact he changed antenna location which are factory mounted on the bottom and he changed that
Joel Stanhope no
Exactly what I am thinking! The antennas were strategically put on the bottom, just for this type of situation. I cant fault the Drone company, not until I see it fail to upright itself, with the antennas in the factory positions, on bottom.
Do u have a link where we can buy it from?
Awesome video....answered my question on floating if it hits the water. Do you need a licenses and do you have to send paper work some where to register your drone ? How much was the drone and do you need a cell phone for this drone to fly ? Thanks again.....great place to live...
Check your drone regulations for your country. Done need cell phone unless you want to try way point flight.
For flipover maybe put some weight on one leg. don't know if that works.
I was thinking the same thing except locating it at one or both ends of the forward flying landing bars. This theory could be tested in the pool. Would this help or hinder flying speed into headwinds?
Nice drone, cool vid !
+killachief187 👍🍻
Aloha Dustin, Mahalo for a great review. Any improvements on self righting? Are you still happy with SD3? Any updates?
I'll be contacting SwellPro again soon, updating and doing more testing / fishing with it during the summer 😅👍.
How SD3 holding up to the salt water environment? Would you suggest any additional preventive maintenance that is not mentioned in the manual? Have you ever flipped it since this CZcams video, where you have to retrieve?
Haven't run it for a few months so we'll see soon. I'd recommend after it dries from a thourough freshwater rinsing (submerge and spin motors in fresh water if possible) apply some corrosion block in and around motors and all metal screws outside. Make sure no water or residue is inside, put a few silica packs inside and seal cover lightly to store, storage batteries to ~50% power until next use 👍
These guys found some corrosion issues on their gimbal. Please post if you found something similar.
czcams.com/video/PqRgB4WBLPc/video.html
Being able to take it out of the water is a lot of progress, good drone.
It does take a great video it's just the shore looks purple but the ocean looks amazing
True 👍👍
This was a fun video. I miss Hawaii now.
Wow It good
Question how about a test flying in the rain? An idea that could solve the flip upside down in the water for the drone? A antenna underneath the drone perhaps on either side of the gimble that is always pointing down and so the flip to upside down would still have an antenna pointing up for a signal
Bro honestly that is by far the coolest drone I've ever seen!!! Now I just have to buy one. I'm currently using the mjx bugs b2w GPS drone but I want that one. What is the max distance it can fly??
It's limited to 500 meters until you change the limit in the software while plugging it into your computer.
Dustin Dunnill Cool thanks bro.. Keep those great vids coming!!.
That I give up, Need improve that flip maybe need to tell those to improve that move or change the prototype in that Drone I guess am not that wise in those toys but at least you tried hard give you 9 tumbs Bro good job!!
Flying in the rain would be fun just because you’d be able to do it with this drone
yaa without storm indeed
Or power egg x drone with waterproof casing
The rain might batter the drone if it falls from high altitude
@@anzacr7169 😂😂
@@donniemarks94 seriously though
Great video. Loved the demo. Thanks!
hello, first time viewer here n also bought my first drone......its used cause i bought it off my uncle.......The Dji Phantom FC40......Lookin to expand my collection cause im hooked on this now
Chicks love this drone.
Literally. Lol.
Great part 2! Like everything but not the Geo Fencing range limitations by default.
+Drone On yes, the chicks were all over this one..lol. I'm going to take off the range limit and do a range test 👍
How do you take off the Geo Fencing?
+Luke Watkins you can remove it with the sd3 assist software when connected to computer
We took this drone to Greenland and have just released a full review of this drone in a 7 minute video on our channel. We really wanted this drone to be a success story because it promised everything we wanted in a drone. Stable 4K filming and waterproof. While the thought of a waterproof does sound very appealing, this product really performed poorly. While being waterproof is a great feature, it’s completely undermined by inconsistent performance and poor image quality.
Yeah that image was horrific
I don't know what I was expecting when he kept saying take it to the pool at home but I can say I didn't expect that 😂😂
Great review!! My kids went crazy at your chicks (we had some before moving down to DC)! Do you have an offline way of contact? I wanted to pick your brain about Maui. Mahalo! - Corey
I know you shot this 2 years ago but I wonder how it coped having been in salt water?
Ah OK I checked SwellPro's website and they state it has a special coating to protect it against saltwater corrosion. They also state it's world first but I remember seeing something very similar back in 2013 from a startup called Aquacopter, I wonder if it's the same people? Interesting Quad though.
Imagine if it could reverse the props to dive. 100m would be enough.
🙂
lastxp xro yeah
Or just flip over
unfortunately you would lose reseption after diving less then a meter.
Collective pitch
Easily one of my new favorite channels 🤙
Good review!
What weight will it lift do you know?
Thanks, it can carry a few pounds
Try find your mavic with this
I did. Doesn't swim too well. Ha.
someone please tell me where I can find that cover of "cool down" at the very end of this video it's amazing
SoundCloud 👍
Can you add some extra sensors? or is it limited to photographie....?
I've not read all the comments below so maybe this has already been brought up, but it seems like spinning the propellers on one side would "flip" the drone back upright when it is floating in the water. This could be programmed into the drone by the manufacturer as an option that you could execute at need. If they added that functionality it would make this drone even more attractive imo.
I want one that has a amazing camera, and that can fly with the best of them. And I want it to be able to just fall or land and it still work underwater. I can dream.. for now lol. That be so soon tho if you could just go to air to water or water to air without having to put anything extra for it to work lol.
FishNinja i’m getting a mavic air propably, But registering it is gonna be hard i think.. well i, Nvm
8:35 that's like a jump scare
funny seeing you here lol
No way you're talking about that black thing that went across the screen.
awesome review. What a cool drone, so much you could do with this machine. As you said a bit of a con not being able to flip up right. Anyways Dustin thanks very much and really enjoy your thorough work. Cheers friend. ✈️😊
+Georgewrigley Thanks George. Glad you enjoy my work. 👍
Dustin Dunnill you’re welcome. Looking forward to seeing your next video ✈️😊
nice, thx for sharing your test
a hunchback transparent dome instead of its original bonnet could be an elegant solution ! (?) ; )
Now just imagine what the government has.
our money
@@goldenplucker true dat
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Everything that you can imagine they either have it or working on it
Radar system explosive drones thermal night vision camera and so on
I want this! Any info on that 500m distance?? Be nice to get 1000m
Dang,that's a shame,that was my main concern about it not self righting,I wonder if some type of pole on top with a float would help it to flip upright?.Thanks for the review
+timbobain SwellPro is hopefully implementing the ability to fully roll to right side up like I was trying to do in the pool in the end but couldn't quite complete the roll.