Yesterday’s flying at 6am was great, lots of training and manoeuvres in the sunshine.
Today was beautiful at the beach until my Mavic Pro landed in the sea and disappeared out of site…
My friend waded in to rescue the remains, but had no joy.
I went back at low tide this evening and went in with a mask and snorkel, and didn’t find it either
Mavic Pro ‘Fly Less’ kit anyone?
It’s not insured, so I have to decide what to do about a replacement. I could look for an MP with the basics, or move to something else, note sure. Too soon to think rationally.
No idea, we were flying just off the shore fairly low <1m.
Maybe I made a mistake, but the first I knew of it was a tiny white spray, pushed the stick to climb, and the other for it to come to me, but it stayed still and dropped a couple of seconds later.
Could be the anti collision system confused by water that I have read about, or me…
The sensors on the Mavics really don’t like water,
Must be the reflection that plays with the inferred. Can also give fake height readings too back to the handset. I always watch the drone very carefully when getting water shots, never the screen.
Is a shame you’ve lost it. I’d be crying myself to sleep tonight. Good luck in the hunt for a new bird though.
That’s a really sad thing to happen! Feel for you!
I lost my first and much loved Mavic Air 1 in a Scottish woodland when my mate flew it! I was gutted but on the flip side you get an excuse to upgrade!!!
I guess the sea does swell up n down, maybe that’s what took your drone out?
I’ve had this, flying low over the churning water off a weir made the MP think it had reached maximum altitude and it started to descend. Very sweaty moments as I tried to countermand the descent into the weir, but succeeded…
In future I’ve always turned off downward VPS over water.
So sorry for your loss… Eurgh…
Now could be the time to switch to FPV? Cheaper to crash…!
Mine was an old and venerable Phantom 3 SE which I purchased 2nd hand and dirt cheap, and I didn’t lose it to the sea but to trees. However, I spent fruitless hours afterwards searching and family helped in days to come and I got a hug from teh wife as well - so yes, it’s crap but at day’s end it is only an object and they can be replaced.
FWIW - I purchased a Mavic Air to replace that and was very happy with it. Were it now, as a hobbyisy, I’d seriously look at the Air 2. YMMV and certainly other manufacturers exist and are generally cheaper.
Thanks for all the support and community spirit guys
More than anything this:
and this:
Yes, absolutely; it’s a thing and no one’s hurt. A first world problem set against a background of s many more serious troubles.
The photography and video part has been an amazing addition to my interest in talking pictures, to me it’s been a ‘flying camera’ rather than an aircraft that can take pictures.
I’ll take stock and see what makes sense to buy, and what I can find in budget.
any warnings? 
this gives you chance to go for a swim and actually catch it. 
thanks for the share