HoverAir is gearing up to launch the Aqua, a new drone rivalling DJI Neo
Teasers reveal waterproof capabilities, a compact remote, and a built-in display.
The Aqua can float on water, with a full reveal expected later this month
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And a follow-me / tracking beacon in the top right pic? 
But why? Who asked for this feature? And why did they ask for it? 
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Very drunk, sunburnt, Brits on their kid’s’ “swan” themed water-ring, who’ve drifted far away from the beach in Torremolinos .. probably .. 
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People who keep crashing in water lol
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Pricing will be interesting. Hoverair released their X1 Pro around the same time as the Neo but it was nearly 3 times the price, it is still listed at £459 vs Neo at £160. They are not exactly the same thing but so close that the average punter won’t know that.
But this Aqua seems genuinely unique and there has to be a market for it surely?
Now if they could just make it dive as well as fly I would be first in the queue!
Or these guys?
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In what way? Swellpro have been making these for years 
I guess so, they’d not make it if they couldn’t sell it. But I still want to know who wants a floating drone 
Why would people want to do this. I shiver watching it.
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Actually, I’d like it.
I know where the River Rea starts outside Birmingham and I know where it meets the River Tame. Sections of the Rea are public and accessible and other sections are a mystery to me. I’ve been pondering the logistical challenge of video recording a “ducks-eye” journey along the full length of the Rea for a few months now.
A HoverAir Aqua could play a part. I’d need to remotely track it and it would need a good signal range. But it could jump the weirs and other obstacles without me getting my feet wet.
A cheap RC boat from Amazon with a GoPro stuck on top 
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Might come in handy chasing jetskis and windsurfers.
I wouldn’t mind a floating drone, especially if I could move it about on the surface of the water from the RC and if I could take off again from the water. The murder of my Mini 2SE last year by seagull mob attack might have turned out differently!
Alleged murder 
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Alleged schmalleged! It was premeditated and unprovoked; AirData showed 16 separate attacks (recorded as collisions) in 7 seconds as they followed it down, and then the bastards came over and flew around me, laughing! Dronicide beyond any reasonable doubt.
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Great shots possible from flat off a lake surface I guess. Now if it could operate as a submersible I would really be impressed!
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So restricted up here we have to make do with left-hand drive cars and three-armed drones 
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Perhaps ‘leaks’ is the wrong word for the title of this thread ?
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Who wants a drone that floats ?
Maybe check out the “I crashed my drone” thread and similar posts.