22-Oct-2019, 11:29 AM
Hey everyone. Went out fishing the other day and caught a 5 inch!
Ok, I did bit of a clickbait thing there. I was flying and stupid me thought I could pull some tricks over this reservoir that didn't look too risky.... Of course confidence >>> skill and I ended up crashing my new Flight One Dolphin1 quad into the water, arghhh...
So a few things I've learned...
Thankfully the reservoir wasn't too deep and I got the quad back within a couple of minutes of it going in the drink..
So I have now started the (what I'm sure is going to be a painfull) process of bringing the quad back to life.
I reakon this is going to be a total teardown. I have had it outside in the sun the last two days to get it nice and dry and in the morning it sits over the ducted heating vent to get that dry airflow going.
I think the HD camera is toast. I have dissembled it and sure enough there was water on the internals. I will let it dry for a while before trying it out again.
The quad was covered in all sorts of gunk. Anyone got any tips when dealing with a submerged quad???
I have the footage of the crash, will upload it shortly...
cheers!
Don't do what dumbarse ph2t does! - here's your lesson for today!
ph2t.
Ok, I did bit of a clickbait thing there. I was flying and stupid me thought I could pull some tricks over this reservoir that didn't look too risky.... Of course confidence >>> skill and I ended up crashing my new Flight One Dolphin1 quad into the water, arghhh...
So a few things I've learned...
- Cheapo HD camera gopro wannabe is not water proof as stated on the box
- The pilot is not a good as stated on the box
- HV cattle fences are now doing the daul wire thing - so you think it's ok - test the wire with the back of your palm but then you find the OTHER @#$% wire at the bottom. Add one's body as to close the circuit and bam, mrs screams out louder than my quad!
Thankfully the reservoir wasn't too deep and I got the quad back within a couple of minutes of it going in the drink..
So I have now started the (what I'm sure is going to be a painfull) process of bringing the quad back to life.
I reakon this is going to be a total teardown. I have had it outside in the sun the last two days to get it nice and dry and in the morning it sits over the ducted heating vent to get that dry airflow going.
I think the HD camera is toast. I have dissembled it and sure enough there was water on the internals. I will let it dry for a while before trying it out again.
The quad was covered in all sorts of gunk. Anyone got any tips when dealing with a submerged quad???
I have the footage of the crash, will upload it shortly...
cheers!
Don't do what dumbarse ph2t does! - here's your lesson for today!
ph2t.