Premium Only Content

First Flights with Floats on my DJI Drones! Mavic Mini & Mavic Air 2S for Offshore Flying
I recently had the experience of flying a drone off of a 31 foot sailboat on the ocean near Los Angeles Harbor. We sailed out of Cabrillo Marina and I brought my DJI Spark and a Mavic Air 2S. I was hoping to fit the float set I bought for my Mavic Mini on the Spark but the mount is different and I opted to not bring my floats with me when I sent sailing.
I had read up on the challenges of flying off a boat and understand how precise the GPS Home Position is and if you run into trouble and the battery runs low, the drone will return to the place where you took off. You have to keep in mind the sailing or drifting speed. I didn't have anyone else who knew how to help with a hand launch or hand landing so I was on my own.
My old Spark doesn't have the camera resolution my newer aircraft have but it's a solid and rugged little aircraft.The challenges of takeoffs and landings led me to only fly my bigger Mavic Air 2S from the marina. It was better to risk a $400 aircraft than a $1000 one should you miss the landing zone and smack the side of the vessel. These floats would have made things less risky. I have some other new equipment to make returning back to the sailboat much safer. I hope to do it again soon. There is nothing like the perspective of flying next to your boat. It was a lot of fun. I plan to do some FPV flying from the boat on a future outing. ~ William Flying39
-
8:14
Flying39 Aviation
1 month ago $0.18 earned2025 Brewing39 Summer Kick Off BBQ & Brews - Buena Park CA
150 -
4:21
Geoff_Tac
1 day agoSmith & Wesson Owners Need to See This!
623 -
8:11:50
MyronGainesX
1 day ago $60.85 earnedObama Treason, Syrian War, WNBA L, Mehdi vs Rightwingers, Candace v Nick!
152K55 -
3:14:26
PandaSub2000
1 day agoGame Boy Night 6 | ULTRA BEST AT GAMES (Original Live Version)
27.4K2 -
3:12:54
MattMorseTV
11 hours ago $23.49 earned🔴Reacting to the DEBATE.🔴20 BASED vs. 1 WOKE.🔴
95.4K47 -
43:10
The Mel K Show
18 hours agoMel K & Dr. Karlyn Borysenko | It's the Unions!?! Collectively Organizing the Fall of This Nation | 7-20-25
86.3K74 -
3:00:28
IsaiahLCarter
1 day ago $9.13 earnedWedding Bells and Gnostic Spells || APOSTATE RADIO 024 (with Keri Smith)
57.9K3 -
12:14:58
Spartan
15 hours agoSpartan - Pro Halo Player for OMiT | Scrims vs C9 then ranked
57.6K6 -
2:16:19
vivafrei
18 hours agoEp. 273: Russia Hoax CONFIRMED! Will ARRESTS Follow? Trump SUES WSJ! Epstein Docs Release? & MORE!
151K167 -
4:15:15
EricJohnPizzaArtist
6 days agoAwesome Sauce PIZZA ART LIVE Ep. #55: Wendy Wild!
52.1K2