AQUACOPTER! - flying drones over water...

Flying over water can be so fun and result in stunning shots, but if you crash, what can you do to make sure you get your drone back?
Vanover, Le Drib, Shawn, and Cade try out a few methods for preventing drones from sinking to sea floor.
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[@JoshuaBardwell]

If you go down in salt water, rinse with fresh water thoroughly ASAP for the best chance of survival.

[@glen7463]

That’s definitely true fresh water doesn’t normall kill electronics but salt even if powered off straight away continues to eat at your circuits great video a lot of good info 👍

[@jack_is_bored5091]

Salt water is corrosive and eats through stuff. Scuba divers rinse all their gear in fresh water for the same reason: to keep it all in working order for as long as possible (and to combat funky smells).

[@larrydelceg2406]

@@jack_is_bored5091 Yes, and salt water is conductive. Most of our Scuba gear isn't! :-)

[@rubenvaneupen7327]

or rubbing alcohol? Not for the motors though I heard, and not if your electronics contain plastics maybe.

[@DANKFPV]

Is distilled water better?

[@InvertFPV]

Best vid since the og members left. Looks like RR is going in the right direction.

[@Disc_gD]

I mean 1 good video amongst a plethora of several meh ones if the trend continues into say, 10 videos thag i enjoy then yes id say theyrr going back in the right direction....

[@cacamacaaa]

Hi, I'm new to fpv. Who were the og members and where are they now ?

[@WrongWayFPV]

@@cacamacaaa charpu, Mr.Steele, FinalglideAU and ummagawd

[@kodguerrero]

@@cacamacaaa There's a guy that has interviews with most of the people from RR and TBS and fatshark. Pretty great channel

[@cacamacaaa]

Who's the guy with the interview ?

[@DroneOn]

I remember a time when Drew would just leave his charger and batteries hanging from the back of his truck, and loose them. Now, he jump starts boats with them. Talk about progression! Nice backflip at the end....lol

[@deadringerfpv6412]

This is the Rotor Riot everyone wants...smiling and yelling at each other with excitement and camaraderie.

[@tims8666]

Actually this is one of the best episodes you have ever done imo😍

[@LetsFlyRC]

Thanks, Tim. We had fun making it

[@j.finesseflights1403]

Yeah WAAAAY better than Chernobyl!! Lol

[@rebelaqua823]

How about dem guns kwads?

[@michaelpetale6872]

Guys the last take looked like a video game? Wow great flying and a fun interesting vid guys! Long live Rotor Riot!❤️👍🏻😀😀👏👏👏🍾🍾🍾🍾

[@christianmullins435]

THIS!!!! this is the RR ive been missing, hands down the best video on rotor riot since the og crew

[@enarramore77]

Your energy and the amount of fun in this video is great. Loved it!

[@YotaGuy_Kyle]

Great work guys. Real world applications make great content. When people ask me what is FPV, I’ll share videos like these, it captures the excitement of the hobby.

[@DeanChapmanFPV]

Oh no not water 💦😱💦 I didn’t fly over water yet but this bottle scenario will twist my arm 😂

[@RGMGFitness]

Nice! That footage at the end with her jumping those waves was insane! She's a beast at those jumps! Great footage..👍👍

[@JulianLiebl]

Awesome episode. Dallas Friday was on FIRE!!

[@seamieshame]

This needs to be a thing. Surf + FPV is where I want to go 🏄‍♂️

[@KyleLi]

I need one of those aquacopter frames... *right now.* Please bring this back into production, I'd pay premium frame prices for that! Especially if it was air unit compatible! It would be incredible to have a quad designed purely for over water, as long as its completely sealed - durability wont even matter much as you'll probably not fly it around anything hard besides water and boats. Will definitely reopen up a side of fpv that has gone missing for a few years now.

[@artoffpv2438]

That's why we're all here, for the joy of flying. Great video, keep up the amazing work.

[@TZCCVA]

So, now we need to see a small wake board attached to the bottom of one of these and have it ride the wake and get some Acro off it😈

[@thezaaksmithh]

this is the kind of video that made me want to get into flying quads in the first place! love it guys keep these coming👍❤️

[@invisibleaznDJ]

YES this needs to be a thing. The drone surfing the boats wake was SICK!!

[@alisafari82]

Great content guys. just a suggestion for the over heating of the components when closed in, instead of the fan that will eventually act as a convection oven and circulate the heat, you can use waterproof membranes like Gortex that allow the hot air to escape without letting water in. i personally use a Splashdrone 3 ot Spry+ for my water shots and it has never leaked and i have gone under water with these drones by crash flipping them upside down and reversing the controls. i managed to go about 5 feet under water before the signal cuts out and it floats back up

[@sebastiannix5033]

Following the wake boarders was sooooooo sick !!! Best Episode since month

[@PPGarm3]

Best tech/outdoors mashup I've seen yet 👍👍 subscribing! Good work guys

[@fpvraver]

They should call that product You Might Get Her Back !!!!! Ha ha 😂 seriously though I hope Shawn get his quad back. Hopefully it comes to the surface before you’re done the shoot I’m still watching eagerly !!!!!

[@WillHain]

That wakeboarding footage that Vanover did is just too sick

[@mr.tuliao1079]

im amazed with the videos you make as i am entering the drone society. so much kbowledge to get from. love from philippines

[@stephwarren7722]

I love you guy's, this one reminded me of revenge of the nerds. But definitely worth it and needed to be talked about

[@fayze22]

Eines der besten Videos!!! Da bekommt man sofort lust seiner Drohne ne Flasche drunter zu schnallen.

[@jaredfisher1618]

That was sick going under the bow while it was moving... looks crazy

[@akeeleferris]

Absolutely looove this episode. Been a minute since you guys been on an advanture.

[@EliProductions]

holy shit that wake boarding footage!!!!!!!

[@wv1764]

I lost a quad in the lake at Barber Park in Orlando last August and I had abondened all hope of it being salvageable once it touched the water. Now this video gives me hope! I'm not in the area anymore but please do a video where you recover it and make it fly again, that would be incredible! Better yet, use an FPV submarine to find the wreck at the bottom!

[@fcass]

Epic. I thought this one would be boring but you guys made it fun ! Well done....

[@karlmaestrati9773]

OMG the last part with wakeboarders, i want to see more of this from Rotor Riot O.O !!!

[@JeseeWalker]

Rcade killing it again!!!!

[@thellamanoj3573]

7:17 gold

[@Kanake89LP]

Someone should make it a meme :D

[@Rcade365]

Science

[@Scopix8K]

The editing, music, shots are perfect! Epic shit! Im glued to your channel! 🤙

[@flipfpv]

The aquacopter totally needs to be a thing! It will be sold out before it hits the shelves. That footage of the pro wake boarders was awesome too.

[@k2OS]

holy cra.. the footage withe the wakeboarder and surfer is amazeballs.. like.. seriously :D

[@OutdoorVisuals]

That sequence in the end, pure gold guys 👏

[@Xionite02]

Does this count as a USO? (Unidentified Submersible Object)

[@Topher2024]

Glad to see you guys enjoying summer! Wake boarding FTW! Awesome vid guys!

[@leviathannfpv1282]

Best episode from you guys in a long while, prolly because there was more than 1 person lol

[@rubenvaneupen7327]

yep, this was a good one! Would love to see some generic water protection casing for drones in production!

[@cablefpv908]

Nice flying. Loved the wakeboarder shots, especially. With as much rain as we get here in the PacNW, the Aquad/conformal coating should definitely be on my radar.

[@sleepingbearffg5008]

Excellent fun! Always wanted a water proof drone! One of your best videos! 💪💪👊👊

[@bearhall6744]

Glad to see you guys getting used to flying over water, Florida has tons of it! Lol. Can’t wait to see you guys fly the Wekiva River!

[@stuckintrees4796]

You guys rock. Very resourceful well done👍👍👍

[@glen7463]

So much better then the sticky dusty corrosion x that I use and great tip to unplug under water I have never heard of that cheers drew 👍

[@stevensbox9625]

Seriously, seriously, great f***ing video! You guys keep me sooo motivated. Fly on bros!

[@junvervasig]

that unplug underwater thing is really helpful, did i just learn something today?

[@snifflesfpv7321]

Bardwell wants to know your location

[@AlbeyFPV]

That fpv tan line is on point 👌 👏 🙌 💯 🔥

[@mattsrcking]

Great job Shawn!!! Killer video Guys!!!

[@ShaneWymore]

I loved this video, definitely the best video from RR in years

[@sp00ls47]

Great episode guys. Enjoyed watching this way more than some of the other recent stuff

[@rmdcade1717]

My boy out here diving boats. From one RCade to another, big ups.

[@slapstickfpv]

Best episode so far. Waterproof drones neeeeeed to be a thing

[@rickdeckard7549]

For those asking why unplug underwater....it’s simple...pulling it free you add the missing component for fire...Oxygen...immediately upon hitting air...whatever is under a charge, and shorting, may start to burn! ....also I’ve tried the bucket of rice to extract moisture from a drowned quad (not to mention my iPhone) and it worked pretty well...the aforementioned fire hazards notwithstanding

[@Eben14]

7:20 that part had me laughing

[@maadfisher]

Great episode!

[@ZorrotorFPV]

Wow, awesome video!! Be careful with the sunburns also

[@coskuarsiray]

everything besides, amazing footage by the way!

[@scremke88]

That was the best video you made !!! Amazing

[@aeriallunatic2016]

I finally beat RR to something! Me and my bud did this last year and and make videos it was so much fun and im getting to do it again in a month! We even got to chase wake-borders and tubers. I cant believe it took them this long before they did it lol.

[@mostlygeniusrc]

So much fun. :) Also keep in mind that if you hit waves or turn suddenly the quad pilot has no idea. Very weird feeling.

[@HAS1278]

Best episode in a while, nicely done boys

[@LetsFlyRC]

Thx Hugo. We had a lot of fun

[@jlarson42]

Very cool chase video. Water proof quad looks really fun. 💦😎

[@brendand.2269]

Absolutely sick

[@DesignRobot_co]

This one was cool 😎 have to admit it had me engaged!

[@ninjamonkeyfpv8855]

I needed this video.. I live on a lake year-round.. I've been wanting to do this for a while now.. I do patrol for the big Shootout every year and want to get some footage of the race boats..

[@ninjamonkeyfpv8855]

Lake of the Ozarks Shootout.. check it out..

[@parvaz99]

end of the part Awesome

[@Dcscockpit]

Being an electrician...I’m curious to know why you think unplugging the battery under water does anything different? Maybe because the resistance is lower in a full body of water than when you pull it out with a small amount of water on it? I don’t know if it makes a difference. Another note lol, “I flown with a couple water bottles before” was funny Hannover

[@andreelb]

Assuming your quad is submerged - the water provides the shortest path for current to flow between the pads where the XT60 is soldered to, rather than going through the electronics. If you pull it out of the water, you remove that path, letting more current flow further through the electronics where it's more likely to cause short damage. Sound right?

[@lunisfpv9086]

so much fun to watch

[@JanisBebritis]

Amazing vid! I'm not an oldtimer but i still do conformal coating, even for camera (except the sensor and lens, obviously)

[@PlanetJeroen]

Thanks guys, great content!!

[@fuleo]

Been awhile since such quality content. Nice!

[@kafailo6342]

Stunning !

[@Ender_FPV]

It's always rainy in the Pacific Northwest, with lots of rivers and waterfalls. I'm making one of these for sure. Check out the Floater 3" CineWhoop

[@m4d0s]

One of the best episodes in a while imo

[@DronoTron]

Great video

[@STK66]

Sweet video guys! So enjoyable, keep up the vibes! 🤟🏼

[@minervamedia2938]

I have been asking for it, at last!

[@evanbourgeois6606]

Cade literally submerged his drone and it’s ok😂 then when I finish a build I burn up and esc and a VTX within the first flight😂😢😂

[@Rcade365]

I think you just described my first three years of Fpv in one sentence and some emojis

[@itsme-fr5fr]

You know what's strange, I crashed my 2.5in drone on christmas witch it had been snowing the night before but everything mostly dried up at that point so I took me about 5 mins to find it top down in the only puddle on my street, and no indication of life was left in it. I took it back inside put it in front of my fan for about 18 hours and walla good as new and that was without conformal coating. Then another time I plugged in another drone and before I could even take off I'd say less then 2 mins the thing goes up in flames for no apparent reason so I feel your pain!!!😕

[@petermartinez8771]

Great episode, I can see a similar Florida based video with you guys on an airboat in the Everglades with some B-roll of a free style at the local gator shows near the airboat ride places. 🤙👍

[@marsmachine1156]

That was a fun video! Well done guys! 👍🏻

[@RCnerd74]

Awesome wakeboard shots!!! Love the bottle solution too :o)

[@Chris_Love]

This was a fun and wholesome video, and for real that dark boat in in the end! Daaaaaaamn :) Keep at it. IO´m working my last week and then it´s vacation time for me. Peace!

[@ChainsawFPV]

Add some trim tabs to the rear of your boat so it will level out at slower speeds.

[@james-xv5nq]

Oh shit Shawn can wakeboard not bad for an old guy

[@Olivier-C]

After the quad if left over night to dry, you should not plug it with a lipo, in case there's a heavy shortcut things could get a lot worse since it can provide a lot of current. Use a limited/protected bench power supply...

[@hinglemccringle5897]

Leaving comment because good community engagement is good for the channel.

[@slowentropy4531]

Cool video guys. Made me laugh so hard at the end when you're all sunburnt hahaha, just looked funny. Peace

[@raygefpv2815]

Amazing. Great job

[@jana171]

Wow i missed these awesome Rotor Riot videos... every time something innovative and fun along with superior pilot skills. LOVED IT ! PS. Please setup a shop in Europe and I promise i'll hit it like a teenage girl with her first debit card running amok in Primark... I know there's an online shop... it's NOT THE SAME :-)

[@emp29]

To prevent rusting and really dry out your quad, use those beads to dehumidify closets. Put the beads in a container that can be sealed air tight, put some chopsticks inside to prop up your quad, put the quad in and seal it up for a few hours. After that, your quad would be bone dry and it won't rust.

[@snviper]

So glad I watched this. I dunked my toothpick in the lake last sunday and knew to unplug it underwater. After a quick stint in the oven it's back in the air.

[@momp87]

Damn, seriously cool episode! Way to go RR 👏👏🤩

[@Altai22]

That was nuts! Great episode. Who's gonna be the first to invent the watertight, buoyant drone frame?

[@therealprince777]

Bad ass shots

[@SquidGN]

I had the same reactions as Le Drib the whole time :D

[@SLRCCLUB101]

Yep that's work for me more than 10 times.every time I crash in to water always I unplug my quad in the water.I don't know how it's work, but I did it naturally. Never damaged my components.

[@lukasmy6863]

Big boat battery: NO Small Quad Lipo: Hello there

[@ledchickenfpv7164]

That was kind of a cool part of the video. Really demonstrates just how energy dense those lipos are.

[@ledchickenfpv7164]

That looked like an absolute blast and the footage of the wakeboarders toward the end looked incredible. How close did you actually get to them? Every time the quad looked like it was about a foot away from the subject I got a little twitchy thinking about exposed props spinning at many thousands of RPM next to all that uncovered flesh. I'm sure it wasn't as dangerous as it looked, I'd just be curious to know how it was made to look like someone was about to be sliced and diced. 😉 This video made me wish I was in on hanging out you guys more than any RR video in recent(ish) history. Nicely done! Those flights across/under the bow of the boat were epic! The only thing keeping me from throwing money I don't have to spend in DJI's direction is the lack of live audio back to the goggles. Almost makes me glad DJI has been ignoring those of us who want that audio link with our quads, 'cause it's probably saving me easily $1000. Again, really good video showing an enviable amount of fun being had. Too bad the bobber retrieval system didn't work out. I'm thinking that depending on how the quad ended up on the bottom of the lake, there's a good chance the bobber and/or the line attached to it could get hung up on the quad or the lake bed itself. which could well explain why it never made it to the surface. Keep up the good work. 😁👍😎

[@ParanoiaTheDJ]

Great job as always guys!