DJI Mini 3 Pro | HOW TO FLY OVER WATER

Learn how to get cinematic shots flying over water along with super important tips to follow that will keep your DJI Mini 3 Pro safe and not potentially lose it in the water! Wirestock.io, the go-to platform for creative people to sell their videos and photos - wirestock.io/?ref=y.s.v.m.b.c
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[@TheDroneCreative]

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[@Aur0raa]

At 4:33, what if im on a boat and flying my drone above my boat in the middle of the lake? Would that still be fine?

[@MaineMan086]

Good points, Mattheww. I would like to add one more caution, having lost a Mini 2 over a fast-moving river recently. We had just had heavy rains, and a river in our local nature preserve was running very high. I wanted to capture this dynamic event from the Mini 2. I launched the aircraft, and immediately found it difficult to control. The water was streaked with a naturally-occurring foam, and I think the moving pattern of the foam confused the downward sensors. No matter what I tried with the sticks, the Mini 2 kept driftng downriver and away from me. It was between 2 and 3 m above the river throughout. I tried rotating the aircraft to come home, or at least to get over the bank of the river, but it would not respond. Continuing to drift backwards, it struck an overhanging branch and fell into the river which is too deep to wade in at that point. So I would recommend to my fellow pilots to avoid flying over fast-moving rivers, especially if there is a pattern on the surface. Thankfully I was able to use my DJI Care flyaway coverage and was able to replace the aircraft for much less than buying a new one!

[@josephsowell490]

I've only flown the Mini3 Pro for a few weeks. It's been amazing! Summer is the right time to take it out to the sea so I'm taking note of these.

[@petermclennan6781]

Very helpful as always. Love your content and your instructions.

[@timothyroseberry9027]

Thanks for the useful tips as always, added confidence in flying the Mini 3!

[@visserdh]

Matthew, thanks for these helpfull (and money saving!) tips. When I fly my Dji mini 3 over the water with the gimbal (a little) down , I always zoom in a little bit. That gives the impression of flying very close to the water, without the risk of a wet Dji drone. Again thanks for all your videos!

[@robbosomworth8450]

Hello Mathew, I really appreciate your videos. Full of information, quick and to the point. So thank you. I am in Canada so we have lots of water. I had a mini two for 18 months. I flew about 80% of the time over the lake. The longest distance I did was 3.3 km. All over water and quite high up as I was travelling to a destination to take pictures. It still had almost 20% battery upon return. One item I would suggest to be concerned about when flying over water, is human error. A few weeks ago I was trying to track a boat flying sideways. That of course takes a little more concentration and there was lots going on the screen. I guess I was pulling my left toggle backwards a little more than I should have because the drone went down, down, and disappeared into the water. I have ordered a M3P and expect to pick it up tomorrow.

[@DonEdward]

I just started flying my drone, this channel is one of my top 3! Keep the great tips and tutorials coming! Thanks!

[@harryseaward3408]

I learn more from your videos in 10 minutes than 45 minutes worth of other videos. I assume they are just playing the the algorithm, but your videos are always well organized, well edited and super-helpful. Made for viewers and not for algorithms. Cheers.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Really appreciate that kind feedback. Thank you!

[@user-ny3en4ht5e]

❤

[@Dave062YT]

XC weather is a great tip cheers .Downloaded now

[@SD-zx1uh]

Awesome video I primarily will only be flying around water because I only get the drone out when I am at a vacation spot lol which is usually around water so thanks for the video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@EvanDanielson]

Thank you for creating this highly informative video on flying over water. I recently acquired a DJI Mini 3 (not the Pro version yet, although I’m contemplating upgrading to the DJI Mini 4 Pro in the future). I plan to fly my drone from the end of a pier at a local beach and experiment with flying over water for the first time. Your video has been incredibly helpful in preparing me for this experience, providing valuable insights on what to do and what to avoid. Once again, thank you!

[@chrisedwards7615]

More top tips from a top guy on my top drone channel. Will be on hols next week around the coast from where you regularly film, will keep these tips in mind. Thank you Matthew.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you, appreciate that. Enjoy your hols!

[@thisdroneupflying]

Thank you Mattheww! Going to a nice place over water today!

[@tuggerboga9001]

Thank you. I find your videos very helpful as a new drown user.

[@chrisharder4854]

Great information 👏🙌

[@ihymns]

Excellent....because most of my flying is over water. I do a lot of following slalom skiers on the lake and I found that they throw water up pretty high on the turns. I always leave a margin of error. Thanks again!

[@theoaksmeister]

Fantastic tutorial for a new drone user. Thank you!! 👍 Also, where do you get the prop guard/clip from? Thanks, Michael in Sheffield UK.

[@georgekelly1948]

As always, I appreciate your tips. Thanks and cheers from Wisconsin.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you - appreciate you watching!

[@dougcooper4917]

Excellent Tutorial Video and Excellent Information! Thank You Mattheww.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you Doug, really appreciate that!

[@nicholashills8623]

Any videos for tips on photography/video settings / tips for best quality i.e. Best time of day for colours but minimal reflection, or use of Nd/Pl filters etc Cheers!

[@Chewbacca2000]

Thanks man!!

[@christopherlyons7613]

Thanks for the video. Really good as always. Any changes if flying the M4P or does everything apply the same as with the M3P? Since you have the ability to disable downward obstacle avoidance on the M4P, would that be beneficial when over water?

[@georgeespinoza469]

At this point, I could not risk my all new Mini 3 Pro yet but these have been really helpful. I'd give it a few more months of getting more familiar with the drone.

[@patrickwalsh2086]

I've downloaded XC weather and it's fab, thanks!

[@TheDroneCreative]

It's great! Hope it helps.

[@SerDunk]

Great tips! I havent flown too much over water, gets me a bit nervous. I gotta get more confidence and keep with these tips in mind 👍

[@TheDroneCreative]

It can be slightly unnerving the first few times, but once you get to trust the drone it's just like flying over any other location. Hopefully these tips help!

[@dele15]

@@TheDroneCreative ...and no wires, no trees... 😉

[@tchendjeneves6390]

Thanks man...

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you!

[@nickbicanic6910]

Hey Mattheww - been shooting over water a lot. But I shoot very close to surfers and standup paddlers. I'm usually only about 20-30 meters away on shore. Interestingly so far I'd been doing all my shooting on a Mini (original) and Mini 2 - got the Mini 3 a few months back and finally took it to Hawaii last week. First day with it today and was amused to discover that flying 1-2 feet above the water was confusing the shit out of it and it kept stopping. Didn't take long to figure out that I could turn off obstacle avoidance - however one very common shot I do is a low level quickshot circle of a person stand-up-paddling. I Can of course manually fly the orbit but sometimes in the interests of speed I just bang out a quickshot. This worked fine on the Mini/Mini 2 - (if the person was paddling too quickly it might get confused but in that case I'll just fly it manualy) But on the Mini 3 it doesn't work AT ALL. Low level quickshots are damn near impossible - presumably because collision detection cannot be turned off during a quickshot. Is there any way to do this? For example could I use SPORT mode in a quickshot to "disable" collision detection? (I shoot everything in CINE mode normally) - I figured you might know. (the shot I'm talking about is a very low orbit - about 3-4 feet off the water's surface) maybe about 5-10 feet from the subject (person standing on a standup board paddling slowly)

[@bobstreicher7419]

Big fan. Good Job, Matthew.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you - appreciate that!

[@pwalz100]

Thank-you. Do DJI mini2 batteries work in the Mini3?

[@DrUmerKhayyam786]

nice tips, especially home point update

[@TheDroneCreative]

Happy to help, thanks for watching!

[@SonjaHarvey-Philnsonja]

Hi Mathew, I am about to buy a mini 3 pro but starting to feel that maybe a mini 3 would be better because it doesn't have the downward sensors because I like to fly over the river and sea. I have the Mini Se with no issues so far.

[@DanielBerke]

Thanks for the tips. I've been working on getting some cool shots of the cruise ship which stops by every Tuesday here in Hawaii on its way out of the harbor in the evening, which involves flying over the ocean from up on a cliff overlooking the bay due to the local airport (and I have to stay pretty low, as airplanes on approach pass nearly eye-level from the take-off point over the area). It's a bit nerve-wracking, but I'm slowly building up my confidence flying out a little further (while always keeping an eye on that battery!).

[@TheDroneCreative]

Once you do it a few times you will have confidence in the drone. Just make sure to keep an eye on the battery. Would love to see the shots of the cruise ship when you get them!

[@DanielBerke]

@@TheDroneCreative Thanks, yeah, the practice really helps! The weather finally co-operated this week (third time's the charm) and I was able to make a short video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHvCe6uPg9Gsec0 I could tell that my confidence had massively improved just from the previous week's attempt, and I had a ton of fun tracking the moving ship from a few different angles and trying to get some cinematic shots without having to worry about hitting anything while flying sideways. :D

[@coalakida]

Rescue Jacket and Wet Suit for the Mini 3 Pro , Fantastic setups by phantomrain.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Will have to take a look at them products!

[@terry_black]

Matthew when you update mini 3 pro to rc controller while flying over water do you have to have wireless internet connection thanks Terry

[@MaxineTheBraveSquirrel]

How is everyone getting the M3P? I ordered mine and delivery won’t be until end of July? How Can I get it sooner? BTW> thanks for you excellent tips and video. Well done!

[@ALTN8NRG]

😂 so true! If anything will go wrong it’ll be in the first 10 seconds! I’ve been there. 😂

[@herrlue3639]

Sorry I thought that it is possible to have the Home Point the controller??? Or do I really have to update it all the time?

[@TrogART]

Yeah XCWeather is excellent, I use it a lot when out boating, I know ships pilots who use it as well. You can spot the easiest time to moor up when the wind is slack. Its usually very accurate, originally for pilots.

[@TheDroneCreative]

I have found XCWeather to be one of the most accurate and the hourly breakdown helps too!

[@TrogART]

@@TheDroneCreative Agreed Mattheww I rely on it when picking a time to moor when out in the barge, trying to moor in heavy winds is a bit of a nightmare when your trying to haul in a 25t boat on your tod. Can try and time the mooring to coincide with the least amount of wind to make my life a bit easier. It’s a shame you cant get the drone to home in on the remote control when out on the boat, cant really hover the boat to designate and update the landing spot, all tricky when you cant let go let go of the tiller when steering and all the other little things that need to be done.

[@shanraw1]

Check your specs as to when the down facing sensors kicks in. That is the point when your drone is looking for patterns of the surface below and it uses that to detect the height rather than using GPS. Over water then this pattern recognition is difficult to detect as the surface is constantly changing and thus there is often a difficulty to get an accurate height measurement. That is why you see the drone bobbing about as you get lower as the drone is trying to detect patterns in the ground (the sea) and keep itself level. My dji mini SE specs indicate that the sensors kick in at around 10m. Above that height you are using GPS so its a flat movement, below that, then you are starting to use the downfacing sensors to get the height and you can then get bobbing going over water (you can get the same over snow as well). ps if you fly too low and it bobs about at the wrong point then you can turn your drone into a submarine . . .

[@squaddingquads]

Xc weather is the most accurate thing I've used and I've been using it for a good 15 years for other reasons

[@TheDroneCreative]

Yeah, it's probably the best app for checking the wind!

[@brettnaysmith3949]

If you are really worried about having enough battery to get you home, which mode would you fly in for the most efficient return, cine, normal or sport?

[@ruirodrigues9122]

I just send it...has always come back so far

[@opaloca69]

You can also use floating landing gear

[@vincenzoemanuelemanna5478]

Very interesting advices, but have a question, no other channel seems to be able to reply, not even italian: i have an electric jetboard i usually use it during the early morning with calm water an zero wind (jetsurfing is for relax, totally different from classic surf), i'd need a drone capable of atofollowing me for 15 minutes more or less, maybe leaving the controller at the shore temporarily (at early morning i usually have nobody who can help with this). So do you think this could be possible, i mean autofollow on the water without sinking, and in case which model could i consider? Thank you

[@TheUnstoppableMr]

Hi Matthew, Great content ! Can you please do a video with the best camera settings for the mini 3 pro :) while giving us insights as to what is each setting (eg. ev, af, etc.) ? Thanks !

[@TheDroneCreative]

Absolutely, already working on it! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@ChrisCorkPhotography]

Great channel

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you!

[@PaulTomblin]

I've got a question about stock video - do you add music to them? I would assume the person buying the stock would want to add their own stuff, so it wouldn't matter that much?

[@nickmaltzoff9958]

How do you hand pick up the drone on a moving sailing boat if you can't switch off the downward sensors ?

[@davidjohncox7333]

Sure would be nice if “update home point” could be one of the “C” buttons!

[@scotthunter4]

I want to use my drone on a kayak, when you update your home point and do return to home, in the event the drone misses its target and tries to land in the water, will it detect it’s over water and just hover?

[@patrickwalsh2086]

best tip of all is to fly it into the wind over water but it's not always possible depending on which direction the wind is blowing or your location:)

[@jonnanieminen8848]

If I send photos through Wirestock do I have to be approved individually by all those photo stock agencies?

[@Garry_G]

I got over 4.5km out to sea with my Mini 3 pro and it came back perfectly with 10% battery although I was a tad worried as it neared 1km from home 😮

[@Kingomegared]

I had my mini 2 all in the mist over the Niagara Falls. I knew I shouldn't get it wet. But I did it anyway. Things worked out.

[@jacknsaav]

Hey Mattheww, another great video, thanks! Curious if you can share a link to the band you have around your drone in your studio shots...looks like it would be a good piece of kit for traveling with the drone and keeping the props from getting caught in things. Thanks

[@TheDroneCreative]

Hey Jack, absolutely. Here is the link: geni.us/fXUXYZ6

[@jacknsaav]

@@TheDroneCreative Thanks, ordered the band and a neckstrap for the controller!

[@scotthunter4]

What propellor strap are you using?

[@costapi1672]

Whats the other app for wind UAV and???

[@LarsMan]

Nice Video

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you!

[@MrHally34]

Hi Mathew I Hope you can Help my mini 3 pro has stopped zooming in ? Have a turned it off somehow 😢 it works on photo mode but not on video.I was at the forth road bridge yesterday and tried to zoom in but won’t I’m home now and been trying here but nothing .Can you tell me why and what I can do please. Been typing it in on KZbin but just getting the same Answers Only work on photo mode but it worked before used zoom a lot cheers hope you can help

[@ICThruU]

Is there a setting to return to controller?

[@davidarmstrong5843]

Can anyone give a little guidance. I have flown my Mini 3 Pro over ice around 3ft above. If i kept trying to lower even more would it eventually just auto land or would i have needed to keep my left thumb pulling it down for that to happen? I am worried at which point/height the drone thinks I want it to land

[@alexis1959]

Another great video. I have an issue with your "launching and landing from a boat" - say you are on a slow-moving sailing boat, updating home point regularly as you suggested is not going to achieve a safe landing - better to switch off home point altogether and land it manually, unless you have a better suggestion.

[@basju81]

Might be wise to set a fixed homepoint on the shore?

[@jemmisengkey6966]

How we can live youtube with dji mini 3 pro?

[@Falasi4]

Great tips that apply to a lot of other situations. Since I'm almost 1000 miles from an ocean coast I just substitute the word "corn" for "water" 🙂

[@TheDroneCreative]

haha, there is an idea for a video! 10 Tips on How To Fly Over Corn!

[@kidmd64]

Is the Mini 3 pro Corn resistant? I need to know as I live in Iowa.

[@Falasi4]

@@kidmd64 So far the Mini 2 has no problems with Iowa (or Southern IL) corn! I'll try the Iowa variety again in Aug!

[@joelegg]

Well, I took my drone out over the ocean first to Gloucester Massachusetts too windy then over to Rockport. Did what I was told wind blowing into my face. And don't you know the wind changed direction and lost sight of my drone for 1 to 2 minutes and it felt like 1 hour. Hit the RTH button and landed it and that was the end of the day for me.

[@RayRay-zc2ed]

If they have technology to know your drone and controllers location why don’t they have the technology to have the drone to return to the controllers location on RTH settings?

[@trufortune6771]

I was just flying over a lake recently with my mini 2. If only I had this before I left.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Hopefully this helps next time you head out!

[@trufortune6771]

@@TheDroneCreative definitely will help now. I have those cinematic motions in my muscle memory after practicing for an hour straight over land. Thank you!

[@salmanraju7887]

హాయ్ అన్నా బాగున్నావా🥰🥰

[@TonyToneFixMyPhone]

I fly in sports mode backward out of a wave while a guy is surfing infront of me. I get epic shots flying low in sports mode. Lost only 1 drone to water so far. LOL ! I bigger tip is to remember to hit the record button. Said videos I keep forgetting to hit record !

[@dronephotogeek]

I hear that. Darn record button ruining my shots lol

[@TheDeadlyraptor]

They used to have dynamic home point on go 4 app for Mavic 2 pro etc . That updated every few seconds don’t know why they don’t have that in fly app

[@TheDroneCreative]

That would be a great feature to have with the DJI Mini 3 Pro!

[@DronieUp]

Hi Matt, what brands is your propeller protector?

[@TheDroneCreative]

Hey, it's the Skyreat prop guard - this link should take you to it. geni.us/fXUXYZ6 Thanks!

[@PhillipSkraba]

You've lost the plot M, there is only one rule, keep it at least 13cm off the surface of the water, if there are waves, just go right through them and stick to rule 1.

[@TheDroneCreative]

😂 and always use the water floats, always.

[@SerDunk]

lolol 😅😅 Mr Skraba wit the Top Pro Tips 🤙

[@johngiatropoulos3848]

Hi Mattheww - I could not hear clearly the 2nd app you mentioned - something like X C Weather? Could you spell it out for me or post a link for it? Thanks

[@TheDroneCreative]

Hey! The app is called XCWeather - highly recommend it!

[@johngiatropoulos3848]

@@TheDroneCreative Doesn't come up in AppStore - is it possible it's an Android app?

[@DroningaboutIreland]

That gull was a bit close there in the Port Moon Bothy shot 👀

[@TheDroneCreative]

I know, had me worried for a second!

[@meingalaxy2385]

Thanks for the Tipps. Why there is no standard function that the drone is always by default coming back to the controller? I can’t think about a use-case where I want my drone to land not in the same spot as me…

[@TheDroneCreative]

Great question. I don't know unfortunately. You a right, a function for the drone to come back to the controller would be great.

[@meingalaxy2385]

@@TheDroneCreative maybe you can transfer that question/request to DJI?

[@xtremeblaze2049]

Really useful tips. I'd like to know what filters you'd recommend for the dji mini 3 that are currently available?

[@TheDroneCreative]

Currently been testing the Freewell and Skyreat ones. Both are good. Personally I would go with Freewell.

[@xtremeblaze2049]

@@TheDroneCreative are freewell available in the UK? Not seen them yet.

[@xtremeblaze2049]

@@TheDroneCreative hi, what filter would you recommend for mountain and a forest shots?

[@johnnoblemedia]

make sure your rta is high enough to clear cliffs.

[@MyViewsOfTheWorld]

Great video. Yes, no DJI drones are waterproof. I saw a "wetsuit" for the Mini 2 to make it waterproof to fly in snow and rain. I am not sure it is 100% safe, though, because water will still go through the motors, so I am a bit skeptical about it. I had a scary experience with my Mini 2. I tried to fly into a low road underpass where a river flows and the downward sensors would keep pushing it up. If I had gone into the tunel, it would likely have crashed into the ceiling, which was pretty low off the water. Very tricky those sensors! I wish you could turn them off.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Yeah. I have noticed even with the obstacle avoidance off on the Mini 3, it still will rise up if the downward sensors detect something. Would be great to be able to turn them off.

[@MyViewsOfTheWorld]

@@TheDroneCreative The only way I have found to do that is actually disconnect them from the board inside the drone, but I feel like the software would think it was faulty and maybe not even let the drone fly. Maybe this is something we can send to DJI for a wish list item? Over Water Mode? :)

[@salmanraju7887]

DJI MINI 3 Pro నాకు నచ్చింది🥰🥰

[@Troy-Echo]

When flying a drone over water, be extremely cognizant of resting your thumb on the left control stick. I saw another content creator recently crashed his Air 2S into the water on a family fun day on the water and he thought he was flying fine, and then out of nowhere the drone hit the water and promptly sank to nearly 100 feet deep. He looked at the flight logs later and it showed he had slight downward pressure making the drone descend, and with the downward facing sensors having issues over water, the drone didn't protect itself. The best he could come up with was he may hve been unconsciously resting his thumb on the stick and slowly forcing it down. My degree is in computer electronics and making components waterproof isn't difficult, especially if you only get a small splash and quick submersion. If you do hit the water or get the drone wet, IMMEDIATELY remove the battery. The water isn't what kills the components, it is the power shorting between components that causes the damage. For any electronic device that gets wet, immediately unplug the power or remove the battery. I think once a single drone manufacturer comes out with a semi-waterproof drone, it will force other manufacturers to do the same to check off competitive boxes, and the waterproof ratings will quickly reach acceptable standards. When flying over water, even if the RTH kicks in, if you're flying into the wind while RTH, the battery may die before you get back safely to land. On a positive note, I was recently flying my Mini 3 Pro and the battery was forcing a landing because it was almost dead. I work in IT and as a technical person, I know there are safety measures built in, and I wanted to test this battery. I hovered over my deck and the drone tried to land, and I'd force it back up. I did this until the battery hit zero charge, and I kept doing this for about 5 minutes more just to see what would happen. The drone still had power to fly if I forced it to, and I'm guessing you could push the issue several minutes past the reported zero charge. So that critical battery warning is a good guide, but you do have some additional buffer charge if you get into a pinch. My normal preflight also includes taking off to just over the height of my head. I listen to the motors and rotors for any abnormal noise, and also yaw in a complete circle listening for anything I don't expect. I do not check every single time I fly, but I also check the batteries as I put them on a charger or pull them off to make sure they are not warm when they shouldn't be, or that they are not swelling. Tip for high winds...I was flying my Mavic Pro about 175 feet and I was getting wind warnings, and it was never enough to make much of a difference. Then I sent the drone higher and I was flying around videoing for the fun of it and not paying close attention to my range because I wasn't intentionally flying away. I was trying to fly back and I noticed the distance meter on the remote showed the drone was still going away from me, even after I switched to sport mode. I immediately started descending and looking for a safe place to land if it all went sideways, but knowing the wind is not as bad at lower altitudes, I dropped to about 150 feet to avoid trees, and the wind was slow enough to easily get back quickly in sport mode. One app I really like is ALOFT. It shows the airspace rating, temperature, wind speed, wind gust speed, visibility distance, humidity, cloud cover (such as currently 56% cloud cover and clouds starting at 2,919 ft. AGL. It also lists the next sundown or sunrise time, the kp index and impact, GPS signal. It also shows your lat/long/altitude, if the airspace is clear, tells the weather forecast, and some other features.

[@leojhud]

You forgot to mention tides, if you begin your flight at a position below high tide and don't update your RTH as the tide comes in, your drone could go swimming.

[@sudburydrone466]

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[@retroadam6534]

I lost my drone flying too close to the water. Hard lesson. The water reflection definitely messes with the sensors. Be careful!

[@unknowndevice007]

What's the name of the second weather app at 10:27?

[@TheDroneCreative]

XCWeather

[@mhazwaannn]

i really do not find this video. it finds me 😂

[@WiljanWiljan]

Thank you! Next drone will be a submarine 🤣

[@TheDroneCreative]

🤣🤣There's an idea!

[@BobDiaz123]

How close is too close to the water? 1 meter, 2, meters, ....? What distance is likely to be safe? 3 meters, 5 meters, ... ? I won't be flying over the ocean, but over lakes and rivers.

[@joelegg]

Why am I so nervous about flying overwater LOL

[@richardhart8533]

Watch out for birds.

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

Just can’t be bothered trying to get your tips while competing with the silly music sorry.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Would you rather the music was lower or no music?

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

@@TheDroneCreative For myself, no music while you’re talking, cinematic views etc fair enough but music and dialogue just don’t go well together.

[@johnnoblemedia]

make sure your rta is high enough to clear cliffs.

[@TheDroneCreative]

I agree, this is very important.