Waterproof Drone! | Power Egg X

FINALLY a good drone that you that isn't going to end up on the bottom of the ocean!
For us guys flying drones from boats the whole business of getting aerial footage can become an expensive and nerve wracking nightmare... well not anymore!
I've lost four DJI drones to the bottom of the ocean so far, one because a super yacht had a jammer to stop paparazzi snooping on VIP's ( I wasn't! I was filming the classic yacht racing off Monty Carlo) One had a battery fault and performed a perfect auto landing 100 yards behind the boat and sank as we sailed away! One inexplicably lost control and ditched and one was a bad take off from me while sailing single handed, I clipped the solar arch.
All of these resulted in the loss of a drone and all would have been absolutely fine if I had been flying a Power Egg X. I would simply have gone back and picked up the floating drone.
I've had a waterproof drone before, the Swellpro Splash drone, but this was an expensive failure. So I'm very happy to report the Power Eggs is the first usable waterproof drone I've flown and I'm looking forward to an enjoyable seasons flying from the boat instead of dreading losing another expensive piece of machinery every time I want a shot of us sailing from the air.
If you are interested in buying one of these drones have a look at the store link here:
PowerEgg X
Store Link: bit.ly/3kbSkhg
Amazon Link: bit.ly/3KFBHFN
Use the discount code SailingFair
P.S. and regular viewers will know I've stopped flying DJI drones as they are getting so flaky the last one I bought was incapable of taking a firmware update because of DJI's broken software and has never even been able to take off since I bought in at xmas. So I'm doubly glad to find this one.
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[@petrospapapanagiotou]

As an FPV drone pilot, if you want smooth (slow - cinematic) control you should go the opposite way in the "Control stick EXP curve"!

[@FollowIntrepidBear]

Really interesting and not too expensive, thanks for sharing. I’ll definitely look at one of those next time I lose a drone to Neptune!

[@SV-Nikita]

Looks like a good drone for boating people. I still have a DJI spark, my first drone and still working, but almost lost it. It was staying stationary and did only go up and down, battery warning! drone was going to land (in the water) Could push it up to prevent that and catched it by motoring to the drone so it crashed on the deck.

[@bertmacdonald337]

Nice one mate, anything that competes with dji is going to be good for the genre.

[@Swellpro]

Hi Steve, great apologies for your experiences with SD3. We have to say that SD3 did had some glitches when it was introduced to the market 5 years ago. Every new drone including ones from DJI has problems and it takes some time for them to get better. We have been constantly improve SD3, and rolling out newer versions like SD3+, and SD4 with better reliability and more smartness. We are happy to send you a new SplashDrone 4 for you to test and feel about the latest waterproof drone technology. We will appreciate your opinions, either good or bad. 🙂

[@SailingDarkAngel]

Great review. Definitely something we need to look at

[@sailingsomeday5975]

They have a cool underwater drone as well. Good for cold water bottom inspection or anchor check.

[@lenhartley8904]

Great review presently have dji mini 2 served me well. But not happy regarding launching & retrieving from boat. May look into this option Thanks again Steve👍

[@vincentstouter449]

Thanks for the candid assessment of the expensive swell pro. Swell Pro had a professional response too. I wish them well and await an honest reassessment.

[@SailingSquib]

Very good review

[@eprohoda]

total professional vlog~ 😌

[@CruisingMeraki]

Fantastic!!

[@rodwaski]

I too got the so disappointing splash drone at the kickstarter. With some serious sailing plans from 2024, I’ll be interested to see the footage and your ongoing review for your next summer season. I see there is an 8k version on their website , hopefully it has some other improvements from the original and not just a camera update.

[@SirCharles12357]

Thanks for doing the review. In a few months I'd love a follow up or at least a few comments during your regular episodes on how it's performing. When flying I'm terrified of the water. I set the altitude and then leave it there, I also bring it in early because I don't want to risk losing power over Poseidon's greedy paws. Never tried it from a moving boat either (gasp!)

[@dreupen]

Was there any sponsorship or discounts that you got? Not a complaint, but I did not notice any statement of such. Always good to be clear on this point. That said, your review came across as totally independent and real. Thank you

[@jeremysanderson9673]

Great review, thanks. I had a Swellpro as well. It was total junk, very glitchy, awful photo and video quality, and the third time I flew it at sea it suddenly lost the plot, zoomed half a mile from my boat and ditched in the ocean, never to resurface. A thousand bucks disappeared with nary a decent video to show for it. Absolute scam!

[@matthiasnickel8847]

As an RC-Pilot, I assume the value on expo should by in the other direction - than the stick movement in the center results in less action on the drone.

[@MattsNotes]

Hi! Does this drone have manual video shooting abilities? I'm interested in this device but I can't seem to find any information on manual modes (ability to control shutter speed, iso, and aperture for video). Apologies if it's a dumb question lol

[@dandimov4030]

Great review! I’m curious if you have any updates on how you like the Poweregg x so far, have you been able to use it more often? Thank you

[@licencetoswill]

there's really something wrong if you can't get a dji drone working, they're the iphone of drones. they just work everytime, I work professionally with everything from the massive m200 down to the air2s and mini3 pro, and all of the mavics. I connect via pc and mac no trouble at all - so maybe check your mac software.