If you fly around water a lot this is the bees knees

pyrate · Sep 16, 2016

https://www.amazon.com/GetterBack-Recovery-System-Velcro-Yellow/dp/B00GIYIU8Q

SARDG · Sep 16, 2016

Received mine yesterday. Very light weight. Not mounted yet, but I see reports of 10 or more minutes to deploy, in which time my drone may have drifted to Mexico. Hope I don't have to find out.

Also ordered a variety of floatation to try.

pyrate · Sep 16, 2016

its pretty cool, someone posted it on face book.
I would never have thought of a rod recovery tool for a drone

SARDG · Sep 16, 2016

Someone on this forum has mentioned these before. I'd rather have something to keep the bird floating, but if this works, that's second-best I suppose. I've had pretty good luck salvaging drowned electronics...

Perry Lawrence · Sep 16, 2016

SARDG said:
I'd rather have something to keep the bird floating,

Take two of these and call me in the morning...

Waterbuoy - Miniature Floatation Device

Perry Lawrence · Sep 16, 2016

Or one of these:
Kingii Inflatable Wristband Flotation Device

SARDG · Sep 16, 2016

Perry Lawrence said:
Take two of these and call me in the morning...

Waterbuoy - Miniature Floatation Device

This one I've seen advertised before, but wrote it off some reason that I no longer remember. If they were actually available, I'd order one and take a look.

SARDG · Sep 16, 2016

Perry Lawrence said:
Or one of these:
Kingii Inflatable Wristband Flotation Device

Have never seen that one. Looks bulky and heavy, though.

Keep the ideas coming... Thanks.

Burkeam · Sep 17, 2016

I have a getterback on everyone of my birds. The cost is nothing compared to going into the water 1 week after the ice flow. A man with experience is not at the mercy to a man with a theory.

SARDG · Sep 21, 2016

Here is my latest abomination. I suspect that a water splashdown would float this entire system upside down, similar to a person wearing a life jacket with the zipper in back - or a dead body.

This includes one GetterBack, leg floatation, and a yellow floatation belt that's easily removable with a 'clip' to change batteries. The way it exists now, the belt is within about 1/4" from the rear props - about the same distance that prop protectors end up when installed. There is also a Marco Polo tracker on the underbelly.

Leg Floats:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017P3B0W6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s03?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Belt:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W0YPRA2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
GetterBack:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GIYIU8Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Marco Polo:
https://www.amazon.com/Marco-Polo-L...494871&sr=8-5&keywords=marco+polo+pet+tracker

The camera system is the GoPro 3D Dual Hero System with 2- GPH3+B in a waterproof case to 60M, mounted on a Solo fixed mount.
https://www.amazon.com/GoPro-System-HERO3-Camera-included/dp/B00J9RO4U2

I haven't flown this floatation model yet and I would like to test the weight vs. floatation first and add some Velcro to Solo's body for that belt. I have flown one mission to test 3D clips and the video wasn't pretty. The entire rig is vibrating and needs Mercalli - but I'm not certain what Mercalli will do to my registration with separate processing of the two clips.

pyrate · Sep 21, 2016

You can batch process in mercalli now

SARDG · Sep 21, 2016

pyrate said:
You can batch process in mercalli now

Yes, but I am thinking that each clip (L-R) is slightly different and Mercalli will see them differently and apply fixes differently, messing with registration. Could be over-thinking it.

pyrate · Sep 21, 2016

It was like that but now it processes each clip separately and puts them in a media bin. They export separately too,

This entire thing was edited stabilized and stitched together in elements on an i5 surface pro 3. It took a long time but worked.

RichWest · Sep 21, 2016

pyrate said:
This entire thing was edited stabilized and stitched together

Looks great!

pyrate · Sep 21, 2016

that is flying your Mod Rich, with the heat bent stock cable.
the video itself only had minor microvibes at cross winds

SARDG · Sep 22, 2016

pyrate said:
It was like that but now it processes each clip separately and puts them in a media bin. They export separately too,

This entire thing was edited stabilized and stitched together in elements on an i5 surface pro 3. It took a long time but worked.

I'm not seeing that clip (or clips) as the same thing. Both 3D clips have to stay within the same reference registration or the viewer sees the separation (or feels it with nausea). Both clips are combined together in editing software (Director or GP Studio), and it amounts to playing 2 clips simultaneously in perfect sync, frame for frame.

Not certain of the algorythms in Mercalli, but if when processing it takes one of the clips and zigs to correct it, then in the other clip it zags to correct it, all registration could be lost for a few frames. Then, later in the 2 simultaneous clips, it may pop back depending on how Mercalli has processed it.

I may have to look at editing and finalizing as 3D, then running the completed 3D file through Mercalli and see if it holds up.

ETA: One way to think of a finalized 3D "movie" is two clips running in perfect sync, in parallel, that have been edited within that perfect sync, in series. Editing multiple single clips to a final cut is basically serial only.