DRONE-RETRIEVER - Assembled in USA with US, EU, AU, JPN & Asian components
LIFE-PRESERVER Water REscue float FOR YOUR DRONE
Automatic float device that is attached to your drone when flying over a water hazard to facilitate a water rescue
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SPECIFICATIONS
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FLOATS & WET SUIT
FLOATS & WET SUIT
- Description: fishing rod retrieval system. Device attached to fishing rod via Velcro strap. Recently rebranded for drone recovery.
- Activates when fishing rod is submerged at bottom of water hazard.
- Small plastic “bobber” floats to the surface.
- Depth maximum of retrieval line is 100 feet
- Weight lifting capacity of line is 10 lbs.
- Weight: .5 oz
- Description: fishing rod retrieval system. Device attached to fishing rod via Velcro strap. Recently rebranded for drone recovery.
- Activates when fishing rod is submerged at bottom of water hazard.
- Small plastic “bobber” floats to the surface.
- Depth maximum of retrieval line is 100 feet
- Weight lifting capacity of line is 10 lbs.
- Weight: .5 oz/ 14g.
- Product cost approximately $30.00
PRODUCT ADVANTAGES
for DRONE Applications
- Low Cost
- Small
- Easily Mounted
- Lightweight
- NO negative effect on flight duration and stability
PRODUCT LIMITATIONS/CONCERNS
for DRONE Applications
- ONLY activates at 10 feet below surface or greater!!! Thus if water is less than 10 feet it does not activate!!!
- Allows drone to make contact with bottom, stirring up dirt and other matter that will contaminate moving parts.
- By allowing drone to drop to bottom the negative effects of water pressure will effect sealed components like camera and motor seals.
- Fishing rods usually are dropped within short distance of owner. Retrieving the floating “bobber” is easy. However a drone that is flying over a lake, a river or the ocean coastline will prove a challenge to locate the “bobber”. Once located positioning oneself above the drone to facilitate lifting straight up will be difficult.
- Most water hazard do not have smooth bottoms. A drone that is caught on something will more likely require a pulling force greater than 10 lbs. NOTE: the line used is rated for 10 lbs.
- In a water hazard with a current the “bobber” most likely will be a considerable distance from the device as the 100’ line will determine the location of the “bobber” not the drone.
FLOATS & WET SUIT
FLOATS & WET SUIT
FLOATS & WET SUIT
- Description: WET SUIT are 2-3 mm of die-cut closed cell foam that are attached via adhesive to various parts of the drone to protect it from rain ingress.
- Description: FLOATS are various pieces of thick closed cell foam die-cut and bonded together to make a unique float that is attached to a drone via Velcro straps.
- Wet Suite protects agai
- Description: WET SUIT are 2-3 mm of die-cut closed cell foam that are attached via adhesive to various parts of the drone to protect it from rain ingress.
- Description: FLOATS are various pieces of thick closed cell foam die-cut and bonded together to make a unique float that is attached to a drone via Velcro straps.
- Wet Suite protects against rain.
- Float protects against water crash. Also advertised for FRESH water landing.
- Passive activation: it is always in active protection mode.
- Product Cost: Mavic Pro $95.00 USD for one or $175.00 for both Wet Suit and Floats.
- Weight: Wet Suit only .3 oz/ 8.5 g Both Wet Suit & Floats 4.6 to 5.9 oz/130- to 167g.
PRODUCT ADVANTAGES
for DRONE Application
- Wet Suit
- Easily mounted
- Lightweight
- Retains heat in Winter by keeping internal heat from escaping.
- Floats
- Will keep the drone at surface after a water crash event.
PRODUCT LIMITATIONS/CONCERNS
for DRONE Applications
- Wet Suit
- When thinking of a Wet Suit we think of a complete jacket/ pants outfit that is designed to keep a swimmer completely dry in water. Wet Suit systems are more like a tight fitting rain coat. It does not provide any water immersion protection to a drone in the event the drone lands in the water.
- Buoyancy is insufficient to float a drone. If used without an additional float system, the drone will sink.
- Heat retention results as the neoprene material covers the plastic and restricts natural airflow radiation over the covered parts of the drone but more severely for the motors and battery.
- Solar black body heating will result in summer from the dark color of a Wet Suit system. This natural heating from solar radiation may negatively effect electronic circuit performance.
- Mounting system is drone specific. No universal mounting application.
- FLOAT SYSTEM
- Negative effect on range as added battery energy will be needed to overcome effects of large float system directly restricting air flow below each propeller.
- After water event (crash) the floats will be floating on the surface and difficult to find due to very low profile and float colors especially if there are waves.
- Mounting system is drone specific. No universal mounting application.
PONTOONS
FLOATS & WET SUIT
PONTOONS
- Description: set of foam cylinders attached via a mechanical mounting system designed to keep a drone floating at the surface of the water.
- Have not found any that are rated for retrieval in the event of a water event.
- Passive activation: it is always in active protection mode.
- Product cost: approx $15 - $30 USD
- Weight: approx 8 oz/ 227 g
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- Description: set of foam cylinders attached via a mechanical mounting system designed to keep a drone floating at the surface of the water.
- Have not found any that are rated for retrieval in the event of a water event.
- Passive activation: it is always in active protection mode.
- Product cost: approx $15 - $30 USD
- Weight: approx 8 oz/ 227 g
PRODUCT ADVANTAGES
for DRONE Applications
- · Low cost
PRODUCT LIMITATIONS/CONCERNS
for DRONE Applications
- Negative effect on stability due to large size and the effect on drone from wind.
- Negative effect on range as added battery energy will be needed to overcome effects of large pontoons wind resistance
- Do not appear to be structurally sound so as to survive a water crash.
- Not compact for storage and transporting.
- Mounting system is drone specific. No universal mounting application.
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- Within 5 seconds of contacting water the device deploys a bright orange colored air bag buoy that keeps the drone at the surface while providing an easily identification that facilitates tracking and recovery of your drone.
- Product cost: <$90 USD
- Product weight: 4.8oz/136g
PRODUCT ADVANTAGES for DRONE Applications
- Keeps drone at the surface such that negative effects of dirt and water pressure found at the bottom are eliminated
- Moderate Cost
- Universal mounting system that allows for quick and simple attachment when needed to any drone.
- CO2 Cartridge may be removed to make unit easy to store when not attached to drone.
- Reusable by replacing CO2 cylinder and trigger bobbin.
- Lifting capacity:
- DR9 - 9 lb [4 kg]
- DR14 - 14 lb [6.4 kg]
- DR15BCN - 15 lb [6.8 kg]
- No negative effect on stability as long as unit is attached so as not to negatively effect center of gravity of drone. (Mount in center of drone top or bottom.
PRODUCT LIMITATIONS/CONCERNS for DRONE Applications
- Range will be negatively impacted by additional weight of this device. It is difficult to project as flight time of your drone is effected by many factors including air density, air humidity, air temperature and wind.