You must admit you asked for that "Flip" but iv'e got to admire your bottle for doing it. Great tutorial. Thank you.

Great review Dustin! I don't own an aerial drone yet and I've been researching drones for the past 4 weeks watching videos (probably at least 100 videos) to determine what features I want, cost factors, and spare parts availability. Your video review is one of the best I seen so far. I look forward to future reviews from you on the SwellPro. Keep up the good work!

You are so lucky I've always wanted to live there I am an automotive mechanic and to stop corrosion also FYI I used to be a technician on boats in saltwater in Tacoma Washington if you use a little dielectric grease on all of your external electric connections it is designed to keep them from corroding and it will also aid to the waterproofing in place and it will not harm anything love your videos keep it up

SwellPro should equip the drone with a little kayak paddle and get it to roll itself over. Nice video and good presentation. Very interesting and entertaining. Thanks.

I feel like the flip over would be easy to fix for SwellPro. All they need to do is program it to put full power to either the front 2 props or rear 2 props to essentially pull the side under and flip it back over. Sounds plausible in theory.

Great Video Dustin [as usual]. I have been an avid RCer [planes] since 1970 and currently have a pretty decent collection of drones. Actually this isn't a bad idea. A water proof platform takes tremendous worry from any one who regularly flies over water and engages in water sports. It can offer a viable concept for fishing particularly when your going for fish in hard to reach estuaries or along salt water marshes and other hard to cast places. We fish for Red and Black drum of the coast of north east Florida and I can tell you one thing - casting from shore can be a bitch due to the total weight of the lead, hooks [2 aught] and bait [huge chunks of crab]. Its a mute issue if you use a boat,of course, but that's an additional hassle [even if you own one]. With this set up precision casting can be a breeze - not to mention enjoying two past times at once. As far as the price - I think it could be a little lower [who wouldn't] but considering it is a truly waterproof drone it may well be worth the price. Again great video Cheers.

I'm interested in this specific drone model, so your review is outstanding and very helpful. Thank you for sharing.

Do you ever get bored of living in Hawaii?

His trouble with rollover may be the fact he changed antenna location which are factory mounted on the bottom and he changed that

Hello Dustin, I know it's been 11 months since you did this test but it seems to me that if the gimble mount was 2 inches longer dropping the camera down another 2 inches, the center of gravity in water would change and automatically flip the drone over.

I've not read all the comments below so maybe this has already been brought up, but it seems like spinning the propellers on one side would "flip" the drone back upright when it is floating in the water. This could be programmed into the drone by the manufacturer as an option that you could execute at need. If they added that functionality it would make this drone even more attractive imo.

You live in paradise my friend! I love all your videos! Keep up the great work!

Awesome... I am now a “drone freak”.. cannot get enough of them.... especially the small fpv drones..... thanks for sharing....

Great video Dustin. Despite the flipping and self righting issues I think its a definite improvement over the splash 2. Will definitely be adding this one to my wish list. Cheers Florida USA

I just got mine today - totally awesome...came with 4 batteries too! I can't wait to try to fish with it!

That was hilarious. "Let's just see if it will return to home "

8:35 that's like a jump scare

Good review, thanks. I was really thinking of getting one but the 2 major cons, the flipping piece is a major con for me as in the event it goes down far out in the water, your screwed..The gimbal is not all that great, still some shaking and vibration in the video...If I’m filming it has to be smooth but for what it is , I love the Splash drone, maybe next generation..I’l wait..

Hi Dustin, first time viewer here. I watched this entire vid. Was blown away by your narration. Love your passion for flying. I've never even heard of this drone until now ! Was seriously impressed with this. My initial thought was that this thing isn't cheap. Absouluty loved the scenery. You are definitely living the dream. How long have you lived in Hawaii ? I've never been there till now :) Incredible !!! My 3 year dream has been to own the Mavic Pro. I've never graduated from the toy grade quads. I have the XS809HW. Not bad for toy grade. I've actually had dreams of owning a Mavic. I've been to Best buy Several time's, just to see it up close, lol. So close yet so far. Which do you like better, this or the Mavic ? Thanks again for a Spectacular review. Liked and Subscribed. Probably the best review I've seen to date. Cheer's from Clinton twp Michigan..

I don't know what I was expecting when he kept saying take it to the pool at home but I can say I didn't expect that 😂😂

It does take a great video it's just the shore looks purple but the ocean looks amazing

For flipover maybe put some weight on one leg. don't know if that works.

love the wide GO PRO angle

Do you think changing the antenna position in the drone made it unflippable?

When you say you taped the FPV & Controls wire to the top of the arms, did you remove the wire from being down in the nipples? Or did you leave them down there, but tape the excess to the top of the arms? I just got my SplashDrone 3 and the wire that is down in the nipple seems to be pretty snug in there and I don’t want to damage anything trying to remove it lol

We took this drone to Greenland and have just released a full review of this drone in a 7 minute video on our channel. We really wanted this drone to be a success story because it promised everything we wanted in a drone. Stable 4K filming and waterproof. While the thought of a waterproof does sound very appealing, this product really performed poorly. While being waterproof is a great feature, it’s completely undermined by inconsistent performance and poor image quality.

you have to be the calmest drone reviewer on the internet dude LOL! I really do mean that as a compliment. you are so calm. even when I watch the one that you did where the drone didn't make it all the way back home in the rain because of low battery and you had to drive and go get it. I was so stressed out watching that flight, I thought I might even have to go to the hospital or something LOL, and you were just chillin 😂😂

bro that punch up from the water is SICK. this drone is sweet!

Is this the best you've tried in the water? I'm looking for one to spot Cobia on the surface of the ocean (spot fishing). When does the 4 come out?

Great review, really in-depth... What do you think about Mavic Pro 2 ?

I believe the antenna or signal receiver is at the top of the drone for better reception with satellites and under the water there’s no signal that’s way under water drones need to be connected to with the remote so you can still control it. That’s the best explanation I can think of. Nice video I like it. Thank you.

Take it to the pond/ waterfall and use it to locate your Mavic!

Absolutly a complete review wish I can fly one of this drone here Thanks for sharing

Looks like it'll be a nice drone with continued RND. Thanks for sharing.

In regards to it getting stuck in the upside down position. Maybe they could add a small "forward propelling" motor in between the middle of the rear arms? When you flip it, you hit a switch and it flips it back over.

it probably disarms because u taped the things up if they were in the right place it would probably work

Try find your mavic with this

Only 500 meter distance! My Phantom 3 pro would just be getting started!

it is good balance at the Center which make you difficult to up side down ...but at the sea may be because of wave .....

At 21.42 you can see that the top cover bolts were loose and probably got water damage internally, that's why is was malfunctioning and not flipping back right side up.

Great stuff, im working with a guy who makes subs RC. with the advantages of tech I may get a prototype . love your videos. best on drones

Love ur videos Dustin. Very informative and trust worthy. Thanks man!!

Yeah but you said on this one you put the antennas on the top and on the inside so they're not stuck in the bottom pieces on the bottom where you put them before😊

I love these kind of videos. And especially with people like this guy.

I know you shot this 2 years ago but I wonder how it coped having been in salt water? Ah OK I checked SwellPro's website and they state it has a special coating to protect it against saltwater corrosion. They also state it's world first but I remember seeing something very similar back in 2013 from a startup called Aquacopter, I wonder if it's the same people? Interesting Quad though.

Imagine if it could reverse the props to dive. 100m would be enough.

Dang,that's a shame,that was my main concern about it not self righting,I wonder if some type of pole on top with a float would help it to flip upright?.Thanks for the review

I’ve the Swellpro Spry but have series problems connecting the drone to my Fat Shark’s.. any advice .. love your reviews 😀👍🇮🇪

Great job. I'll look for part 1, and look forward to p3. 👍

good idea to calibrate before you put the props on just in case.

Damn that no flip was a bummer. I just ordered a FD3 instead of a SD4 for its dual release mech mostly. I do hope it can flip. Thanks for the vid.

I suspect that your control signal gets damped when the antenna is moved from the nipples to the arms. Radio waves don't go well underwater. You stated on the SD 2 that the antennas were in the nipples so they would be out of the water when upside down and therefore get a better signal reception. By the way on a pool float test I dropped my SD 3 during recovery , it landed upside down and it self righted without me doing anything. I have not retested that so it may have been a one off event. I moved my video antenna up into the arm because I lost FPV when in the water when it was in the nipple.

That was entertaining thank you for posting. I’ll be playing with my Mavic 2 pro this weekend

Hey Dustin thinking about buying a sd3 have you figured out how to bypass that distance restriction? And can you use an aftermarket fpv screen for viewing the live feed? Thanks! Really appreciate all your videos!

To use flip mode and be able to get the drone right side up in the water, hold your left stick down and then hold right stick either left or down and it will only power 1 side of propellers flipping it back around. You were trying t tell it to take off so it just went straight down. ENjoy! and stay dry doing it...

Omg I've been stuck for 56mins 59seconds... Watching!!! This was entertaining...HILARIOUS 💯💯💯

Really nice test thanks for demonstrating it

This was a fun video. I miss Hawaii now.

When you had the drone nose for compass calabering you said the directions said to rotate it counter clockwise, but you rotated it clockwise. Witch way correct???

Beautiful. the drone and your place, mate.

Now just imagine what the government has.

would do great to pulling a line out to fish

Good video really didn’t like that you only shot in 1080 tho really didn’t give us Any idea what the camera is really capable of

As usual Dustin an excellent review. Was thinking, maybe the added buoyancy of the Go Pro waterproof case in the SD2 raised it slightly higher in the water, enabling the flip over method, to upright it. Possible solution add some extra buoyancy under the SD3. Did you manage to override the 500 meter limit. I assume that in Atti one does not have the limitation, its only in GPS mode. Or am I wrong.

Flying in the rain would be fun just because you’d be able to do it with this drone

Is anyone else getting dizzy from the fisheye lens..?

I'm researching which drone to get to do drone fishing. This was not on drone fishing but it is a great video. I'm going to watch your fisherman payload trelease video. Wish you had a link to your unboxing video. I'll look for it. Again. Thanks for the great video.

That drone is crazy that it could go on water I want that drone

I want one that has a amazing camera, and that can fly with the best of them. And I want it to be able to just fall or land and it still work underwater. I can dream.. for now lol. That be so soon tho if you could just go to air to water or water to air without having to put anything extra for it to work lol.

Been waiting for this...I need me this lol!!! Real talk, amazing review as always Dustin👌👍

There are many negative comments from unsatisfied owners of the Swell Pro 3 reference crashes and factory support. I want one but can"t afford a bum steer out of the box. You're guidance and support would be greatly appreciated.

Being able to take it out of the water is a lot of progress, good drone.

When are we going to see some sharks?

Take dis baby ulua fishing!!! Never worry about casting ever again!! Nice job my bradda!!

Do u have a link where we can buy it from?

I know it's been years, I hadn't seen this one. Looked to me at the end like the dive opened the case in the splash area and water may have gotten in.

Damn I miss Hawaii. You're living the dream dude.

Hey Dustin, love the review. Are there any aftermarket range extenders that would work with the SwellPro setup?

Hello, nine year old Maldivian drone pilot here, my toddler friend wanted to test out my drone so i gave her the remote, then she crashed it into the jungle, but luckily we found it but now one of its motors doesn't spin. 😢

Do you remember you moved the antenna to the upper side of the fuselage instead of the downward originally mounted area! So when you were upside down you lost signal!! Maybe add an additional antenna wire to the original mounting area as a failsafe. I Would like to know the outcome? Charlie

someone please tell me where I can find that cover of "cool down" at the very end of this video it's amazing

Nice. I noticed you fly a lot of drones and rc planes in your past videos and since I love flying drones myself I definitely had to sub :) cheers from Sweden keep up the good work 👌

Cool vid 😎 live on the Big island I flew my drone to see the fireworks on New years 👍

Makes me want to get one of these drones

Maybe Ask Them About Putting A Zoom On The Len Also??? Thanks

One of my favorit drone pilot drone riviewer..

Ughhh, same issues here only mine will not re-arm ..... I now have a $2,000.00 paperweight. So frustrating.

Question how about a test flying in the rain? An idea that could solve the flip upside down in the water for the drone? A antenna underneath the drone perhaps on either side of the gimble that is always pointing down and so the flip to upside down would still have an antenna pointing up for a signal

8:36 did a bug walk across the camera 😂

That water is so beautiful.

Muito legal esse vídeo,você ainda tem ele,grande abraço 👍

hello, first time viewer here n also bought my first drone......its used cause i bought it off my uncle.......The Dji Phantom FC40......Lookin to expand my collection cause im hooked on this now

Thats an Amazing drone I wish i can afford it But only in my dreams

Lucky MoFo!! Lol. Glad you were able to get it, before it swam away. Thanks for all the videos...

Wow I’m 15 been watching the channel for a while now and I wish I had the money for a drone like that

Good video, interesting drone, I live by the sea so perfect

This is where I great my slash dream drone fix. Lmao😂 always great my brother. Cheers and happy flying

That I give up, Need improve that flip maybe need to tell those to improve that move or change the prototype in that Drone I guess am not that wise in those toys but at least you tried hard give you 9 tumbs Bro good job!!

I love the sound of the ocean in this vid. Makes me miss home.

THX Dustin for sharing this !!! perhaps you could mod it adding mast-top float to prevent the drone turning turtle ,something like that used in a Hobie Cat for sail schools to avoid the 180° ,maybe at ju4st 90° the engines remain on ; )