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

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.

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

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 😂😂

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!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Really nice test thanks for demonstrating it

Beautiful. the drone and your place, mate.

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

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

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

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.

i have been looking for a good drone channel for a long time and my man u just got that spot!

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

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 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.

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

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?

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

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

Easily one of my new favorite channels 🤙

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.

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

Great video. Loved the demo. Thanks!

love the wide GO PRO angle

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

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

wow, i want this kind of drone, really awesome, thanks for uploading this video

Cool video dude! Definitely want one of these when they fix the flip over issue!

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

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.

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 😂😂

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.

Grate video footage man thanks for all the info on this drone

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!

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

that video quality is amazing

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

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

is it possible the relocating of the antennas may have effected the righting and return home? was she "geo fenced" at 500 m? 33.05 its a ray of some kind.( sting or Manta)....great video

Good indepth review man enjoyed it... so much more advanced than my old Aquacopter X.

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 I really enjoy your page ☺ Keep it up!

Was the top cap on tight enough, it did look like the the seal was loose after you retrieved it, possibly got water logged

Nice video! I love the new splash drone!

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

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

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

nice, thx for sharing your test

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

this is awesome! just found your channel definitely got my sub. I miss Maui! looking to buy a condo there soon. I love how Maui is super drone friendly compared to Oahu. keep it up.

Thanks for this info- really helpful! Wanted to ask- can fly in a grid, taking photos at a set interval?

Beautiful test - Excellent.

One of my favorit drone pilot drone riviewer..

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 👌

great video? did you get the flip over fixed? how about the range limitations ?? thanks.

Luv it cruzin the rocks in his pluggers legend mate.

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.

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

Wow great video and review thanks

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???

Well done.

Nice drone, cool vid !

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

How come on the controller screen it’s all scratchy but when you put the video’s final product, it’s clear like crystal? Any editing involved ? Or is it just the controller, and the final product will always look like that without editing

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

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

Your POV camera is the best in the world. Thanks for the review

Hi did you moving the antenna to the top which becomes the bottom when flipped have any cause of it disarming just a thought good vid as normal

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

Do you ever get bored of living in Hawaii?

awesome review. What a cool drone, so much you could do with this machine. As you said a bit of a con not being able to flip up right. Anyways Dustin thanks very much and really enjoy your thorough work. Cheers friend. ✈️😊

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

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

That water is so beautiful.

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.

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

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!!

Chicks love this drone. Literally. Lol. Great part 2! Like everything but not the Geo Fencing range limitations by default.

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 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.

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

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

Good video Dustin watching here in Philippines

Hi Dustin, how are you? 😀 Great video. But zimwas wondering if you had a chance to test the " follow me" mode? I'm new t other Drone world, does that mean that if you pedaling your bicycle and put on that Drone will follow you? How about obstacle avoidance, does the Splash 3 has this capability? How about the amount of time it can fly, I heard the DJI can fly up to 30 min, is that right? And the Splahs 3 is only 16 min, right? I'm thinking about going back to Brazil and start shooting mountain climbers and enduro guys and mountain bike guys on their trails, which Drone would you recommend? I liked the water proof thing but in term said of technology the DJI is better, isn't it? And it's much more portable, if I want to have with me in my bicycle or motorcycle and go ahead of the clients to position myself the Mavic Pro seemed to be the ideal, what do you think Thanks for your time and input. Aloha. Oh, by the way, I loved the music at the end, can you tell me who that was? Thanks. 😀

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

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.

Thanks I enjoyed Demonstration

great review thank you

Now just imagine what the government has.

Try find your mavic with this

Love it! You have the nicest testing grounds😂😂. So jealous. I love my swift 2. Swellpro makes some quality stuff, just don't flip it.lol I'm sure some firmware changes can fix that.👍👍

Impressive !!! And a very thorough test