Drone Surfing

[lakerat 70]

No going ropeless but still pretty cool.

[Jake707 171]

I had no idea these had that much power?! Or did u just get dooped on a fake vid haha

[DarksideR 1,679]

Firstly, that is not your run of the mill store bought drone. That one is MUCH more powerful, meant to carry heavier cameras.

 

Second... I'm not totally convinced it's real. But looks pretty real. I just don't believe even THAT drone has enough power.

[Jake707 171]

I wish mythbusters was still on haha

[Cdifranco 463]

Notice there is no deep water starts but all running skim board starts.. I wonder how much pull it requires to keep an already moving body moving like that. Probably not as much as you would think. Some one do the math?

[lakerat 70]

I don't know if it's real but Freefly claims it is; it seems it would be bad for business if it's a fake? Here's a link to the raw footage. https://www.instagram.com/p/BKI91CcgdYw/

[lakerat 70]

BTW, Freefly says they were only getting 3 to 4, 30 sec. rides from the battery pack. Here's the same thing with some older technology.

 

Edited September 11, 2016 by lakerat

[lakerat 70]

If anyone is still interested, here's some more details about the "drone surfing". http://newatlas.com/freefly-dronesurfing-video/45363/?li_source=LI&li_medium=default-widget

[Cdifranco 463]

Wow 17k

[viking 491]

Wow 17k

Still alot cheaper than a new boat LOL