Nuestro opinion sobre el dron Splash Drone 3 Resistente al agua

Hola a todos! Hace tiempo que nos lo están preguntando: ¿hay algún dron volador resistente al agua en el mercado? La respuesta es sí! Pudimos probar este verano el Splash Drone 3 3ª generación de Swellpro y aquí está nuestro informe:

Introducción al Splash drone

En Spotmydive estamos acostumbrados a los drones submarinos y voladores. El Splash drone es, sin embargo, muy diferente de los drones que conocemos.

El Splash Drone Swellpro viene con un transmisor de vídeo, un mando a distancia por radio, una cámara de 4K y su estabilizador y una pantalla FPV.

El dron puede parecer rústico a primera vista, sin embargo está bien desarrollado y acabado aunque algunos alambres no estén ocultos. Este dron es un verdadero anfibio 4X4 muy simple de montar y arrancar.

El avión teledirigido es súper potente y puede luchar fácilmente contra vientos de hasta 50 km/h y puede aterrizar o estrellarse en el agua sin preocupaciones. Hay varios modos de vuelo interesantes y el manejo, una vez en el aire, es muy sencillo.

Tuvimos dificultades con el controlador que no podía recibir ninguna imagen, ya que según el fabricante, puede que hayamos dejado el dron demasiado tiempo al sol. De todos modos, la retroalimentación de vídeo en el controlador es de buena calidad.

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Vuelo

Una vez en el aire, el Splash es tan fácil como un Phantom o un DJI. Sin embargo, tenga cuidado, este dron es extremadamente potente y no tiene una cubierta pálida. Por lo tanto, tenga cuidado de respetar las instrucciones de vuelo! La principal cualidad del Splash Drone es poder aterrizar en el agua sin ningún problema. Incluso se puede filmar el fondo marino desde la superficie.

Calidad de video

El Splash Drone viene con una cámara nativa de 4K y una Gimball de 4 ejes. El estabilizador es excelente y el metraje estupendo.

¿Splash drone, una buena batería?

La autonomía del Splash es, por desgracia, bastante baja, ya que después de 15 minutos de vuelo, no teníamos batería y tuvimos que utilizar el modo “volver a casa”. Afortunadamente, teníamos baterías de repuesto y era fácil de cambiar.

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¿Splash drone, fácil de transportar?

A diferencia del último drone del DJI, el Splash Drone es bastante grande. Viene en una práctica pero voluminosa caja. Por supuesto, este no es un dron que usted llevará a todas partes en su mochila y de todas formas no es su objetivo.

Cual es el precio del Splash Drone 3?

Encontrará el Splash Drone de tercera generación en línea a un precio de 1,899€ para la versión clásica, 2,049€ para la versión + y 2,499€ para la versión XTREM-ACT.

Especificaciones Técnicas	Tamaño : 61 x 47 x 52 cm Peso : 2,38 kg Altitud Máxima Vuelo : 4000 metros Velocidad en movimiento : 8m/s 11-16 noeuds Bateria : 15 a 20 minutos en vuelo
Pros	+ Anfibio y para nosotros, viajeros y buceadores, es importante + Muy robusto + Potencia del motor + Imagen impecable en el reverso + Varios modos de vuelo + Resiste vientos fuertes + Cámara de 4k + Batería fácil de cambiar + Barato frente a otro dron anfibio
Contras	– Problemas para conectar el mando a distancia al principio – Cable visible – No se puede ajustar el balance de blancos en vuelo – Simple de usar pero más complicado que el último dron en el mercado – Batería de muy corta duración, sólo 15 minutos de vuelo

Especificaciones Técnicas

Tamaño : 61 x 47 x 52 cm

Peso : 2,38 kg

Altitud Máxima Vuelo : 4000 metros

Velocidad en movimiento : 8m/s 11-16 noeuds

Bateria : 15 a 20 minutos en vuelo

Pros

+ Anfibio y para nosotros, viajeros y buceadores, es importante

+ Muy robusto

+ Potencia del motor

+ Imagen impecable en el reverso

+ Varios modos de vuelo

+ Resiste vientos fuertes

+ Cámara de 4k

+ Batería fácil de cambiar

+ Barato frente a otro dron anfibio

Contras

– Problemas para conectar el mando a distancia al principio

– Cable visible

– No se puede ajustar el balance de blancos en vuelo

– Simple de usar pero más complicado que el último dron en el mercado

– Batería de muy corta duración, sólo 15 minutos de vuelo

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Este dron es para usted, si está buscando un dron robusto que resista el agua de mar. Los drones que utilizamos habitualmente, no habrían sobrevivido más de 5 minutos a las distintas pruebas. Así que si te gusta sobrevolar el agua, si buscas un dron para tu barco o si quieres un dron indestructible, el dron Splash es lo tuyo.

Todos los comentarios

Eric O. Cavazos
2020-05-16
Buenas tardes.
Ahora que veo la demostración del Splash Dron 3, por video me han surgido muchas dudas, #1 Cuales son sus modos de vuelo, #2¿que tipo de almacenaje de memoria tiene? #3 y he leeido el comentario de abajo, como puede uno como comprador estar seguro de las garantias y obtención de refacciones y accesorios adicionales si existen este tipo de situaciones que son escritas en público en lugar de ser solucionadas de forma directa, yo creo que la seriedad de las personas que estamos en busca de un Dron con caracteristicas como el Splash Dron 3, llegamos a dudar de la seriedad de la empresa que lo esta poniendo a la venta, me gustaria conocer más caracteristicas sobre este Dron y especificaciones técnicas y poder ver videos las tomas en los diferentes modos de vuelos… agradezco su amable atención, saludos Eric Orlando Cavazos
Mark
2020-05-16
Here I have copied and pasted a letter I wrote to the CEO of the company I met him personally and my Drone Company was seeking to be a dealer, I am so glad we did not! If any want the full string of emails and letters please email me at airborneworks@gmail.com be happy to share the horror story.

July 24, 2017
Eric Hue
SwellPro

RE: Repair and return of a product purchased

Dear Eric:
I do hope this message finds you well! The tone of your last message to me required me to take some time to formulate this reply. First and foremost I wanted to let you know I have a large amount of respect for you and your company and that I understand in principle your position and how you may feel this way about our dealings. It is important for us both to revisit the facts of our dealings to this point which I feel will clear up any misunderstandings that there are. I want to clarify my position and understanding of the following facts:
#1 As you well know my first contact with your company was with the intention to evaluate your product with the goal of selling them as a result of the demos we were to do for our growing client base of Fire departments, first responders as well any US government agencies we might sell to.
#2 Between myself you and your team primarily Joyce and Patrick we established that we were to purchase a demo unit at a discounted from MSRP price. with the intention of evaluation and using it as a demo this first order was approved directly from you as you skype me the following:   [11/14/16, 8:20:22 AM] Eric – CEO of Swellpro Technology: you can start from few pcs  [11/14/16, 8:20:28 AM] Eric – CEO of Swellpro Technology: can try sample first [11/14/16, 8:20:43 AM] Eric – CEO of Swellpro Technology: but i believe you will make good money” And you can try to order a sample to test and prepare yourself”
We all came to an agreed price and I ordered one unit with the understanding these were to be samples and I made it very clear that this one unit was for evaluations first as we have never had one of your products, and then demo it to help grow sales. 

On 11/15/16, at 11:03 AM, Mark wrote: “Again I’m using this for demo purposes only I’m trying to keep our costs down initial orders so that we can demo the product and build sales”
The goal was clearly to build sales, this does not happen overnight!   Copy of the First Order invoice we Paid to you in full!
Paying full MSRP price or a discounted price should not be the issue here, we both agreed on this price with the goal of building a business relationship and sales. The first unit, as well as the 2nd unit provided from the Las Vegas show, was to be for product evaluation as well as for future demo, this is a very important fact you must acknowledge Eric. You got paid and I got the product.
#3 On the second unit we all came to an agreement based on our meeting at the Las Vegas show. We wanted to obtain the 2nd UAV for our South Carolina location for my partner Chad to evaluate the UAV and possible demo, for future sales opportunities and we both agreed on a price, we also agreed that we would proof ALL your docs and Website in trade for this hardware, but you felt uncomfortable with my offer as you have never done business with me or my company before, and I respected that doubt and I offered a refundable payment of $1500.00 that you agreed to pay me back once ALL proof work was done So I had no issue paying that money, as I wanted you to trust us.
#4 You know as well as your team that both the aircraft sent had issues out of the box, the #1 unit had flight control issues and the #2 unit from Vegas had not only flight control issues but also gimbal control issues and we discovered a water leak in the unit after evaluation and found a shorted board we sent all pics and info to Patrick .
#5 Upon our meeting in Las Vegas with your approval I set up meetings in LA, to lay the groundwork for possible distribution networks, thinking based on our dinner meeting you wanted us involved in the USA joint venture. I took my time to meet these people while at the same time I and my team were trying to iron out the issues we had been having with BOTH Splash drones that I paid for. The bottom line is you got your money and I got not one but 2 drones that did NOT work as advertised. So if anyone should be bitter, it should be me. However, I understand things happen and a very reasonable man and I have up to this point provided your company the benefit of doubt in this matter.
#6 After documenting on a number of Videos and with many emails the issues with the 2 Drones always crashing it was agreed to have them sent back. And Airborne Works paid over $275 to do so. I was told that your team would evaluate the issues and repair the units and ship them back, which to date has yet to happen!
This created two important issues that I feel you are overlooking here.
#1 We both agreed on cost and I paid those cost, and your job was to provide me with a working product. Even if I had paid full price, Eric, the issue is not the price but the FACT that not one of the aircraft I received work as it should have! As you well know I had Demo’s to do on dates I promised and we had NO working product to Demo! What really bothers me Eric is that you all knew that the SD2 version I received had known flight control toilet bowl issues and yet you still sold them to me , we know this is the fact as you no longer use that Flight control system in SD3, so PLEASE do not try to convince me that you sold me good working product.
#2 Me and my team did much to evaluate, many hours of videotape and share with you the issues we had, there is NO question on this, I even drove to NYC to meet Thomas to get an OLDER version so I would have at least something to demo, as your team had NOT sent the ones I needed back for the Demo date I had! So you know Eric the DRONE I got from Thomas to date that one has ALSO never flown right and I will return this one to him so you know I am not attempting to take advantage of you in any way!
During all this:
Since SwellPro was in the midst of launching SD3 as disclosed to me in Vegas We all talked and agreed that instead of sending back the older SD we sent back for repair we wanted to be able to demo the New SD3 product as that is what would be available moving forward.
I need to clarify a few things here Eric: First, our clients work off of yearly budgets, they do not have cash sitting around for assets to purchase they need to put the request in the next years budget for the products. Based on the two demos we have done thus far, we now know that no less than 4 departments have put money into their budget for the Waterproof UAV solution.
I want to say THANK YOU for getting us the SD3, although within days before the demo, none the less it is a really huge improvement over the older ones you sold to me. I VALUE the fact you have provided us one for the most recent demo! You have done a great job with this product!

You said recently and i was shocked that you would not provide me another FREE unit! I am confused Eric as I have never asked for a free unit, the fact is I have paid the agreed to price, and to date, I only have one aircraft the SD3 and it was not free, and that one came with a cracked prop and to date is still not safe to fly!
All I am asking for my friend is to PLEASE provide us with replacement props for the SD3 and replace one of the other original SD I sent back so I have the two that I paid. I need them all to perform and fly as advertised. That’s all I am asking for, nothing more.
If you want us to help you sell these here in the USA we will need the following:
#1 Replacement props for SD3
#2 Replacement of one of the Splash Drones I sent back for repair.
#3 Provide USA based inventory on both Drones and Parts for fast shipping on orders
#4 Provide USA based warranty & non-warranty service centers for fast client turn around
I value our business relationship Eric and have a large amount of respect for you. I have never given you a reason not to trust me and have done what I have said I have set out to do. Frankly, your expectations of large sales orders are not practical for three very obvious reasons:
1: I have yet to be provided a product I can reliably and safely demo.
2: Our relationship is only 7 months old, I am not selling to the general public like Urban drones I am selling to professionals and they require a long sales cycle due to budgets.
3: Proper product support is required here in the USA for the products we represent.
Please know we will not place any orders on products that have no support here in the United States this is vital to not only your brand but the brand of Airborne Works as well, as our reputation is attached to any products or services we sell to our clients. Please return to Airborne Works the SD we paid for along with good props and then we may discuss your plans for Support here in the USA and any further possible sales with our client base.
I treat everyone I deal with fairly and I expect to be treated the same way by you as I am sure you are also a reasonable man and ask that you evaluate above-stated facts and please live up to your end of the agreement we have in place and return to us what we paid for.

Respectfully & Sincerely yours,

Introducción al Splash drone

Vuelo

Calidad de video

¿Splash drone, una buena batería?

¿Splash drone, fácil de transportar?