Flew my Neo over water today

[i own a neo]

Went better than I thought

 

[RcHawks]

I own three, lol. Welcome to the forum!
BTW was you flying RC2 or other controller?

 

[i own a neo]

Flying with Mobile controls on a iPad. The big screen is Much better

 

[i own a neo]

Also using a cpl filter

 

[i own a neo]

Again perfect

 

[Chrislaf]

Flying with Mobile controls on a iPad. The big screen is Much better

NEO flies just like any other DJI drone over water but if you are using a mobile device for control you need to be careful especially over water. If you loose connection to the device the NEO will just hover in place until the battery is depleted and then land. Over water, that spells disaster if you can't move closer to re-establish connection. I have also found that the stated range you can fly with a mobile device is much less than the specs state in most cases.

Chris

 

[spacewizard]

Again perfect

Lovely!

Also brave

 

[i own a neo]

NEO flies just like any other DJI drone over water but if you are using a mobile device for control you need to be careful especially over water. If you loose connection to the device the NEO will just hover in place until the battery is depleted and then land. Over water, that spells disaster if you can't move closer to re-establish connection. I have also found that the stated range you can fly with a mobile device is much less than the specs state in most cases.

Chris

It does hover if you lose connection, but I didn’t fly far into the water. I was also following the drone through the water, and I had to be extra careful because it was quite windy.

 

[i own a neo]

Lovely!

Also brave

Took a lot of bravery

 

[DarR-T]

No issues. I fly over water all the time. In fact, it's the only place I fly.

 

[Christian]

I flew all my drones above the local river. It means hundreds of KMs and nothing happened. I don´t understand this panik...

 

[spacewizard]

Well, Neos do have a tendency to freak out and start wandering randomly, and DJI tell you not to fly them over water. Put those two together and you get caution about flying over water.

I had a Neo freak out and fly across a river and crash on the other side in somebody's yard. I don't think it was over the river when the freakout happened but it makes me pretty cautious about flying the neo anywhere I couldn't easily retrieve it, when lighting conditions aren't ideal.