Time to go Fishing
You have completed your practice flying and you now feel ready for your first fishing trip.
Test Flight
Seahorse recommends performing a short test flight to ensure the drone is operating correctly and
the weather (wind) conditions are as expected. A simple 30 second up, out, back and land flight
should suffice.
Line set up
You will need to put a small cable tie (looped) or a 12mm ring on the end of your line so the fishing
line can hand from the release line. This also allows the fishing line to slide off the release line
when released.
Place an 8oz spike weight (with the folding back wires) one metre along the line. This will pull the
line away from the drone during flight keeping it away from the propellers.
The simplest hook section is a length of nylon (monofilament) with a small loop tied every 1.5 to 2
metres, to which you can attach a short trace to.
Seahorse recommends using 80lb braid as your mainline. Braid has the advantage of not stretching
and it is better behaved as it comes off the reel. Braid is lighter and easier for the drone to pull.
Laying out the line for launching
It is best to connect the fishing line before connecting the battery to the drone. The carbon
propellers can cause significant injury.
Feed the release line through the ring on the end of the fishing line and place loop on to the
release horn.
Lead the fishing line under one of the rear feet and directly out to the weight – keep the line tight.
Lay the hook section and traces along the beach leading away from the drone. A handful of sand
on the line will help to keep the line under control. And have your reel in free spool and ready for
the deployment.
Take off
After completing the pre-flight checks, take off and perform a steady climb to 30 metres or until all
the hooks are off the ground.
Leave the throttle at 100% while flying out the baits. The drone will automatically manage the
power to stay at the maximum altitude of 30 metres.
Now push the right joystick forward and the drone will start flying out to sea. Do not go too fast.
Be ready to release the line at any time.
You need to release the line while the drone is moving, otherwise, all your traces and hooks will
end up with everything in a tangle on the seabed.
You can release the line as the drone is flying out to sea, or if you get to the distance limit of 750
metres, the drone will stop and hover. If this happens, simply fly the drone to the left or right for a
few seconds before release and this will lay your hooks sideways at the limit of 750 metres.
Once the line has been released, centre the joysticks, select RTL by pulling the outside left switch
towards you and then back up. The drone should now fly home and land as it did in the practice
flights. If you select RTL before centring the throttle, simply centre the throttle, push the RTL
switch up for one second, and then pull it back down into RTL.
Use the landing pad to minimise the sand blown around by the propellers.
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