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dmaysing - 6 years ago

Hate much ? yes some do. https://youtu.be/At3xcj-pTjg dimwits!

CC C.Elliott. - 6 years ago

Its BS I got hexacopter same size and maybe under perfect conditions it might move ya inch if ya 10pd baby

cwrobinson6363 - 6 years ago

I would believe this if the drone was about 35 feet in diameter and the drone pilot was in a chase helicopter. This thing would have to generate about 180lbs of thrust to pull this guy that fast.

Pete Fonseca - 7 years ago

Been there did that

高山泰弘 - 7 years ago

Who is control to that drone?

Joseph Janoueix - 7 years ago

What's the name of the board he use in the first part of the video ?

OG K - 7 years ago

This is a sport? Surfing is the sport of riding waves, not a flat body of water. This is something for the kooks to do on a lake.

Igor Bug - 7 years ago

Too bad someone else is in control of where your flying and not as free as wind. Still looks great

Ринат Ленарович - 7 years ago

Where can I bye this amazing staff?

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Brian McNeil - 7 years ago

#Dope

Lauwer - 7 years ago

the shot aT 0:42 IS SO AMEZING

Lauwer - 7 years ago

shots look so awesome

Daz Dean - 8 years ago

Who is driving the drone, and from where?

Secret World - 8 years ago

With how many Kg pulling force can this drone pull one? This
is not a fake, I already know from the world of miracles because they
would certainly not write about it if that would not work.

Spoder Man - 8 years ago

Lol but the battery only lasts like 30 mins or less

ferdo crane - 8 years ago

Is this true?....!!!!!! Take my money!!!!!

Ford Raptor Zone - 8 years ago

kook of the day

ZelenKING. LifeStyle - 8 years ago

What a GREAT way to surf))))
May we use cheaper drones?
http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/AQ7YjMjy7

dd abn - 8 years ago

This is obviously a fake. No drone has this power. You would need at least 30 heavy lifting drones to do that.

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Ian Thornton - 8 years ago

BAD ARSE

G. Costanza - 8 years ago

This looks really fake. And if it weren't the battery time can't be more than a few minutes with such a payload.

Marcos R - 8 years ago

Powerful xd, elli goulding

Ernesto armenta gomez - 8 years ago

estoy aquí por MUNDODRON

lildeb world - 8 years ago

cool

Ferdy Anggriya Hexquad_Aerocam - 8 years ago

please give me one freefly Alta . please

Tylor F - 8 years ago

10 minute battery life?

Oscar Smith - 8 years ago

i want one now i will spend all my money it would be so much better then a winch

wtfbollos - 8 years ago

excellent.

M4libu95 - 8 years ago

ok so you use a 20000$ drone which battery lasts (with this load) for approx? 3 minutes? :,DDD

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xristoforos roussos - 8 years ago

No way.,......... :D

Deven Chilton - 8 years ago

So fake lmao

Brian McInnis - 8 years ago

Drone-surfing.
Drone-surfing.
Drone-surfing.

Now YOU try!

Brandon Leon - 8 years ago

AHHHHHYOU GUYS FINALLY DID IT!!!!

Freefly Systems - 8 years ago

Yes, and it is damn fun!

StaceyTFoot - 8 years ago

https://freeflysystems.com/alta-8/agile

StaceyTFoot - 8 years ago

In the future your wife will fly a drone to drag you to wash dishes.

seanautube - 8 years ago

I wonder what Laird Hamilton thinks of this. This could be the next thing for big wave riders. Only thing it doesn't do is rescue you like an experienced jet ski rider does. Maybe that's next?

Alex Black - 8 years ago

Wanted to do this over the summer, didn't have a drone powerful enough. Seems like I should have invested in you guys... Great vid !

Jessica Kizorek - 8 years ago

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

Heinz Hofer - 8 years ago

henne cool!

Marcio Minuzzi - 8 years ago

thought about drone, BODY surfing?! would the drone have enough thrust power?

jmdahlstein - 8 years ago

wtf that was awesome

Kalvin One - 8 years ago

is that fake ? it looks really fake... as the drone would never be powerful enough to pull such weight... (maybe that's why the guy run at the start with the board...)...

neil - 8 years ago

Thats like saying, how can someone push their 2 ton car thats broke down, lol. Stay in school kid.

Eriks Jursevskis - 8 years ago

Not fake, this was obviously just a fun test of the drone's capabilities.
There is a drone which is built for heavy lifting. Check out the Aerones wakeboard video. Pretty awesome.

Mark Bakker - 8 years ago

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Freefly Systems - 8 years ago

Definitely real, no reason we would try and fake this. Was just to try it out for fun! Plus the ALTA produces 350W continuous, 950W peak per motor. So that comes to 3.75 horsepower continuous, 10.19 hp peak, so once the boarder gets a little momentum the ALTA can pull enough to get up to some speed.

Freefly Systems - 8 years ago

Yes Kalvin, the boarder runs at the beginning to get some momentum and then once moving on the water, the drone takes over pulling as far as the operator is comfortable

Maarten Kros - 8 years ago

It's probably fake given the stats of the drone, but still a very cool idea.

Kalvin One - 8 years ago

thanks I thought the video was a fake one

Evan MacDonald - 8 years ago

There's a big difference between lifting weight and pulling weight. Nothing fake about this one. Pretty amazing though!

harry st. even - 8 years ago

wow!! I love this

fxc2 - 8 years ago

I wouldn't want to fly an $18k drone over water.

Kena Moore - 8 years ago

this video is great! I work for KHOU 11 News in Houston, Texas. Can I get your permission to show this video on air and online? Please email me at kmoore@khou.com ... I hope to hear from you! Thanks!

Carlospicywiener - 8 years ago

Fake Fake Fake-Why make Fake shit?

Esteban Irurueta - 8 years ago

Drone to record a drone?

Steven I. - 8 years ago

Rather just use a kite lol

Ean Sugarman - 8 years ago

This is complete BS, absolutely impossible. I dare the operator to do it again, recording with a another drone, the stain forces. I'm a commercial pilot, a wakeboarder and a drone operator. Great use of After effects and looks like he's fooled a lot of people...

If you can understand the forces and weight required to move a wakeboard and understand how much power is needed + lift to move a small aircraft you will then comprehend why this is impossible.

JUST HIS WEIGHT ALONE COULD EASILY PULL THE DRONE OUT OF THE SKY

Great use of AE and entertaining video.

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Carmai7 - 8 years ago

This is what drones were meant to be for!

Marius Otvess Vlog - 8 years ago

wow this is beautiful video good boy :)

kime drum - 8 years ago

Who controls the blooding drone?

mooosestang - 8 years ago

I skimboarded for years, i also fly quadcopters almost daily and i'm calling BS. Sure some of it is real. but alot is not.

Rcbif - 8 years ago

no. If you can easily piss away 18G, then you should make your own "mythbusters" episode for the internet about it ;)

mooosestang - 8 years ago

It takes a lot of momentum to keep a skimboard moving, especially in water that deep. If i buy an $18k multirotor and try this and it fails to produce the same continous speed they appear to get will you reimburse me the 18 g's? Yes i easily have $18,000 i could piss away.

Rcbif - 8 years ago

It's an 18 thousand dollar multirotor used to lift heavy hi end film cameras.
Since he started getting pulled already on plane, the force to pull him in minimal compared to his weight. It's real.

James Tsividis - 8 years ago

Suh gud thank you!

Evan MacDonald - 8 years ago

Cheer up chap! This is totally real!

Rayvolt B - 8 years ago

Je voulais réagir à cette vidéo car ceux qui prétendent qu'ils ont inventé le drone surfing sont des menteurs car avec mes amis et moi nous pratiquons le surf tiré par un drone depuis maintenant 4 ans. Donc on avait inventé le drone surfing bien longtemps avant ces gens là. Pour nous voir c'est à la base de Loisir de Bois-Le-Roi dans le département de Seine-Et-Marne, région parisienne. A bon entendeur

Rambo FPV - 8 years ago

Is this real?

Rcbif - 8 years ago

yes.

Kevin Rockwood - 8 years ago

So when you fall does it just keep going??

yuya Arias - 8 years ago

alguien sabe como se llama la cancion?

ketchupandfries - 8 years ago

this is what i call Fakestyle

John Hottle - 8 years ago

how much does this dude weigh?

JazzyJoe - 8 years ago

How many of you think this is real? :) A drone like that has an effective lift/pull of 2-3 kgs, so pulling a 80kg guy (with the resistance of the water) at speeds shown in the video would require a lot more strength. Also, the splashes are kinda out of whack. But nice vid.

John Smith - 7 years ago

Ean Sugarman..... search "rctestflight drone surf" on youtube. another guy doing it with the same drone, definitely not fake. He also has footage recorded with a second drone in one of his videos at the 5min mark.

Alexander Rokov - 7 years ago

Maximum Payload 9.1 kg (20.0 lbs)
http://freeflysystems.com/alta-8/specs

Almaadin - 8 years ago

The Alta 8 has an effective payload of 20 lbs, not 2-3 kg.

Ean Sugarman - 8 years ago

Jazzy is right, this is complete BS, absolutely impossible. I dare the operator to do it again, recording with a another drone, the stain forces. I'm a commercial pilot, a wakeboarder and a drone operator. Great use of After effects and looks like he's fooled a lot of people...

Rcbif - 8 years ago

uh, no....this thing cost $18K and is usually used to lift heavy high-end film cameras.

Terry Leahy - 8 years ago

they never show you the full picture you would need a real helicopter to do that think of it look at a speedboat you need a powerful engine on it to pull somebody that's wrong would have to be strong enough to lift somebody in the air

Rcbif - 8 years ago

00:18 is the "whole picture". It does not need to be strong enough to lift somebody. He starts on plane, so as long as speed is kept, required force needed is minimal.

Terry Leahy - 8 years ago

do they think people are stupid this is totally impossible

Evan MacDonald - 8 years ago

Hi Terry. This is the real deal! Could a drone this size pull someone out of the water in a sitting position like in wakeboarding or waterskiing? No chance. But with a little running start, the ALTA can propel someone forward on a board that skims across the surface. 100% real. No special effects.

Eugene Epifanov - 8 years ago

Why does the cord have to be so long?

Eugene Epifanov - 8 years ago

Thanks!

Rcbif - 8 years ago

Extra altitude for safety for the multirotor and a long cord also reduced required reaction time for both the multirotor and the boarder.

MP J - 8 years ago

wooooooow!!!!! ....but how long does that battery last?

batcrazy - 8 years ago

stupidest thing i've seen in a long time. Use a boat

Rossi Jackson - 8 years ago

how much do those drones cost

Rcbif - 8 years ago

$18K

Максим - 8 years ago

What kind of dron is that?

Rcbif - 8 years ago

for $18K I'm sure it does it all.

Егор Белецкий - 8 years ago

these drone has something like autopilot or only manual control ?

Freefly Systems - 8 years ago

It's a Freefly Alta8

GNU99 - 8 years ago

What kind of board is that?

GNU99 - 8 years ago

cheers!

Freefly Systems - 8 years ago

Small one is a DB skimboard, bigger one is a Ronix wakesurf board.

Jeff Mount - 8 years ago

Nice toy, but...the music is gay!

3rdworldtraveler - 8 years ago

This is pure homo heaven ,

mavmedia - 8 years ago

very very coooooool

TeaParty1776 - 8 years ago

In the future, drones will be used to walk dogs.

martinrae82 - 6 years ago

In the future, humans will be used to walk dogs.

Boylo Boyle - 7 years ago

cant wait till my drug dealers get them, delivery anytime

Lui Yay - 7 years ago

Just like on the Back To The Dumpster 2 ;)

paladro - 8 years ago

in the future, drones will keep people in fish bowls.

Kainan Broen - 8 years ago

creepy!!!

Pablo Taboada - 8 years ago

super fake

Eriks Jursevskis - 8 years ago

Check out Aerones drone droneboarding video tho

Placebo Effekt - 8 years ago

But a very good fake.......

Ean Sugarman - 8 years ago

Here's another guys that knows!

Cuac le - 8 years ago

@ 18k per drone, you better be a pro surfer....

PATDRONE MERT - 8 years ago

musıc >Name ? :D

Man of Water - 8 years ago

what the...

Waterpanties - 8 years ago

gay and fake

M Ludo - 8 years ago

Without all raw footage it's smoke & mirrors, nice editing and a bit of dreams.

Mathieu de GOUVILLE - 8 years ago

AWESOME !

Kitsune-chan - 8 years ago

I know the feeling man.

dzuba dzubei - 8 years ago

ну наверно нужен очень мощно дорогой дрон что бы так тянуло

pdcomedy - 8 years ago

Had I not seen that I wouldn't have believed it was possible. If that is genuine then brilliant.

Giovanni Lido - 8 years ago

Where was this filmed?

Giovanni Lido - 8 years ago

Washington State (I was close). Thanks!

OXS Enterprises - 8 years ago

Dash Point.

rudaclan - 8 years ago

Hmm no, sorry thought it was in Umeå Sweden first. The guy surfing is from that city but its not necessarily filmed there I realize.

Andrew - 8 years ago

This looks like it could be a British Columbia Beach off Vancouver Island

Giovanni Lido - 8 years ago

To me it looks like it could be the Oregon coast, but I'm not sure.

Brett Fontyn - 8 years ago

Yeah Im with Giovanni. This spot looks epic. Any ideas as to where this location is?

WonderingAboutThat - 8 years ago

very cool! how long does the battery in the drone last doing this?

Олег Волегов - 8 years ago

ничего себе мощща

Lugaid13 - 8 years ago

those could be used as rescue drones!

Richard Almere - 8 years ago

How's that possible when the payload is only 18 KG? Is that enough to drag a man on a surfboard while doing tricks?

Bernard Kriel - 8 years ago

..is this for real? is that drone really strong enough to pull you????

Hudson Lucena - 8 years ago

also this would be great in a skate board

CmdrGendoIkari - 8 years ago

The first time I saw this idea was last Winter with teens in Russia on snowboards. They took turns riding and piloting. Is this drone supposed to self pilot with a programmed sequence, or was there some dude off camera piloting it?

Aidan ciyo - 8 years ago

Dronesurf 5min

Osman AKTAS - 8 years ago

this is my idea ! shittt

Me ME - 8 years ago

бля, ахуенно

KITEZONE.COM - 8 years ago

I love it! Shared.
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Clément Bizet - 8 years ago

This is going to be huge! You just invented a brand new sport!!

William Arseneau - 8 years ago

this dude has to be 4"11 88lbs???!!!!

Tabb Firchau - 8 years ago

Sir Henning Sandstrom is of normal height and girth

Trevor Justus - 8 years ago

The website says that this drone has a maximum payload of 20 pounds so I'm sure this video had some help, but the concept is awesome. Maybe one day!

Rcbif - 8 years ago

It does not have to lift his full weight. Just keep him on plane which he started by himself. Just like pulling a car vs. lifting it.

Жасик Шолпанкулов - 8 years ago

Вау неткен гажап. How do I love extreme.

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joe Vasquez - 8 years ago

O look people's having fun ....... Let's make a law.

jizomae - 8 years ago

Great !
And maybe some surfers want the drone has selfie camera with 3D gimbal.
There is no meaning and not a premise that it is waterproof.

Benzer - 8 years ago

Fuck my life

Juan Carlos Mancipe Hoyos - 8 years ago

Marceu Filho - 8 years ago

18,000 dollars ... I'll buy a boat.

A RANDOM JOE - 8 years ago

fn awesome

Gareth Rogers - 8 years ago

please give us some idea of how long the ,motors would last, battery time, where the controller is.. thanks

Ivan R - 8 years ago

exactly! probably less! You are better off going drone-fishing, as you'll have more air-time.

A RANDOM JOE - 8 years ago

5min max

Виктор Довнорович - 8 years ago

Next step - freestyle. )))

Tylenole - 8 years ago

people will believe anything. there is no way a drone that size can pull a person like this. smh

CC C.Elliott. - 6 years ago

LoL I have one complete running 2- 7500- 12 volt batteries. So I let ya know if its bs or not in spring ya freeze your jewels off

CC C.Elliott. - 6 years ago

Tylenole if any body want uav that size I just finished one it has ultimate battery set up of twin high performance 7500amps each 24volts total

Bradley Simonson - 8 years ago

It's not a fake video. To quote them" the ALTA produces 350W continuous, 950W peak per motor. So that comes to 3.75 horsepower continuous, 10.19 hp peak, so once the boarder gets a little momentum the ALTA can pull enough to get up to some speed."

mooosestang - 8 years ago

Who are you with your 2 subscribers and no videos uploaded? did you create an account just to refute any claims that this video is not 100% honest in it's depiction? I think a lot of this video is real and a lot is just creative editing.

Tabb Firchau - 8 years ago

Except that it did my good man

flyingtigre1 - 8 years ago

coolest video on You tube. cheers

Armando Gonzalez - 8 years ago

$17,495.00

Not Included: The standard ALTA 8 drone configuration does not include a MōVI, batteries, a transmitter, receivers, the Aero Landing Gear (lower landing gear for flying a MōVI in the bottom mount configuration, pictured), or an FPV system.

......0_o

master ofnone - 8 years ago

The smile this put on my face is priceless!!! Well done sir, well done

I suck at war thunder - 8 years ago

Pointless know one has the money they will go out of business

De Girolamo Filmmaker - 8 years ago

WOW AMAZING °______________°

nebazmc - 8 years ago

заманчиво))

Сергей Булышев - 8 years ago

Даже очень))

Philippe LOESCHER - 8 years ago

And WHAT if the engine falls on someone ?? ...Very nice idea but in real life, too dangerous with other peole around you. the props can become real meat cleavers, and the guy has no control ...

Spiritual Traveler - 8 years ago

This is awesome!

InfraRedNeck - 8 years ago

They should make this an Olympic event.

Pinki2019 - 8 years ago

Righteous!

Erisnaldo Produções - 8 years ago

Great video :D

Lukey Firsty - 8 years ago

You idiots think this is real?

mozzen456 - 7 years ago

Lukey? are u ok?

Jesper Andersson - 8 years ago

Go look at the behind the scenes video, looks real to me

CloitSirron - 8 years ago

Yep, I got my information out of an article which was obviously wrong. My bad, I could have counted the arms.;)
It has even more power than the Alta 6, so maybe its possible.

RyanWalker677 - 8 years ago

+CloitSirron alta 8

CloitSirron - 8 years ago

I'm sceptical, too. It's an Alta 6 drone ($12.000) with 2,1 kW power, but I don't know if this is enough to move a person on water. Maybe its a custom-build model with more power.
On the other hand: what would be the alternative?

Lukey Firsty - 8 years ago

+Anonymous Yeah, I don't care if the drone is a meter wide, the way a drone flies is that it's structure is uber light. Even an industrial drone couldn't generate enough power to stay in the air, let alone make him go fast.

Watermelon - 8 years ago

There is no way that drone can exert that much force. As an experienced drone and model helicopter user this is bs

RyanWalker677 - 8 years ago

Why wouldn't this be real?

Tom Fletcher - 8 years ago

This is 100% fake...

Evan MacDonald - 8 years ago

100% real. The drone is pulling the guy forward, not lifting him out of the water. Plus he's getting a running start. Think about it like pulling a wagon. You could pull way more weight in a wagon than you could lift. It is pretty amazing, I'll give you that. We didn't think it was going to work, but it totally did!

IRelentless - 8 years ago

the music is cancer

Haywood Jablome - 8 years ago

what do you listen to?

JM Gonzalez - 8 years ago

Love it! I'm pretty sure it cannot pull u out of the water but it will soon.

gebybii - 8 years ago

This is a revolution!

Ian Boudreaux - 8 years ago

What lake was this filmed at?

Alex Nagode - 8 years ago

This is at Dash Point State Park, I got there all the time to skimboard it's awesome.

Lin Htet - 8 years ago

Nice video

borjapb - 8 years ago

Sorry if someone asked before... How much does the battery last?

Sean Jahnig - 8 years ago

YES! Flipping cool... part 2, in some waves!

East Yachts Yachting & Destination Videos from around the world - 8 years ago

A New sport that will be on many yachts very soon.
I certainly want to try it !
How about you ?

Juan Chang - 8 years ago

Freefly Systems Very nice video. Love it. How much is that little bird? 11000? Wow.
How did you film the initial shoot following the towing rope? Was the camera on a skateboard?
Would love to see some more

Juan Chang - 8 years ago

+Fernando azpeitia lopez wow, that was some good drone filming then, and the editing was pretty good too. thumbs up

Fernando azpeitia lopez - 8 years ago

Another drone filmed the rope going over the sand obviously. Most of this video was filmed with another drone as you can see

youtubingsmurf - 8 years ago

this has huge potential... increase the battery life and away this would go..

Cmd Ctrl - 8 years ago

Brilliant, a Proper Fuck-Yeah from Atlanta, GA fellas!

This Is How We Bingham - 8 years ago

WOW!

Hammythejedi - 8 years ago

Amazing!!

Beau Bro - 8 years ago

Wow new sport much?

Dmitry Avramenko - 8 years ago

amazing! Does it have enough power to pull a person from the water, or you need to run to get speed going first? I would love to do it on a hydrofoil.

iNet16 - 8 years ago

...and let the music do the work ;)

muttonmasher - 8 years ago

what a time to be alive

Tabb Firchau - 8 years ago

I agree!

Daniel Cavalcante - 8 years ago

This would be much better with a hydrofoil board, less friction means less force to pull

GanimeCore - 8 years ago

Takes away music,
*constant fart noise in background.

MicBergsma - 8 years ago

Haha awesome!!!

Glenn F - 8 years ago

how can something with a maximum payload of 9Kg's pull a full grown human through water at speed..?? hhmmmmmmm

Nesher Asner - 8 years ago

Details, please! What drone, battery life while pulling surfer? Any chance the surfer could control the drone? Great video!

Life's Better On a Board - 8 years ago

Unreal

Jared Daniels - 8 years ago

sick!

Drone of the Day - 8 years ago

Awesome guys!!!!

Chase Murry - 8 years ago

How do people get to post with copyright music and not royalty free music?

mooosestang - 8 years ago

To answer your question, i post lots of videos with copyrighted music and it gets monetized by the copyright holder, not me. It may very well depend on the country you live in, but i've never had a video that was pulled due to copyrighted music.

mooosestang - 8 years ago

They will sue your parents

marcolammers - 8 years ago

People get to post non-royalty free music by paying royalties.

Fierce Whitaka - 8 years ago

Your my momma how good and guess what I did your momma last night she left you so don't you cry hahahaha

bchimself - 8 years ago

yo momma, little boy.

Fierce Whitaka - 8 years ago

+bchimself bitch who the fuck are you?

bchimself - 8 years ago

Pay for licensing like everyone else does.

Fierce Whitaka - 8 years ago

share a link off the song I was copyrighted for that two more and I'm banned and I could get sued but they don't know that I'm 14 lol they can't sue me...

Galacticore - 8 years ago

Or they payed the licensing fee

Pixelhawk - 8 years ago

Could be that the video is just not monetized. You can post videos with copyrighted music, but it will get demonetized is all.

Paul - 8 years ago

How much battery does it have? How about adding a battery INSIDE the handle and wires running up to the drone thru the rope

J.Mills - - 8 years ago

Kite surfers everywhere just found their new(maybe only) way to train. Even better beginners can now try out the sport & equipment without all the risk.

lixansumendisradis - 8 years ago

This thing is to kiteboarding what Eskate is to longboarding

Wesley Robinson - 8 years ago

This is amazing!!!

Forrest Sessions - 8 years ago

How much power does your Drone have? Would it be doable with à Phantom 3 standard? xD

I suck at war thunder - 8 years ago

+Zacco Brooks phantom 4 sport mode it pulled me 5mph

Zacco Brooks - 8 years ago

No way haha, the phantom can barely lift a GoPro :)

Alessandra Nölting - 8 years ago

:-O

BlownMacTruck - 8 years ago

So… basically water skiing with ridiculously short pulls due to battery life and none of the fun of kitesurfing.

BlownMacTruck - 8 years ago

+Ryan Sciphis it is? Well they failed because that looks incredibly boring.

Ryan Sciphis - 8 years ago

It's not supposed to be practical. It's a drone company showing off the horsepower of their higher end aircraft in a fun and creative way.

Eddy Saint-Cloud - 8 years ago

Next step: Use it with your skateboard in the streets

Marko Marjamaa - 8 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj39lrKPUp4
?

Jared Chrisman - 8 years ago

Where was this filmed? Flathead Lake?

me2goodfoyou - 8 years ago

It will probably be able to fly on its own in a few years.

cptnjarhead1 -Damon Hendrickson - 8 years ago

Total BS, wold record for drone payload was set by Engineers from the University of Oslo, 61kg for 37sec. the guy surfing looks about 175 pounds. thats 80kg, and this is way longer that 37 seconds, plus the record drone Had 8 drones tethered together for lift. this is BS! nice vid, but BS. http://www.industrytap.com/drone-sets-world-record-heaviest-payload-lifted-remote-controlled-multicopter/34104

David Rieck - 6 years ago

THANK YOU

dmaysing - 6 years ago

https://youtu.be/3UzscU5hpvw

dmaysing - 6 years ago

grow a brain

WickdPerfekT - 7 years ago

cptnjarhead1 -Damon Hendrickson time to get your pad and pencil out to draw a free body diagram. Do you even know what that is?

Mark Willis - 7 years ago

I'm not sure I get it. Why would they "fake" this? What would they have to gain?
I"m no expert at all but the surfer is not being lifted, he is being towed. I can't lift my 1.63 tonne car, but with a bit of momentum I can keep pushing it for a while. It's a shit car so I frequently push it.

VlogLikeNoOnesWatching - 7 years ago

+kmehrkens Yeah - its not that i doubt that it could be done, or that the drone could do it. I'm just on the fence about whether they actually did fly him or not.

kmehrkens - 7 years ago

Absolutely real. Did you see the size of those motors? They are permanent magnet motors capable of bursts of power output that are much higher than their rated continuous output. Seriously, we have DIY, one-man helicopter builds and somehow people think that if it's a drone it's fake? The hardest part is making it work with electric motors due to costs of batteries. Motors not so much. Stuff is getting cheaper and cheaper, lighter and smaller though, and soon enough all this will be very real for everyone. Remember, higher RPMs only plays right into the hands of these drones. Higher the RPMs, more advantageous for the motor weight, which is better for flight. And with higher RPMs and higher voltage systems, less current draw on the battery pack, which is longer flight times. It's all real in my opinion.

VlogLikeNoOnesWatching - 7 years ago

+kmehrkens what do you think of Caseys latest human flying drone? Do you think thats legit? I'm on the fence personally..

kmehrkens - 7 years ago

Totally real. One, he's not an overweight guy. Two, he's on a wide wakesurf board to provide more bouncy than a pair of skis or even a wakeboard. Three he never does a start 'out of the whole' to bypass the hardest effort required by the drone- the deep water start. Four, his wide board also requires less velocity. Five and probably most important, the angle at which the rope pulls on him is very high, which produces vector forces in the Z (vertical) axis AND X (horizontal direction of riding) axis. This means that there's a component of the drone pull actually keeping/lifting him as he is pulled forward on the water. That requires even less velocity to keep him from sinking. If you've ever compared riding behind a boat with a cable park, you'll know exactly the concept. Totally real.

VlogLikeNoOnesWatching - 8 years ago

@cptnjarhead1
If that is the case can you please give me your opinion on Alexandru Duru's flight standing on top of a multicopter?
Search youtube for "Alexandru Duru" if you do not know what i am talking about.

ian Stewart - 8 years ago

Hence it being done on completely flat, shallow water. Wouldn't have the slightest hope in surf of any kind

Eriks Jursevskis - 8 years ago

youtube -> Aerones wakeboard

ipissed - 8 years ago

Interesting that you would use the burden of "doing the math" to bolster your claim without actually doing the math. I think you would rather do the meth than do the math, because you sound high as fuck.

Binary Michael - 8 years ago

The earth is flat too.

mooosestang - 8 years ago

Yep, that raw footage just makes this video more fake than real.

mooosestang - 8 years ago

That short clip does not help your case imo. it just shows how quickly the the drone is overcome by the drag. Can a drone pull a guy on a skimboard for a short distance, sure, can it do some of these things shown in this pieced together video? No way.

Evan MacDonald - 8 years ago

This was absolutely 100% real.

Casey Van Nyhuis - 8 years ago

I've worked in the drone industry for about 5 years now at some of the top companies. I can assure you this is possible and is in fact real. When a company lists maximum lifting capabilities it is for sustained use at a throttle level that allows room for error. Often times this can account for as much as 50% error so they can guarantee performance at max payloads in high winds. This is actually more comparable to pulling a person in a wagon then anything else...not a wakeboard. These are not designed for carving in water but more closely related to a surf board that is made for gliding across the top of the water. Trust me...you're really out of your element on this one. ;)

Lolr0 - 8 years ago

+Andrew O'Neill No he did not say that, read his comments.

3x3q - 8 years ago

You're saying that the drone needs to be able to lift 80kg in order to pull an 80kg person on a SURF BOARD with low drag coefficient? lol. Did you struggle in physics?

master ofnone - 8 years ago

Quit your whining fatty

Lolr0 - 8 years ago

I'm on your side dude, I'm sure some of the shots are real, but then it just looks like the drone is pulling even thought he got all the inertia from pushing himself. But for example the shot at 0:23 does not seem feasable at all, espacially compared to the raw footage from their IG account.

bajou patterson - 8 years ago

The friction coefficient would still be much lower than the force of gravity. It only needs to pull a fraction of his weight. Forward motion over a low friction surface requires much less energy than vertical flight.

Patrick Mulligan - 8 years ago

Just a quick question... you do know that FreeFly Systems posted the video right? It's probably a safe deduction that they didn't post a video of DJI's drone.

cptnjarhead1 -Damon Hendrickson - 8 years ago

Dont get me wrong, awesome job, great promotional video, just a little heavy on the smoke and mirrors. But, hey... caveat emptor

cptnjarhead1 -Damon Hendrickson - 8 years ago

Look at the raw footage posted inside this thread. After a running start his inertia is gone, the load/drag increases beyond the drones pulling capacity, and he is dead in the water. Never takes off past the shore. Now, if they can show all the raw footage, i might change my assessment. but, even then, I would probably have to see it in person.

David Bloomfield - 8 years ago

James Patterson mentioned the awesome Alta drone is in his new book "The Games" on pg 341. I think it's the real deal!!

https://www.amazon.com/Games-Private-James-Patterson/dp/0316407119

cptnjarhead1 -Damon Hendrickson - 8 years ago

Here is a great thread on weight/capacity trade off. http://robotics.stackexchange.com/questions/554/quadcopter-lipo-battery-weight-capacity-trade-off

cptnjarhead1 -Damon Hendrickson - 8 years ago

Once the force/motion from his inertia is gone, the load/drag increase beyond the capabilities of the drone.

cptnjarhead1 -Damon Hendrickson - 8 years ago

The video you posted, is two men on an an inflatable towing raft. The raft does not need speed/force to keep it above the surface. Its a raft, made to hold a certain amount of load and stay above the surface. The "low friction" board will not stay above the surface with a human standing on it. Therefore you need force to keep it above the surface.

cptnjarhead1 -Damon Hendrickson - 8 years ago

No way no how they are going to be able to pull anything above 20pounds. Its just not possible,

Johnathon Selstad - 8 years ago

They claim their drone can fly for ~8 minutes with a 20 pound payload: http://freeflysystems.com/alta-8/dependable

I could imagine this working at 20 pounds of force if they always gave it a running start.

cptnjarhead1 -Damon Hendrickson - 8 years ago

Lets say your correct, that drone looks to either be: Freefly Systems ALTA 8 - Max take off = 18kg for 10 min or the DJI S900 - Max take off = 8.2kg for 15min. So lets take the heaver of the two. 18kg = about 40pounds. Then you need to do the math for surface area, drag, and speed to keep the object above the surface. Its just not feasable.

Murat Odabasi - 8 years ago

Forward flight requires less power than hovering. Or the drone will tow more weight in forward flight than it can carry hovering. Like double.

cptnjarhead1 -Damon Hendrickson - 8 years ago

Re = P (density) x L (obstacle length) x V (flow speed) / v (viscosity or internal friction)

cptnjarhead1 -Damon Hendrickson - 8 years ago

Water equals friction/drag. The larger payload on drones/electric motors, the larger the battery needs to be, batteries are heavy, so this compounds the problem. The drones motors do not have enough force/lift to pull that much weight.

W. Kern Hendricks - 8 years ago

I absolutely agree. Anyone who has ever tried to water ski or wake board knows the strain this puts on one's arms. Freefly provides a hint that this is fake with their "Don't try this at home, folks." comment.

Binary Michael - 8 years ago

Lifting =/= Towing.

BeyondSlowMotion - 8 years ago

That's insane! So sick!

IKSURFMAG - 8 years ago

Great video, shared here: http://www.iksurfmag.com/kitesurfing-news/2016/09/dronesurfing/

David G - 8 years ago

How long does a charge last on that drone towing a person?

Matt Yockey - 8 years ago

+TheCNCServo not trying to be a dick but obviously they're not lol I mean look at the thing

BeMadTelevision - 8 years ago

damn

TheCNCServo - 8 years ago

Are you saying that you are pulling 20KW for 2 Minutes straight ? .. are you using the standard motors?

Freefly Systems - 8 years ago

We were doing 3-4 pulls per pack set and pulls lasted approx 30secs

Coloproduc.basic - 8 years ago

Amazing

Chris Herr - 8 years ago

You've got to be kidding me! This is incredible.

George Lataif - 8 years ago

this is easily the most incredible thing I have ever seen.

Tabb Firchau - 8 years ago

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

Jason Montalvo - 8 years ago

why are you guys so awesome!! great video as always!

sai teja dtr - 8 years ago

dude.. plz share the track..
where can i get it...

f0t0b0y - 8 years ago

No one on youtube uses shazam...

Freefly Systems - 8 years ago

Song is: Powerful (feat. Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley) by Major Lazer

NYC Incognito - 8 years ago

Love this!

Nico Vuignier - 8 years ago

so good!

Swedish Remixer - 8 years ago

Holy shit

Pixoniatus - 8 years ago

When you're rich as fuck but don't have any friend to drive your boat

Stefan Rainer - 8 years ago

ask dji perhaps they have a flyaway function built in :D

Pritchard Mhere - 8 years ago

whos piloting it?

aidan c. - 8 years ago

What about the guy who flew the drone?

Stefan Rainer - 8 years ago

+Zacco Brooks but you can Build your custom heavylifter for 2-3k

Zacco Brooks - 8 years ago

+Spikef22 An ALTA costs around the $20,000 mark... You would have to be rich to own one!

Spikef22 - 8 years ago

Your don't have to be that Rich to own multirotors

ariel mas - 8 years ago

TREMENDO!!

Nick Rodriquez - 8 years ago

Very nice guys!

RoboCNC Frees- & Graveerwerk - 8 years ago

Awesome stuff !

The Wanderer - 8 years ago

looks epic! how do you control the drone?

Tabb Firchau - 8 years ago

Secondary pilot was flying the drone....but in the future hopefully the surfer / skimmer could control!

Copter Entertainment - 8 years ago

with a Remote?

Will Fleming - 8 years ago

WOW this is amazing... I've subscribed and looking for to more videos like this!

Ευτύχης Μπλέτσας - 8 years ago

Cool!

MrSmith305 - 8 years ago

Wish I had a drone to do cool dope shit, Lol

helikopterbild - 8 years ago

Awesome work
:-)

Freefly Systems - 8 years ago

Yes, someone is flying the ALTA that is pulling the boarder

Geek Therapy Radio - 8 years ago

I assume someone is controlling it...

simon gentry - 8 years ago

hehe - technically 'tethered' means commands and distance are controlled - or autonomous - if no one was 'flying' it using a controller with all the commands coming from a 'ground station' then yeah - mebbe. lol

dolbyac3 - 8 years ago

It's tethered though (until he lets go), so it may skirt around the FAA rules? I know many other companies were providing tethers to their drones for commercial inspection services to bypass the no commercial rule a year or two ago.

Phillip Phelps - 8 years ago

only weighs 40 pounds

Matthew Justin - 8 years ago

Awesome idea but the color needs work.

Eugene K K. - 8 years ago

Nicely done!

No he is not u guyz fap - 8 years ago

lol I would like to see you try and make something as original and cool as these guys

Tabb Firchau - 8 years ago

LOL, no kidding.....We were not going for cinematic....just jaw dropping

Fryeguy - 8 years ago

This guy...

Scott Holpainen - 8 years ago

Now just integrate Mimic control into the tow rope!

Tabb Firchau - 8 years ago

Great idea for sure! We were thinking the same

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