If you haven’t flown a karma, how do you understand if the follow me flight mode is any good????
Edit: I get your question now. I didn’t say anything about the Karma’s performance. I was just responding to a previous post. I was talking about the technique of *following* for practical use with waterskiers.
I’ll leave my original answer below:
I understand because I’ve flown drones for years and I’ve filmed water skiers numerous times using a variety of following techniques. Follow the skier, follow the boat, plan ahead and drive the boat and the drone on preset paths, free hand, two man setup, etc, etc.
Based on that experience, I’ve learned that with waterskiing it’s best to follow the boat. The back and forth motion of the skier is tough for most drones to keep up with and the footage is often awful. The best is when you follow the boat. It varies by drone manufacturer, but if you can program an offset of 30 feet behind the boat, that’s a bonus. For drones with visual tracking like DJIs (where you highlight something on the screen to follow) its easier to follow the boat because drones will often loose track of the skier. It’s hit or miss even with the latest from DJI. Focusing on the boat is more reliable.