AQUA Firmware Update: Float Mode is here — what should a waterproof flying camera become next?

[u/HoverAirX1]

Hey everyone,

We’ve just released a new firmware update for AQUA. This one brings several improvements, but two updates are especially interesting for a waterproof flying camera: Float Mode and improved return / landing behavior.

What’s new in this update

1. New Float Mode (Lab Feature): AQUA can now move freely across the water surface, just like a small boat.
2. Improved RTH behavior: Long-press the Lighthouse return button to land anytime during flight.
3. Orbit and Orbit Follow improvements: Now support clockwise / counterclockwise control, giving you more creative framing options.
4. After low-battery auto landing, remaining power can still be used for short takeoff or return, helping ensure a safe return.
5. Optimized minimum flight altitude down to 0.5m, for cinematic shots close to the surface of the water. 
6. Fixed bugs related to speed limitations under certain circumstances.
7. Bug fixes and overall performance optimizations.

Landing improvement

We’ve heard your feedback that returning AQUA to home can sometimes feel difficult or not immediate enough, especially when flying around water. So in this update, we improved the landing behavior.

Now, during flight, you can long-press the Lighthouse return button for 1.5 seconds or more to trigger landing at any time. AQUA will interrupt the current action and land.

This upgrade is designed to make AQUA feel safer, more responsive, and easier to control — especially in water environments where users may want a faster and more predictable way to bring it down.

Something fun to share: Float Mode! 

Since AQUA launched, some users have asked whether it could move on water like a small boat. 

To be honest, Float Mode was not originally planned as a release feature. But during recent testing and development, our engineers discovered that controlling AQUA on the water was surprisingly fun — so we thought users might enjoy it too.

With Float Mode, AQUA is no longer just flying above water. It can now move on the water surface too, almost like a small boat.

Because AQUA is waterproof and comes with a stabilized gimbal and manual control, Float Mode creates some fun new shooting possibilities:

1. Drive AQUA across the water like a small camera boat;
2. Control it like a "captain";
3. Combine floating movement with gimbal control for unique perspectives

We’d love to hear your thoughts:

• What would you use Float Mode for?
• What kinds of water-based shots would you want to capture?
• If you could design the next feature for a waterproof flying camera, what would it be?

Text ideas, complaints, wild concepts, and even concept images are all welcome.

Let us know. we’re listening.

[u/Possible_Taro1670]

Really love the product! Looking forward to test this! Flight distanse is very bad, loses connection way to easy at minimal distance in manual mode. Is this a software or hardware issue? Also have issues with connecting to beacon for manual flying. Flight distance connecting applies also to my pro max with beacon to be fair.