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Strapped a GoPro to my Quadcopter.

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Strapped a GoPro to my Quadcopter.

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Here's what happened:

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All the footage is in real time :bungee:
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You must vow to use this awesome power only for good
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Amazingly agile little flying machine~!!

Also, I think your work syncing the action up in-time with the music deserves praise, especially that little crashing montage! Really awesome work, friend :3
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Thanks guys :D
Sirkay wrote:You must vow to use this awesome power only for good
Awww...
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Wow, that is really cool!
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:pigflag: for fricking fricks sake why do i still care :pigflag:
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Update: Chasing cars
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Oh~! Little question!! Whilst flying the quadcopter, are you able to see the live camera footage at all? Or are you manipulating it entirely from a ground-level vantage point?
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Phantomboy wrote:Oh~! Little question!! Whilst flying the quadcopter, are you able to see the live camera footage at all? Or are you manipulating it entirely from a ground-level vantage point?
I have a second camera below the GoPro at the same angle that's a repurposed security camera, that's transmitting at a lower resolution, but in real time. I'm wearing video goggles to see the feed, so I'm entirely flying in first person :P Here's a video of my smaller one, that's kinda the quality I'm getting live:
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Oh, that makes sense~! Well, those are really impressive manuvers, friend ;) As always, fantastic work!
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That's really cool

Do you get disoriented or dizzy at all? With all those movements I'm sure I wouldn't be able to take it...
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bionicnacho wrote:That's really cool

Do you get disoriented or dizzy at all? With all those movements I'm sure I wouldn't be able to take it...
I started out flying fixed wing aircrafts, and planes need some sort of forward momentum to stay in the air, so that kinda helped a little. I still faceplanted on my first flight because as I was descending, I was leaning more and more and more forward until I lost my balance :bungee:

But you get used to it... I prefer to sit while flying, some can even stand while doing that kind of stuff... it's all in your head :P
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Haven't posted anything in a while, so here ya go:
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Strapped a GoPro to my Quadcopter

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Awesome stuff. Drew, thank you so much for taking the time to do that.

Guy, I might just take up that hobby as well.
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