Daemon
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 | | 07 Dec 2011 05:57 PM | | Anyone (Kotori87  thought of using those 30-40 buck RC Helicopters with mini video cameras to film sorties? Just thought it might provide an interesting and new view of some of the matches, as almost every youtube vid seems to be from shore or onboard. Daemon. | | | |
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absolutek
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| | 07 Dec 2011 06:26 PM | | Well battery life would be an issue, that and the fact that those sort of rc helis aren't meant for outside flying. | | Chase H.
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Nick
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| | 07 Dec 2011 06:45 PM | | Probably a lack of payload capacity would be an issue as well.
Also, I have enough things to worry about at the pond, a camera i mount on a ship and turn on is easy enough, adding a helicopter of any sort introduces a lot more things.
Also the more video and pictures I acquire, the more time I have to spend going through it all...
Now, if someone wants to show up with a fairly quiet rc helicopter, and theyre willing to fly it over a body of water and take video, I'm 100% ok with that. | | Running: SMS Derfflinger,
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Gascan
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| | 08 Dec 2011 11:32 PM | | I heard a group was planning to do something like that for the WWCC battles at the Maker Faire. I don't know if that panned out, though. It was going to be their demonstration of an autonomous aerial vehicle for sporting events and such. Still, I'd be worried that any sort of flying thing will distract from the battle more than the recording would add. Something about the human eye (both battlers and spectators) being attracted to fast moving helis rather thanslow moving battleships... | | | |
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hairy_apple
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| | 09 Dec 2011 03:53 PM | | A Zeppelin would be cooler... I remember seeing an rc Zeppelin at some hobby show once a long time ago and thinking it was pretty cool.... although a gust of wind would be pretty bad.... | | | |
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Das Bütts
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| | 09 Dec 2011 03:59 PM | | A heli could be very effective in that it could just be hovering around. I know rc helis are used professionally for similar purposes. I say the idea has merit. So who has a large heli laying around unused?
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Daemon
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| | 09 Dec 2011 04:28 PM | | Doesn't have to be a large one, Ripmax do a 720p camera that weighs about 50grams - too much for an rc zeppelin as just a couple grams are too much, but you can buy small heli's with cameras fitted for 30 to 50 bucks on amazon.com .
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absolutek
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| | 10 Dec 2011 09:57 AM | | Yes, but small helis are virtually unflyable outside when there is any kind of wind whatsover, even a very slight breeze. | | Chase H.
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Steve Tyng
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| | 10 Dec 2011 01:42 PM | | We get these helo suggestions on the tank list every year or so. Nobody ever thinks of the safety issues with having spinning rotors at eye level in front of a bunch of distracted battlers. There's a reason when you go to air events that the helo's are always out in a field by themselves. Why not tie a balloon to a boat with a camera on it? You'd get the aerial views without the spinning carbon fiber blades. | | | |
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RichelieuBB
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| | 10 Dec 2011 08:16 PM | | There are a group of small multi-rotor camera helicopter platforms out there that would work nicely for in-air video. The copters have self stabilization and are much safer than the usual 2 rotor R/C sport helicopter, not to mention incredibly easy to pilot.
If there is any possibility of recording in-air video safely during ships and tank battles, those would be it.
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kevmorau
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| | 14 Dec 2011 01:40 AM | | We have tested a quadcopter from Hobbyking similar to this one . As yet we haven't fitted a camera until we get someone trained up as a pilot/cameraman. We wish to use it to confirm ranges at which we are/are not getting penetration. These are reasonably stable in wings up to 20 knots at least. http://youtu.be/qbZnK6pTRGY Regards, Kevan | | | |
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El Jefe
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| | 15 Jan 2012 06:43 PM | | I too have looked into this from time to time. I thought a 1/144 scale Hindenburg type airship would be pretty cool but was disappointed in the available r/c blimp/airship options. I also concluded r/c helicopters have too many safety concerns but the quadrotors are probably the best approach for safety and payload. Their biggest drawback has been high price, although that FY-X4 looks like it might be cost effective. | | | |
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love lZ evol
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| | 25 Jan 2012 01:10 PM | | Cost is another big thing to this i fly a few helis and some of them have knock off gyros (idk how to spell it) so its cheaper than the good ones. for example TREX450 i have one of those and the following year the Chinese made a knock off called the huasler450 so i bought that for half the price thinking it would be just as good. i was wrong the gyros are over sensitive which leads to crashes. these crashes could be going into a ship like a nice gust of wind hits the helicopter so u retaliate and push it forward boom u could be in the water before you know it. that's $350 just for a knock off and for the real one is over $500 not to mention if it hit another persons boat that wouldn't be to good. my point is that yes it would be awesome but the amount of money to put in it could possibly be very expensive and you need a bigger heli to pick up a camera. so either ur loaded and just dont care or very highly experienced then thats up to you. i just hope that person asks all the ship captains before filming if its ok before u land a helicopter into a ship. | | | Life: its not about the destination, its about the journey getting there*********************************Life's a garden...DIG IT! | |
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