Video fly through using a quadcopter experiment
I saw a flythrough of Venice Beach on YouTube and told myself that is
what I wanted to build. I have always imagined it but never saw anyone
do it or was viable financially when I was younger. So in the 21st
century when manufacturing cost has dropped significantly and video
technology has advanced so much that is no longer something only film
productions can afford to do. Although a professional drone can cost
up to USD 20,000 is somewhat lower these days I saw this on Sunday Immediately I went to do my research and I have uncovered that there
are quite a number of platforms you can use today and found that the
quadcopter is actually steadier and easier to fly then then actual
twin rotors. I ha to check the range and it seems impressive as I
remember loosing an airplane because the transmitter range was too
short and it flew without a pilot. I never saw it again. So I found that there are 2 popular quadcopters. The Walkera UFO#5 and
the Conrad 450 ARF. From my research the Conrad is bigger and carries
a higher playload. But I ordered the UFO5 so that I could practice to
fly a quadcopter before mounting everything else on. Next up I research into the video mount and type of video cameras to
use. As you might have guessed the GoPro Hero HD are possibly the ones
opted by everyone. It records 720p and has a wide angle lens that will
fit most flight video recording needs. However it doesn't like
crashing without it's housing. Then I knew I had to take care of vibrations and tilt/pan of the
camera. I could always fix it at an angle and let the quadcopter
record it raw or as I found there are actually gyros youcan by to auto
balance the camera in flight. The tough part is getting the proper
mount for it. There is no such guide so I will just have to
experiment. Will post updates to this. Next up, it would be cool to have a flight point of view. So I have to
attach a wireless battery operated transmitter (like those you find at
a spy shop) to the GoPro Hero HD and broadcast to a a Sony Glasstron
Personal TV viewer. I would have my own personal drone. Hoping to build it before 11.11.11
where I will be participating again for the one day on earth project. The Walkera UFO #5 arrived yesterday. Understanding flight controls, I
tried to stabilize the quadcopter so it can just float up. I had all
but 2 mins of airtime and It crashed and broke a propeller. I tried
to glue the propeller back and it held on just enough to for me to
fine tune the controls but it couldn't handle the stress. It keeps
snapping off at a certain height. So I went and ordered parts. Looks
like I won't have the fun of flying this weekend. Below are the
pictures of the quadcopter and the broken propeller. More updates soon.
what I wanted to build. I have always imagined it but never saw anyone
do it or was viable financially when I was younger. So in the 21st
century when manufacturing cost has dropped significantly and video
technology has advanced so much that is no longer something only film
productions can afford to do. Although a professional drone can cost
up to USD 20,000 is somewhat lower these days I saw this on Sunday Immediately I went to do my research and I have uncovered that there
are quite a number of platforms you can use today and found that the
quadcopter is actually steadier and easier to fly then then actual
twin rotors. I ha to check the range and it seems impressive as I
remember loosing an airplane because the transmitter range was too
short and it flew without a pilot. I never saw it again. So I found that there are 2 popular quadcopters. The Walkera UFO#5 and
the Conrad 450 ARF. From my research the Conrad is bigger and carries
a higher playload. But I ordered the UFO5 so that I could practice to
fly a quadcopter before mounting everything else on. Next up I research into the video mount and type of video cameras to
use. As you might have guessed the GoPro Hero HD are possibly the ones
opted by everyone. It records 720p and has a wide angle lens that will
fit most flight video recording needs. However it doesn't like
crashing without it's housing. Then I knew I had to take care of vibrations and tilt/pan of the
camera. I could always fix it at an angle and let the quadcopter
record it raw or as I found there are actually gyros youcan by to auto
balance the camera in flight. The tough part is getting the proper
mount for it. There is no such guide so I will just have to
experiment. Will post updates to this. Next up, it would be cool to have a flight point of view. So I have to
attach a wireless battery operated transmitter (like those you find at
a spy shop) to the GoPro Hero HD and broadcast to a a Sony Glasstron
Personal TV viewer. I would have my own personal drone. Hoping to build it before 11.11.11
where I will be participating again for the one day on earth project. The Walkera UFO #5 arrived yesterday. Understanding flight controls, I
tried to stabilize the quadcopter so it can just float up. I had all
but 2 mins of airtime and It crashed and broke a propeller. I tried
to glue the propeller back and it held on just enough to for me to
fine tune the controls but it couldn't handle the stress. It keeps
snapping off at a certain height. So I went and ordered parts. Looks
like I won't have the fun of flying this weekend. Below are the
pictures of the quadcopter and the broken propeller. More updates soon.
