RandyWales Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Hi all.... I've been rather distracted for the last few months after I was bought an Aerial Photography quadcopter for my birthday. However, things didn't go strictly according to plan on the maiden flight.... You may find my startled reaction amusing Randall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyWales Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Hi again.... Following my traumatic maiden flight, I have since managed to obtain some amazing aerial videography, including this clip of a local railway cutting which hopefully demonstrates a quality that amateurs like yours truly can now aspire to. Watch full screen if you can... Randall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Quite easy to combine two hobbies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GViM0DK8KDk Cheers David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakydoke Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Marvellous stuff chaps. Who would have thought we could do this, only 5 or 6 years ago? Just remember to comply with the Air Navigation Order and make sure that you're not flying in restricted airspace or an aerodrome traffic zone (an offence). The penalties for falling foul of these regulations are very strict and WILL incur heavy fines (minimum of several thousands of £'s) and possibly jail sentences. I believe the Data Protection Act also comes into play as well. Happy flying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hi again.... Following my traumatic maiden flight, I have since managed to obtain some amazing aerial videography, including this clip of a local railway cutting which hopefully demonstrates a quality that amateurs like yours truly can now aspire to. Watch full screen if you can... Randall Is that n gauge or OO? Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I suppose the noise from the blades and motor rules out getting any train sounds on the videos. Or are there now "stealth" copters? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakydoke Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 . Or are there now "stealth" copters? There are, but those are a quite different beast. Two inches high and using insect type wings. Used for surveillance. Then there are the swarm bots. 5 or 6 inches in size, autonomous (no pilot flying them), which can swarm and attack an individual. They can appear quite quickly, so sort of stealth, even if the buzzing noise must be quite loud. Not science fiction, but being actively developed and at a fairly advanced stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyWales Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 I suppose the noise from the blades and motor rules out getting any train sounds on the videos. Or are there now "stealth" copters? Hi.... The camera on my quad doesn't record sound, which is my preference as I've seen many videos where the noise of the blades is very distracting. I won't be filming railways exclusively, so rather nice music accompanying the footage usually goes down well. For railway footage, I would envisage recording sounds at ground level, and merging the track with the video during post-processing. Randall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyWales Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Is that n gauge or OO? Mike. Hi Mike...:-) I suppose the view is quite reminiscient of the modellers' normal viewing perspective in either scale. To me, it goes to show how near to the real thing some of the more talented modellers hereabouts can actually attain. Randall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyWales Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hi again.. rather pleased with this effort.... The Loughor Estuary from above Penclawdd, Gower Peninsula Randall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiles Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 As nice as the quadcopters are an out of control one doesn't quite instil the same sense of fear (and athletic ability) as a 90 series R/C helicopter that goes out of control!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyWales Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 As nice as the quadcopters are an out of control one doesn't quite instil the same sense of fear (and athletic ability) as a 90 series R/C helicopter that goes out of control!!Like this one I saw last night on Rude Tube? Randall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Have a poke around on Ted - search on quad copter, or similar. Here's one link http://www.ted.com/talks/raffaello_d_andrea_the_astounding_athletic_power_of_quadcopters, but plenty of autonomous/swarm ones two - plus flying insects and bird like mechanisms. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyWales Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Hi again... A short aerial sequence filmed at Penclawdd, Gower Peninsula I'll try to get some more railway footage when the weather improves. Randall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyWales Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Hi all.... Another short video of a recent flight in Carmarthenshire... The weather (and oncall) hasn't been kind recently... Unfortunately, my quad crash-landed after the motors cut out earlier this week. It landed in brush scrub and escaped damage, but it's going back to the vendor for a checkout. Maybe I should get some modelling done? Randall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyWales Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Hi... Just found this on a forum I am a member of that is dedicated to Radio Controlled flight. The aerial shots were taken with the same quadcopter 'as what I have got'... Awesome! Randall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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