Saturday, October 07, 2006
Gonna Fly Now
I recently saw this video of a man who built a video camera into an RC airplane and flew it around while looking at the live feed from his camera, transmitted via wireless. He also installed gyros on his video goggles which control the pan and tilt of the camera. This gives him the ability to "look around" while flying, greatly enhancing the experience.
Of course I had to build one for myself. And, I decided to photo-document the process.
Update: I've replaced the original video with a different one, as the old one seems to have been removed. Also, I've not had much time to fly my plane. I've had two flights, one without the video equipment, and one with it, but the video recorder's battery flaked on me and I could not make a recording. Funny how having kids takes aways from one's hobbies :-)
Of course I had to build one for myself. And, I decided to photo-document the process.
Update: I've replaced the original video with a different one, as the old one seems to have been removed. Also, I've not had much time to fly my plane. I've had two flights, one without the video equipment, and one with it, but the video recorder's battery flaked on me and I could not make a recording. Funny how having kids takes aways from one's hobbies :-)
