Share Your Quadcopter Videos.....

[croyde]

I'm assuming that the cheaper versions don't have any form of video link. Some workmates of mine have ones costing thousands including camera for TV work but they have to have all sorts of liability insurance.

[jjones]

Fletch79 said:

Flight Control Zones Here
http://notaminfo.com/ukmap

skydemon light is a hundred times more clear than that
http://www.skydemonlight.com/

[Benjy911]

Had another play at the weekend, sadly after 3 hours of filming less than a minute was usable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWNFYl93T9s&fe...

[Fletch79]

That was incredibly stable .... What you using?

[Benjy911]

It's a DJI Phantom 2 with a DJI Zenmuse H3 - 3D gimbal.

[SlimRick]

First flight with my Phantom 2, H3-3D and GoPro - not the most interesting video but you can see what a good job the gimbal does.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-stWi-2je7U&fe...

[NDA]

SlimRick said:

First flight with my Phantom 2, H3-3D and GoPro - not the most interesting video but you can see what a good job the gimbal does.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-stWi-2je7U&fe...

Enjoyed that.... looked good piloting for a first flight. Not sure I'd want to take my new toy out above inaccessible mud flats!

[SlimRick]

Latest one:

http://youtu.be/OP8xmAH988M

[jjr1]

What is the range of the DJI?

[theguvernor]

Has anyone seen the one on Kickstarter that follows you?
Hexo+ i think it was, looks great fun for action sports!

[option click]

Yes, I've backed it.
It looks absolutely amazing, and they're adding more and more features as they hit their funding targets.
The only downside is that I have to wait until next May until mine arrives.

[NDA]

SlimRick said:

Latest one:

http://youtu.be/OP8xmAH988M

Excellent - watched in 1080 a couple of times.

I'm still wondering wether to buy one - are you flying that purely from the iPhone screen in terms of it's direction etc?

[eharding]

SlimRick said:

Latest one:

http://youtu.be/OP8xmAH988M

Stunning footage quality, amazingly stable, and completely illegal.

You might as well round things off by posting a selection of fresh cat turds along with a signed photograph, your address, bank account details and CV to the CAA Enforcement Branch, along with a note explaining they're a bunch of habitual goat fondlers.

If you've never had dealings with that bunch of whacky funsters, then try to imagine a cross between an unfriendly visit from the Mafia, the Inland Revenue Proctology Unit, and a dose of Ebola. Without the cheeky banter.

Edited by eharding on Tuesday 24th June 22:53

[SlimRick]

NDA said:

Excellent - watched in 1080 a couple of times.

I'm still wondering wether to buy one - are you flying that purely from the iPhone screen in terms of it's direction etc?

Thanks, no first present view on that, so it was done just by looking up at the sky. Fpv setup is next on the shopping list.

[SlimRick]

eharding said:

Stunning footage quality, amazingly stable, and completely illegal.

How so? Genuinely curious.

[audi321]

eharding said:

SlimRick said:

Latest one:

http://youtu.be/OP8xmAH988M

Stunning footage quality, amazingly stable, and completely illegal.

You might as well round things off by posting a selection of fresh cat turds along with a signed photograph, your address, bank account details and CV to the CAA Enforcement Branch, along with a note explaining they're a bunch of habitual goat fondlers.

If you've never had dealings with that bunch of whacky funsters, then try to imagine a cross between an unfriendly visit from the Mafia, the Inland Revenue Proctology Unit, and a dose of Ebola. Without the cheeky banter.

Edited by eharding on Tuesday 24th June 22:53

What exactly is the law he's broken? (I'm not saying he hasn't, I'm genuinely interested to know)

[Super Slo Mo]

Quick bit of googling finds this text:

167 (1) The person in charge of a small unmanned surveillance aircraft must not fly the aircraft in any of the circumstances described in paragraph (2) except in accordance with a permission issued by the CAA.

(2) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) are:
(a) over or within 150 metres of any congested area;
(b) over or within 150 metres of an organised open-air assembly of more than 1,000 persons;
(c) within 50 metres of any vessel, vehicle or structure which is not under the control of the person in charge of the aircraft; or
(d) subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), within 50 metres of any person.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), during take-off or landing, a small unmanned surveillance aircraft must not be flown within 30 metres of any person.

(4) Paragraphs (2)(d) and (3) do not apply to the person in charge of the small unmanned surveillance aircraft or a person under the control of the person in charge of the aircraft.

(5) In this article ‘a small unmanned surveillance aircraft’ means a small unmanned aircraft which is equipped to undertake any form of surveillance or data acquisition.

I'm of the opinion that this whole issue is going to blow up sooner or later, there's loads of people flying these things illegally, and, despite being small, have the potential to do some serious damage if they fall out of the sky, which isn't unheard of.

Edited by Super Slo Mo on Tuesday 24th June 23:41

[eharding]

SlimRick said:

eharding said:

Stunning footage quality, amazingly stable, and completely illegal.

How so? Genuinely curious.

Air Navigation Order articles 166 and 167 apply, from memory.

This chap was clearly extracting the proverbial, but he's managed to enlighten the Enforcement Branch that there is an entirely new, virtually untapped, revenue stream of muppets happily posting videos which are tantamount to posting a sizeable cheque to the CAA as 'court expenses', in addition to the fine:

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=14&amp...

If the CAA haven't twigged already that by posting your video to YouTube, and Google sell advertising off the back of it, you're arguably wilfully engaging in Aerial Work...then it won't be long before they do.

...and yes, I have one of these things. Lots of custom designed 3D printed geekery, FPV and soon to be FPA. I also have a PPL. I'm keen not to attract the attention of the Enforcement Branch to my activities in either case.

[jjr1]

eharding said:

SlimRick said:

eharding said:

Stunning footage quality, amazingly stable, and completely illegal.

How so? Genuinely curious.

Air Navigation Order articles 166 and 167 apply, from memory.

This chap was clearly extracting the proverbial, but he's managed to enlighten the Enforcement Branch that there is an entirely new, virtually untapped, revenue stream of muppets happily posting videos which are tantamount to posting a sizeable cheque to the CAA as 'court expenses', in addition to the fine:

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=14&amp...

If the CAA haven't twigged already that by posting your video to YouTube, and Google sell advertising off the back of it, you're arguably wilfully engaging in Aerial Work...then it won't be long before they do.

...and yes, I have one of these things. Lots of custom designed 3D printed geekery, FPV and soon to be FPA. I also have a PPL. I'm keen not to attract the attention of the Enforcement Branch to my activities in either case.

You sound like a barrel of laughs......

[Kozy]

eharding said:

Air Navigation Order articles 166 and 167 apply, from memory.

This chap was clearly extracting the proverbial, but he's managed to enlighten the Enforcement Branch that there is an entirely new, virtually untapped, revenue stream of muppets happily posting videos which are tantamount to posting a sizeable cheque to the CAA as 'court expenses', in addition to the fine:

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=14&amp...

If the CAA haven't twigged already that by posting your video to YouTube, and Google sell advertising off the back of it, you're arguably wilfully engaging in Aerial Work...then it won't be long before they do.

...and yes, I have one of these things. Lots of custom designed 3D printed geekery, FPV and soon to be FPA. I also have a PPL. I'm keen not to attract the attention of the Enforcement Branch to my activities in either case.

Do you know anything about the 'permission' required from the CAA for aerial work? I've backed the HEXO project but I don't want to be receiving court orders if I share the videos on Youtube...