Hey guys!
I've been into RC cars for about 10 years on and off and since I started I've always wanted to get into RC helicopters too, but was always told they are too hard to fly/expensive (back then, anyway...I'm 26 now, and it would seem as though the hobby has become 1000% more accessible now!). Anyway, on with the story.
A little while ago I got into street luge, and have been having a great time editing together GoPro footage of it all...but this footage is always from the perspective of the rider. There is a particular guy in the gravity sports community called Yvon Labarthe that films stuff professionally with an octocopter and a DSLR (absolutely astonishing footage: http://vimeo.com/48757306).
That sort of setup is amazing....and totally, TOTALLY beyond what I am thinking of, but I would love to set up a much simpler platform (after watching some Flite Test episodes, I'm pretty sold on going a tri-copter for better FOV...thanks guys! Loving your vids) for carring a GoPro (or equiv.) action cam and do some chase work...I think it would be fantastic to get luging from that kind of angle!
What I'd like to know is what would be a good (but not crazily expensive) platform for this sort of thing....I haven't done much research on electronics yet but seeing as GoPros do vid out I'd be pretty keen to do FPV (fixed camera mount for now) with some sort of stabilisation module for some smooth pan shots.
I was having a look on the hobbyking website and thought the "Turnigy Talon Tricopter" looked pretty awesome for the price...but really, I'm just basing that on the use of carbon rod for arms....any advice people can throw in my direction really is greatly appreciated...I am in no rush with this project as I still have loads of footage to use from rider cams, but I would definitely like to set something up in the coming few months.
Thanks for digging through my ramblings, looking forward to hearing everyones opinions.
ps. If anyone is wondering wtf I am talking about re. street luge, here's a work in progress (its a bit of a crash vid...those sorts of accidents are pretty rare!):
I've been into RC cars for about 10 years on and off and since I started I've always wanted to get into RC helicopters too, but was always told they are too hard to fly/expensive (back then, anyway...I'm 26 now, and it would seem as though the hobby has become 1000% more accessible now!). Anyway, on with the story.
A little while ago I got into street luge, and have been having a great time editing together GoPro footage of it all...but this footage is always from the perspective of the rider. There is a particular guy in the gravity sports community called Yvon Labarthe that films stuff professionally with an octocopter and a DSLR (absolutely astonishing footage: http://vimeo.com/48757306).
That sort of setup is amazing....and totally, TOTALLY beyond what I am thinking of, but I would love to set up a much simpler platform (after watching some Flite Test episodes, I'm pretty sold on going a tri-copter for better FOV...thanks guys! Loving your vids) for carring a GoPro (or equiv.) action cam and do some chase work...I think it would be fantastic to get luging from that kind of angle!
What I'd like to know is what would be a good (but not crazily expensive) platform for this sort of thing....I haven't done much research on electronics yet but seeing as GoPros do vid out I'd be pretty keen to do FPV (fixed camera mount for now) with some sort of stabilisation module for some smooth pan shots.
I was having a look on the hobbyking website and thought the "Turnigy Talon Tricopter" looked pretty awesome for the price...but really, I'm just basing that on the use of carbon rod for arms....any advice people can throw in my direction really is greatly appreciated...I am in no rush with this project as I still have loads of footage to use from rider cams, but I would definitely like to set something up in the coming few months.
Thanks for digging through my ramblings, looking forward to hearing everyones opinions.
ps. If anyone is wondering wtf I am talking about re. street luge, here's a work in progress (its a bit of a crash vid...those sorts of accidents are pretty rare!):
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