Dunstaffnage aerial video

[Silkie]

Nice video of Dunstaffnage shot last November by Dave of Alba with his latest toy.

[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GbTLdF_DPAI[/youtube]

Plenty of room on the hard this year.

[Telo]

Flying bedstead?

[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=f8W2SI4c93s[/youtube]

[marisca]

Careful! You'll have Seajet over here from TOP threatening to shoot all gainsayers of his Harrier reminiscences.

[Nick]

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I want one! What exactly is the 'gadget' ?

[Silkie]

Couldn't swear to the exact model but it's this kind of thing:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24709180

[wully]

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I want one! What exactly is the 'gadget' ?

A quad copter. You can get ones with on board video cameras from about £100 ( junk)

Or good ones with on board GPS with auto fly home mode and GoPro mount for about £600+....

I suspect they would be great fun for an hour or two, then get abandoned in the spare room cupboard. They don't work very well in a breeze so no yottie under way type videos.

[mm5aho]

Great video. Would have liked to see out over the pontoons. Perhaps not wise to fly over water?
My son made a tricopter and flies it sometimes.
I was surprised at the advance of the control gear, motors and batteries.
3 phase motors about 2cm diameter, batteries that deliver kilowatts (not for long though), control systems using microwave frequencies etc.
He hangs a "gopro" equivalent under it for either stills (remote shutter trigger) or video.
No idea on cost.