Hoverfly Pilot needed for paid Cape Cod shoot
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DucktileMedia
Drone Enthusiast
Ken from all your posts about how your hoverfly collects dust??? Really?
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Boat, seawater, ummm, no...
I turned down an offer to do aerials for Shark Week off Cape Cod mainly because the conditions were the same, not risking equipment loss for a few $$$. Crashing over land is one thing, dunking all of it in the ocean with zero hope of recovery is another.
Ken
I turned down an offer to do aerials for Shark Week off Cape Cod mainly because the conditions were the same, not risking equipment loss for a few $$$. Crashing over land is one thing, dunking all of it in the ocean with zero hope of recovery is another.
Ken
Bartman
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probably a ten hour drive, ten minutes by SST.
DucktileMedia
Drone Enthusiast
I'd fly my DJI over water any day as I am always secretly hoping it will crash and drown so I can get rid of the WooChong. kidding, I'd rather just sell it. 
kloner
Aerial DP
if a guy built a rig that would specialize in over water kinda work, would i have alot less competition than say the real estate stuff? Seems like nobody wants to do any water....... last years cameras, lotsa water buoys and i'm thinking this is my niche.
I'm gonna be at the chesapeake bay sometime during the first few weeks of Sea Duck season filming for a hunting show. you guys worry about water, i'm worried about shotguns. Fishing sounds like a sunday flight
I'm gonna be at the chesapeake bay sometime during the first few weeks of Sea Duck season filming for a hunting show. you guys worry about water, i'm worried about shotguns. Fishing sounds like a sunday flight
DucktileMedia
Drone Enthusiast
I think Denny or some other grumpy old guy on here made one at some point. kidding Denny.
kidding Denny.I have been working on a waterproof or at least recoverable quad for gopros as i want to film surfing. I havent had much chance to mess with the ideas lately but have much of it now worked out in my head. My biggest hurdle has been working within the confines of the fact that i will lose a machine or 2 each year if flying over water so when i do this the quad needs to be as cheap as possible but with the possibility of being able to be recovered with much of the electronics intact. The target clients tend to use online as a major part of their media so a gopro is fine, dont need anything bigger. Also due to the nature of surfing its possible that a gimbal wont be needed just quality flying. We will see how it goes.
Bowley
Member
With similar thoughts Stacky, I put together a kind of sacrificial copter, it was basically very cheap and carries a gopro. its an F330 with plush 18A's, 4 suppo motors and fixed, housed gopro. I'm now looking for a cheaper FC than a Naza, which is too high value for it, with alt hold. not including the fc the copter was about 100 pounds. it actually flies well. Never going to get any stunning footage from it but it gets the gopro where I want it over unrecoverable ground or water.
Have not shot any surfing yet. major conflict of interest there. maybe should geta GPS for it...take off...point the camera...Switch to GPS...catch a wave or 2......and RTH for an autoland!:highly_amused:
Anyway, getting a bit off topic. sorry guys!
Have not shot any surfing yet. major conflict of interest there. maybe should geta GPS for it...take off...point the camera...Switch to GPS...catch a wave or 2......and RTH for an autoland!:highly_amused:
Anyway, getting a bit off topic. sorry guys!