Recent content by CaptainChet

To all that got offended by my post, well I'm sorry! Many of the airline pilots I fly with are highly dedicated to the sport of RC flying with perhaps more hours invested in the sport than their aviation careers. Most of them that I fly with spend hours of time at the RC fields helping educate...

Have you all see this new product coming out called Tile. A link to the website is below. While it appears to be a bluetooth device, the interesting part is that the more Tiles users out there the larger the range of locating an item. It seem super small, light and just the thing to stick to a...

A short video of my learning to fly the Hubsan X4. This is after about 25 or so flights and I think I'm finally getting this little beast under control. Had no idea how tough this is. This is flying in ground effect (fun) and the camera is about 2 inches off the floor. Not sure how I'm doing so...

The thread is pretty well developed but I'm late to the party! I returned my Vision and went out and purchased a GoPro 3+Black. Now just waiting to order the P2/Zen combo. As a photographer, I not crazy about the GoPro but it's certainly better than the vision camera (IMHO) and the post...

Simply put, that is the nature of a fisheye lens. It distorts verticals greater than horizontals and therefore point it up or down from level and you see the 'fisheye' effect in action. It can be corrected in post processing with a penalty of overall image quality.

Nice video. You open to a few suggestions?

Atlanta Hobby (just up the block from me) was NOT listed in the court order. They get two big shipments a month. Boxes to the ceiling when they come in, a few days later...almost nothing. Never saw anything like it.

I you search long and hard enough, you can find something to support whatever side you wish to take in this insanity of FAA and the Drone!

Re: FAA Investigating Possible Illegal Use of Drone at Hartf ""“The presence of a drone at a crime scene for journalistic purposes is in violation of FAA regulations.” I know the FAR's pretty well and I've never seen this regulation! Pure speculation on the part of the media/or police...

I recently purchased a 3+ Black for ultimately hanging it off a Phantom (or something). The one setting not getting mentioned much is the field of view. Being a photographer and not an RC person, I'm mainly looking for video quality. I have been experimenting with the field if view more than...

Not too crazy with the music choice. Also, can the speed of the tilting function be slower? It's just too fast for my taste, especially if you were to watch this video on a huge screen (not a computer monitor). Some cool flying in there.

Maybe you should read up on icing and airplanes. RC 'pilots' think their aircraft are different than the airliner I fly. They are not. They are subject to the same weather forces and icing is a killer in airplanes. Most airplanes and certainly the Phantom are not certified for flight into know...

Just Google the topic. There are tons of tutorials on how to edit video in PS. Limited editing and you can also make a timelapse. Works fine.

The RX100 (I have one) also has image stabilization built in and can be used during video as well. Problem is the button to start video cannot be controlled remotely they way they have it set up, only the shutter. I would guess if you want to shoot video, then just start the camera on the ground...

Nice video but WAY TOO LONG. As a photographer, you need to tell the story in 1-3 minutes max. The shorter the better! Most will watch the same shot for 15 seconds and then lose interest! I always tell people to watch a 30 sec tv commercial and see how long each shot last. Amazing how short...