Why flying in the wind and filming in the wind are not the same.

PhantomWetSuits

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Flying in the extreme weather is what we do , and we have yet to face a wind or storm that we could not get the drone up into and flying comfortably but filming in it , that is much harder.

For me its the Gimbal Flip , a serious wind and the Phantom 4 Pro looses control of the camera threatening every shot and ruining some cinematic shots.

Knowing how to edit is only half the battle. Some things are easy to edit , horizon, color, even some shake , but the gimbal flip poses another threat that is all but pure dread for a cinematic shot.

Of all the flights today , pointing the camera straight down was the most problematic going up in the sky.

We have learned some tricks to combat the effects of the Gimbal Flip:

1. Flying backwards to protect the gimbal
2. Flying with the wind
3 Cutting sideways into the wind as shown.
4. Waiting for the wind to chill out some.
5. Preparing for retakes on the shoot.
6. Shooting another day, no not really


As many of you know we have all but mastered flying in severe bad weather but the Gimbal Flip remains a mystery and somewhat a misery.

The video below shows the gimbal flip, and how the wind effects the Phantom at ground level.

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