<div><div>Kites are another cool idea!</div></div><div><br></div><div>But Squirrel planes fly best in little or no wind. In fact, I think I'll be able to get the best videos in those conditions.</div><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Richard Guy Briggs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rgb@tricolour.net">rgb@tricolour.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="h5">On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 11:19:59AM -0400, Darcy Whyte wrote:<br>
> I want to take pictures of Squirrel model airplanes while they are flying<br>
> but from above. Also some dolly shots from behind the plane while it's<br>
> flying.<br>
><br>
> Anybody have a helicopter that can carry a camera? If not, I'm game to make<br>
> a helicopter. If I do this, I'd like to make it autonomous. Perhaps to<br>
> follow a beacon mounted on the plane. I guess, I'd need to be able to tell<br>
> the copter to return if it follows the Squirrel into trouble. I suppose a<br>
> second beacon could be used (or the machine could remember it's starting<br>
> point).<br>
><br>
> I think this would be a good project to get into this sort of robotics.<br>
><br>
> Any ideas where to start?<br>
<br>
</div></div>The obvious one to me only because I've been exposed to a couple of<br>
"practitioners" is Kite Aerial Photography. There are several I can<br>
think of in the city...<br>
<br>
My friend Christian:<br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=8439028@N07&q=kap" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=8439028@N07&q=kap</a><br>
<br>
Local photographer Rob Huntley:<br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/kiteaerialphotography/pool/with/2911311023/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/groups/kiteaerialphotography/pool/with/2911311023/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.robhuntley.ca/" target="_blank">http://www.robhuntley.ca/</a><br>
<br>
And another friend Eric Brackenbury, a jeweller who I know through the<br>
local Linux community who does photography and kite-surfing.<br>
<br>
Combine it with robotics if you like to get more predictable results...<br>
<br>
<br>
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