DucktileMedia
Drone Enthusiast
Nice but why are you flying a gopro with an xy8 and av200???
Hoverfly Video thread
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DucktileMedia
Drone Enthusiast
I only had that problem with the Xoars though. Ah, sorry, didnt think about that when I wrote it. early for me. 
Earl E Adobtr
Paul
Simple and effective aquatic design (yours?) but it handles pretty darn well above water too. Add the lure and you're in business! Now to find some clear water...
They are great but have you tried to send one back for repair? They only offer you a new one at 40% off....
JZSlenker
Yeah, I can blow that up.
I think he meant, why are you only lifting a small go pro with an XY8? The gopro is an amazing little rough and tumble camera ( I think we have 5 or 6). They are a tool in our video toolbox. 40% isn't that bad when you return one that was crushed by a tank.
I think he wad trying to imply that you just don't need that big a bird / gimbal to lift a GoPro. We still prefer a camera with interchangeable lenses for our x-8. Can't remember the last time we had a GP on it.
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Earl E Adobtr
Paul
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Earl E Adobtr
Paul
Thanks octocine! Pretty quiet here so any response is most welcomed.
Aerovideo
Member
Great video Paul, nicely done. Looks like you've got that setup working well.
The frame I used above to land in the water was called an AquaCopter. You can get them here:
http://www.aquacopters.com
When I got mine it was $99 and the demand hadn't started yet, now I think there's a huge wait and they bumped up the price.
Yeah the whole Hoverfly section is pretty sloooowwwww.... Getting kind of worried about them. Not enough people/excitement!
Could also be their clientele doesn't normally frequent forums
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Aerovideo
Member
Yours is a nice video too, I was going to ask if you had a cameraman manning the gimbal but your credits at the end answered my question
Very cool!
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Earl E Adobtr
Paul
Beautiful control on that one Pavlos. Very tight. Coming out in one piece after a shoot like that is accomplishment in itself!
Earl E Adobtr
Paul
Can always count on you Paul. Yes, I'm happy enough with the final design performance (Homebrew) that I've ordered parts and material to build 4 more complete! Not totally sure yet what I intend on doing but it just seems like the next best step. Since it's such a cool copter I can't just let it wither away. I do want to keep better track of time to build one, parts count and all that good (read boring) stuff.
Yours is a nice video too, I was going to ask if you had a cameraman manning the gimbal but your credits at the end answered my question
thank you...!
Yeap everytime i have a cameraman..!!
Earl thank you tooo
it was a little difficult and some times the water was sooo near the octo..!
Aerovideo
Member
Here's a video of boring backyard scenery but awesome gimbal results. This video doesn't have any post stabilization. This is my new quad flying with the Hoverfly Pro and a separate brushless gimbal for my GoPro 3. Pretty smooth, especially given how windy it was.
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Aerovideo
Member
Thanks! I agree, this is one heck of a setup. Here's my very first FPV flight with it, I can't believe how good the video looks right out of the camera:
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