Recent content by Blacksails

The Midlands. Wolverhampton to be precise.

Thanks Kgarrison. I see what you mean. We're new to the editing side of things which is why I'm asking for crit. Thank you. I'm glad you like the yaw movements. It's all copter, our camera man does not have control of pan.

Wow. Thanks for taking the time to type that up, man. Very helpful!

Thanks! Camera was a Nex5n with 18-55mm lens

Wrote, recorded etc. It's not a real grand piano, and the timps, snares, chimes etc aren't real either. They're virtual instruments in pro-tools played on a midi keyboard. One of the guys I film with and myself are musicians first. The filming and flying etc came second out of mutual...

Thanks for the input guys. It all helps. I thought it may have been a bit long myself. We did the music too, so I think it may have been a combination of not being decisive / brutal enough when deciding which shots made it to the edit, and wanting to keep the entire piece of music intact.

Thanks for the input Benjamin!

Our latest little video Any criticisms or suggestions on how we could have made this better are very welcome

We recently flew at Wightwick Manor. We contacted the guys at the manor rather than the trust itself, and they OK'd it all. Hillsides and cliffs may be a different matter though as you won't have people on site to contact. I'd say just contact the trust, make it clear that your not just any old...

So would 35°C for esc temp and 42°C for motors be acceptable ranges? That seems to be what I'm getting on my micro y6 carrying a gopro

Standard peli-clone case

Hi El Gwiz. I passed my exam in 2012 and have been operating since. I just renewed for this year coming. I'm insured with John Heath too.

Interesting. I have been gaining permission to fly when ever I'm within 2nm of an airfield or more if it's a large airport. Never had any issues with ATC and they've generally been quite accommodating. I have noticed on my permission that it does not mention residential areas. Just proximity...

I believe there is a new Bluetooth module (BTU) that plugs into the GCS module that would normally plug into your laptop. The BTU just acts as a wireless connection so that you don't have to wonder around with the GCS module plugged & gaffa taped to the back of your ipad. Connecting to your WKM...

You spoke to EuroUSC about this or the CAA?