haha took the words out of my mouth.
There are already enough retailers in NZ that are full of misinformation and bad advice (and usually out of date, over priced products). We should start a support group!
After a fair bit of research I decided to go with this motor to control the pan axis of my 3 axis (handheld gimbal). The gimbal is carrying a Canon 60D with the tokina 11-16mm lens. I decided to use a large pan motor as I am shooting out of a full size helicopter and need the torque to hold...
Hey guys, thought you might be interested to see a video that I worked on earlier this year in Maui Hawaii. This is just the teaser but some heli shots that I am really stoked on in here:
Cabrinha 2014 Kiteboarding: https://vimeo.com/70085345
To be honest, I can understand the issues that the FAA and CAA are facing to a certain point. Flying a full size Schweizer 300 a couple of weeks back I was surprised to see a "toy" helicopter flying at 1200' (1100 ft AGL). Looked like a 2 channel single rotor to me as we passed it at 70kt but...
Nice work Pete. I am tuning my first Y6 at the moment - basically a modified Tarot 680 with longer arms and Y6 layout. Trying to figure out the APM at the same time! What FC are you using on this?
One thing that I like about the Ecilop is that its an integrated package - you don't have to worry about putting things together, the frame and gimbal work together really well. You never get props or landing gear in the shot and it has vibration isolation built in. So far I think its easier to...
I had an ecilop - "upgraded" to an S800.... sold the S800/Zenmuse. Ecilop is amazing when set up right. Best value for money system for creating smooth video in my opinion.