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    From Angus McLeod@VERT to All on Tue Jun 16 10:03:00 2009

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcxK5ZeThNo



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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Angus McLeod on Wed Jun 17 21:57:15 2009
    Re: Nobody cares, but....
    By: Angus McLeod to All on Tue Jun 16 2009 10:03 am

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcxK5ZeThNo

    Very cool! I especially like the loops and views of the club house. Is this the new location? Did you have 2 cams and edit between them together or 2 different flights/cam angles and spliced them together?

    digital man

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  • From Angus McLeod@VERT to Digital Man on Thu Jun 18 09:45:00 2009
    Re: Nobody cares, but....
    By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Wed Jun 17 2009 21:57:00

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcxK5ZeThNo

    Very cool!

    I think so! :-)

    I especially like the loops and views of the club house. Is this
    new location?

    Yes. It's come on very well since we moved, only just a year ago.

    Did you have 2 cams and edit between them together or 2 different flights/cam angles and spliced them together?

    I made two flights, following as close as I could the same pattern the
    second time, as the first. Then I edited them together into one video. Otherwise, since the plane angles up and down, you spend half the time
    looking at a blue sky, which isn't all that interesting.

    I actually came close to "losing it" during one run. At about 2:30, right after a loop, I pull the nose up and throw it into a roll. By time the
    roll reaches a full invert, the nose drops and she starts to head for
    ground. If you watch the elevator surface, you see I had to yank *hard*
    back to get her out before she smacked the dirt! It was a very windy, blustery day, and that Elder has a high-drag airframe, so I don't feel too embarassed.

    I was able to frame-grab a couple interesting stills from the Video:

    http://www.barbadosrc.org/members/AngusM/gallery/aircraft/elder.airborn-02.jpg http://www.barbadosrc.org/members/AngusM/gallery/aircraft/elder.airborn-04.jpg

    but rez is only 640x480 as per Video mode. The camera will also take 1280x1024 stills and can be set to take one shot every 4 seconds. I'll experiment with that later, but right now I'm playing with the Video
    function.

    Yep, new toy well worth 75 bucks! :-)


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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Angus McLeod on Thu Jun 18 17:03:11 2009
    Re: Nobody cares, but....
    By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Thu Jun 18 2009 09:45 am

    Yep, new toy well worth 75 bucks! :-)

    Agreed!

    digital man

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  • From Pbmountaincat@VERT to Angus McLeod on Thu Jun 18 20:10:00 2009
    Angus McLeod wrote to Digital Man <=-

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcxK5ZeThNo

    Very cool!

    I think so! :-)

    I especially like the loops and views of the club house. Is this
    new location?

    Yes. It's come on very well since we moved, only just a year ago.

    Did you have 2 cams and edit between them together or 2 different flights/cam angles and spliced them together?

    I made two flights, following as close as I could the same pattern the second time, as the first. Then I edited them together into one video. Otherwise, since the plane angles up and down, you spend half the time looking at a blue sky, which isn't all that interesting.

    Hello Angus,

    I agree, very nice. nice music to go with it, had it open full screen and speakers turned up.

    What kind of cameras did you use? Are they wired, or wireless?

    Need a camera on the nose (smile), or mid way back.

    Very good.

    Was there a big balloon in the sky? I saw it a couple times.

    Take care,
    Pbmountaincat

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  • From Angus McLeod@VERT to Pbmountaincat on Thu Jun 18 22:43:00 2009
    Re: Re: Nobody cares, but....
    By: Pbmountaincat to Angus McLeod on Thu Jun 18 2009 20:10:00

    I agree, very nice. nice music to go with it, had it open full screen and speakers turned up.

    It was 200 times more difficult to edit that video than it was to fly the aeroplane! And getting the video edited down to exactly 4:42 so it fit
    that track..... :-)

    What kind of cameras did you use?

    http://www.flycamone2.com/index.php?id=20&L=3

    Are they wired, or wireless?

    It isn't wireless. It flies a 2GB SD-card and records in-flight. You
    then USB the AVI/JPEG files upon post-flight recovery of the camera.
    They also make this:

    http://www.tomica.de/FCO/

    But that's gonna be a bigger bullet than $75, I suspect...

    Was there a big balloon in the sky? I saw it a couple times.

    Do you mean a black thing in the distance? No, I *think* it's the camera protecting itself from staring directly into the sun by zeroing out the pixels, hence making them black.


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  • From Jas Hud@VERT to All on Sat Jun 20 23:21:15 2009
    Angus McLeod wrote:

    It isn't wireless. It flies a 2GB SD-card and records in-flight. You
    then USB the AVI/JPEG files upon post-flight recovery of the camera.
    They also make this:

    http://www.tomica.de/FCO/

    But that's gonna be a bigger bullet than $75, I suspect...



    is there a reason why you guys had the camera pointing towards the rear
    of the plane? is it to protect the camera in the event of a crash?

    if not, maybe try pointing it straight ahead, i bet the view would be
    even better.
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  • From Angus McLeod@VERT to Jas Hud on Sun Jun 28 11:34:00 2009
    Re: Re: Nobody cares, but....
    By: Jas Hud to All on Sat Jun 20 2009 23:21:00

    is there a reason why you guys had the camera pointing towards the rear
    of the plane? is it to protect the camera in the event of a crash?

    Camera position myst take various things into consideration. You don't
    want it getting covered in oil from the exhaust and you don't want it upsetting the center of gravity (which will cause a crash). And
    obviously, you want it to be *reasonably* protected in the event of a
    rough landing.

    For the first flight, I chose to position it where it was EASY to attach, would avoid getting oily, and cause no CoG problems. In that position, it could look backwards, sideways, or forward, but when looking forward all
    you saw was the back of the pilot's head.

    if not, maybe try pointing it straight ahead, i bet the view would be
    even better.

    I will do this, but I have to organize a mount that is clear of the
    exhaust, on (or close to) the CoG point, is reasonably protected, and has
    an unobstructed view. This requires modification of the model, which
    takes time.


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  • From Black Nigger@VERT to Angus McLeod on Sat Jul 11 01:05:00 2009
    Re: Re: Nobody cares, but....
    By: Angus McLeod to Jas Hud on Sun Jun 28 2009 03:34 pm

    For the first flight, I chose to position it where it was EASY to attach, would avoid getting oily, and cause no CoG problems. In that position, it

    are you talking about cock

    i think you are

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  • From Jas Hud@VERT to All on Sat Jul 11 05:06:41 2009
    Black Nigger wrote:
    Re: Re: Nobody cares, but....
    By: Angus McLeod to Jas Hud on Sun Jun 28 2009 03:34 pm

    For the first flight, I chose to position it where it was EASY to attach, would avoid getting oily, and cause no CoG problems. In that position, it

    are you talking about cock

    i think you are



    i heard topgun's daughter died of cock overdose.
    she was a big hit with the boys but they wore her out.

    was that the navy she was in, ron?
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  • From Corey@VERT to Black Nigger on Sat Jul 11 15:38:15 2009
    Re: Re: Nobody cares, but....
    By: Black Nigger to Angus McLeod on Sat Jul 11 2009 01:05 am

    Re: Re: Nobody cares, but....
    By: Angus McLeod to Jas Hud on Sun Jun 28 2009 03:34 pm

    For the first flight, I chose to position it where it was EASY to attach, would avoid getting oily, and cause no CoG problems. In that position, i

    are you talking about cock

    i think you are


    I have 3 big cocks!
    err, they run around out in the backyard.

    Caput meum major podice meo.
    This message has ended, go in peace...

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