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Building Multicopter Video Drones

You're reading from Building Multicopter Video Drones Build and fly multicopter drones to gather breathtaking video footage

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2014

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781782175438

Length 128 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Author (1):

Ty Audronis

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Table of Contents (10) Chapters

Preface

1. What is a Multicopter? FREE CHAPTER

2. Buying a Turnkey System

3. Choosing Your Components

4. Assembling Your Drone

5. Flying Your Multicopter

6. First Person View (FPV) Gear

7. Camera Flying Techniques

8. Post Processing

Index

Get a simulator!

It can't really be said any simpler. There are several good RC simulators on the market. However, only one stands out as a viable multicopter training device. It is RealFlight. RealFlight Version 6 and above have built-in multicopters you can play with and even fly FPV. RealFlight is available at http://www.realflight.com. The following screenshot shows RealFlight in action:

Get a simulator!

The screenshot shows a Gaui 330X quadrocopter being flown by yours truly. Getting a simulator is paramount to your flying. Even though I am an experienced pilot, I put in a few hours every week on my simulator practicing maneuvers. The multicopters in RealFlight do not have all of the stabilization of a good guidance system. However, this is a good thing.

This is similar to a baseball batter in the box swinging two bats before he gets up to the plate. When he gets to the plate, he's more than ready to swing one bat. If you can get your flying in a simulator stable and smooth … the results...

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Authors (1)

Audronis

Audronis

Ty Audronis has been called a "technology-age renaissance man." Hes a professional drone pilot, post-production specialist in the entertainment and media industries, a highly experienced interactive game developer, and an accomplished digital artist. Hes worked for companies ranging from frog Design to California Academy of Sciences in roles where hes worn many hats. Tys been programming software and games since 1981 (when he was 8 years old) professionally. He majored in Computer Generated Animation and Visual Effects in college (where he won Best Animation for the entire CSU system a Rosebud Award). His music and sound design have been the soundtrack on several major productions; he has also served as a visual effects supervisor on feature films and was the supervising editor and animator for award-winning science visualizations. He has been building drones since the days when sensors and components had to be torn out of cell phones and game controllers. Ty is also a mentor, having taught many interns his skills, and speaks regularly at venues including Interdrone. He also serves on the advisory board for the Society of Aerial Cinematographers and for Genarts (now Boris) Sapphire.

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