QAV500 FPV - Crescent Beach, BC
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Just 15 minutes from our home lays the little seaside community of Crescent Beach, Surrey, BC (established in the late 1800's.) In the early days, it was a rather remote place to build a summer cottage and now the cottages are giving away to new homes. The body of water you see is Boundary Bay which leads to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and from there to the Pacific Ocean. Off in the distance you can see Mayne and Saturna Islands that are blocking your view of Salt Spring Island and Vancouver Island. This is just a small portion of the Crescent Beach shoreline.
As an FPV newbie with a shiny new quad, I wasn't prepared for the pucker factor that kicked in as soon as I realized that I was flying over water the whole time (for the first time). If it went down, there was no getting it back. It wasn't until I watched the video that I realized I was being way too cautious and flying much more slowly than normal. I'm hoping that with more experience, the pucker factor will ease off. The temperature for this flight was up to a nice balmy -3C and the wind finally died down for a bit.
I hope you enjoy this brief flight. I edited it down to a length that I hoped wouldn't bore you to death. The video gave me a number of clues about how I need to fly in order to make the videos better. Practice, practice, practice!
This was flown with a QAV500 equipped with a GoPro Hero 3 on a Zenmuse gimbal.
QAV500 from www.GetFPV.com
Cheers,
Bob
Music:
Artist: Lamass
Song Title: Distant shores
Link to song: jamen.do/l/a115999
Link to Creative Commons License: creativecommons...
awesome vid bob, very skillfull piloting there my friend, so smooth and calm - brilliant ! love the music as you touched down m8,
- pete,
Thanks very much Pete! I've got a long way to go before I'll be able to fly this with skill lol. Still getting used to FPV and will have to resist the urge to "look around" up there. When I do, it takes the quad off course and away from what I want to catch on video. At the end of the day however, it's a lot of fun.
still looked good to me bob, and what a beautiful area to live in you lucky bugger - lol
tbobborap1
It is a great place to live Pete but because we are such a young country, we lack the history and architecture of everywhere on your side of the pond.
think yourself lucky you didn't have Henry VIII in your history because that sycho killed over 70,000 of his own loyal subjects over forty years - lol, "total power corrupts" as they say !
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Very nice video with a high quality of image and flying skill.
Well done, Bob.
Please keep on comming this kind of videos. Cheers, Horst
Thank you very much Horst :-)
Excellent footage! Rock stable video. Love the view over the water, and can certainly appreciate the pucker factor! Well done!
Thanks very much Robin. Unless I'm mistaken I think I have you to blame for this quad stuff. You got your's first! As always, thanks for watching! :-)
Beautiful, thanks for the aerial tour. Slow and smooth, just the way I like it. Also got a chuckle out of those two guys with matching clothing who walked under the multi-rotor just before it landed. Showed it to my wife, she also enjoyed the scenery and the "twins".
Lol. I had a chuckle too. The "twins" were the only people on the path and appeared out of no where. I politely asked them to hang on for a minute while I landed but as mini "bad boyz" in training, they decided to be tough guys and ignored me. I found their attempt to be clones so funny I almost forgot about my need to land the quad. Thanks for the kind comments about the video!
Wow Bob,the West coast never looked so good,I am all relaxed now,love the vid and great filming,great music choice and well flown,you look like a pro and sweet weather as well,what a day.
Thanks for the vid.
Hey Mike, it's great to hear from you. Thanks for the nice comments. After a few nice days it's now back to the pouring rain. :-(
We need to fly together this year! :-)
Hey Bob you know we need to fly thats a fact.
SICMRR
:-) I can't wait to come up for a visit!
any time I am always flying,airport or lake.
Really nice and relaxing Bob,enjoyed that.Super smooth video and cracking quality.
Big puckering plums up from me my friend :)
LOL, thanks very much Mark. I'll be happy when it gets to the point that it's just another day at the office. The whole time I was flying I thought, "Damn, why did I get rid of my dive gear!" Cheers!
One of your most beautiful videos!! Excellent video! Really nice footage! Beautiful landscape there!! :) I would like to go to Canada in the future :p Liked!
Thank you Mylos! :-)
Love it! Nice flying Bob!
Your videos were part of the reason why I got fun cub :)
I was doing my research on QAV400 in a past couple of months. I was thinking of getting one in near future. Now when I see this... Hm... Might be 500 at the end Lol
Keep up the good work! Can't wait to see more !
Awesome comments, thanks very much!
I want a QAV400 too! I don't think you can go wrong with either of them. Everyone I know that has a 400 loves it! Thanks very much for watching and the kind comments!
That is some awesome footage! Thanks for posting this :)
And thank you for the awesome comments!
Cheers, Bob
Anytime Bob! :)
another sweet flight , very smooth !
That was just beautiful Bob!! I have to say it again but for you. WOW!
Great captures and the perfect sound track!!
Yes, the practice never ends... I may break down and buy my first 2D Zenmuse for the QAV.
It is a pleasure to have found your channel!
Bill
Thanks very much Bill. I have to say that the Zenmuse works like a charm. I shudder to think that I paid a thousand bucks for a Zenmuse gimbal when the Phantom V1 was first introduced. It was when I watched back this footage that I realized I needed to slow down when I panned and quickly rotating the quad. The video loses a bit of the almost perfect smoothness it gets when flying normally and when panning slowly. It is a learning process for sure. Many thanks for the kind comments brother! Cheers, Bob
Yes, everything electronic seems to be like this. That's the only reason I'm seriously considering one now.
I've seen many of these glitch out on customs and phantoms. More than I am comfortable with.
I've been drawn to larger motor gimbals for some years now.
The phantoms are incredibly fine turned, so tuned it can kill the thrill of flying it if you do custom build
outs, as we discussed.
I'll tell you (maybe) a little secret. DJI tuned the expo curves incredibly precise and focused on the overall build; AUW, size, motors, gimbals, everything on these. I think expos are running on everything but the gimbal, as I had to look into my P4P adjustments. The gimbal was way too fast. I know for sure they have expos on the rubber. The gains are tuned awesomely well too. Naza-M's tend to have a rudder left or right twitch in flight. also a drop in altitude the further out you go. It's real noticeable on quads.
The end of life CineTank scenario caused me to learn a lot about the Naza-M that I'm sure
I would looked elsewhere for the solution.
Great video! Fantastic footage! You live in a beautiful place
Thank you for your kind comments. It is a beautiful place, I just wish we had 70% less rain lol. Cheers, Bob
*****
Every places have their defaults and qualities lol Great channel you have ;)
Can you say awesome awesome I like it Bob great view and video, Big thumbs Up..Tim
Thanks so much Tim, I really appreciate your visits!
Beautiful flight
Thank you! :-)
Great flying, and good video!
Thanks very much for watching and the kind comments!
Cheers, Bob
Superbe envol......
Merci beaucoup!
oh boy.... I had to do some digging to get to this one :) beautiful Views Bob
+chris miller
LOL, I don't think it is good enough to go digging for but I sure appreciate the effort Chris!
Many thanks for watching my friend!
Cheers, Bob
Very nice. Makes me wonder how I've tolerated Alberta winters my whole life. Awesome video :)
LOL, I hear you! I moved out here from Winterpeg!
Thanks for the great comments.
Really Nice bob ive been outta the loop lately busy with new career I'm glad i came to take a look Your keeping up the high standard as always This is a gorgeous Vid :)
Thanks Ken! I can't wait to hear about the new career. You haven't missed anything at the field, the weather has been so shitty no one has been flying!
very cool...............
Thanks!
Really nice pics and vid Mate.
Pucker factor keeps it a little real lol.
totally relaxing:))
Thanks a lot for the kind comments! As for the pucker factor lol, I just wish these quads had a better glide ratio if something were to go wrong! Glides like a brick!
You continue to produce some brilliant and beautiful films.
Super duper way far out kool man.
Where did all the logs that are washed up on the beach come from?
***** Things that go bump in the night??
***** LOL, Something like that.
Great Vid, Nice and smooth...
Thumbs UP
Thank you, much appreciated!
Well I found a gem! Nice location for the flight. PaulD
Thanks very much Paul!
The Wife says 'Beautiful' and i agree Bob really nice views.
Well thanks very much to the both of you! :-)
Bob, that was amazing and all you advised and more! Truly stunning picture quality and such stable platform by the QAV500… and of course your piloting skills! Now for your little neck of the wood, truly beautiful area and countryside, you couldn't have picked a better location to start at least! Now I and can't wait to see if you can out do yourself! The video was… brilliant… A1 all around again my friend, a work of art! Two big I think you just raised the bar job thumbs up from me! Cheers Bob!
Awesome, thanks very much Fred! This thing is freakin cool. I'm just trying to figure out a formula for making aerial videos that won't bore everyone to death. Maybe a nice view and short and sweet is the answer??? Many thanks buddy!
***** Hey Bob! Far be it from me but I think your on to something! The subject matter for shorter videos may be a whole other challenge but if anyone can do it, it's you! Hey, if some don't like it that's cool, I'm sure most will enjoy it like myself! Cheers Bob!
Cadillacstsv06
One song long is my new mantra!
Awesome Bob great video and thumbs up..Tim
Thanks very much for the kind comments Tim!
Great video of the beach:)
Thank you very much :-)
Looks like a beautiful place to hang your hat.
There are probably worse places to live.
Thanks for watching Steve!
This is horrible I hope it can be preserved and thank you.
+Decker Hall
The wetlands area will remain protected and is a significant draw for eco-tourism but the cottage feel of the area will disappear because of the rising price of land and because of those that will be tearing down these quaint cottages to build large homes. It's a shame. At least the birds shouldn't notice a difference :-) Thank you for watching and for your concern.
TripleThreatRC
It’s called progress, but I wished they cleaned the beach up of all those dead logs laying around and piles of seaweed.
very nice!!
well done bob :)
Thank you very much! :-)
Great stuff Bob :-)
Thanks "Charlie"! Hope you didn't nod off lol!
Cheers,
Bob
That looks really awesome Bob! It took me a while to get anything that good on the 540... Well done and thumbs up :).
By the way my friends in the states are selling a 3rd axis mod for the H3 Zen... Not that you really need it, but it eliminates ALL side to side swaying XD
Oh, and I made the mistake of upgrading my Zen to latest fw. Remote tilt was unusable because too fast, but I figured out a way to slow it down on the 8FG. It works better than ever now, and let me know if/when you need my help setting it up!
Cheers, Ced.
Thanks very much Ced!
I think that was the Zen FW update I mentioned that I was worried about. Glad you found a cure! You'd be a hero on some of the forums. There are a lot of pissed of users. The tilt speed on both mine are okay at the moment. The 3rd axis sounds interesting and the next time we get together I'll pick your brain about it!
Hope to see you soon!
Cheers, Bob
Wow , congratulations !! Excelent place , where is ?
LOL, thank you! It's Crescent Beach, British Columbia, Canada.
Thanks for watching!
Oh you welcome !!! keep uploading videos . Regards !!
xandro ronaldo
:-)
what editing software you use for your go pro files and what files sizes you getting
Hi Lee, this video was done with Pinnacle Studio 14 (they are on Version 17 now) The completed video was 344 megs but that included the titles, transitions, photos, etc. I am just getting ready to switch to Cyberlink Power Director.
thinking to get one or another 400 humm?
Tough choice, they are both great. I think the 400 is more of a sports car and the 500 is more of a luxury cruiser. The nice thing is, you can't go wrong either way!
Thanks for watching!
nice Location :-)
It is a pretty little area, thanks for watching Markus :-)