Originally Posted by
Lazerjock
Randy,
Note that in that video he's not using a gimbal. The reason is that it is impossible to fly FPV with one. The camera is always level thus no way to know which way the quadcopter is leaning.
I have seen guys use two cameras, one fixed to fly by and the other on a gimbal to record the flight.
Just an FYI.
Chris
Yeah, roger that...
I was actually thinking more of an either / or; don't think my little quad could carry both without straining the guts out of the propulsion system, along with extremely limited flight times.
Although, I did read where somebody was experimenting using a FPV camera on a gimbal setup for pitch axis correction only, which I could see might come in handy if setup correctly. Kind of like the real copters in that respect - nose pitches down initially in high-speed forward flight, and the head instinctively pitches up to compensate.
Dang, I'm going to wind up with a bigger quad before this is all over, and I already have two helicopters I need to get out the door...
Last edited by Stuka; 05-23-2014 at 03:59.
RR
Metrologic HeNe 3.3mw Modulated laser, 2 Radio Shack motors, and a broken mirror.
1979.
Sweet.....