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#TBT Two years ago today, I posted footage of surfers at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, and it changed my life… (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

Aerial live broadcast, 1 year ago

One year ago today, I did my first aerial live broadcast from a quadcopter, using a Phantom 2, GoPro, Lightbridge, and a computer broadcasting to Google Hangouts on Air over LTE.   .@djiglobal Phantom 2 w/Lightbridge and @Atomos_News Ninja Blade, recording 720p in ProRes, and live broadcast to Google Hangouts on Air. A photo posted ...

Aerial panorama of the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, Lake Como, Italy. Taken with DJI Phantom 3 Professional at 180′.

New (prototype) DJI Inspire 1 drone piloting paradigm using the beta DJI SDK for Inspire 1, Phantom 3, and M100: Nod Ring / hand control for flight, GoogleVR FPV for gimbal head tracking. Integration and demo by Spark Aerial at Nod HQ. DJI Inspire 1: dji.com/product/inspire-1Nod Ring: nod.comSpark Aerial: sparkaerial.com (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

Epic new DJI Inspire 1 drone piloting paradigm: Nod Ring for flight, GoogleVR FPV for gimbal head tracking. Integration by Spark Aerial.

After 1 year, I finally updated my Getting Started in Aerial Imagery guide! Spoiler: I recommend the Phantom 3 (w/extra battery!).

It’s too late!

The Science of Drones with Eric Cheng | Inquiring Minds

A couple weeks ago, I spent a morning up on Mt. Davidson with Indre Viskontas and Kishore Hari recording a podcast about drones for Inquiring Minds. Today, Mother Jones posted an article about drones and science, and included a short video of our flights from up on the small mountain in San Francisco. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBBbG5fEYD0&w=560&h=315]

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qiqr8xeVClE?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] The DJI Phantom 3’s position hold and camera gimbal are impressive. Here’s a Phantom 3 Professional hovering, hands off, in gusting 20-knot winds. A short video of the Phantom 3 hovering (on the same day, in the same conditions), taken with an iPhone 6, is over at Instagram. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)