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During a demo of my Ground Station-enabled Phantom 2, I did something stupid. I was at the base of the beautiful, rolling hills of eastern Fremont and wanted to send the Phantom 2 up over the hills on a waypoint-driven mission. It looked like the hills went up at least 400’ above us, so I ...

Had fun shooting a so-called #dronie with friends, this morning (posted to Instagram). Phantom 2 with H3-3D gimbal and GoPro HERO 3+ Black. Fun! (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

I love using large sensors in the air. I drove to Palomar Observatory today and sent the Phantom 2 Ricoh GR up for a few pictures (nowhere near the structures). Last year, I read Richard Preston’s First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe, which made visiting the observatory all the more special. The modified Phantom ...

How to install DJI Ground Station in a Phantom 2

Not long ago, DJI release iPad Ground Station, an iPad app and hardware combination that allows Phantoms and other DJI-powered multicopters to fly autonomous missions using waypoints. iPad Ground Station is a free app in the Apple App Store, but it requires that you purchase and install 2.4G Bluetooth Data Link. This post is specifically about ...

It turns out that you *can* stuff a DJI 2.4G Bluetooth Datalink (buy) and an iOSD mini (buy) into the shell of a Phantom 2. This flagship Phantom 2 is configured with Ground Station support, a Zenmuse H3-3D 3-axis GoPro gimbal, GoPro with Ragecams lens mod, and Boscam TS353 5.8G 400mW FPV transmitter. The radio has ...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Ib9SwC7EI?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] This fantastic, 3-minute Superman video was made by Corridor Digital using a DJI Phantom 2, Zenmuse H3-2D gimbal, and GoPro camera. Imagine what would have been required to make this video before inexpensive, GPS-enabled multicopters with gimbal-stabilized cameras were available! Including the FPV transmitter, receiver and display, the entire ship was probably less ...

Cannibal Rock: This might just look like an aerial view of an underwater rock, but experienced SCUBA divers will find the alternative viewpoint to be fascinating. Located in Horseshoe Bay (Nusa Kode) just off of Rinca Island in Komodo National Park, this dive site is called Cannibal Rock. It is one of the best dives ...

Pura Tanah Lot is another one of the seven sea temples in Bali, Indonesia, and is located in Tabanan. Although the area around Tanah Lot is extremely touristy, only Balinese people can go into the temple itself. We arrived early in the morning to avoid the crowds. Shot with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter, Ricoh GR ...

Pura Luhur Uluwatu is a spectacular Balinese sea temple in Bali, Indonesia. The temple sits on a sheer cliff, and guards Bali from evil spirits from the south-west. There is no way to see this temple from the “front” except by aerial vehicle. Shot with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter, Ricoh GR APS-C camera, and Boscam FPV ...