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Eric Cheng

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Here are some stills from Gordon Laing’s visit. Shot with DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ in Adobe DNG raw.

I had a fun day flying the Phantom 2 Vision+ with Gordon Laing, Jim Goldstein and Stu Maschwitz. San Francisco was rainy and windy in the morning, which proved to be challenging conditions for flying, but the clouds went away in the afternoon, and the light was pretty glorious (but it was still cold and windy!). ...

Bliss Dance, by Marco Cochrane, is a 40’-tall metal sculpture located on the Great Lawn, near 9th and Avenue of the Palms on Treasure Island, San Francisco. Shot with 3D Robotics Y6, Rotorpixel GoPro gimbal, DJI Phantom quadcopter, Zenmuse H3-2D gimbal, GoPro HERO3 Black, ImmersionRC 600mW video transmitter. Captured in GoPro Protune and converted using GoPro Studio and edited in FCPx. ...

Autonomous mission with 3D Robotics Y6, GoPro and gimbal

Yesterday, I flew my first autonomous mission with a 3D Robotics Y6. The mission is shown above (screenshot from DroidPlanner on a Nexus 7), and includes 6 waypoints between 25m and 50m AGL, including an auto-land at the end. During the flight, I monitored output from the GoPro using FPV, and manually controlled pitch using ...

Across the street from Bliss on Treasure Island are two abandoned military barracks, which have the most amazing shape from the air. There are so many great sites on Treasure Island! Must go back. Also shown: Jimmy Fulton, jacked into his FPV setup.

Treasure Island’s famous 40-foot tall Bliss Dancer. The light and shadows at sunrise are beautiful, here. Taken with 3D Robotics Y6, GoPro HERO3 Black camera, Rotorpixel gimbal.