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Eric Cheng

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I spent a couple of hours at 3D Robotics this afternoon with Chris Anderson, Brandon Brasso, and Pablo Lema. We chatted aerial imaging and flew around prototype Y6 and IRIS multirotors (the IRIS is a completely different bird than the early prototype I flew out of their San Diego office—super stable, now!). The Berkeley office ...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riB6dR1SwIg?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] Experimental cloud timelapse (1 shot every 0.5 sec, GoPro HERO3 Black). Shooting into the sun gives the scene way too large a dynamic range to successfully capture using a GoPro. Next time, I will probably spot meter to expose the clouds successfully. Also, there was a lot of wind, which makes for shaky ...

Here’s a video of an RC helicopter being controlled by a SpaceMouse. The interface seems to be much more natural than the 2-stick “Mode 2” control that we RC pilots typically use. It looks like they are using a computer as the interface to the SpaceMouse, but older controllers have serial ports, and per the ...

Here are some behind-the-scenes shots from Tonga, which were taken by my good friend, Julian Cohen. Although I mostly flew from the boat, I did a couple beach launches, as well. It’s important to have a tough, waterproof case for work like this. My entire Phantom with FPV and 6-8 batteries fits in a single ...

I absolutely love the aerial perspective. This is a picture of my wife snorkeling outside of Swallows Cave in Vava’u, Tonga. You can see the little mushroom island’s entire underwater reef structure.

DJI | DJI Released Naza-M Firmware 4.00

DJI | DJI Released Naza-M Firmware 4.00 DJI has released Naza-M firmware 4.00, the next iteration of firmware for the Naza-M multirotor flight controller. It supports ground station software (if you have the required hardware), but for beginner DJI Phantom owners, the most-interesting new feature will be the flight limits function, which allows you to ...

Aerial footage taken in Tonga, September, 2013. Huge thanks to Julian and Ildi Cohen and the crew of the S/Y Bella Principessa for their hospitality (I used the catamaran as a launch platform). GoPro HERO3 w/polarizer on a DJI Phantom quadcopter with Zenmuse gimbal. (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

I went to visit 3D Robotics last week, which was a ton of fun. They let me fly an Iris prototype and a Y6 running APM 2.6. I love the idea of a folding Y6 for travel. It has plenty of power and can fold into a compact little package. Thanks, guys!

I managed to get great aerial footage of whale sharks is Isla Mujeres by launching a quadcopter off of a 34-foot boat, but the flight controller (DJI NAZA v3.14) made the experience a pain in the butt because it refused to arm until the quadcopter was (relatively) still. had to wait until the boat was ...