FPV servo controlled plane grabs epic vacation footage, puts old family videos to shame (video)

By the time winter rolls around, Alistair Roberts will probably remember his summer vacation a heckuva lot better than the rest of us. Why? Because he brought an FPV plane to record his mountain biking holiday in the Spanish sun. With a GoPro camera mounted on the servo-powered cradle, Alistair piloted the plane by moving his head and using a remote control — all while streaming first person video from the cockpit into a pair of goggles. By pairing the high tech toy with another GoPro on his dad’s mountain bike, and a stationary camera on the ground, Alistair was able to create a truly amazing vacation video from 1200 – 1500 feet in the air traveling around 20kmph (12mph) — way cooler than any of the ones our dads recorded back in the day. Check out the video after the break. [Thanks, @btudor] Continue reading FPV servo controlled plane grabs epic vacation footage, puts old family videos to shame (video) FPV servo controlled plane grabs epic vacation footage, puts old family videos to shame (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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