hey guys i am just about to start with my aerial photography passion that recently developed
the steps are:
1. basic 720*480p video recording
2. as i have many gyros with me making a camera stabiliser system and plane stabilizer system too
3. after i perfect all of my these goals i am going in to FPV
fpv is my primary target and i have been doing a lot of research on them lately
anyways guys my first step investment is done and i have ordered a 14 gms 720*480p video cam resolution matters a i want good quality videos
so first step ofcourse get myself a super stable plane (like a glider) or make a stable plane super stable
so this is the plane i went in for
the easyfly rtf glider from hobby city
after reading the reviews this was my second choice after the axn floater jet which was out of stock
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=7895 (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=7895)
well i have to change the esc and have to test servos as per the reviews recommendation but i beleive it will be fine
yes it is a multiplex easyglider's clone
and then i have also ordered a video recorder for the job
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=10973 (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=10973)
and acc. to rcg and the hc reviews it will be good i presume
so just ordered this and a couple of ducted fans for gaurav bhaiya from hc through ems on friday morning and hence hoping to maiden it this saturday or sunday
subbu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9njZxXp82ho
a good video with the exact same setup as mine just that his is a multiplex easyglider
looking forward to the difference
subbu
Cool.. Yet another milestone for the great subbu {:)} cant wait to see how this turns out.. Has anyone built a gyro stabilized mount here on RCIndia? I found this page quite interesting.. http://bergenrc.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=59
alright guys got my stuff shipped from hc today so it should reach india by thursday i guess its ems they say in 5 days
so today night on the plane tomorrow morning on the mumbai int airport and day after in customs is what i hope
or just shift the whole process one day more
subbu
Pikle6, I pray that you receive your package in 5 days.
Not trying to hi-jack your post ;) But, can you please please please please please inform "sriharishine" and me when you receive your HobbyCity/HobbyKing order? :help:
I have placed an order on 6th April via EMS express that was shipped on 16th April and should have reached Kolkata, India by now. Online tracking has been showing "The item left Hong Kong for its destination" for the last 2 weeks. However, HC/Hk is telling me to continue waiting as due to the volcano in Iceland there are severe backlogs of cargo to all countries.
Thanks,
Ritesh
yes i will i have ordered before through ems too and as last time my order was placed on 30/4 and as the till 3 they had holiday they have shipped the item today that is good speed i beleive but i did call them to tell them to just give some priority to the parcel as it was urgent
anyways will inform you about every step
subbu
hey guys my parcel has arrived here in mumbai and will go to collect it on monday
subbu
Congrats Subbu,
Do you have to go to customs office in Mumbai to collect your package ? If so, then how did you know that they have your package? Today, The HokkyKing people told me (via chat) to inquire with my local customs.
Nonethless... I am :) for you.
-Ritesh
hi sethji
i just called the ems centre in mumbai and guess what they said it has cleared customs too and monday i will have it in my house and so no customs tooooo
;D ;D ;D ;D
subbu
call me if you need any help
at 9833036737
so does that mean we can order all kinds of planes from hobbycity ? would be great cause I have been eyeing a bird that I want to desperately buy..kindly confirm..
no i doesnot because gaurav bhaiyas batteries have gone through them too so might just depend on your luck go ahead and try it
subbu
hello to all the people here on india's premiere forum
MY COURIER FROM HC HAS ARRIVED
alright when i said in the earlier post that i might not have to pay customs and all that was actually a mistake the ems centre in india actually did a goof up and gave me some other consignments status so
yesterday i was supposed to get my parcel but i was hit by severe cold so well as i was grounded i asked my dad to get me the
plane and here i have it today in my hand and yeah he did pay 1100 rs as customs and i had declared 100% value to due many wrong invoice cases just to be on the safe side.
so everything is set ans i will post some pics today and yes i have made an unboxing video too
god soo many things
hang on guys uploading them now you really dont want to miss this
subbu
hey guys three photos of the box and rest are videos
(http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/110520103132.jpg)
(http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/110520103128.jpg)
(http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/110520103129.jpg)
subbu
rest will be uploaded tomorrow
sorry guys
subbu
great news Ankur. I just yesterday ordered the same Cam - at 18g its a charm. Now when you have got thru this huge plane, I am gathering courage to order AXN Floater in my next order...
Yum Yum, cant wait to see yo pics of progress subbu.
Quote from: ujjwaana on May 11, 2010, 10:28:20 PM
great news Ankur. I just yesterday ordered the same Cam - at 18g its a charm. Now when you have got thru this huge plane, I am gathering courage to order AXN Floater in my next order...
you possibly meant subbu ;D ;D
i will give you a guideline for ordering though you have ordered many a times but getting big parcels out of customs could be a trouble
1. please declare the total value that is 100% because recently many big couriers were siezed due to wrong invoices
2. please order only through ems for planes and big items i literally got the plane on the fifth day of my order (excluding the three chinese holidays)
3. there is no such thing as bribing or just faking to a customs officer, they know a lot about model aeroplanes
so just be truthful and if its for a school project mention it they give you some deduction on the customs
that is about it so godd luck i had talked to hobbycity people (and yes they very helpful) regarding axn floater's stock and they said that it would be restocked by end of may or mid june
good luck
subbu
hey guys finally got some of the pics uploaded
have look
(http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/easyfly%20hc/120520103142.jpg)
(http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/easyfly%20hc/120520103143.jpg)
(http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/easyfly%20hc/120520103141.jpg)
(http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/easyfly%20hc/120520103139.jpg)
(http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/easyfly%20hc/120520103138.jpg)
(http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/easyfly%20hc/120520103137.jpg)
(http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/easyfly%20hc/120520103136.jpg)
(http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/easyfly%20hc/120520103135.jpg)
(http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/easyfly%20hc/120520103133.jpg)
(http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/Pikle6/easyfly%20hc/120520103134.jpg)
subbu
COOL!! It would be fun holding a plane taller than you, even when you already made one youself!
Be careful putting the Decals if you are doing it for the first time.... watch some Videos
It must be very hot in Mumbai this year... I can see your AC running at 22* - my fav temp setting ;D ;D
Quote from: ujjwaana on May 12, 2010, 04:04:06 PM
COOL!! It would be fun holding a plane taller than you, even when you already made one youself!
Be careful putting the Decals if you are doing it for the first time.... watch some Videos
It must be very hot in Mumbai this year... I can see your AC running at 22* - my fav temp setting ;D ;D
truly it is
i wanted to paint the decals black with a permanent marker as i like it more than the stock orange
and yes this is my third plane which i am decaling i pretty much screwed up the e-starter and slowstick ;D ;D
as i am not an art guy
need expert help in decaling the plane please help
oh its burning here in mumbai and add to that i have cold so i am always in an ac room as doctor has adviced me not to shift from hot to cold environments so better the ac running at a decent temperature than the balcony ;D ;D ;D ;D
subbu
hello pikle how much percentage of total money u paid as duty.
if its ok to share.
hey not a problem
i think my dad paid about 13 or 14% custom charges or less
but the good thing was that they were not bothered by seeing an rc airplane in the box just as if it was allowed
and also not worried about the small video recorder
subbu
Wow.. Thats a pretty big wingspan.. Why dont you get custom decals made from those people who do stickers for cars n bikes?
Quote from: medicineman1987 on May 13, 2010, 12:40:54 PM
Wow.. Thats a pretty big wingspan.. Why dont you get custom decals made from those people who do stickers for cars n bikes?
well i dont really know anything about them actually for decaling my planes i used to call my friend he also has done some pin striping on my f22 once but know he has gone to goa so need help here on how to beautify the existing decals and apply the correctly
subbu
start with maiden with original decals....after successful flight do custom decalling
Quote from: sandeepm on May 13, 2010, 01:08:18 PM
start with maiden with original decals....after successful flight do custom decalling
ok will do that sandeep uncle
subbu
hey guys finally got the video up so here you go
will post more info later i need to run now for the classes as i need to come back repair my slowstick for tomorrow
it is processing you will be able to see it in a few minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yckcHAKcZkY
subbu
How you have mounted the Cam in the model? Any pics showing it?
Congrats Subbu for the maiden and good first video!
If you so much liked forward looking FPV, you should have waited for AXN like me :P :P
With your plane, the prop is spoiling the view. Try mounting the camera facing back so that you get obstruction free vid.
Did you try cutting the throttle and just gliding ? this would give you video without th prop for short duration, before the time you need to fire the engine again.
Great feat!! keep it up!
What's up with the 2/29/2008 in the video :headscratch: ;D
Quote from: anwar on May 21, 2010, 03:15:05 PM
What's up with the 2/29/2008 in the video :headscratch: ;D
Even I got my Mini Cam form HC today in the office.. one guy brought a cheapo EP RC car and we had fun spying Manager cubes (annual review time)... The date seems to be the initial date of the cam. To change the time, I tried what is written in the manual (creating TAG file) but it did not help.
Even though the camera rates at 30fps and they have shipped Sandisk Micro SD (duplicate), the video is snappy and looks much less than even 20fps. would check...
Subbu, what is your review for the cam ?
Quote from: sriharishine on May 21, 2010, 01:14:50 PM
How you have mounted the Cam in the model? Any pics showing it?
hi i will put the mounting pics tomorrow as i have to get going with the repairing of my slowstick now
Quote from: ujjwaana on May 21, 2010, 01:36:50 PM
Congrats Subbu for the maiden and good first video!
If you so much liked forward looking FPV, you should have waited for AXN like me :P :P
With your plane, the prop is spoiling the view.
actually i have two axn's on the field which i can use so i thought a different plane would be better
well yes it was the maiden so i did not glide as much but did a big first maiden flight
also i had to trim it and all try other things like a loop which you can see on the video 8-) 8-) 8-)
tomorrow i am doing video's with the came facing back and sideways tooo ;D ;D
Quote from: anwar on May 21, 2010, 03:15:05 PM
What's up with the 2/29/2008 in the video :headscratch: ;D
anwar bhaiya the camera's time needs to be adjusted using a tag file which i have not yet figured out how to do
Quote from: ujjwaana on May 21, 2010, 07:07:45 PM
Subbu, what is your review for the cam ?
well i found the cam quite good and worth it mine was a real sandisk card and video recorded at 30fps and the quality is outstanding the video i uploaded still can be viewed in 480p the original hd video was 800mb :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
any more help please do ask
subbu
hey guys just finished working on modifying the camera's 360 degree tilt and sideways movement mount
and it looks awesome will put info tomorrow with the second video of the glider's flight
oh and tomorrow i and gaurav bhaiya are doing a bit of combat and and formation flying
subbu
just back from the longest flying session in the history of my flying sessions that is 5 hours :o :o :o
about an hour and a half of my plane flying
another 2 and a half hour of gaurav bhaiya's axn and extra 300 flying and and an hour of flying ashish bhaiya's planes
we were actually flying each others planes
we did ribbon flying 3d flying high altitude flying formation flying and landing and a total of 15 battery packs in total of 2200 and 1800 mahs
have about 2 gigs of onboard video will start editing after lunch now
subbu
hey guys this a video of the plane from the tail view i had taken it about 2 weeks before but got time to edit it and upload it only today
please wait for a few minutes as its processing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlSwE-QQa2g
enjoy ;D ;D ;D :) :) :)
subbu
Really good.Would love to do that some day.
thanks any other angles you guys want just let me know
subbu