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Evening Flight in an RV-7A

SmittysRV

SmittysRV

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My Hangar buddy has a beautiful RV-7A and we went up Thursday afternoon and shot this video. The whole video is shot with GoPros. This interior shots were done with a GoPro mounted on a handheld Brushless Gimble (like the ones used on the Multi-Rotor drones).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0vx1uxnD3c
 
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Brushless gimbal

OK... I see the usual RAM mounts. And I know what a brushless servo motor has inside it. But, what is a brushless gimbal?
By the way.... I like it.
 
I have a friend who does a lot video with his drone quadcopter. He has one of these hanging under it:

http://www.amazon.com/Hobbypower-Brushless-Controller-Assembled-Phantom/dp/B00GAY5YBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398737776&sr=8-1&keywords=gopro+gimbal

I made a hand held version, powered by a battery that I got from a RC hobby shop. It's basically a 2-axis gyro that stabilizes the video taken by the gopro. I got some U-shaped aluminum from Lowes and an old drill handle, plus 2 clecos and put it together.

gimbal1.jpg


gimbal2.jpg
 
Cool video! I love the gimbal shots during the turns, which gives a different perspective on the bank angles.
 
The gimbal worked pretty good the majority of the time. There were a few moments in the higher G's when it got confused as to which way is up. It's a heck of lot better than trying to use my shaky hands to shoot random video footage.
 
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