Using a drone to film rc flight

[3dx]

Not sure if this is feasible but is it possible to use a drone to film your flight, normally I use a Gopro 4 on a head mount in narrow view and get fairly good results ,bit jerky though and the mic picks up everything !, was thinking about getting a Phantom 4 or a Yunecc Q500 as they seem to offer what I'm looking for on paper- thoughts please.

[Raptormad2]

Yes it is possible if you click on the link at the bottom of my page you can see our club website with youtube link with our heli flights filmed with
a dji inspire. Takes a bit of getting used to with it buzzing around above you.

[Mark_T]

The mic will still pick up 'everything' but that will mostly be the sounds from the quad, not the sounds of the heli if that matters to you.

You can get a different perspective with a quad, but it takes more work to mirror the head movements you are doing naturally to keep the heli in center frame.

[woodsta888]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTbmAMZuakU

Tried this with a freind. He bought the Align 470 and was gonna film me (sport flyer not 3D) and he put the drone up and he switched it to hold and it......well, flew off.

2 Miles across Woodbury Common down here in Devon. In my fitter days I did fair bit of cross country but I was blowin' out my hoop after 1 mile. I could hear it but couldnt see it. ANother 500 meters the same, but louder. Carried on and I could see it and it was decending and landed in the only tree for 100's of metres. Collected it and started the long walk back. No damage to it. Got back to our field and he was no where to be found. Another mate rang him and 1/2 hr later (he was unfit) he arrived but no TX. Smashed brand new DX7 in a rage as he thought he'd lost it. Thats the 2nd tx I've seen sufferRC RAGE QUIT by this fella. That heather cut my legs to shreds. HE was thankful, but a TX down and a lesson in ensuring it has a satellite fix was learned - so I thought. Next time I saw that quad it was going - uncontrollably at walking pace, towards my car. Fortunately I grabbed hold of it. For sale on ebay now I think.

The quad itself very easy to fly and as the vid attached you should be ble to set it up in a hover with GPS hold and fly the heli to your hearts content. It's very quiet teh Align M470 and pretty sturdy. Full GPS and probably very capable in the right hands.

[3dx]

That video from Alan Szabo is what I was looking for- a different perceptive than the normal 3d heli vids and from what ive learned about the Yuneec q500 is that it also has watch me and follow me modes- plenty to think about !,, appreciate the response lads ..

[Rob Barnes]

We have tried this at our field using a DJI Inspire which held its position very well , however we sat it in front of the pilot and its something we would need to work on as being white its difficult for the pilot to see. Trial and error I think , maybe behind the pilot to get a better perspective. Its not as easy as I thought .

[chrisleematt21]

Yes, we did it with a Phantom 4, we even tried the auto follow mode which worked well so long as the heli didn't shoot off too far too fast.

[3dx]

Update, just found out that even though the field I fly in is in the no fly zone (RAF NORTHOLT) , I'll still be ok as the q500 is software limited to 400ft and in reality, for the stuff I want to film, I'm going to be well under that height limit - just be be on the safe side though, I plan to see the Base Commander or someone at the base regarding this in the next few days.
Quad ordered and on its way !..

[Vrp]

Form my friend's I1
https://db.tt/53TDQPnD

[tomatwalden]

Here's one Nick Bull did of my flying my Goblin 500 a couple of years back ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctfX6KrpBpU

[Mark_T]

Update, just found out that even though the field I fly in is in the no fly zone (RAF NORTHOLT) , I'll still be ok as the q500 is software limited to 400ft and in reality...

Just a thought, but the same rules apply to the heli you are already flying there, so either both are OK, or neither...

There is no requirement for software limitation to 400ft, vut it certainly doesn't hurt to have it.

[3dx]

Your right Mark, its actually the same rules, hadn't really thought of it that way as we've been flying at Field End for the last 10 yrs !, just thought what with all the negative stuff about "drones" in the media , kinda making an effort to get it right from the start..