Boatpix helicopter shot - Can't decide!

[Artzco]

What does it cost and where do they operate?

 

[jmagel]

What does it cost and where do they operate?

The price sheet is a little confusing, but I think the cheapest option is 1 x 8x10 print for $150. I'm going to try to negotiate a bit if I can because I would also like a digital copy, but they charge double for that. They're based out of Palm beach area I think.

 

[saltshaker]

Video killed the radiostar and drones will kill the helio

I just started looking into buying a drone for this reason. I've seen some very cool boat footage shot from a drone

 

[Artzco]

I just started looking into buying a drone for this reason. I've seen some very cool boat footage shot from a drone

You may like this video with the DJI Phantom with a GoPro mounted. Notice the guy in the boat controlling and the speed the quadcopter is running. Taken in the Bahamas and great scenes. Love the ending.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30HDdocMyAk

 

[Exhale]

Looks like this company got a bunch of helicopter shots of us coming into Newport harbor. I think I might buy one, but I've been looking all day and can't decide which angle to get. The profile looks nice, but I think I want to see the transom. Any opinions here!
(Interesting how the spray pattern runs up transom by the exhaust)

They all look great. My choice is the first one.
I bought all three when the did my boat. One for the office one for the boat and one for the house.

 

[jmagel]

#1 is the winner with a crop like this. Thanks for all the input guys. I'll be sure to post the final retouched version when I get it.

 

[saltshaker]

Looks good! Nice to see a MY running on plane. Tough to get these big girls on top of the water. How fast were you running and do you typically cruise fast? I always feel that these boats perform much better when running faster.

 

[SeaEric]

You may like this video with the DJI Phantom with a GoPro mounted. Notice the guy in the boat controlling and the speed the quadcopter is running. Taken in the Bahamas and great scenes. Love the ending.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30HDdocMyAk

This is the vid that got me wanting a DJI Phantom and a GoPro cam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpcu7vRy6lk

I suspect that there is a serious learning curve involved in getting professional resu
lts with this gear.

 

[jmagel]

Looks good! Nice to see a MY running on plane. Tough to get these big girls on top of the water. How fast were you running and do you typically cruise fast? I always feel that these boats perform much better when running faster.

Thanks, Jack. I'm too wallet-shy to run her at fast cruise on a long trip, so we run around 1850rpm which gets us about 18kts (speed in the photo). She runs pretty smooth and flat at that speed with enough tabs. Fast cruise would be low 20's, but I did see 26kts on the gps once with a lot of help from the moon! She still runs hot at higher rpms unfortunately. Checking cooling system this spring -- hope that solves it. Otherwise it's on to the aftercoolers and props ($$).

 

[saltshaker]

1850 and 18kts is very respectable for an older MY. We run 1750 and 17.5 kts asiour slow long distance cruise. Most of the time we run around 1950 which yields around 22-22.5kts. Fuel burn is higher but not as bad as I originally expected. The added engine speed makes the GPHs jump but the increase in boat speed helps keep the NMPG from getting too low. On a 70 NM run, I used 15 more gls running at 20kts than I did running 17.5-18 kts. If anything the return trip at 20 kits was a bit rougher but not enough to significantly impact the way I ran the boat or fuel economy.

 

[jmagel]

1850 and 18kts is very respectable for an older MY. We run 1750 and 17.5 kts asiour slow long distance cruise. Most of the time we run around 1950 which yields around 22-22.5kts. Fuel burn is higher but not as bad as I originally expected. The added engine speed makes the GPHs jump but the increase in boat speed helps keep the NMPG from getting too low. On a 70 NM run, I used 15 more gls running at 20kts than I did running 17.5-18 kts. If anything the return trip at 20 kits was a bit rougher but not enough to significantly impact the way I ran the boat or fuel economy.

Well... sometimes speed quotes can be like fish sizes. Our speed range is 15 - 19kts @1850 depending on current and wind, so I might have quoted a tad high on the average -- lol. Good point on the nmpg. The increase from 50 gph to 60+ gph seems so dramatic to me, but when you factor in the 10 - 15% speed increase the gap closes.

 

[MikeP]

Video killed the radiostar and drones will kill the helio

Yep - you could take pics anytime and match anything they can do with the chopper. A drone is next on my "future hobby to acquire" list. http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-2-vision-plus Probably around June when I leave the boat and head back to Mexico.

As far as the best pic - I prefer #1.

 

[jim rosenthal]

Mike, we need to have that in hand in MD so we can take photos of Blue Note out running-- just saying. Not to mention a few other things with wheels on them underneath....

 

[MikeP]

I wouldn't object to buying it while in MD - it's just carrying back on the plane that seems like a PITA though it looks like they have carrying cases for them that would make it no more difficult than carrying a guitar. But, unlike guitars, drones don't get preferred status for carrying on board/going in the overheads!

 

[34Hatt]

The price sheet is a little confusing, but I think the cheapest option is 1 x 8x10 print for $150. I'm going to try to negotiate a bit if I can because I would also like a digital copy, but they charge double for that. They're based out of Palm beach area I think.

I know friends who did negotiate and got a better price if they bought a few of them.