Aerial surf filming with the DJI Phantom quadcopter
Aleeshia & Clayton make a beeootifull couple .. lol .. it's great they put the ouch bit up, and the full video is a real warm smile creator ..
Monday, 19 August 2013 15:32
The DJI Phantom quadcopter is the first ever surfing drone. Are you ready to capture the shots of your life?
Steamer Lane, California, July 2013. The skies are blue and surfers are enjoying a summer ride in the perfect-peeling right-handers on offer in the cold water spot.
Up above, there's a small and strange unidentified flying object. It's not an UFO and it's not an helicopter. Actually, surfers are being filmed by DJI Phantom, the first ever surfing drone.
These eyes of the sky are finally affordable. DJI Phantom, the multirotor system with a GoPro mount, comes with a remote control unit, and with an Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC) function.
When the communication between the main controller and the transmitter is disconnected, and if the GPS signal is good enough, the system will automatically trigger "Return To Home" and will land safely.
Surfers can easily be followed during their endless rides. The DJI Phantom can speed up to the 10 meters per second.
The DJI Phantom is the perfect surf gadget for those seeking to film their best waves. It can be yours for only $679.00.
A 19-year-old man playing with a remote control helicopter in Brooklyn lost control of it, sliced off the top of his own head and died Thursday afternoon, law enforcement officials said.
The helicopter enthusiast, identified by officials as Roman Pirozek Jr., and his father were in Calvert Vaux Park at Shore Parkway and Bay 44th Street in Gravesend.
Pirozek also sheared off part of his shoulder, officials said.
Witnesses told detectives Pirozek was performing a trick with the model helicopter when something went wrong, according to law enforcement officials.
The model helicopter was worth about $2,000.
Sources said friends of the victim told investigators he often performed risky tricks with model helicopters.
Pirozek's neighbors in Woodhaven, Queens said he worked at Kennedy Airport and was a quiet but "really good kid." They said he and his father flew model helicopters almost every weekend.
Pirozek's social media accounts were filled with references to his hobby of flying remote control helicopters. On Aug. 25, he wrote on his Facebook page, "Great day for flying, the new frame brace is working great, breaking in some new packs I just got, they are the best that I have flown so far and loving them."
Pirozek graduated in 2012 from the High School for Construction, Engineering and Architecture in Queens, according to his Facebook page.
Teenager hit by his remote control helicopter in NYC park, dies from severe head injury
Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013 8:33 PM
NEW YORK — A teenage remote control helicopter enthusiast flying one in a park on Thursday was struck in the head by it and killed.
Roman Pirozek Jr., 19, was pronounced dead at a Brooklyn park near a busy parkway, and initial reports suggested he was killed by the helicopter’s blade, police said.
The accident occurred in Calvert Vaux Park, where operating remote control helicopters is allowed in designated areas. A club for hobbyists, the Seaview Rotary Wings Helicopter Club, flies its aircraft from a field there.
Pirozek’s father, Roman Pirozek, is a vice president of the club. He and other club members didn’t return messages seeking comment Thursday.
Police said they didn’t suspect any criminal act was involved in the teenager’s death. They didn’t immediately release the model and make of the helicopter he was flying.
In a YouTube video posted in July by someone named Roman Pirozek Jr., a T-Rex 700N DFC is shown flying around at high speeds in lateral and vertical jolts.
That particular make is on the larger side of remote control helicopters, said Rich Hanson, spokesman for the Muncie, Ind.-based Academy of Model Aeronautics, a membership group of hobbyists.
Hanson said the helicopter has an almost 4 1/2-foot wingspan and can reach speeds of up to 60 mph but is used primarily for tricky, acrobatic maneuvers.
“Flying a RC helicopter is one of the more difficult aircraft to operate,” he said. “There are really two common reasons one might go out: pilot error or equipment failure.”
Pirozek’s death, Hanson said, likely is only the second ever caused by a remote control helicopter in the United States. He said some years ago an instructor in Texas was killed by a remote control helicopter after the student he was teaching lost control of it.
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