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Just wondering if any one out there has tried this concept.
I know the Gopro is the in thing but IMO kinda boring to watch as you only realy see the rider's view and after seeing a couple they are really all the same BORING.
The old hands on camcorder makes for better interesting video's.

I'm looking into this unit, available through the Source.
Parrot Bebop Drone. Lightweight yet robust quadricopter - 14 megapixel Full HD 1080p Fisheye Camera - Skycontroller - 3-axes image stabilization
and believe this could really change our ability to bring a whole new angle to action vids. With a good operator and your own personal heli and birds eye view of the action. Maybe combined with a Gopro for a riders perspective.
 

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Guy at work has one. Works great.
 

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I have the DJI Vision 2 plus. It comes with a pretty good camera already.

He said this to me.
 

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I'm looking at the new dji inspire 1. Expensive but comes fully equipped. I want to use it for the farm and for personal. Price tag is over twice as much as the phantom 2 vision + though and the batteries are $200 apiece
 

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Phantom vision 2 sucks in the alpine. Works great down low but air is too thin for it up top. Deffinetly won't be chasing any sleds up hills. We killed 2 full batteries and got about 1 min of decent footage with it. Might work better in sheltered trees or something but the turbulent air coming over the ridges is too much for it to compensate for. Also the gimble sucks. Need to swap out for a full 3d gimble so then might as well go with the regular and a go pro
 

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I got in at the 500.00 mark every month it will go up 100.00 I should take delivery in Feb next batch shipped in may full production will sell at 900.00 to 1000.00
 

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Phantom vision 2 sucks in the alpine. Works great down low but air is too thin for it up top. Deffinetly won't be chasing any sleds up hills. We killed 2 full batteries and got about 1 min of decent footage with it. Might work better in sheltered trees or something but the turbulent air coming over the ridges is too much for it to compensate for. Also the gimble sucks. Need to swap out for a full 3d gimble so then might as well go with the regular and a go pro


What has worked the best? Or which one do you have?
 

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Well just got an email. Lily is dead. Company is shutting down and refunds are being sent. Looks like a Mavic is the new wanting.
 

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Well just got an email. Lily is dead. Company is shutting down and refunds are being sent. Looks like a Mavic is the new wanting.

That sucks. I almost ordered one when they first came out.


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I fly a DJI Phantom 3 professional and it's awesome!! The camera is unreal but I haven't tried following a sled yet. I know it doesn't like the cold so maybe in the spring I will get some cool footage
 

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Here she a few pics from my grandparents and parents place at skeleton lake this last fall
 

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I fly a DJI Phantom 3 professional and it's awesome!! The camera is unreal but I haven't tried following a sled yet. I know it doesn't like the cold so maybe in the spring I will get some cool footage
I just picked up my Phantom 3 standard and with the really cod temps, I haven't had a chance to fly yet.
I'm wondering if it's the battery that doesn't like the cold in which case I wonder why someone has tried a tiny foil blanket with a hand warmer packet or if it's the motors that suffer.
I was riding Fernie last weekend. Up top it was -2 and almost zero wind. Now I'm thinking about how to bring the Phantom.
 

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Mine won't even fire up if the unit itself is too cold. I haven't tried to start out with it warm and see what the cold temps will do. I'm thinking it use the home feature and come back and land or it might just shutdown which means a crash and $$$$$ I'm also still on beginner mode. I'm too much of a chicken to try the other modes.
 
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