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Pacific Grove light house
Pacific Grove light, from about 30 feet up

Kevin Flynn's Aerial Photography


Checking wind
Checking the wind
In such light winds, Kevin uses a fourteen foot delta
Kevin's light wind delta

A Kevin Flynn rig in the air
Sending a rig up - note the arrangement of strings of the Picavet suspension

Gallery

Pacific Grove, California by Kevin Flynn Moss Landing, California by Kevin Flynn
Pacific Grove, California, and Moss Landing, California

Fort Ord by Kevin FlynnFanshell Beach by Kevin Flynn
Fort Ord, California (abandoned), and Fanshell Beach, California

Moss Landing by Kevin Flynn San Juan Bautista by Kevin Flynn
Moss Landing, California, and Mission San Juan Bautista

Air-to-air pic by kevin FlynnPebble Beach Golf Course
Air-to-air view of scaled-up Wildcard prototype; Pebble Beach Golf Course 1 Dec 2002


Equipment

Kevin prefers the Picavet suspension system (as shown above) for his camera rigs. This system, devised around the turn of the last century, uses a clever arrangement of strings and pulleys to provide a self-leveling platform.

The rigs shown are the culmination of two years of development.

Panoramic rig

Panoramic rig - Kevin Flynn

Lightweight rig - 10.5 ounces

10.5oz lightweight rig - Kevin Flynn



Lightweight video rig - 23 ounces

23oz video rig - Kevin Flynn

Canon SLR rig

Canon SLR rig - Kevin Flynn

with miniature TV camera for aiming


Rig with video camera link for aiming

Video-link aiming - Kevin FlynnDual camera rig


Transmitter/receiver
Transmitter plus video receiver, showing home-made high-gain antenna and viewing screen

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