Pacific Grove light, from about 30 feet up
Kevin Flynn's Aerial Photography
Checking the wind
In such light winds, Kevin uses a fourteen foot delta
Sending a rig up - note the arrangement of strings of the Picavet suspension
Fanshell Beach, California, and Mission San Juan Bautista
Air-to-air view of scaled-up Wildcard prototype; Pebble Beach Golf Course 1 Dec 2002
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
Lightweight rig - 10.5 ounces
Lightweight video rig - 23 ounces
Canon SLR rig
with miniature TV camera for aiming
Rig with video camera link for aiming
Transmitter plus video receiver, showing home-made high-gain antenna and viewing screen
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