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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

Fanshell Beach by Kevin FlynnSan Juan Bautista by Kevin Flynn
Fanshell Beach, 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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