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
Pacific Grove, California, and Moss Landing, California
Fort Ord, California (abandoned), and Fanshell Beach, California
Moss Landing, 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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