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Building Multicopter Video Drones

By : Ty Audronis
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Building Multicopter Video Drones

By: Ty Audronis

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Building Multicopter Video Drones
Ty Audronis
Aug, 2014 | 128 pages
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Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Building Multicopter Video Drones
Building Multicopter Video Drones
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
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1
What is a Multicopter?
What is a Multicopter?
How do multicopters fly?
A multicopter's yaw control
The principles of multicopter lift
How a multicopter moves
What's in a multicopter?
Summary
2
Buying a Turnkey System
Buying a Turnkey System
Why choose a turnkey system?
If someone is selling it, it probably works … right?
Where to look for reviews and advice you can trust
What to expect for your budget…
Brands you can trust
Summary
3
Choosing Your Components
Choosing Your Components
What kind of drone should I build?
Choosing your airframe
Delving into camera gimbals
The multicopter brain – the guidance system
The human interface
The final component list and cost
Summary
4
Assembling Your Drone
Assembling Your Drone
Building the airframe
Connecting components
Programming your guidance system and remote
Summary
5
Flying Your Multicopter
Flying Your Multicopter
Get a simulator!
Safety
The preflight checklist
Your multicopter's maiden flight
Summary
6
First Person View (FPV) Gear
First Person View (FPV) Gear
Components of an FPV system
Some general guidelines
Summary
7
Camera Flying Techniques
Camera Flying Techniques
Executing camera moves
Indoor flying considerations
Experiencing an autonomous flight
Summary
8
Post Processing
Post Processing
Cutting your clips into segments
Using Adobe's Warp Stabilizer
Summary
Index
Index

Chapter 5. Flying Your Multicopter

So you've built your multicopter and you're ready to get in the air and shoot some video, right? No. We have a long road ahead—calibrating your multicopter and honing your piloting skills.

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