New video! – “The Mall”

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Filmed during the Rotor DR1 shoot at Rolling Acres mall in Ohio, USA
Link to the episode in which the footage was used.

The Rolling Acres mall closed down in 2008. It is a really creepy place. It’s huge and empty. Every single piece of glass is broken. The glass sky lights were broken and water was dripping on the floor with an echoey splash. It was absolutely awesome! Someone in the Rotor DR1 community knew the owners and arranged that we could shoot there. Naturally I had to bring the tricopter.

Reception was surpassingly good considering I was using 5.8Ghz. Probably because there weren’t a single electrical device in or even a power-grid nearby. I broke a total of 8 props during the day and flew a total of 8 batteries. I lost all 3 landing gear during the day (couldn’t find them) due to low flying and scraping the floor.

Here are some random Iphone pictures I took during the day:

IMG_2731IMG_2735IMG_2740 copy IMG_2746 copy1 IMG_2749 copy1 IMG_2753 copy1 IMG_2757 copy IMG_2759 copy IMG_2766 copySetup used in the video:

Frame: Tricopter V3
Motors: NTM28-26S 1200kV
Props :8×5 HQ E-prop
ESC’s: 20A SimonK ESC’s
Battery: 4S 3000mAh 20C Battery
FC: KK2 mini
Servo: TGY210
Video TX: mmersion RC 5.8GHz 600mW
Camera: GoPro3+
RC-RX: Hitec optima 9
AUW: 999 grams

Comments

10 responses to “New video! – “The Mall””

  1. Emil Avatar
    Emil

    Thanks for sharing, so inspiring. I have had a blast the last 2-3 month flying your V3 almost every weekend and some….
    I plan to bring it to Sweden this summer to capture some stunning, I hope, views from South Dalarna where I grew up.
    Emil

  2. Terje Avatar
    Terje

    Wow! I did not know that the full sized frame could even fly like that 🙂 when I saw the clips on Rotor DR1 I thought it was filmed using a mini quad for sure?!? Great piloting!

  3. Rotorblade Avatar
    Rotorblade

    I finally got the friction thing dialed in on the arms and am loving that, I had drilled some holes but then realized it’d be a good thing to get the friction thing working. Anyways, nice flying here! It’s amazing that they would let a mall like that go to waste. Looks like a great set for DR1. That Tricopter of yours David I bet has a lot more power and speed than what you could really unleash in that environment. Very inspiring video and great setup on the tricopter!

  4. _SYC_ Avatar
    _SYC_

    Awesome video David, shows how maneuverable that Tricopter can be. Very impressed and what a location!

  5. Robert C Avatar
    Robert C

    Superb editing David. Can’t believe how stable and smooth your copter is, great flying skills, too!

    1. Robert C Avatar
      Robert C

      By the way, what settings do you use on the Gopro? Do you stretch it in post production or anything?

      1. mjpilot Avatar
        mjpilot

        When he did aerial filming for Flite test he used 1920 by 1440 at 48FPS.

  6. telemike Avatar
    telemike

    Hi David, Some awesome flying and at an equally amazing location.

    truth be told i never saw much in multirotor craft being more of a fixed wing dude, but your tricopter changed that.. haven’t started building yet but it is coming as soon as possible. thank you for rekindling my RC fire…

  7. JediJeremy Avatar
    JediJeremy

    When I say “you inspire my dreams”, I mean it literally. I’ve noticed a correspondence between you posting new videos, me watching it, and then having “the flying dream” again.

    “Wizard Eye (level 4): You see through a magical hovering eye, allowing you to explore from a distance.” – D&D

  8. epic Avatar
    epic

    This is awesome! I loved that episode of dr1 because of that. I would crash instantly!

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