MactacLong range fpv drone flight in the beautiful, cinematic mountains of British Columbia on Vancouver Island. Shortly after I took off, it started raining. You can see a bit of it on the lens of the GoPro, but the FPV cam was just full of water. Definitely a hair raising experience, I'm just glad I had it really well conformal coated so it was at least a little bit waterproofed. It took 4 hours to get to the location, including about an hour on logging roads. This mountain was a fantastic one for mountain surfing - We flew from the mountain on the other side of the valley, up on the logging road.
Long range FPV mountain surfing ... In the rain! (7km round trip)Mactac2020-10-28 | Long range fpv drone flight in the beautiful, cinematic mountains of British Columbia on Vancouver Island. Shortly after I took off, it started raining. You can see a bit of it on the lens of the GoPro, but the FPV cam was just full of water. Definitely a hair raising experience, I'm just glad I had it really well conformal coated so it was at least a little bit waterproofed. It took 4 hours to get to the location, including about an hour on logging roads. This mountain was a fantastic one for mountain surfing - We flew from the mountain on the other side of the valley, up on the logging road.
#fpv #cinematic#longrangeFlight to Mordor: The aftermath of a 10,000 year old volcanic eruption.Mactac2023-08-25 | About 10,000 years ago the side of this mountain in the British Columbia Rockies was blown off by a volcanic eruption and molten rock spewed out of the earth. That molten rock created these otherworldly spires that cover the peak of the mountain. They almost look like someone made them with dripping wet sand.
This long range cinematic flight was part of an FPV drone mountain surfing adventure weekend in the BC Rockies.
The smoke from the massive British Columbia forest fires makes everything look hazy and out of focus.
Here's my FPV long range drone build for this flight: - iFlight XL10 10 inch fpv drone frame with custom arm braces - HQ 10 x 4.5 x 3 props - Xing 3110 motors - T-motor F7 55A stack - DJI O3 air unit - True RC antennas all around - TBS Crossfire diversity receiver - 2 x 4200mAh li-on batteries that I built myself - GoPro Hero 11 Camera Butter ND32 filter - DJI Goggles V2
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Video Chapters: 0:00 Takeoff 0:34 About the BC forest fires 1:00 The fun starts! 1:28 Ridgeline flight 2:00 Climb up 2:29 First peak and dive 3:22 Volcanic rock 4:00 Volcanic ridgeline 4:35 Final dive 5:00 The trip home 6:23 Landing. Whew!
#fpv #mountains #cinematicAvalanche caught CLOSE-UP by FPV drone - Long range mountain surfing in 4kMactac2023-05-04 | We were out for a day of long range mountain surfing in British Columbia on Vancouver Island with our long range drones (that we build ourselves), hoping to get some nice cinematic footage. There was a "severe avalanche warning" a couple of days prior, but things seemed to have calmed down. Just when were were getting ready to leave, I looked up and saw a huge avalanche coming down the mountain right in front of us! I scrambled to get a battery on my long range FPV drone, fumbled with my GoPro, and booked it out towards the mountain as fast as I possibly could. I got there just in time to see an absolutely scary amount of snow from an avalanche hitting the bottom of the mountain. What looks like water in this video is actually a huge amount of snow, with some chuncks as big as my truck.
Since I had the goggles on, I couldn't see what was goin on around me, and I was pretty paranoid about the avalanche coming down the mountain, through the valley and up the other side where we were sitting, all without me knowing. I was also worried that the road would get obliterated and we'd be stuck way out in the back country. Luckily, it wasn't even close.
* I'm trying to get a documentary made about drone mountain surfing - If you can help in some way, please contact me! *
Here's the FPV long range drone rig I used: - Camera Butter 7 Cinema ONE 7 inch frame, with a custom front end that helps me get close-to-the ground shots - T-motor F90 motors - T-motor F7 55A stack - Caddx Vista -True RC antennas all around - TBS Crossfire diversity receiver - GNB 4500 LiPo HV 6s battery - GoPro Bones with Camera Butter ND32 filter
#fpv #avalanche #cinematicEpic long range peak run, mountain surfing in the Canadian Rockies - 10km round tripMactac2022-09-25 | The Canadian Rockies are exceptionally beautiful and cinematic - they were formed 100 million years ago in a period of massive geological movement, volcanoes and earthquakes - and it shows! I spent 4 days in the mountains here flying my long range fpv drone up to mountain peaks, rock faces, glaciers and more. At this location, we could just see the peak through a small gap in the trees, so we pulled over and sent it out. The peak was only about 4km away from where we parked, the total flight was about 10km.
No, this is not inside any national park.
Here's the rig I used: - Camera Butter 7 Cinema ONE 7 inch frame with customized front end (I'll do video on this soon!) - T-motor F90 motors - T-motor F7 55A stack - Caddx Vista -True RC antennas all around - TBS Crossfire diversity receiver - Self-built Li-On 4200mAh 6s pack - GoPro Bones with Camera Butter ND16 filter
I'll be publishing a ton more mountain surfing videos from the BC and Alberta Rockies coming up, so make sure to subscribe & click the notification bell if you don't want to miss them.
You can get Camera Butter GoPro ND filters, frames, motors, lens protectors and other products here: http://www.CameraButter.com
#fpv #rockymountains #cinematicThe Canadian Rocky Mountains are incredibleMactac2022-09-22 | Near the end of one of the days of my rocky mountain fpv flying trip, we pulled over on the side of the road for a quick fly of a stunningly beautiful and cinematic river (the Thompson river in Alberta Canada). It's surrounded by woodlands and breathtaking mountains on one side, and the remains and regrowth of a forest fire that ravaged the area on the other.
I flew this with a 5 inch Camera Butter Cinema ONE FPV drone frame, Camera Butter HALO motors, t-motor stack and caddx/DJI video. Filed with a GoPro Hero 8 and a Camera Butter ND16 ND filter.
I'll be publishing a ton of mountain surfing videos from the BC and Albert Rockies coming up, so make sure to subscribe & click the notification bell if you don't want to miss them.
You can get Camera Butter GoPro ND filters, frames, motors, lens protectors and other products here: http://www.CameraButter.com
#fpv #rockymountains #cinematicA beautiful waterfall in British ColumbiaMactac2022-09-12 | A really short clip of a raging, waterfall we flew at the beginning of an fpv trip to Whistler, British Columbia. Such a beautiful and cinematic place for some FPV fun.
This is a Hero 8 with a Camera Butter ND16 ND filter, mounted on a Camera Butter Cinema ONE 5 inch frame, with 1800kv Camera Butter HALO motors, Caddx Vista vTx and crossfire setup.
You can get Camera Butter GoPro ND filters, frames, motors, lens protectors and other products here: http://www.CameraButter.com
#fpv #cinematic #goproIs it Cinematic or is it Freestyle FPV?Mactac2022-09-08 | On the way back from a 14 hour day trying to fly in mountains, only to be rained out all day, we stopped off at this spot when we were just starting to lose light so we could let out some steam. This is a chill, low-key sort-of-cinematic-meets-freestyle fpv flight. I'm just glad I brought some 5 inch quads in addition to my long range rigs to have been able to actually fly a couple of packs on the way back!
This is a Hero 8 with a Camera Butter ND16 ND filter, mounted on a Camera Butter Cinema ONE 5 inch frame, with 1800kv Camera Butter HALO motors, Caddx Vista vTx and crossfire setup.
You can get Camera Butter GoPro ND filters, frames, motors, lens protectors and other products here: http://www.CameraButter.com
#fpv #cinematic #goproLong range mountain surfing in British ColumbiaMactac2022-09-02 | This is a short clip from a recent long distance, cinematic mountain surfing flight, on Nahmint mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
I used a GoPro hero 10 with a Camera Butter ND16 ND filter, mounted on a Camera Butter Cinema ONE 7 inch frame, Caddx Vista vTx and crossfire setup.
Color graded with the "Outlander" LUT from the Camera Butter LUT Pack: https://CameraButter.com/products/cam...
You can get Camera Butter GoPro ND filters, frames, motors, lens protectors and other products here: http://www.CameraButter.com
#fpv #cinematic #longrangeField of dreams: Smooth, relaxing fpv flight over a corn field.Mactac2022-08-28 | Coming back after some flying, we stopped beside a large field for a cruise: A nice, relaxing fpv drone flight over a corn field was the last flight of the day. There is something just satisfying about cruising around, just skimming the tops of the corn that makes everything in the world good :)
I used a GoPro hero 8 with a Camera Butter ND16 ND filter, mounted on a Camera Butter Cinema ONE frame, Camera Butter HALO motors, Caddx Vista vTx and crossfire setup.
Color graded with the "Golden Hour" LUT from the Camera Butter LUT Pack: https://CameraButter.com/products/camera-butter-lut-pack
You can get Camera Butter GoPro ND filters, frames, motors, lens protectors and other products here: http://www.CameraButter.com
#fpv #cinematic #goldenhourSignals - FPV drone flying a gigantic Satellite dishMactac2022-05-26 | This is the 3rd largest satellite dish in Canada (check out the size of the cars beside it!), and used to be part of a worldwide communication network, and is now de-commissioned. At 30m in diameter, it's hidden away in the woods with a whole array of other dishes and pretty tough to get to now - luckily the land owner was incredibly nice and took us back there to let us fly a few packs - the only problem was that retrieving a downed quad from inside the compound would be very difficult, so we had to keep it pretty chill - no crazy fpv tricks or risking crashing this time - just a calm, fairly cinematic fpv spot.
I used a GoPro hero 8 with a Camera Butter ND16 ND filter, mounted on a Camera Butter Cinema ONE frame, Camera Butter HALO motors, Caddx Vista vTx and crossfire setup.
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These LUTs give you a great starting point to create some truly inspired looks for your videos.The Valley of the Kings: FPV drone flight in the Iao Valley, HawaiiMactac2022-04-18 | The Iao valley on the island of Maui is a magical, cinematic place. Incredible peaks and ridges are covered in dense rainforest, with rainfall of almost 10 meters per year. I flew this with my 7 inch long range FPV drone with permission from the park rangers, even though someone came up behind me as I was cresting the top, and started arguing with me about being able to fly there. Luckily my family was there (watch until the end to see them!) to help deal with it while I had the goggles on. My daughter thought that the crest of the mountain looked like a humpback whale, so I added the whale sounds :)
Something weird happened with my footage, and the edges came out a bit blurry. No idea why, none of my other footage from the trip was like this.
Camera Butter 7 inch Cinema ONE frame GoPro Hero 8 with Camera Butter ND filter Hyperlite 2508.5 1333kv motors T-Motor F7 Stack
#fpv #cinematic #droneCamera Butter ND Filter, Cinema ONE frame and HALO Motors: Smooth FPVMactac2021-09-25 | Sometimes even a swamp can be cinematic and beautiful - all one shot with no edits. I went all out on the Camera Butter gear for this one! The drone was built with a Camera Butter Cinema ONE frame, Camera Butter HALO motors and a GoPro Hero 8 with a Camera Butter ND16 ND filter. Super smooth, super cinematic. The control with the HALO motors is unreal.
#fpv #cinematic #britishcolumbiaIs it even possible? The craziest gap Ive attempted with an FPV droneMactac2021-08-24 | This abandoned school is just an eyesore to some people, but when you're into FPV and you drive by something like this, all you see is possibilities - you see the big holes in the roof, you see gaps, you see all sorts of potential freestyle lines and tricks for your drone. Flown with a 5 inch quad, the gaps at the beginning of the video were all less than11 inches high, and there were 18 sets comprising 53 metal rings. The low throttle control of the new Camera Butter HALO motors is simply UNREAL.
#fpv #drone #fpvfreestyleLong distance FPV flight out to an ocean freighterMactac2021-06-02 | I've always wanted to fly a cargo ship. Flying an FPV drone over ocean long distance is scary enough, but I was really nervous about failsafe issues due to the transmitters on the ship. I had a chance to fly one and decided to risk it from a nice cinematic flight. Whenever I approached the bridge, my video went bad, but otherwise it was good. The wind was pretty strong - you can see that on my way back from the ship how tilted the drone is to one side fighting the wind.
The ship is the Cape Camellia sailing out of from Monrovia, a city in Liberia, currently anchored near Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It's 1/3rd of a kilometer long (!), and was empty with the hatches open. It can carry over 200,000 tons when full. The freighter was on its way to Japan, and the crew was pretty interested in the drone - you can see them waving in the first clip.
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#fpv #cinematic #longrangeCinema ONE Cinematic / freestyle FPV frame overview & buildMactac2021-05-20 | An overview and build instruction for the brand new Camera Butter Cinema ONE frame. This unique, convertible frame has many different configurations, and is convertible between quasi-X style, deadcat style (for no props in HD view), 5 inch, 7 inch and even 8 inch. It's light, strong and flies super smooth.
It makes for a fantastic long range fpv frame or a great smooth flying and nimble freestyle frame too.
#fpv #drone #fpvlifeFPV Therapy: Cleaning out the cobwebs.Mactac2021-05-03 | I've been so insanely busy in the last couple of months I haven't had much time to fly. I took a bunch of packs into the forest and just ripped around for a couple of hours. Sometimes you just need a little bit of FPV therapy to clear the mind. I really needed this.
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#fpv #therapy #droneFROST. (A sad fpv story of a frozen pond)Mactac2021-01-25 | On the way back from a long 12 hour day trip to fly some mountains and get some cinematic mountain surfing shots, we stopped at this little frozen pond. It was absolutely stunning with the ice, snow and frost all over the trees. I fired up my cinematic 5 inch rig, put a GoPro Hero 8 on it & got some amazing shots - except when I was just turning around to come back to land, my DJI air unit (actually a caddx Vista) froze up - I lost video and then lost the quad somewhere in the forest. I could hear it, but couldn't see it. There was no way to get to the other side of the pond, and I didn't have a clue where it was anyways, so i just shrugged my shoulders - I mean, what are you going to do, right? I figured I couldn't leave without getting a little bit of footage, so I threw my long range 7 inch quad up & flew about - this is the footage you're seeing... along with some sad sounding music :)
#fpv #cinematic #britishcolumbiaFlying a drone through an incredibly magical rainforestMactac2021-01-13 | On the way to go fly some cinematic mountains, we stopped off in a little pullout on the side of the road on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It was a little bit of rainforest on the side of the road - The trees were absolutely covered in moss, and the area was absolutely stunning - even magical. I flew a couple of packs through the trees with the cinewhoop style Shendrones Squirt that I brought along "just in case".
#fpv #cinematic #britishcolumbiaEpic drone waterfall dive on a mountain in British ColumbiaMactac2020-11-04 | French falls is a 425 foot, amazingly cinematic waterfall on the edge of Nahmint Mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It's the largest of a huge line of waterfalls that reach almost from the peak.
This waterfall is the same huge one you see off to the right at the beginning of this video: youtube.com/watch?v=zObXysNtBmk
As beautiful as it is, it's a pretty major ordeal getting there as there are no trails. It took dozens of hours of surveying maps, pouring over drone footage (from flying the mountain peak!) and research to figure out how to get there. After a 4 hour drive, including an hour on logging roads, we first had to bushwack with a machete through some of the densest forest in Canada. Then, we had to cross a fairly large river with waist-high water (thanks to our chest waders), then climb a huge old riverbed with massive boulders. But was it ever worth it! Oh, and thanks to conformal coating :)
You can get Camera Butter ND filters and other premium GoPro products here: http://www.CameraButter.com
#fpv #cinematic #britishcolumbiaCinematic fpv flight ends in a crash - Beach, water, old mine sweeper, water tower actionMactac2020-08-24 | I took off hoping to get a nice, smooth cinematic flight over some water, with some footage of an old abandoned mine sweeper, a cool water tower, some boats and the beach. But I swear that second log just jumped out of nowhere! Is there such a thing as a ghost log? I was pretty happy to make it back considering all the water around.
#fpv #drone #fpvLifeHow to replace a broken or scratched GoPro Hero 8 lens!Mactac2020-08-14 | This is how to replace your GoPro Hero 8 lens if yours is broken or scratched. It's a simple swap that only takes a few minutes - You will need a heat gun, some tweezers and a Camera Butter Hero 8 Replacement Lens kit available here: camerabutter.com/products/gopro-hero-8-glass-lens-replacement-kit
The lenses are the same size, shape and thickness of the original lens and include a pry tool and already have the adhesive attached.
And you can get the Camera Butter HALO cinematic/freestyle motors here: camerabutter.com/products/halo-cinematic-motorsI lost my GoPro Session :(Mactac2020-08-12 | On the way home from doing some long distance peaks in some mountains, we decided to stop off for a little 5 inch rip. Unfortunately, I hit a branch or something which killed the power to my quad and ejected the GoPro Session. The video froze, and the quad crashed into the slash below, and the GoPro went flying. We ended up finding the quad, but never found the session. I used the "find my gopro" function in the app, and we did hear it beep a few times, then the battery died. We were SO close to finding it! Anyways, it makes me sad to think about it sitting there in the trees and grass all alone :(
#fpv #drone #fpvLifeIf you use a GoPro Hero, you NEED one of these!Mactac2020-08-07 | The ULTIMATE GoPro Hero LCD screen protector: camerabutter.com/products/the-ultimate-gopro-hero-lcd-protector I designed these GoPro LCD screen protectors to be the absolute strongest glass display protectors available. They are made with Gorilla glass and they are incredibly strong. They stick on the rear LCD of any GoPro Hero 5,6,7 or 8, and protect your screen from bumps, crashes and falls.
Correction:In the video I said that they new protectors are 0.7mm thick - This is wrong, they are 0.4mm thick. Way stronger than "standard" protectors, but still thin enough that you can still use the touch screen.
The best ND filters in the business: http://www.CameraButter.comFlying from inside a moving vehicle is HARD! (Dalprop FOLD props)Mactac2020-05-24 | On the way home from flying some mountain peaks, we decided to have some fun on the backroads. I flew from inside the vehicle while it was moving - it was such a blast, but way harder than I thought it would be. Your body is feeling all the bumps and turns of the cruddy dirt road, but your eyes are telling you something completely different. It was scary - and fun. Because of how off-balance the entire flight, it's difficult enough to just keep your wits, let alone try to fly smoothly. If you get a chance - try it!
Oh, and this is with the new Dalprop FOLD 5 inch props. SO far, they are AWESOME.
#fpv #drone #fpvLifeRelax and let the force guide you....Mactac2020-05-07 | With everything being closed due to COVID-19, there are all sorts of places that have opened up to fly. City hall in this small city is one great example - it's full of gaps and interesting little nooks. I had a blast flying the Shendrones Squirt 2 cinewhoop through everything. This is a GoPro Hero 8 on top with a Camera Butter ND16. This spot made for a nice, cinematic whoop session and a completely different perspective from my previous video at the same city hall location: youtube.com/watch?v=GNRtPI_WNHAThat INSANE gap!Mactac2020-05-03 | This whole flight at city hall was a one-leg-up-in-the-air on the edge affair the entire time, but I managed to pull off an insane backwards under-the-tree gap in the middle of a reverse split-S @1:36 ... and of course ended the pack with a giant crash into some trees. You get some, you lose some..
#fpv #drone #fpvLifeJourney into the land of Ice and SnowMactac2020-02-21 | Long range fpv flight into the snowy peaks of Mount Arrowsmith in British Columbia, Canada. Mountain surfing cinematic snow capped mountains can feel just breathtaking. The wind up there was pretty strong though, glad I made it back!
#fpv #longrange #mountainsurfingGoodbye - my last flightMactac2020-02-17 | Goodbye to an awesome flying spot. We had permission to fly this golf course from the previous owner, it was fantastic - all sorts of fir trees and oak trees in different sections, and of course that great crashing grass you only get on golf courses. While we were here, someone came up to us and told us that we couldn't fly there anymore, as there was going to be a change in ownership. This was my last flight at this spot.
So many great spots disappear all the time. Let's all take a moment to remember those amazing spots that we used to fly, that have succumbed to "progress". The weather that day contributed to how the video reflects my mood about losing this great spot...dark, gloomy and sad.
#fpv #drone #fpvLifeUpstream: Risk vs RewardMactac2020-02-11 | FPV drone flight up a beautiful stream towards a cinematic waterfall in British Columbia. Flying over water can be risky - It was tough to find a place that I had video the entire length of the clip, and video was pretty bad near the waterfall - Plus, something went haywire at the top when I tried to switch to the back camera to come down the river backwards - my controls didn't switch over properly and I landed about halfway up the waterfall, in a spot that looked impossible to reach. A classic drone crash/fail.
Thankfully, my friend was feeling pretty brave and climbed up the side of the waterfall and managed to get the drone back. A huge thank you to him - give him some love on his channel here: youtube.com/channel/UC9fjSiiRnwFy4oDBlKTPh5g
#fpv #cinewhoop #cinematicWinter in British Columbia: Up a snowy mountainMactac2020-01-31 | A flight up the side of a snowy mountain in British Columbia. The trees and snow were just beautiful that day. Winter FPV flying in the snow can be a bit anxiety-producing, as any crash would be pretty much unrecoverable (especially up the mountain), but it's balanced by the relaxing feeling flying above the snowy trees. I'm so lucky to live in such a beautiful place.
#fpv #mountainsurfing #snowHike up a mountain to fly the peaks: The journey is half the fun! Mount Arrowsmith BCMactac2020-01-02 | If you just want to see the flying, skip to 10:55 Flying mountain peaks is incredibly fun and rewarding, and sometimes the journey is as much of an adventure as the flying.
Here I show you what we went through to fly some beautiful, cinematic mountain peaks - the journey to mount Arrowsmith in British Columbia,, the epic hike up the mountain into the alpine zone and the long range (ish) FPV flight of the mountain peaks.
Mount Arrowsmith is the largest mountain on southern Vancouver Island, and has some really nice peaks and stunning lake at the top.
#fpv #mountainsurfing #longrangeSmash test: the strongest GoPro Lens protectors you can getMactac2019-12-21 | Camera Butter Lens Shields are now available at http://CameraButter.com Made from high quality 1mm thick, optical tempered glass is tougher than anything else out there. They are removable and re-usable, using the same innovative adhesive as Camera Butter ND filters.
Here I do a break test review, compared against the thin lens protectors that many of us use (e.g. Afunta, the GoPro ones, Telesin, they are all pretty much identical ).Into the Fog: Gigantic 230ft Douglas FirMactac2019-12-18 | On a cold December day around sunset near Port Renfrew, BC, the fog was rolling in around "Big Lonely Doug" - the second tallest tree in Canada. It's about 1,000 years old (really!) and towers 230 feet high in the middle of a BC clearcut and has a circumference of 39 feet! Such a cinematic spot. For perspective, the small young trees underneath it are about 20 feet tall, and the really tall trees in the fog I fly through are about 80-100ft.
It felt like an incredibly cinematic spot with all the fog. One problem was that it was so wet, my camera lens kept getting wet - I couldn't fly for more than a minute or 2 before I couldn't see. Some Rain-X would have certainly helped!
#fpv #cinematic #fogAbsolutely Breathtaking: Lake at the top of a mountain in British Columbia - Long range FPV 5040Mactac2019-11-13 | Three hours of driving, and 2 hours of a grueling hike up a super steep mountain brought us to this magical location, deep in the mountains of British Columbia for some long range FPV mountain surfing. The clouds kept creeping in and out, only leaving us small windows to fly, but eventually it cleared up and we got some fantastic flights in.
The whole scene was incredible - a beautiful lake, surrounded by alpine trees and mountain peaks in all directions. The building you see near the end of the video is for hikers and skiers to stay overnight.
I can't get enough of flying the mountains in BC. I am so lucky to live in such a beautiful place. I'm definitely going back to this peak again soon. ... Oh, and check out Hulk Hogan near the end.
Filmed at Cobalt lake at 5040 peak on Vancouver Island, on a GoPro Hero 8 with a Camera Butter ND filter.
#fpv #mountainsurfing #longrangeLost in the Fog - Panic one mile up in the mountainsMactac2019-11-12 | After a 2 hour hike up a mountain to do some long range mountain surfing, we stumbled upon an incredible lake right near the peak. The fog (actually clouds) was rolling in and out, giving us little 2 minute gaps to fly. When I went up on this flight, the fog came back quickly, and I was blinded.. I panicked, not knowing if I was 10 ft up or 100ft up, or if I was over the water or near a tree. I tried figuring out where I was to try and get back, but I had no idea what direction to go. I'm lucky I had a beeper, or I never would have found it. I used up all my luck on this flight I think!
This was filmed at 5040 peak, at Cobalt lake in British Columbia. GoPro Hero 8 with a Camera Butter ND16 ND Filter.
#fpv #mountainsurfing #longrangeAscent: Long distance peaks, waterfalls, lakes and sun - Triple Peak BCMactac2019-10-08 | A long Range FPV adventure. We found this almost 2km high peak sitting 2.5km away from our takeoff spot on an old logging road in the mountains of British Columbia. We were faced with some pretty challenging light conditions, with the sun shining directly at us most of the way up the mountain. It made it really tough to see, plus as you can see it affected the video output. In spite of this, it was a blast moutain surfing this spot! The mountain is called Triple Peak and is on Vancouver island.
After the anxiety of doing this flight and constantly losing video, we went here for a quick session to blow off some steam before the 3-4 hour drive home: youtube.com/watch?v=UlZ_hko8-cY
#fpv #mountainsurfing #longrangeFPV Therapy - Blowing off steamMactac2019-10-01 | FPV is the best therapy - It helps a lot of people stay sane. After a long day of hours of driving to get to an awesome long range mountain spot (video coming soon!), the anxiety of being 2.5 km away on a mountain peak and not being able to see anything in the goggles because of the huge glare from the super bright sun, constant worries we would hit a tree that we didn't see, we stopped here at this sand pit on the 4 hour long drive home just to burn a few packs, relax and let off some steam. It worked perfectly. Oh, and excuse the glare - the sun was in the worst position possible - you should see what I was seeing in the goggles... almost blind & made it VERY difficult to fly!
#fpv #therapy #dronePerspective: A long range FPV journey up a mountain & into the mindMactac2019-09-11 | When flying the peaks of mountains, I get this feeling of elation and a perspective that is hard to describe. It's addictive. Many of us have already heard the Pale Blue Dot, but we need to hear it again, and again. The remix/mashup was done by ....me! (Carl Sagan Pale Blue Dot vs Mop Mop Spaceship: Earth)
This is a long range fpv drone flight doing some mountain surfing up a mountain in British Columbia, Canada. The mountain was about 1.5 km away from our takeoff spot, and about 1 km straight up (total elevation is 1850 m)
You can get my stick-on GoPro ND filters here: http://www.CameraButter.com
Music: "You are here" by Mactac - remix of Mop Mop Spaceship: Earth and Carl Sagan's The Pale Blue Dot
#fpv #mountainsurfing #longrange5 Awesome things that ND filters do for FPV (Demo)Mactac2019-09-06 | ND filters can do all sorts of things for us FPV drone flyers. They can add smooth, cinematic motion blur, get rid of jello, reduce the effect of props in view, protect your lens and allow you to lock a shutter speed. In this video I strapped 2 GoPros to a quad, one with an ND filter and one without to demonstrate via comparison exactly what ND filters do, and how we can use ND filters to make our fpv videos better.
You can get Camera Butter ND filters and other premium GoPro products here: http://www.CameraButter.com
#fpv #ndfilter #cinematicFlow? tricks? whatever - just fly.Mactac2019-09-03 | I was doing some ND filter testing and took a break to fly a couple of "fun" packs on the abandoned golf course that was my test field. It helped clear my mind :)
#fpv #tricks #flowAn Oasis of trees: There are flying spots *Everywhere* !Mactac2019-08-29 | Sometimes the best spots are hidden where you'd least expect. This is a tiny stand of trees at the edge of a schoolyard, sitting way back behind two schools like an FPV oasis. It made for an awesome spot, and some great gaps and places for tricks. How do you find flying spots? Just open your eyes!
#fpv #tricks #flyingspotsLong range FPV mountain surfing a 2.5km high peakMactac2019-08-21 | A long range mountain surfing drone video from a truly epic location in the British Columbia Rockies. As amazing as the location was, getting to it was just as epic. We entered into the valley, and drove on a crazy narrow mountain forest service road for about 8km. We found a small clearing in the forest, but there were no more roads or even trails to get closer to the mountain.
We found a small dried up creek bed that seemed to go in the general direction of the mountain, so we started following that - it got bad pretty quickly over the course of an hour or so, and we had to crawl on our hands and knees, dragging our packs behind us on the rocks because the brush above the creek bed was so low. The whole time we were on the lookout for bears and cougars as they are plentiful in the area. We weren't sure if we were even going in the right direction, or if we'd have to turn back and go home.
Finally, we found a meadow at the base on the mountain, and the view was incredible. We hiked up the meadow over the boulders for another 45min, crossing the stream many times and getting our feet soaked. I managed to slip and fall and sprain my wrist on the way back.
The mountain had an elevation of over 2500m, and we flew from about 1.7km away from the peak. It was tough flying because there were a million little bugs landing on us and crawling on us the entire time!
Sorry for the crazy amount of glare, we were flying right into the sun, not much we could do to avoid it.
#fpv #mountainsurfing #longrangevTx and XROTOR full stack winnerMactac2019-08-15 | In this video I pick the winner of the Hobbywing XROTOR Stack and Team BlackSheep Unify Pro giveaway!
#teamblacksheep #hobbywing #giveawayEpic Long Range FPV Mountain Surfing - 7km round tripMactac2019-07-31 | This is a one pack long range mountain surfing flight. I got up at 5AM to meet @TheCarNaGeisWorThiT to drive 4+ hours out into the wilderness to fly this stunning mountain and waterfalls. 1500+m elevation, and flying from a mountain next to it 2.6 km away from the peak (not including elevation!) made this a pretty challenging flight. Video dropping out and the sheer exhilaration of the flight had my hands shaking and my heart pounding by the time I landed. But it was OH so worth it - Long Range FPV is so incredibly fun!
You can see the DVR of this long range flight right here if you want to see what I saw in my goggles on this flight. Warning-it's anxiety producing! youtu.be/tuprxQP-XN4
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#fpv #mountainsurfing #longrangeDont Panic. Raw, uncut DVR from Into the Clouds Long range mountain surfing vidMactac2019-07-26 | This is the uncut DVR footage from my "Into the clouds" mountian surfing video here: youtube.com/watch?v=TNirp0oId-Y My video goes black a couple of times from losing line of sight - this happens sometimes flying long distance, and you learn not to panic when your video goes out or you have video problems. Sometimes just a bit of throttle of turning your quad a bit can help get the antenna beam lined up correctly.
#fpv #mountainsurfing #longrangeElevation: Long Range FPV up a mountain Into the cloudsMactac2019-07-17 | This is from an epic long range cinematic mountain surfing trip last weekend. I took the 7 inch up a 2km high mountain, flying from a spot about 1km away. I was just kissing the clouds around the peak. It was a blast, but a bit scary because I lost video a few times. This video is all from a single pack - If there is any interest, I'll post the DVR from the flight too, let me know in the comments!
#fpv #mountainsurfing #longrangeOne mile high up in the mountains of British ColumbiaMactac2019-07-14 | Long range mountain surfing is SO addictive! We hiked up a 1560m mountain to within about 300m of the top and flew the peak. The wind was super strong up there and caused some weird shakes, plus the hike was grueling, but it was all worth it for the view, especially for the view of the other mountain and lake that you can see right over the peak. We flew that peak that you see (@ 1:21) earlier in the day - it was amazing!
#fpv #mountainsurfing #longrange150 foot canyon and Bridge loops (DVR)Mactac2019-06-28 | The video might not show it well, but the canyon was HUGE and there were trees and branches all over the place. There was no way down to the canyon, so a crash equaled a lost quad. I was standing on the bridge, and I hate heights, so it was stressful enough as it was. My friend had to hold onto my shoulders because I was shaking and thought I was going to fall over!
It was the middle of nowhere on logging roads in British Columbia and we met 3 people out there and took them for a ride, doing powerloops and drone tricks.
This video is from the dvr in my fatshark goggles.
#tricks #drone #fpvThe Cross at the Top of the MountainMactac2019-06-23 | We had an epic long range fpv day and hit a whole ton of amazing spots. This was a rip out to a cross on the top of a mountain and along a cinematic ridge line/rock face, about 4.5km round trip. I love getting the drone up into the mountains! Conditions were great, and video was perfect. We ended up giving a couple of people ride-alongs, which is always fun. This was on my 6 inch Armattan Rooster, with a 6s 1800mAh pack. Mount Tzouhalem, Cowichan Bay, Vancouver Island