Radio Controlled Helicopter Photography System
 
Our Radio Controlled Helicopter Photography System is a
state of the art aerial photography system that enables us to capture
low-altitude photos from a perspective that nothing else can offer. Unlike
aerial photographs from full size aircraft, we can maneuver our helicopter in
closer quarters to the location we are photographing, getting just the right
angle, with an incredible amount of up-close detail.
The system consists of a specially designed Radio
Controlled Helicopter with a rotor-span of approximately 4 ½ feet. Mounted
underneath the helicopter is a camera mount that isolates vibration, and allows
for 360 degree movement of our camera. The mount also incorporates electronic
equipment allowing for camera actuation/movement and transmission of the images to our ground station.
The Camera 
We use a Sony 7.2 Mega Pixel digital camera. This camera
is very popular in aerial photography, and allows incredibly detailed pictures
to be delivered to you on CD as well as in print form. Our photographs can be
blown up to approximately 20X30 without any loss in image quality – and even
larger with digital manipulation.
Full Size Aircraft 
When a high-altitude image is what you require, we will
orbit over your site between 500 and 1000’ above the ground in a Cessna 172 or
similar aircraft. The Cessna 172 is a single engine propeller driven airplane
that is ideal for aerial photography due to it’s high wing and low speed
capability. Several passes will likely be required to get the quality and
quantity of images required for the session. Optionally, we can utilize a full-scale
helicopter when a fixed-wing aircraft or model aircraft platform are not suited to the
particular situation.
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