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1. Tricopter part 3

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FPV flights of my DIY Shrediquette MM6 Hexacopter in Cameroon, West-Africa.

Details on the copter:
shrediquette.blogspot.com/p/shrediquette-mm6.html
Source code, manuals etc. available too on my website:
shrediquette.blogspot.com

A Deshaker was used for most scenes, as there was always some wind.

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Nico_J 1 year ago

Very nice shots and good editing, Super!
Jean Claude Gonnin 1 year ago

Simply.......... beautiful. I lived in Cameroon (Edea) four years between 1976 and 1980. A beautiful country. Great video :-)))
W. Thielicke 1 year ago

that is pretty cool :-D We're always making a small stop in Edea when we're travelling from Douala to Kribi. My parents live in Foumban, maybe you know that place.
blosmi 1 year ago

dann eben hier noch ein like an den weltmeister !

Gruß Andi
Roberto Mettifogo 1 year ago

do you have propellers or laser blades on your motors ?
W. Thielicke 1 year ago

indeed I am also very surprised how robust these propellers sometimes are... Actually you can almost fly through everything... :-D
Roberto Mettifogo 1 year ago

carbon blades btw ?
W. Thielicke 1 year ago

no, they're just plastic (GWS 5x3" 3-blade)
Basel 1 year ago

Super schick.
Beauregard, Steamboat Aerials 1 year ago

Awesome!!!!
steffenk 1 year ago

Das ist der Oberhammer!
Normalerweise sollen solche Videos nur ca. 5 Minuten gehen, aber das hier war mir viel zu kurz! Das hätte gern noch 30 Minuten laufen können!
W. Thielicke 1 year ago

Ich habe natürlich noch tonnenweise weiteres Videomaterial... Vielleicht mache ich damit nochmal was.
Falko Richter 1 year ago

Sehr geil! Besonders die diversen Durchflüge
Matze B. 1 year ago

Der Hammer!
Mohnfeld 1 year ago

Absolut fantastisch. Eines der besten, wenn nicht das Beste Video onboard Video, das ich gesehen habe.
Stocki 1 year ago

Macht Spaß zu gucken, von Anfang bis Ende.
Und da sehe ich wieder, was noch alles möglich ist :-)
Amigo Rodrigo 1 year ago

Sauber!!!
Das nenn ich Mut zur Lücke ;)
Wiedermal sehr geniales Video!

Deshaker heisst Nachbearbeitung am Rechner?
W. Thielicke 1 year ago

Ja, das Bild war teilweise recht wackelig, und der Deshaker versucht das Bild zu beruhigen. Klappt aber leider auch nicht immer. Wenn man man auf die Propeller oben im Bild achtet, sieht man was der Deshaker so an Bewegung raus nimmt.
trappy : TeamBlackSheep 1 year ago

einfach nur geil!
Northern Alpine Guides 1 year ago

How much do you want for the Chopper?
Nebukad M 1 year ago

wow, schönes Fliegen!
mk-Thor 1 year ago

coool!
GonzoHD 1 year ago

Wow - Fantastische Aufnahmen !
sam king 1 year ago

would it lift a DSLR?
MK-Stefan 1 year ago

Hammer Video, Respekt!!!!
Tazdevil 1 year ago

So good.... nice trip!!!!, nice country!!!
SpaceMaster 1 year ago

Super schöne Aufnahmen!
tolle Flüge durch Objekte (Besonders das Auto ;-))
steven sharpe 1 year ago

The best FPV vid I've seen to date, simply awesome!
Tensor 1 year ago

impressive copter project, great flying skills, gorgeous scenes and professional video editing -> just perfect
Sebastian Seidel 1 year ago

One of the best !
badlands 1 year ago

Stunning - very well edited too.
Saucisse 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing with us! Really nice !!!
aaron_gx 1 year ago

Nothing to say but WOW!
Tobi T. 1 year ago

Absolut tolle Bilder!!! Hammer!!!
Peter Sindrup 1 year ago

Absolutely amazing!!

If only you had not included the propellers in the view - it would had been world class. ;-)

Peter
FPV-Freak 1 year ago

Ultra Nice :-)
Ian 1 year ago

Pure awesomeness!
Great piloting and editing. That was piloted
through the GoPro's live video out, or a 2nd camera?
AirView 1 year ago

Damned !
How did you FPV with an endoscope? :)))
It was worth to wait your video.
Cheers
BELADOG 1 year ago

Jealous!
Vier Ludwig 1 year ago

Ich werde meinen tricopter nach Kenia mitnehmen und dann gibt es schöne Videos vom Rift Valley.

Gab es Probleme am Flughafen?
jke 11 months ago

Wenn Du als Tourist einreist und es unauffällig verstaust, sollte es keine Probleme geben.
Florent Roque 1 year ago

Impressive video. You're the best !
Ståle Kristoffersen 1 year ago

Awesome flying!
Brian McCartney 1 year ago

Simply stunning. Nothing not to like about that video. Great flying, pictures were fantastic, and the editing was spot on.
AeroTechno / FPV-Argentina.com 1 year ago

The best quad video EVER!!!
Muppet61 1 year ago

I love your fpv crashteam attitude.
So awesome
tomeul 1 year ago

The most best video i have seen. Good job
Andreas 1 year ago

Waiting for the MM8 as a kid wait for Xmass :D
Christian Lauw 1 year ago

Geiles Video!
So möcht ich auch fliegen können.
jke 1 year ago

Super! Und dann auch noch in Kamerun, einfach nur geniale Bilder. Vielen Dank!

(das wäre vielleicht auch etwas für AfriGadget.com?)
michele mucchi 1 year ago

Incredible location.
Surgical steps.
Super video editing.
Fantastic soundtrack (Moby).
Carlos The Cactus 1 year ago

Wonderful video!
Carlos The Cactus 1 year ago

I forgot to add, I really liked the scenes where you interacted with the locals early on in the video.
SeGoFreda 1 year ago

Wow, wow, I must say!!! What very well flying!! And that on such beautifull spots! And you're not scared to crash your MK in remote places. SEHR GUT GEMACHT, absolut!! Excellent flying in combination with feeling for beautifull photography, your the King!!
Simon Jardine 1 year ago

Great Work !!
Loved it :-)
ridgebackred 1 year ago

Beautiful!
Yvan Van Hoorickx 1 year ago

Very nice video, great flights and perfect editing. Congratulations!
Arachnida 1 year ago

Congrats too! This is one of the best MK videos I've see so far! I especially like the bridge part!!!
Cédric Thibaut 1 year ago

Awesome
Tarek El Haiba 1 year ago

Awesome :)
geoff tompkinson 1 year ago

How often do you crash going through such small gaps?
W. Thielicke 1 year ago

In total, I broke around 3 propellers (two during the last scene of the movie, and one when I hit a bamboo tree). So crashed only two times, although it was close pretty often :-D
PazirikStudio 11 months ago

Awesome!
Leopold Leskovar 11 months ago

genial - und wo gibt es bitte eine Anleitung wo man das nachbauen kann - bis nach Wien wird er ja leider nie fliegen ;)
Robin Franzi 11 months ago

wow, this is awesome!
i would love to build one but am scared it's a bit too complicated...
i was wondering, do you see the pictures coming from the gopro directly into your glasses or are they from another onboard camera?
Offline 11 months ago

ein hammer video einfach genial!!!
Gruss aus Chile
Heiko
Gouch 11 months ago

Simply incredible! This is more than FPV, You have made an outstanding short film here!
FPV-Leif 11 months ago

Breathtaking video!
Just amazing piloting B-)
dacat 10 months ago

very inspiring
Wavess 10 months ago

Nice piloting congrats
albertocvr 10 months ago

¡¡ Grate !! congratulations
denhamdulake 10 months ago

Amazing! You must be so proud of this and rightly so! Love the use of motion tracking on the titles at start. Was that AfterEffects? Amazing piloting skills, location editing and choice of music! :-)

Denham
Matt Hayes 10 months ago

What a great video , does anyone know what the classical music is at the very start ? Thanks Matt
W. Thielicke 10 months ago

Vivaldi L'Estate, Presto 3/4 g-Moll
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/06_-_Vivaldi_Summer_mvt_3_Presto_-_John_Harrison_violin.ogg
Gary Roberts 10 months ago

Amazing video! I'm definitely impressed at your ability to fly the copter through small spaces. I've been to Africa, but never to Cameroon. Very pretty place. Good job!
• a c a l d a s • 10 months ago

Parabéns pelo conjunto da obra. Edição, música e vídeo.
Uma maravilha!
alfonso borja 10 months ago

Very nice shots and fantastic pilot!
Beautiful country!
thank you
Magnus von Rosen 10 months ago

I love this!! It's rare to have talents in both RC building, flying, filming and editing. Very well done on the video part!
I also made a tricopter, and will convert it to hex. Please tell me, what kind of FPV-gear are you using, and what kind of range do you get?
ligi 9 months ago

Big UP!
Bo Lorentzen 9 months ago

So Shockingly Awesome - seriously -
and the car windows.. don't do this to me, Im going to destroy my car seats before I learn this.
Partok81 9 months ago

Just added to my small "Likes" list. I 2nd what Magnus Rosen said above about building, flying, shooting and editing. Most enjoyable.
Thanks for the hard work on this. - Rob
Jiponk 9 months ago

Just realized I had not "liked" it yet :-)
Gary McCready 9 months ago

Beautiful!
Sander Sassen 8 months ago

Einfach brilliant, superklasse!
Mika J 8 months ago

Do you have any template for the hexacopter?
And also, what FPV system did you use?
Jago Svensson 8 months ago

Grate work!
Impressive
Frantz 8 months ago

La grande classe, good job!
TermicOne 8 months ago

great video, great multicopter and great thumbs!
SeGoFreda 7 months ago

Very, very nice flying! I asked you before something about your Mikrokopter. I‘m terribly sorry about that, I now understand that this is your own product! And it flies beautifull! Respect! I very much believe in the 3-blades propellers. How come you use them? Are they better balanced? Your copter is a very nice design. I hope to see more of your daring actions in beautifull landscapes!! Best regards, Serge.
Smile FPV 7 months ago

Incredible work, just an amazing video, definitely one of the best RC flying videos I have seen :) Thanks for sharing!
Airfilms 7 months ago

What an amazing art to fly a hexa like that! Feel free to contact Airfilms.nl for a job! Cheers
Martinez 7 months ago

Das Video ist schuld daran, dass ich mir ein Quad gebaut habe! :) Erste Sahne!!!!
AP_OZ 6 months ago

got to be the best multicopter video on vimeo!! well done!

When are we going to see some more?

Regards,

John
Seiishu 6 months ago

Hello William, and thank you so much for this beautiful video. Great editing by the way! Are you by any chance thinking of mass production of these beautiful flying machines? I'm just thinking, for all those who don't have any chance to build anything like this any time soon, it would be good if there is any other way we could get our hands on something nice like this. Is it very expensive to produce it and how much would it cost in case you decide to start selling them? Thanks again and greetings from Toronto, Canada.
W. Thielicke 6 months ago

Well, maybe if I finished my PhD, I'll do something like this... But it will still take quite a while, and I guess at that time multicopters have become very popular in the filming community...
Seiishu 6 months ago

Thank you for your reply William, it's greatly appreciated. Approximately, how much would it cost if you had to build one for a customer? Do they have to carry only specific cameras, or could they for example, carry Canon 7D (or is 7D little bit too heavy for this type of multi-copter) ? Thanks again!
Daniel Kuecker 6 months ago

Absolutely Beautiful!!!

What deshaker are you using?
W. Thielicke 6 months ago

It is the virtualdub Deshaker plugin by Gunnar Thalin.
Matthew Lawless 6 months ago

So stunning, awesome stuff!!!
Mark Spencer 6 months ago

Great editing, great music, great flying, great shots!