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Weekly Drone Videos 2

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Kicking off this weeks submissions, we have a glorious eye-in-the-sky perspective of Cornwall. This was captured by Andrzej Romaniszyn during his recent trip to England. The footage was captured with the DJI Phantom 3 Standard and a Canon G7X.

Carbon Fibre Props or Plastic?

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 There seems to be a lot of debate online surrounding carbon fiber props vs plastic props. Some claim that plastic stock propellers are more reliable and provide more thrust. On the other side of the argument there are the carbon fiber fans. They claim that the carbon fiber props are quieter,stronger and give you extra battery life. So lets have a closer look at the pros and cons.                                                                       A quick look at how they are produced below: Pros of Carbon Fiber: they produce less vibration due to their stiffness. a decrease in the jello effect on the camera they are lighter and stronger than the plastic props (but not indestructible) a major factor for me is that they come balanced out if the box unlike many of the misshaped plastic props that D...

Pantai Mutiara Drone Snaps Jakarta

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Pantai Mutiara is an excellent location for shooting with your drone. Its safe and sparsely populated in the mornings. You have plenty of material to capture. Its peaceful and tranquil to fly there but watch out for low flying aircrafts. Local fisherman paint their boats in a wonderful array of colours. They love customizing their boats in all sorts of imaginative and innovative ways. Some of the boats have a steam punk-esque vibe to them.  Here a fisherman catches a glimpse of the drone. His co-pilot finds it to be somewhat amusing.   Some local Gojek drivers take a break from the road to fish for a few hours. The peer stretches over a kilometer out to sea.  What I believe to be an ad hoc radio tower. Something you would expect to find in a Mad Max movie.....or Jakarta. 

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