Aerial Photography/Video?
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kylush;326058 wrote:
I think it would be sweet if it doesn't effect the racing, like crashing on the track or into anyones vehicle. Probably a pretty low chance of that happening I'm guessing?Agreed, pretty low chance of something happening. The plane will be a big, stable floater - easy to fly and will have a pretty gentle glide slope. The biggest safety factor is altitude - fly "2 or 3 mistakes high" as they say, but then a "google earth" type shot isn't going to be very dynamic or interesting to watch either.The majority of the plane's construction will be foam and light ply, but the battery, motor and camera are pretty solid.
We have any video editing gurus on here?
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Sure - keep in mind this was on a small 34" wingspan aerobatic plane - the one I would build would be much bigger, smoother, quieter, and uh, easier to land...
Apologies for the huge file, 174mb.
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Actually mentioned this to my insurance at a meeting today. YOu would have to get some form of liability insurance to cover any incidents and if recording any vehicles going down track or from below a set altitude you would need to have a waiver/release for those parties to sign.
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Top End;326067 wrote:
Actually mentioned this to my insurance at a meeting today. YOu would have to get some form of liability insurance to cover any incidents and if recording any vehicles going down track or from below a set altitude you would need to have a waiver/release for those parties to sign.Great, thanks for checking into this! I know I have some insurance coverage as an AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics) member, but I will need to confirm it would cover a site like the track. -
Here is the policy posted on the AMA website:
http://www.modelaircraft.org/files/500-a.pdf
Nothing specified as far as location is concerned.
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Top End;326073 wrote:
Wasn't able to look at it on my phone. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be enough, you would need liability insurance in the $500,000+ range.Just curious, why would one would need that much coverage to fly a model airplane?
The per occurrence limit of coverage available by this policy is $2,500,000 involving bodily injury and/or property damage.
It sounds like he has it, but holy crap, that sounds insanely excessive lol. Shows you the state of this country, though.
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PSiedTSi;326075 wrote:
Just curious, why would one would need that much coverage to fly a model airplane?It sounds like he has it, but holy crap, that sounds insanely excessive lol. Shows you the state of this country, though.Thanks for posting that excerpt! I'm sure the policy is designed to cover even the guys flying monster 60%+ scale gassers, they could definitely do some damage...
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that was taken on Oak st in north fargo. You live in that area? My parents live on Oak.
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Top End;326078 wrote:
Insurance is more for liability coverage in case of injuring someone. Other tracks have shown me incidents that seems minor such as a bump and cuts results in a suit for a few million.So pathetic. That's precisely why I was curious why a large policy was needed...I figured there were multiple examples of it, but I guess I was expecting some plane crashing into a building and somehow burning it down causing a boatload of damage or something. I should have guessed it was for potential lawsuits...:rolleyes:
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GarageAlchemist;326079 wrote:
that was taken on Oak st in north fargo. You live in that area? My parents live on Oak.Good eye and yep, 1000 block on Oak. -
PSiedTSi;326080 wrote:
So pathetic. That's precisely why I was curious why a large policy was needed...I figured there were multiple examples of it, but I guess I was expecting some plane crashing into a building and somehow burning it down causing a boatload of damage or something. I should have guessed it was for potential lawsuits...:rolleyes:Yup, wish it was for something like that but sadly it's to cover someone suing.
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[email protected];326066 wrote:
Sure - keep in mind this was on a small 34" wingspan aerobatic plane - the one I would build would be much bigger, smoother, quieter, and uh, easier to land...Apologies for the huge file, 174mb.
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44928412/MVI_4690.AVIThats really cool! I'm sure it would be great with quieter and more stable plane.
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