Hoversmiths

21/02/2014

Here is the stabilised video of the three test flights.

Another video of test flights eight to ten, which has been stabilised. For high quality photos of this flight and others, and more information on HoverSmiths...

21/02/2014

We managed to get some more flying in yesterday thanks to the better weather. Here is the un-stabilised video, you can see it was quite windy.

Some clear weather allowed us to get some more test flights in at Saltwell Park. The wind was strong at times, but the flights went smoothly and we managed t...

21/01/2014

Our Seventh Test Flight was right after the sixth and in it we performed some close obstacle flying.

Some Close Obstacle flying. For high quality photos of this flight and others, and more information on HoverSmiths please visit our page at: http://...

21/01/2014

Here is the video of our Sixth Test Flight, where we take the Phantom up to above 200 feet and then do some obstacle flying before making a precision landing.

In this test flight we go up to 210 feet and get a great look over Saltwell Park, Gateshead and Team Valley. We also practice flying close to obstacles and p...

21/01/2014

Here are some photos from our 6th Test Flight. A view over Saltwell Park, Gateshead and Team Valley from over 200 feet.

11/01/2014

Fifth Test Flight - 100ft vertical

A quick test flight around Saltwell Park with some close obstacle flying. It was a bit gusty today with gusts of around 27mph, but as you can see the Phantom...

09/01/2014

Tried out the automatic return function today, which occurs if the Phantom loses connection to the controller. It landed itself perfectly, though it did give us a bit of a shock when after losing connection it immediately took itself up to 70 feet before coming back down to land.

09/01/2014

A few photos of Saltwell Park

02/01/2014

Here is the video of the second flight again on youtube.

Testing the video capture qualities of the DJI Phantom 2 Vision and some flying practice.

02/01/2014

Here is the video of our third flight on our new Youtube channel which you can find here: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLv8DgpkYm0Vy9D6k5zD0Bg

The second flight of the day, a quick fly around part of Saltwell Park for flying and video capture practice.

02/01/2014

Today we took the Phantom Vision up for a couple of test flights. Here is the video of the first flight.

29/12/2013

The initial Hoversmiths SUAV is the DJI Phantom Vision, a lightweight machine with state of the art features: -
14 megapixel HD video and stills camera,
autopilot and GPS,
fail-safe return to base,
real-time video downlink to smart phone, tablet or PC
instant posting of pictures/videos to websites or social media.