![]() Click here if you have not yet seen my pictures taken from my drone of Jaws! I loaded up my QAV400 camera drone and snapped it to my backpack and started out for Jaws (Peahi) in Maui. I really wanted to get some cool surfing drone aerial photographs and I could not think of a better place to try this than at one of the most famous big waves spots in the world. I was not sure how my equipment would hold up or if I would be able to get enough range to photograph the surfers successfully. I knew a crash or malfunction would result in the total loss of my rig as well as my previous videos because I only had one memory card! I flew three flights total and took over 1300 pictures to get 1-2 really good shots and a few more fairly decent ones. This picture is what I looked at for nearly 2 miles while hiking. ![]() This was the first thing I saw when I walked up. I took this with my iPhone and gives you an idea of how far away the surfers are from where I was able to fly! Regardless, it is an amazing view!! ![]() Always cool to take a picture of your gear on location. You can see some monsters out there! Here I am flying my QAV400 with Naza controller. I use the fatshark goggles and a 5.8ghz video transmitter from Immersion RC. I really love this setup and use it instead of the Phantom when I need to sequenced pictures because it has a separate FPV camera that doesn't blink out after a picture is taken. For aerial pictures of houses that delay is no problem, but when you are flying around something like this I need all the help I can get! ![]() This was the first picture I saw when I took off. These waves are so far away, I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to get out that far. ![]() On my 3rd flight, I decided to try and get a little bit lower. The wide angle lens makes it look like the wave is heading straight for my camera.. ![]() I start climbing a little more aggressively, but I was cutting it a bit close on this one! That wave was close. ![]() And probably time to head back and make sure this RC helicopter didn't suffer too much water damage. Drones and cameras really do not like being wet! ![]() One of the most challenging things about flying FPV is learning to fly in a new location. This was no different and the stakes were a little higher. On the way back, I had no idea where I was going. In this picture I was headed too far to the right. Luckily, I had some awesome spotters who I will introduce you too in the next few photos! ![]() Ahhh there is my Jaws landing pad. See that awesome 4 wheeler? That is the way to travel to Jaws in Style. It was badass and I enjoyed looking at it. Wish I had taken a picture of it. ![]() My awesome spotters! I am so thankful these guys were here and so willing to help me out. They helped time my flights and helped me find my way back home when I was lost. Without them, I might not have these amazing pictures. I forgot your names so please hit me up on mycontact page and send me your names!
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