rc helicopters in slowmo

[Marcus Gelhard]

Hi guys,

last week i filmed a rc helicopter event and now finished the editing.

some shots are filmed with the sony nex5n.

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have fun watching it.

Marcus

[Robert Turchick]

Been flying RC planes and helis for a very long time. And gotta say this is one of the best event videos I've ever seen. Both shooting and editing are superb. Nice to see the slow motion footage mixed in at appropriate times and not overused. One of the most shocking things about this level of flying is the quickness of the manuevers. Cool to see both real time and slowmo!
And then my comment on the pilots...those guys are crazy! I was happy being able to get a low inverted hover! To purposely scrape main blades on the pavement?? And the guy who chewed his tailblades off right before landing? WOW!! Guess I'm just getting old!

[Alister Chapman]

Great video. Really enjoyed that. Nice to see how you can transform the coverage of a simple event with creative camerawork. Top Job! Linking to that on on my FB page.

[Marcus Gelhard]

Originally Posted by Robert Turchick

Been flying RC planes and helis for a very long time. And gotta say this is one of the best event videos I've ever seen. Both shooting and editing are superb. Nice to see the slow motion footage mixed in at appropriate times and not overused. One of the most shocking things about this level of flying is the quickness of the manuevers. Cool to see both real time and slowmo!
And then my comment on the pilots...those guys are crazy! I was happy being able to get a low inverted hover! To purposely scrape main blades on the pavement?? And the guy who chewed his tailblades off right before landing? WOW!! Guess I'm just getting old!

thanks robert,

if you want to see these crazy guys live, come to the ircha event this year, it's in Muncie, IN. 15th - 20th august. :) i will be there also and film with the fs700 ;)

regards
Marcus

[Dave Allen]

Marcus, what model lenses did you sue for macro and wide angle?

[Robert Turchick]

Originally Posted by Marcus Gelhard

thanks robert,

if you want to see these crazy guys live, come to the ircha event this year, it's in Muncie, IN. 15th - 20th august. :) i will be there also and film with the fs700 ;)

regards
Marcus

I've seen several of those guys down here at our club events. Plus the Szabo's are regular visitors. Just google that name along with RC and you'll understand. HaHa! At something like 10yrs old, Danny was a sponsored pilot while Alan who wasn't much older was winning all the freestyle events. This was like 8 years ago. I wanted to break their thumbs!
Someday my kids will be doing all this stuff and I'll be sitting in a rocking chair wheezing "I remember when heli's couldn't even fly upside down!"
Can't wait to see the next video!
Keep up the good work!