Can a Drone Chase a FLYING ARROW?!

Drones are fast, and with the latest technology, they've gotten pretty precise, too... But tracking a flying arrow at 60mph still seems like an impossible feat. We brought Vanover, one of the top drone pilots in the world, to see if this shot can be achieved!
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[@bishwajeetpattnayak]

7:54 You're welcome.

[@uoniksas]

Legend 🙌

[@MithleshMeEt]

True Indian.

[@proxsiva3526]

Legends

[@iainmillar1532]

saved 7:54 of my life. thanks 😉

[@warclub2175]

Mah man!

[@jamesbachan1013]

I feel like the crash towards the end almost makes the shot better

[@matthewarchibald5118]

It crashed just like the arrow did, perfect

[@carlharrison3637]

twas a controlled landing :D

[@yourmommashouse]

No it would have been perfect if he pulled up and out at the last second, finishing with a crash just isn’t smooth.

[@EDCandLace]

Wasn't smooth? Lmao the level of focus for him to track that arrow is amazing.... Honestly tracking that arrow and holding it in frame is amazing at its self and then factor in rolling around the arrows flight axis is stunningly difficult (prolly isn't 10 pilots in the world that would be capable of that in a reasonable amount of takes...) You can tell that his focus on tracking that arrow was so much so that he flew it in to the ground chasing it... There was no error there... He did exactly what he was intending to do and that's track that arrow in flight while rolling around its axis... He tracked the arrow all the way to the ground (yes i know he didn't intend to crash) and it was flat SICK... Vanover skills, reflexes and smoothness are absolutely insane the kid is literally super human on the sticks... If he would have pulled out of it it would have been totally perfect but to me him sticking it in the ground just shower how locked on to that arrow he was.... Also remember this, is was WOT while chasing and running prolly 60 degrees of fov cam tilt... His arch is tracking the arrow and keeping it in frame the whole flight the arrow flies in a arch so he is following that arch again remember at WOT... Pulling out would have cut the shot short as with the rate of decent he couldn't have yanked up at 10 feet off the ground and recovered... You would have never seen the arrow hit and the shot finished sooner to save it because he would have had to pull out another 10 feet higher or more then when he attempted to in the shot... Remember we are seeing this in 240fps so what is tracking he is seeing it at 7 to 8x the speed we are watching it at Taking anything away from the skill of this shot is simply unacceptable... The skill is beyond amazing and should be held at that tier

[@yourmommashouse]

Lacy Desires lmfao that all you have to say ?

[@bowwiz]

As a retired Professional Archer/Bowhunter and now a drone addict. I APPROVE of this video...

[@mickeygmx3114]

Not retired, not profi just Drone/Archery/Blowgun/Crossbow addict. Approve toooo !!!

[@fliegendeuntertasse9472]

So you‘re not criticizing the archer the bow and how the arrow flew?

[@Jan-cz4ez]

Not profesional but I used to do it pretty much every day. I also approve

[@vivekchoudhary5676]

Shut the fuck up guys. No one gives a fuck about your approval.

[@mickeygmx3114]

@@vivekchoudhary5676 ..... and what you talking to

[@licensetodrive9930]

Can you imagine the footage if they did that at a medieval reenactment event where they had a line of archers firing at the same time?

[@flannyfpv]

With flaming arrows! 😎👍

[@syntaera]

Imagine exactly that but it's a movie set. That shot would be top 100 practical money shots in cinema

[@Gosuminer]

...and filmed with a Red camera from a beast class drone.

[@JaraFPV]

It's a one time shot and someone has to get paid thousands of $ for that one shot

[@andrec.136]

Now that would be epic.

[@DroneMaverick]

7:20 now THAT took some patience along with high-quality flying! Awesome!

[@AuthenTech]

KILLER shot. Fun vid guys

[@somerandomgamer1260]

PLEASE DO THIS WITH ALL OBJECTS. baseballs, Golf balls, Footballs, everything. get with the channel how ridiculous and dude perfect and record their magnus effect off a bridge and other crazy shots where having a drone man would make for insane footage.

[@PauliG]

Truly amazing footage. If you were to watch from 7:56 to 8:13, you’d think someone stuck an HD camera on another arrow. I watched that about 50 times.

[@MicBergsma]

HHaha that’s awesome! Now I really want FPV quad!

[@TheAustinHewlettOfficial]

Dude, I Love Your Channel!!

[@owalsh7839]

They are really cool I really recommend them hard at the start but it pays off

[@MicBergsma]

@@TheAustinHewlettOfficial hey thanks Austin!! 🙏🏼

[@MicBergsma]

@@owalsh7839 awesome 👍🏼👍🏼hopefully that’s my goal for 2021 😆

[@GKCcisco]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJe3XpSYhNB9r80

[@samboss7992]

Next episode: "CAN We Chase a BULLET?"

[@Acecool]

Apparently the limit is 100mph, so no. A bullet travels around the speed of sound, or faster. 100mph is only 150 fps... You could probably chase a really slow pellet gun.. but there are pellets which shoot at 1200 fps, 800, etc... so it would be a cheap half a pump or 1 pump childs toy... or using compressed air... but typically bullets travel around 800 fps to 3200 give or take a bit.

[@samboss7992]

@@Acecool it was just a joke bro ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@nite31fpv17]

@Samboss 7 he really did the math lol

[@senthu11]

At least paint gun bullet 😝

[@ParinyaWongpanya]

bruh

[@griffusfpv6476]

Not gonna lie. That end result was freakin excellent! :D

[@bumbleboltfpv3707]

1. Have a heart and spray paint the arrows with florescence orange. 2. Jeeeeeze, of course Vanny was able to track it anyways. Well done!

[@picklefart]

That was a display of pure talent. I don’t care if you don’t like vanover or not that was awesome.

[@MissFiona1982]

Wow that was some great FPV! I have an idea for a chase shot, you should go to the ski resorts and team up with the avalanche patrol and chase it when they do a controlled detonation. Your drones are definitely fast enough to keep up.

[@elvitro410]

OK! this blew my mind... I've seen this been done before but with the power of CGI.. the fact that you guys actually made it happen.. BRAVO!! Kudos to Vanover

[@slate613]

He literally couldn't hit the broad side of a barn! lmao

[@LetsFlyRC]

Ahhhh. I see what you did there. Lmao 😂

[@KenHeron]

Nice shot, Cupid!

[@EE-yq8cq]

Cringe

[@algebruh_m8652]

@@EE-yq8cq Mad cuz bad

[@gumnaam4747]

Hey sir i am a fan of you and I am in love with drones but I don't have a single drone Love from India sir

[@upthecartel8725]

@@gumnaam4747 p.s nobody cares

[@BRC21]

@@gumnaam4747 meow

[@jonahchua]

Margins of error so only 99.5 mi/h 😂

[@ionbusman2086]

Mph

[@xtkfpv5306]

Great Job Vanny, it is interesting how you hit the ground just a couple feet from where the arrow did. I am amazed you were able to keep that in view the whole flight. New level of respect earned friend.

[@BRC21]

Vanny? Like from fnaf

[@jana171]

This crew... OMG... Them guys @Rotor Riot just changed the very fabric of drone chases for all future chases to come... THIS is as good as it possibly gets when you go ALL-IN ... I'm in ore.

[@DrainManFPV]

FPV would not be the same without Rotor Riot!! ❤️

[@Siamect]

I see some rotors but no riot... Where is the riot???

[@Golfholics]

That was sick!

[@kilmeduuudegaming8793]

Agrees

[@bengmo64]

That was an amazing shot, he tracked the arrow perfectly..... Right into the ground 😆

[@OK-zn9su]

This is a single video that got me hooked on FPV. Few hundred hours between sims and real quads in just few months. My best hobby up till now and I had plenty.

[@starkmk0181]

As Maverick said : « because I was inverted ». Didn’t think this sentence could be used 30 years later 😎

[@SicMundusss]

Dude you just blew my mind!

[@filthyrando3632]

Iceman: *Coughing* Bullshit

[@tjcronan5298]

This was in my recommend when it just came out lol, GREAT VIDEO!!

[@craiglarsen9826]

You got this from arrow launch to landing. Incredible! You all did a great job!

[@alefushimi]

That's was SUPER legit, impressive talent!

[@Myplague5]

He followed the arrow right to the ground actually. Awesome

[@GregQuillen]

How he even see the arrow haha.. 🏹 Love he followed it and darted drone too to the ground

[@WeNeedTheAliens]

The 'boing' sound effect when the arrow hits the ground at the end. Nice touch.

[@HDgodfrey]

100% Drew! Some people say he seems cocky but it's not boasting too tell the truth. Your amazing Vanny! Adding the roll made the shot amazing front to back! I mean he followed it so well they both ended up stuck in the ground. Keep ripping it guys! Oh, and thanks for everything do.

[@danielbueno466]

one of a kind camera angle, commendable cinematography and FPV drone piloting

[@Kabab]

Bravo! 👏. Very fun! Now a golf ball! ⛳ 😁

[@gianlucafischer2696]

Is a golf ball going even faster?

[@junito1957]

THAT A GREAT IDEA !!! WILL SHOW GOLF BALL MAKER WHAT THEIR BALL IS REALLY DOING!!

[@dembones269]

"Can you tell him you've only lost one friend?" "Sure" 😂😂

[@laytonblance]

I had this idea months ago but I got lazy and didn't try it. After seeing how hard it was to pull off I'm glad I didn't bother!! As usual Vanover pulls off what is seemingly impossible, awesome video 🔥🔥

[@uuganaa0830]

This is f.g crazy wow. Love you Rotor riots

[@rammyfpv7035]

Nice! smiling all the way through, crazy target to have to follow, a crash from Alex is always a welcome sight though :-) great stuff guys

[@momentofpv7316]

Ameizing !!! the best drone pilot in the world!!! But don't tell him 😉👽👽

[@ZoeFPV]

lololol

[@MadVultureFPV]

lol yeah

[@momentofpv7316]

@@ZoeFPV 😀😉👍👍

[@TriggerHappyTTV]

Flaming fire arrow at night! Medieval style!!!

[@OpaFPV]

Fantastic video! Great flying. WOW!

[@WeNeedTheAliens]

Vanny! Miss watching DRL but this RR content is awesome (dare I say better?). You guys should try to track some boomerangs in flight. Can only imagine how cool that would look at 240fps. Rock on you crazy kids!

[@licensetodrive9930]

Yes! LED boomerangs!

[@arnovandezande1244]

You should place a 360° camera on it

[@FlyingPenguinDrones]

Unfortunately you're gonna lose resolution that way :/ the arrow might be less visible with a 360 cam :/

[@arnovandezande1244]

@@FlyingPenguinDrones yeah probable

[@DonButlerJr]

Drew and Vanny each have their own talents/skills and are exceptional alone, but the two of you working together are far more capable than the sum of your individual efforts. Love it, keep it coming!

[@joecarpino]

THATS INCREDIBLE!! Vanover is goated

[@gloorfpv1801]

I tried this with clay pigeons and shotguns,,, couldn’t really see the pigeons,,, and my friends were just dying to shoot the drone

[@AbdulAleemShekhani]

yup yup, that looked like 99 mph and 390 feet AGL to me ;)

[@daRealGamer22]

Archery & Drones - My 2 Favorite Hobbies! Thanks

[@aphex4000]

All that planning, patience and persistence really paid off. What a spectacular shot!

[@KyleLi]

Oh jeez I'll be honest the osmo footage kinda looks like just 50mbps dji fpv air unit recording footage...

[@InMyPajams310]

Kyle Li ehhh I’d totally disagree and own a hero 8, Osmo, and am on 50mbps. The DJI recording has almost no dynamic range at all. The grass would be wayyy darker on the DJI. I just tested this a couple days ago because I forgot to hit record and the footage was totally unusable honestly from the air unit.

[@KyleLi]

@@InMyPajams310 same, but I dont own an osmo. Maybe I'm just used to hero 8 footage.

[@tech518b9]

@Kyle Li remember this is 240fps mode. That’s not how it normally looks with 60fps

[@InMyPajams310]

@@tech518b9 Another good point.

[@InMyPajams310]

@@KyleLi I mean I run the Hero 8 because of reel steady, but I think I would run it regardless even if that wasn't the case. So I get where you are coming from.

[@joebartell3656]

If he was using a gopro he could nominat that for gopro video of the year😂

[@001snapshot]

Probably the best episode in ALONGWHILE...sweet shot!!

[@flytown9853]

That was "SUPER", I've witness a lot of things on FPV channels, but this is top of the line, so far, congratulations.

[@justindarnellfpv]

It’s obvious when u watch the footage... the arrow is going up and the drone straight

[@icarusix8750]

faster compound bows can shoot at 300fps, so there ae quads out there that could keep up

[@TheLiamis]

My pse is 337fps. And a scorpyd xbow is about 500fps.

[@NightWolfBiker]

300 fps is over 200 mph no quad can fly that fast.

[@icarusix8750]

@@NightWolfBiker not sure if the vid's been removed but someone went around 250mph with a quad and I think ryan l has shared a few vids displaying quads edging out past that 200mph

[@darshansharma914]

Goosebumps

[@DavidOwensuk]

Alex Vanover that was simply Awesome...

[@anti-popfpv4638]

I've shot bows my whole life, even as an infant. TEST ME. Perhaps using a luminox glowing arrow nock may help to trace arrow. Also using a little longer arrow as the kinetic energy causes the arrow to do this wobble thing where it moves a little slower through the air but with same energy. This will make no sense to a normal person...

[@rmariboe]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpatcmOof8iIfK8 :)

[@drink15]

A normal person?

[@TonetJallo]

and where is the social distance?

[@duduoson1306]

Beep boop must comply with government psyops booop, no thinking for yourselves allowed. Beeep.

[@apsfpv2217]

Just say your peaceful protesting. then you can shoot those arrows into business windows and cars with total immunity!😂

[@duffyp.weberva5612]

That was SICK! The level of skill to pull off that video is insane. My hat's off.

[@Coolarj10]

“It’s impossible” and then proceeds to do it Absolutely incredible shot!!

[@whoopsquad]

Besides Community Spotlight, this is NOW my favorite episode! Great work!!’

[@73GDoc73]

This has got to go down as one of the best fpv shots ever! Great work Vanny.

[@robro386]

Guys please do a discussion round again where you just talk bout different things. That would have so much useful information in it and it would be very interesting to hear your opinions on different topics. Greetings from Germany ✌️🤓

[@johnniewalker9737]

This was ACE! Loved the way you all persevered and never gave in. Brilliant work lads. Cheers from England.

[@Adogsmate4267]

That was insane. I fly, but I'm 63 and just fly about taking footage and stills, I cannot tell you how much control this would take. His aim point focus is phenomenal. Mega footage.

[@YeetLord666]

Much respect that he ate the crash for the shot!!!

[@thirstydesertdrones907]

That was sick as hell.

[@ebutuoy8272]

That was way better than I thought it was going to be too, well done Alex.

[@cochisefpv]

That was SO SICK🔥🔥🔥😎🔥🔥🔥

[@brokenprop2474]

Goosebumps!

[@sofyanseptiana9343]

Thank you guys, very fun watching this.

[@alphauniformsierraaustrali5302]

Who needs CGI when you can get real shots like that, very nice work! You should work in the film industry with that level of skill

[@ZoeFPV]

My new favorite shot ever!

[@yashasprabhu7826]

Sick.....💥💥goosebumps guaranteed 👌

[@NickWeaver]

That blue sky in the GoPro footage looks amazing

[@rickjames8897]

Bigger bow!.. came through with alexs skill and drews persistence! Great team

[@mikebergman1817]

Vanover is a gangster. Straight up

[@reidbtable]

Vanover is a WIZARD!! Salute!

[@futurewarships1237]

That was really cool

[@quackwy252]

Vanover reaction time is OP

[@AlexJoneses]

In all my (very few) years of filmography I don't think I've ever seen a much more well timed and perfect shot ever made, that was spectacular

[@DriftFPV]

Crazy! Some real great footage .

[@jondoe4667]

This was pretty cool. I do think shooting at a target would have made things easier because you always know exactly where you plan for the arrow to end up and you can determine the flight path a lot easier. Sweet video though👍🇺🇲

[@granatnyk]

What s next guys? A barrel roll around a flying arrow? You nearly done it! You are craaaazy! I celebrate every day since I can fly drone in acro mode. Thanks for you efforts I cant appreciate enough!

[@willcarmack1242]

YA'LL are Total Badass!!!!!! ....Great job. Much Respect and Love from St Petersburg Florida.....

[@jeffswope1511]

That was cool! Way to stick the landing Alex. Now next level FPV the arrow. I think we all need to see that.

[@truefpvblood158]

Flippin epic💯💵🔥💵🔥💵🔥💵🔥💵🔥💵🔥💵🔥💵🔥😜🎉💵🔥💵🔥💵🔥💵🔥💵🔥💵🔥💵🔥💵🔥💵🔥💵💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪👊👊😎🍻🍻🍻🍻👌🤙🙊🇺🇸

[@propsoff]

I was taken back by this result.. Great job y'all...👍🏻🍻👊🏻

[@DeanChapmanFPV]

Cool should have painted the arrow yellow 🤗

[@lucasmurphy6187]

This is the aviation innovation I've been looking for

[@wynnfpv]

Very good guys! Alex you killed it!

[@mickeygmx3114]

Nice to see my 2 Hobby's working together. And doing job well done !!!

[@stillededge]

Who's have thought you had to barrel-roll it to get the shot!? Nuts.

[@criminalfpv]

That was so so so epic!! My goodness!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌 Guys!! VANNY! That was amazing!! Loved it!! Really wanted it to happen ✊🥳

[@irkorpus]

amazing. the dude should get some type of photography award.

[@robertjackson7695]

That was SIIIIIIIIIICK !!!!!!!!

[@TourismGhana]

🤯 this must be the best video I've ever watched on KZbin. Amazing Amazing Amazing..

[@TheLifeofRich]

This video is incredible but keep in mind that bow is shooting really slow. 61 mph is 89 feet per second. My hunting bow is shooting 285 feet per second which is 194 mph. Great job on getting the arrow on camera like that.

[@rusmaster200]

thanks for not giving up. that was pretty awesome.

[@kenny2644]

Epic!!!