Kite Aerial Photography Rig

[@nate6692]

Wow your narration has come a long way in the last 7 years.

[@jreed1701d]

Seriously... learning to sew was one of the best life skills I ever decided on learning. A soldering iron is good for staying fraying too!

[@adamlooze99]

In the past, I replaced a kites line with fishing line, and just used a fishing pole to control the kite. Was much easier to reel in and out.

[@mpkhobbykites1071]

Wow sewed it by hand!! Props!! That would take so long!!

[@ianvirco5897]

Quote - " i'm not a kite builder" Oh yes you are, you have successfully built a kite that flys as intended, hence your a kite builder ! You have demonstrated that you have an understanding of what is required to build kites, e.g. maintaining the proportions when scaling up, making sure the kite is perfectly symetrical etc. get a good kite book to perfect your techniques and you'll be able to create the perfect lifting system for your camera rig.

[@quedecree]

Hand stitching the whole kite? Good effort!! A long fuzzy tail will help settle the kite down too.

[@Hugh.Manatee]

_"A long fuzzy tail will help settle the kite down too."_ Ehh... was that a suggestion on what he should do with his cat?

[@Kyun9432]

I love how you play with the cat first to get it out of the way, and when it does not you just go "ah.." and pick it up xd

[@mureithikivuti]

IKR!!

[@lurchie]

I can't believe that the kite didn't work perfectly right from the start with the exceptional cat-gineer consulting that you had.

[@danokitemanotoo1791]

There are way better alternatives than hand stitching a kite. Back in the Mid-90's we were making "No Sew" kites with rip-stop nylon and fabric tape. When ironed this tape is stronger than any sewn seam because there are no perforations in the sail.

[@aliciabaumgartner1406]

For more stable aerial photography you should build a large helium balloon rig. I got some great pics of our farm with ~90cm diameter balloon. If you attach it to a fishing rod you can let it go really high and real it in quickly.

[@PracticalEngineeringChannel]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

[@aliciabaumgartner1406]

Have you thought of building a high altitude balloon? It's been on my mind for a while. The project would combine your knowledge of physics and micro processing. The videos from these amateur projects are spectacular!

[@RafaelRabinovich]

+Sandy Crotch my thoughts, precisely

[@cynicalrabbit915]

@@PracticalEngineeringChannel KZbin channel { Flight Test } built a dirigible and used RC Plane parts to maneuver it kinda. I figure making a frame to fill with helium ballons and electronics from a medium sized inexpensive quad copter/drone to propel and steer it would provide a more stable video platform. It would also get around alot of the FAA's drone rules as it would be tethered and not intened to travel very far. Common sense should keep you from putting up in the area of an airport.

[@joshanderson8399]

Good job reading from the first result that comes up from searching Kite Aireal Photography

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

Hey, KZbin suggested this video because I did a few Kite aerial photography videos so I watched it. Best few minutes I have watched in ages, not for the content (which was great anyway), but for the commentary, excellent, love your style 😍👍

[@TomTM_ST]

Awesome video! Your channel is gold.

[@jonnywaselectric]

Last time I flew a kite I tied it to a fishing rod and it was quite fun, it was great winding it in

[@hdwoodshop]

Grady your videos are always great and instructional. My only request is that you show the camera sling. Can't wait to see your next video.

[@DesignBuildExecute]

Very cool, Grady! We must have similar minds because I've been thinking about trying this with a cheap camera and using a PIC to trigger it to take pictures. I have several kites from when I used to fly them all the time. I admire you're willingness to build yours, though!

[@Niko-rf9or]

My friend and I did this with a GoPro and a nicer kite and it worked surprisingly well

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Starting at about 00:36 in this video: *CATS* _gonna_ *CAT.* 😊😊😊

[@AprilWilkerson]

Port A?? That's near my home town stompin grounds. Do you live out that way? Entertaining video. : )

[@Cactusworkshopchannel]

This is very nice! enjoying a lot your videos. I guess we could say kites are the new selfie stick :P

[@tomlever]

Lovely joke at the end! "If you want your friends to think you're cool…" 👏😀😆

[@felixdietzCGN]

i really like this trying for the sake of trying attitude :)

[@mattsworld2162]

Nice share

[@mrcat-nu1jb]

I approve of the kite cat! 😺😼

[@daviddupoise6443]

Well we know you are cool; regardless of what your beach friends say.

[@beliasphyre3497]

My favorite homemade kite is a devil kite. You can make it from a single sheet of copy paper and some string.

[@relentlessmadman]

if you can take the fray off the edged of your nylon fabric with a lighter, might you not do joining and seams with a heat gun?

[@PracticalEngineeringChannel]

They make some "thermal fusing tape" (not sure exactly what it's called) that kind of works on that principle but I didn't find it to be very strong.

[@relentlessmadman]

Practical Engineering I'll have to do some experimenting, I'll let you know how it turns out

[@outandabout100]

where do I get this camera complete with it's holder?

[@AaronShenghao]

Add a tail for pitch and yaw stability.

[@tonynikon]

Hand stitching the whole kite!!!??? I'm impress!!! That is what I call persistance. Nobody will be able to say that you just tried or quit. Go to Brooxes.com or Scott Haefner website. That where I go for inspiration. It is a beautiful and rewarding hobby. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@RafaelRabinovich]

How about helium balloons?

[@johnconklin9039]

Looks fun, but I can see where buying a kite is probably the way to go.

[@gaius_enceladus]

It's not a kitty-cat, it's a KITE cat!

[@morte3252]

Those shaking images are making my eyes hurt.

[@dimitristripakis7364]

Dude, just glue some garbage bag with tape, result will be 80% the same, although it does look cheesy. Does not rip, you can re-skin it in an hour tops.

[@akbuilder7626]

You can get huge kites from ebay for $20.

[@techtinkerin]

Totally fails to show how the kite is made