tomorow's job - e power only!

[AZ ChopperCam]

Leaving for Tucson tonight for an early AM shoot tomorrow. Going to shoot all electric from the E*RaptorCam. Bringing the nitro strictly as a backup. I have 4 sets of packs. I plan to fly 9 minutes on each, take a 10 minute cooling break, start charging the first packs while flying the 2nd and 3rd with cooling periods between.

I wish I had one more charger and one more set of packs but I think I can work this shoot with what I have. If I have to bust out the nitro I will but I'd like to try not to

[Garland]

Hey DJ I thought you were heavily in bed with the gassers at one point for AP.

Just curious why ya have a nitro for a backup and not a gasser. Werent ya also looking at the AP Turbine helis also? How did all that work out for ya?

I too love my Ehelis and good luck on your shoot!

[electro212]

you need one of these!

http://www.schulze-elektronik-gmbh.de/index_uk.htm

[AZ ChopperCam]

the shoot went better than I could have hoped. Never busted out the nitro ship. Managed to do the enire shoot with electric power.

anyone wanna buy my nitro RaptorCam? :wink:

Hey DJ I thought you were heavily in bed with the gassers at one point for AP.
I was last year when I "thought" that's what you "had" to have. Truth is something as simple and cheap as a stretched electric Raptor can provide the same or better results.

[dreslism]

DJ,

Did you use FP and prodigy packs?

How many sets of each did you use?

What type of runtime did you get out of the prodigy packs?

Thanks

[AZ ChopperCam]

used FP, Prodigy, and TP packs.

FP was used in 11s 5000 config and gave me about 10 minutes with 20% left in pack.

Prodigy 10s 5000 gave me 9 minutes with 20% left in pack

TP 10s 8000 gave me 14 minutes. don't know how much was taken. havent recharged it yet.