The Great Steam Train Chase - my first Spark Video

[Flyinghighest]

After owning a Spark for three months now, learning how to fly, experimenting, etc., I finally did my first video: Chasing a steam train passing by our house! Check it out here:

This took a bit of set-up. Once we knew the train was coming and the approximate time (can always change - and did), my wife took her bike to the next up-rail trainstation about three miles from our home. There she waited until the train came, phoned me - and now I had 5 minutes to set everything up, set the home point, take off and go into position to start the chase.

Sparkey is not easy to control smoothly in Sport mode, going 50 km/h plus, but I was lucky and the results are quite nice.

Enjoy

 

[Gavieboydgi]

nice one that's when the mod app would have come in handy because it has the Mavic modes cinematic mode that keeps the gimble in follow mode so your videos don't have that twitching like you are in fpv mode and you still use the Sparks full Speed.

 

[gareth5000]

Fabulous!

 

[Asset4air]

Great stuff! [emoji106]

 

[Flyinghighest]

nice one that's when the mod app would have come in handy because it has the Mavic modes cinematic mode that keeps the gimble in follow mode so your videos don't have that twitching like you are in fpv mode and you still use the Sparks full Speed.

Thanks - good tip!

 

[alditenen]

Great.....i like it

 

[rcdancer]

Very nice! Next - how about chasing it through a tunnel?

 

[JoeyStarns]

Very nice. Keep it up

 

[rick]

Lovely,keep it up

 

[JimmyBob1945]

How great to see a steam train, nice vid......well done.

 

[JCRIPP]

Nice. The smoke coming up through the trees is an interesting angle.

I just got mine last week, and I'm excited about finding things to film. I've been practicing flying and filming using the different modes.

I live in the middle of corn and soybean fields. No cool trains to film here. Just seeing the landscape from 400 ft up has been exciting enough for me for now.

 

[Flyinghighest]

Very nice! Next - how about chasing it through a tunnel?

Maybe with the mod app and, of course, all depends on the tunnel (and my alcohol level...)

 

[JJFlyer]

That was fun to watch and I enjoyed the music!

 

[Flyinghighest]

That was fun to watch and I enjoyed the music!

Yep, that was an old, fun soundtrack from the Yardbirds "The train kept a-rollin' "... Glad you enjoyed it!

 

[graywoulf]

Now that is something I have not seen in a long while... a steam powered locomotive. Where is this by the way? And great video too!

 

[Flyinghighest]

Now that is something I have not seen in a long while... a steam powered locomotive. Where is this by the way? And great video too!

It's all happening in the Czech Republic, right outside my house, which is located nearby a small, local train track, usually served by tram-looking small commuter trains (about once an hour). In the summer, a museum of classic trains and engines, which is connected to this particular route, conducts touristic steam train trips to Prague and back. They happen infrequently but they're very popular with train enthusiasts of all ages.

 

[graywoulf]

I bet that is a great train ride! Thank you for the information.

 

[Flash]

nice footage, fun flight, may you have many more great times with Spark !

 

[JCRIPP]

It's all happening in the Czech Republic, right outside my house, which is located nearby a small, local train track, usually served by tram-looking small commuter trains (about once an hour). In the summer, a museum of classic trains and engines, which is connected to this particular route, conducts touristic steam train trips to Prague and back. They happen infrequently but they're very popular with train enthusiasts of all ages.

It's beautiful countryside. I've been to Prague and Melnik. It has been awhile though.

 

[pmshop]

Outstanding job!
You can knock out SOME of that Sport Mode shuffle if you mod your DJI Assistant 2 software:

You can change the expo to be less responsive with the Roll & YAW