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Flying a kite

If you have an old digital camera knocking around and fancy using it for some aerial photography, take a look at this article in engadget.com about taking pictures from a kite. If you can wield a soldering iron, it looks fairly straightforward, apart – possibly – from landing the camera intact afterwards.

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One Response to “Flying a kite”

  1. Howard Says:
    September 24th, 2004 at 15:09:36

    Back in the days when I lived in the UK I was an active R/C aeromodeller. I had one large
    slow plane into which I installed a 35mm camera with a mechanical winder. After constructing
    a trigger mechanism via a servo it could take approx 12 piccies in a flight.
    The results were actually quite good & you certainly take care of your landings
    with a camera on board….