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Comment by Chetan Prasad on November 5, 2008 at 9:02am

Sorry everybody. Was a little distracted with other things. Will post details shortly as I have basically built the whole rig without documenting it. Will do it asap.

Comment by Nishant on November 4, 2008 at 7:58pm

Skipper, those a beautiful shots... Would like to know more... about the trigger mechanism.

Comment by Chimang on October 19, 2008 at 8:45am

Without sounding greedy, can you also post some pics of your solar balloon and some how2 on that?

Comment by Chimang on October 19, 2008 at 8:41am

Skipper, This is great. Assam is fairly gusty year round. Please post detailed How2. Wanna start asap.

Comment by Malini Prabhu on October 18, 2008 at 9:03am

Can you please post some detailed info, step by step how2 on the whole setup. I am finding it difficult to get the concept and the different aspects of KAP.

Comment by Chetan Prasad on October 15, 2008 at 8:07am

Avril, Yes, the construction is simple and flexible enough. I used an old Fuji (3MP i guess). I had to open the camera and modify the shutter release. The First Kite I built is about 7' tall and I have flown it at heights of 500'+, given space and the right wind conditions.

Comment by Malini Prabhu on October 14, 2008 at 6:10pm

Skipper, I like the idea of the mech trigger. Can we have more details? And knowing you, this is just part of the story. What else does it do -- or have you made the poor thing do?
Ps. It is difficult to start calling you Skipper from Chetan Sir. But I will try.

Comment by Betty on October 14, 2008 at 5:40pm

Skipper, These are lovely. Can anybody do it? Is it complicated to build? What camera have you used? How high does it fly? How big is it?
I know you will kill me for this, But can we buy the kit and .......SORRY.
Just that I am in a hurry to try it out.

Comment by Chetan Prasad on October 14, 2008 at 1:11pm

OH. BY THE WAY, I MUST HAVE SPENT ABOUT 400 RS ON THE WHOLE THING + A LOT OF THOUGHT (CAMERA NOT INCL)

Comment by Chetan Prasad on October 14, 2008 at 1:07pm

I have been into RC flying for several years and the first thought was to use a servo to trigger the cam.(like you)
But then I realised that there was a cheaper and more exciting way to do it. I used an old wind-up musical thingamajig, and after modifications ended up with a gadget which can pan and click (10 shots/360 deg rev of the camera). I had to sacrifice control on tilt as I didn't have another one of these. So I just pre set it before launch.
The most exciting part is the anxiety of not knowing what you have shot. But who cares, they all look beautiful. Also, I just delete the bad ones, cock it up and fly for more.
I feel the auto feature here is good since it is difficult for one man to operate the RC and fly the kite too.
check this for some more pics http://flickr.com/photos/aerial_photos_india/
The above pic is of a building in lalbagh.

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