helium blimp camera platform
I have experience flying a 30' airship known as a Grizzley. It takes a lot of room to fly if there is any wind, and it is a very expensive setup. With 900 feet of helium inside it takes 6 or 7 pounds of ballast to get the entire thing to 'weigh' about 2 pounds, which is optimal for this size of a blimp. We are looking into mounting a camera system and connecting that to a separate transmitter so the camera operator can concentrate on that operation while the pilot flies. Pics of the blimp can be seen in my Photo Gallery.