PBY 5a w/fpv & waypoint UAV capabilities
 

<span style="font-size: larger">I am working on an 1/8 scale PBY 5a and am thinking of using it for aerial photography and possibly search missions. I can safely say that it will be capable of 4hr. flight time. Ineed help with the overall setup of camers and vidio recording, gps guidedflight system and more. any help or suggestions would be apreciated.</span></p>

RE: PBY 5a w/fpv & waypoint UAV capabilities
 

Have you taken a look at www.readymaderc.com for a FPV set up?

RE: PBY 5a w/fpv & waypoint UAV capabilities
 

Check out:<div>
</div><div>RC Groups UAV thread</div><div>http://www.rcgroups.com/uav-unmanned...-vehicles-238/</div><div>
</div><div>DIYDrones</div><div>http://diydrones.com/</div><div>
</div><div>For information on GPS guided flight, autonomous flight control systems, image/data recording and transmission, etc</div>

RE: PBY 5a w/fpv & waypoint UAV capabilities
 

HAVE CHECKED A LOT OF DIFFERENT SITES AND FOUND LOTS OF SET-UPS. WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS PILOT IN COMMAND W/ AUTO PILOT AND GPS CONTROL WHEN USING CAMERA EQUIPMENT. WILL HAVE THREE VIDIOCAMERAS,ONE FORWARD FACING AD ONE ON EITHER SIDE IN BUBBLES, AND STILL CAMERA.

JIM

RE: PBY 5a w/fpv & waypoint UAV capabilities
 

Well Depending on your budget and programing/DIY skill - one is usually the inverse of the other - <div>Well PIC, AP, GPS control are all doable, see below for different open source set-ups, if you have the budget commercial applications are also available with MicroPilot, etc.</div><div>
</div><div>AttoPilot:</div><div>http://www.attopilotinternational.co...ttopilot2.html</div><div>
</div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; ">"Assisted Radio Control – Autopilot provides 3-axis stabilization while Radio Control establishes pitch and roll targets"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; ">"</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; ">7 servos and 5 R/C inputs: 4 flight control + 2 gimbal servos (Pan and Tilt) plus trigger controller. Trigger is unser-configurable as a logic driver or</span></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; ">PWM servo driver."</span><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; ">
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; ">ArduPilot/ArduPilot Mega:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; ">http://diydrones.com/notes/ArduPilot</span></div><div>http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot/wiki/ArduPilot</div><div>http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/wiki/home?tm=6</div><div>
</div><div>However, with your video set-up that will require more information:</div><div>streaming real-time vs recording</div><div>static positioning or pan/tilt capability</div><div>Above features for all equipment or just some</div><div>
</div><div>Once this is figured out then you can ask more directed questions which can give you more applicable answers, ie</div><div>"if I want two different streaming video feeds would I need two separate video Tx for good image quality?"</div><div>
</div><div>Do you have a typical mission plan in mind?  That would be a good start to figure out your requirements</div><div>
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