All language subtitles for 2.12 Shooting the Gap - Drone Pro Academy

Guys, we're in trouble right now
is called Shooting the Gap.

So this is basically a shot
where you just fly through something,

whether it's like an arch or a bridge
is one that I've done before.

So we've got
I was in Hobbiton and we had this bridge

right here and, you know, there's water.

And so I decided to fly the drone
through the hole.

It's kind of a really cool shot

just because I don't know

if in exercise, your abilities,
I guess, is really cool.

But I flew it through flying.

Devin Graham's $60,000 camera on my drone,
so it was really quite intense.

But one crucial thing that you need
to have on this is is good perspective.

So right here we kind of have
the shoreline, I guess you could call it.

And so I was standing
right about here now.

My perspective was not perfect,
that ideally you'd be standing

right here for this type of a shot
because you got this bridge right.

And so you need to be able
to shoot this hole.

So the best way to do that is to be
lined up with it completely, 100%.

But I was off a little bit,

but I was able to scoot back enough
that I could

I had a pretty clean,
clean size out of it.

So I went through it.

And then you wanted to have your camera
operator or someone there to tell you

when you go through it.

I wouldn't fly through this using your
you know, looking at the iPad,

I'd fly through a line of sight,
actually looking at it.

And then you can have someone look at your
your iPad screen

or your camera operator says, okay,
we're here, we are through.

And once you get through, then
it gets kind of scary because you rise

and you can't
see it because it's behind the bridge.

And so you're just flying it.

And it's really scary because you're like,
I hope it comes up on the other side

and so ends up coming up and then you can
bring it back over and then land it.

So, you know, kind of a more risky shot.

You want to make sure there's nothing

that can be damaged
behind the hold that you're shooting now.

And you want to make sure there's
not like a ton of trees or anything

so that once you get through it,
you just you lose that drone, you know?

So that's a very,
very cool shot and kind of a fun shot

once you kind of get
your piloting skills up to par.

So let's go see if we can do it.

All right.

We're going to try and shoot the gap
right here

and see what happens.

Ready

to get out of shooting the gap shot, guys?

Nothing crazy

except for the wind.

Explain what's happening.

So I'm gonna do a shot
or I fly underneath the bridge.

Like the bridge is not that big of a hole.

And this goes wrong.

How much equipment is at stake?

$50,000. Camera on there.

What?

$20,000 helicopter set up, roughly,
give or take a couple thousand.

So there's a bit of pressure here.

So our livelihood is all on this
and we're putting in Chris's hands.

But I'm doing that
because Chris is one of the best.

There is.

No pressure.

No pressure.

So he's going to be flying
under this bridge.

If I do something, I get a
but I need to be able to see my heli.

Just don't trip while you're

so yeah, that'll be bad because

I'm kind of got a ledge here.

Okay.

Ready? Yeah.

Hey, Louie, for having me for this one.

Yeah. To be. Safe.

Oh, do you want to film? Film this Louie,

I'm not recording cause it's okay.

Here we go. Okay.

They got

Jay again.

Got me a good starting point

about there.

Next day.

Go get it. And

my thrill. Yes.

Okay.

Climbing

it. Is it worth it?

It's never worth it.

All right,
let's get some something different.

If that was good enough. Okay,
That was good.

Never look at it.