I tried to Rip the 2017 Eclipse... and it kinda worked!! :D

I thought it would be really neat to try to fly the drones during the eclipse. When I took a quick look at the footage, I was somewhat disappointed and thought it seemed no different than when a cloud cover comes in. Then I watched Steele's eclipse video and decided to take a closer look at what I had captured. Totally missed the giant halo around the sun! So cool! Also, the lighting was absolutely gorgeous, natural soft backlighting is so dreamy :P The main thing I wanted to do was get some sweet shots with the Inspire, but I didn't think about the fact that since the peak of the eclipse (96.6% coverage) was at 1:05pm, I would need to tilt the camera up almost 90 degrees to see it so the +30deg that the Inspire gimbal can do just wouldn't cut it. So I ripped with the miniquad instead :D Enjoy!! Proudly Sponsored by AirVūz *** Gear *** ~~Cinematic Drone~~ - DJI Inspire 2 - http://amzn.to/2qEtVQE - DJI Zenmuse X4S - http://amzn.to/2sihFWY ~~5 Inch Build~~ - Armattan Chameleon - http://www.armattanquads.com/chameleon/ - RaceFlight Revolt V2 - RaceFlight Bolt 4-in-1 ESC - EMAX RS2306 2750kv Motors - Lumenier 5x5x3 Butter Cutter Props (WildWilly) - Runcam Swift 2 (camera tilt ~25°) - http://amzn.to/2si9hGS - Lens from Runcam Swift RR Edition - Electret Mic with MAX9814 AGC Amp - TBS Triumph CP Stubby RP-SMA Antenna - http://amzn.to/2rJ5Wns - TBS Unify Pro V2 5v VTx (800mW) - http://amzn.to/2sii7EO - FrSky XSR Receiver (SBUS) - http://amzn.to/2rYireJ ~~3 Inch Build~~ - Shendrones Shrieker 130 - http://amzn.to/2qEEYsY - BrotherHobby Tornado T1 1407 3600KV Motors - http://amzn.to/2qK7uZk - DYS BLHeli XM 20A V2 ESCs (MultiShot) - RMRC Seriously Dodo Flight Controller Rev 3b - http://amzn.to/2sivEMI - PowerOSD PDB (broken, gonna pull that out when I rebuild it next) - XSOUL 3045 Bullnose Tri-Blade Props - http://amzn.to/2rYdpP0 - 600TVL 110 Degree Wide Angle Super Mini FPV Camera - TBS Triumph CP Stubby SMA Antenna - http://amzn.to/2roJIUz - UBAD 200mW VTx - FrSky XSR Receiver (SBUS) - http://amzn.to/2qF6Yws - Tattu R-Line 1550mAh 95C 4S LiPo http://a.co/fGZACVM - GoPro Session5 - http://amzn.to/2qKBXGM - GoPro Session5 Glass Stick-on Lens Protector - http://amzn.to/2roRfCM - SanDisk Extreme 64GB microSDXC UHS-3 Card - http://amzn.to/2qKaswW - BMC3D TPU Chameleon GoPro Session Mount (30°) (This guy's stuff is seriously the best!!) - https://www.bmc3d.co/products/alien-3... - FrSky Taranis X9D Radio - http://amzn.to/2sireFn - FrSky M9 Hall Effect Gimbals - http://amzn.to/2rYG32y - Fatshark Dominator HD3 - http://amzn.to/2ruvpjp - LaForge V2 Main and Diversity Modules - http://amzn.to/2qFdMKo - VAS Mad Mushroom - http://amzn.to/2sixWvi - IRC 8dbi Patch - http://amzn.to/2rurnrc - BMC3D TPU LaForge Covers - https://www.bmc3d.co/products/laforge... *** Music *** Magnace & LuxLyfe - Her Name feat. Andy Marsh https://soundcloud.com/xtrapwonderland/magnace-luxlyfe-her-name-feat-andy-marsh