Oh My God!!!!

[importon]

whoa dude. don't hurt anyone. I feel like that headline is just over the horizon that says some poor kid got mangled by some clown's giant octocopter.

[FriarFnord]

Mate, that gave me quite a chuckle! Thanks!

[Tubeboyone]

Another reason why NZ would be a great place for RC video, what a support crew.

Good fun, thanks for posting.

[jackcogswell]

Im well known in my area for landing my RCs in trees. I'm 63 yrs. old and can still climb but have had a few hairy moments that help me remember I can't bounce back up off the ground so well anymore. Now I use a 1 ounce fishing weight on fishing line that's coiled on a spool. IN my town I'd get jailed for calling the fire dept. I still climb but only if it doesn't look too risky.

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[TheGhostBusters2213]

At 2;03 what's the name of that song? I hear that song at school during the news thing we do on the t.v in my class-rooms. (I got to Terra Vista Middle School)

[TheGhostBusters2213]

@TheGhostBusters2213 2:03

[azbpro]

How do New Zealanders have so much money!? Bahaha...

[mreid08]

What that cost you?????

[H1F1W1F1]

3:43 ?



[YTEpisodes1]

WOW, slow day for the fire brigade. Hope ya tipped em. :)

[HunterXpert]

what song is playing at 2:39 ??

[mcmanych]

Lessons today: before you fly your Hexakopter... SIMULATE!!!

[wurthman]

LOL to funny, hope the quadcopter is still fly to this date????

[KingMysion]

You really should get more experience before you fly in areas like that.... I fly RC PLANES and I could fly in that space impact free.....

[skinVISIBLE]

I thought that was hillarious as a Chirstchurch citizen.

[Daemonarch2k6]

I guess this was something new for the firemen... Normally they save cats, dogs, kids and ufo's out of trees, not flying cameras!

Did it cost you money for getting it out of the tree?

Greetings from germany.

[J88Wolf]

x::D:::

[vaisor1]

XD hahahahaha

[TheTahiti14]

hello videoguy i am living in new calédonia and would like to know if you guys know any think about it, the octo copter of droidworks i think there is a shop in NZ and i wil come soon to buy one havy lift AD8 360, but i dont know for my work how many minutes it can fly with my canon 5D mark and what altitude ect...could you guys help me about it please ?

[NZVideoGuy]

@TheTahiti14 I know the Droidworx owners very well. The Octo is a great machine for sure. Regarding flight times, this all depends on the total all up weight and how many batteries you use. You should expect somewhere around 5 to 10 minutes flying time. Re altitude, again it depends on many factors but heights of 400mtrs are easily attainable. I'm selling my Droidworx ADX3 HL. Go to vimeo dot com and search "Christchurch Aerial Shots. Take Two". It now has a DJI Wookong installed.

[bogomir67]

@TheTahiti14

The more props you have, on a general consideration, the less efficient the whole thing will be. You are also adding points of failure.

In order to lift a beast such as the Canon you want to use, I recommend a Hexa with strong motors and large props. Call it AHM 40-6 motors on 12"x3.8" carbon props.

[irishkendoll]

mine never acts like that if i dont calibrate. then again i dont have a hexacopter??? anyways glad you managed to get her home safe i wonder what it cost tax payers for the fireman event. :S

[pokelol]

im my country would prolly get arrested for makeing fake calls to fire brigade lol.

but nice video dude.

[ArnoldVeeman]

my neighbors are awake; because I fell of my chair laughing!

[NZVideoGuy]

@ArnoldVeeman Thank you. I take that as a compliment. :-)

[cocokole]

fire brigade? seriously? for an RC? hahaha cool!!!!!

[NZVideoGuy]

@cocokole There was no there way, no other way, no other way. ;-)

[iEngineer86]

Hehe, you've got the best fire brigade! Ours would make pay a fine for calling them for a ''toy''. When my Spitfire landen 6-7m high in the tree I had to do quite some climbing and shaking my knees on a tree to get it back. Hip hip hura for New Zealand fire brigade! :)

[NZVideoGuy]

@iEngineer86 I agree. Without their help, I'd have been screwed.

[cybervorex]

Nice video.

[NZVideoGuy]

@cybervorex Thank you.

[TaviYamato]

omg you called the fire brigade for that

[NZVideoGuy]

@TaviYamato What would you have done? Strapped on a jetpack?? ;-)

[52Quantum]

@TaviYamato Of course! Why not? They'd only be wasting their time saving lives or something anyway...

[mrduffy100]

LLOOOOOOOLLLL

[turkanator123]

What a quest... but really the fire department haha nice

[chrispierdo]

Thats a nice ass Firetruck ..

[NZVideoGuy]

@chrispierdo Ok. ;-)

[GTA2511]

GO NZ FIRBRIGADE :)

[NZVideoGuy]

@GTA2511 100%!!! :-)

[matrix49A]

Money buys nice toys I hope me paid the fire Dept to get his toy helicopter back.

[judgegixxer]

I would have thrown someones cat up there so I could at least say I was trying to rescue the cat.

[NZVideoGuy]

@judgegixxer Animal lovers would stone you to death for that. The Fire Brigade just seemed more............. practical. :-)

[yeogav]

at 3:55 I am thinking JUST LAND IT FOR GOD SAKE - SWITCH IT OFF AND CALL IT A DAY.

[NZVideoGuy]

@yeogav My thoughts too. I was shitting myself.

[MrProjectdjim007]

ok so iv seen it all now.. i would still feel very silly.. imean up in the tree.. call the firebrigade

nearly brake a window.. bounce it nearly brake it more...wow u very lucky...

[NZVideoGuy]

@MrProjectdjim007 If I was a cat, all my lives would be used up. ;-)

[MrProjectdjim007]

im at the point in the vid when the ladder crew turn up..@2.20 dude id feel such a twat..

i watch the rest then post...hmmmmm



[ThingsAllVideo]

What model Heli is that? Is it the hk 600gt?

[NZVideoGuy]

@ThingsAllVideo It's a Mikrokopter Hexa XL. Cheap crap.

[SuperJetMonkey]

.......then...it got stuck in the tree...again

[NZVideoGuy]

@SuperJetMonkey That's the sequel. ;-)

[cerickNY]

"I my way home, I stopped off to pick up my Apple loops"

[SmOOvDoGG]

Nice seeing your tax dollars at work

[NZVideoGuy]

@SmOOvDoGG You think I pay tax?? ;-)

[stu0things0and0stuff]

@NZVideoGuy what the fire crew really came out for your camera ? and you didn't even have to set your kittchin on fire and kinda go ahh whilst u hear couldn't get my camera outa the tree ;-)

[ReubenO77]

@SmOOvDoGG Don't worry, the NZFS isn't government funded with tax dollars. Its actually funded by insurance companies through a levy on building insurance.

[NZVideoGuy]

@ReubenO77 Thanks for the info. I feel much better now. :-)

[reachydude8888]

1:26 my reply =JESUS CHRIST!!!!!( i screamed this out loud when my little sister just got to sleep!)

[NZVideoGuy]

@reachydude8888 Sounds like you had a religious experience. ;-)

[dubstepISbetter]

@NZVideoGuy LOOKs like you ppl are very happy and freakin rich i wish i was you man for real

[ifoxino]

very nice story :-)

[didiajoshua]

next time call the army , the FBI or NAZA ;-)

[NZVideoGuy]

@didiajoshua Thanks but I'll stick to the fire brigade. ;-)

[didiajoshua]

flying in the city is not prohibited in your city?

in france you if you have this probleme dont call fireman they dont come for a toy in a tree.

:)

[NZVideoGuy]

@didiajoshua In NZ we still experience something many of you in Europe and the USA don't. It's called "freedom". If your little French pussy cat got stuck in a tree, wouldn't the French firemen come and rescue it? Let's face it. When there are no fires to fight, what's a fireman supposed to do?? Sit around and watch Coronation Street? ;-)

[krsnendu]

Good story...

[blank000]

18 days later and the Fire service may not have turned up.....

Andrew

[b112938]

can u give me like a website where the sell these things?

[NZVideoGuy]

@b112938 I would never buy a Mikrokopter again. Basically they are highly overpriced cheap crap. Google DJI Naza, It's a great little Quadcopter that flys like a dream and is cheap to buy. I have two at the moment. Brilliant!!

[b112938]

@NZVideoGuy k thx

[firefighter1183]

OMG! As a firefighter here in the US, that would of have to be a "Training" deal. It was awesome to see the Fire Dept. come out and help. Great clip!

[NZVideoGuy]

@firefighter1183 Thank you. :-)

[roju0229]

0:24 I can see my house from up there!!!

[NonFerrousBueller]

You should offer virtual red zone tours. To the folks whining about using the fire service for this - if the guys are having a slow day, they won't mind getting some practice in - with the understanding that at any time they may need to bugger off to a real emergency.

[NZVideoGuy]

@NonFerrousBueller Exactly!!! Someone dials 111 and they reply "Sorry you'll have to wait. We're rescuing a helicopter from a tree. Do you have a hose handy till we get there?". ;-)

[Skymaxy]

Good stuff!

[Dannysrc]

Never thought i would say this but thank god for that tree! it would have been totaled if the tree did not catch it.

[NZVideoGuy]

@Dannysrc Yes, or if it had gone a little higher it could have landed on the road. CRUNCH!!!!

[Japheth19]

At 2:58 is that a picture of a dinosaur on the control panel???

[NZVideoGuy]

@Japheth19 It's a turtle. Meaning "slow". :-)

[TheFlatronify]

Was it on purpose climbing up that high when you got so close to the window?

[NZVideoGuy]

@TheFlatronify Yes, I was not experienced at flying "nose in" at that time. So, I just hit the throttle and went straight up.

[tripbyte]

lol,. what a fast and scary thing....;-) But GOOD quality! ThanX 4 sharing.. nice video

[ppolosurfer]

Nice IMovie

[ferrero8]

the first track sounds familiar....i think the first music is usually used by DigitalRevTV

[samishere11]

that was fun to watch

[MyFilippo94]

I don't know english enough to say to you how much I like this video, it's simply Wonderfull, thank you! :o)

[441rider]

Only in Kiwiland! nice bikes no BSA Rocket3? LOL! I am sure the next brush fire heaven forbid you may get a scouting call. :o)

[ib422000]

A super entertaining video all around. The music is just fantastic, resolution is perfect..captions funny and all in all, I am green with envy! That home, the entire location is just beautiful..you must be one of the 1%!

Why else would the Fire Dept. come out to 'rescue' your crazy flying machine?

[NZVideoGuy]

@ib422000 Firstly, thanks for your comments. Secondly, that's not a home. It's a large guesthouse. It suffered extensive damage in the earthquakes but has been repaired to its former glory.

[tallguysd]

My question is what was the bill for using the fire truck!

[NZVideoGuy]

@tallguysd Read the comments. Cheers

[elmardus]

HJAHAHAHAHA ROFL... Wow, that was so funny. You edited it really nice. Thanks for the great vid.

[NZVideoGuy]

@elmardus Thank you. :-)

[kd8opi]

The lesson is those fire-fighters did you a solid, and I hope you at least bought them lunch for rescuing your toy. 

[NZVideoGuy]

@kd8opi Virtue is its own reward. :-)

[Alice8000]

No offense but you should all be severely punished.

[NZVideoGuy]

@Alice8000 What do you suggest? Waterboarding?

[TheHunterinnz]

@Alice8000 you are joking right?



[LeonardoShaz]

nice house man!

[HyP3rxMiTchXx0]

@LeonardoShaz nice is a total understatment :O

[Stikstofman]

It's nice to see the Fire Brigade helping people out without the need of someone being in mortal danger or a cat :P

[NZVideoGuy]

@Stikstofman True. Cats kill thousands of innocent people every year. Much safer rescuing RC Helicopters. ;-)

[ModelLights]

That tree looks like an easy climb, far from impossible. Still if it was a slow fire week the fire company was probably glad for a diversion, something besides a cat in a tree..

[NZVideoGuy]

@ModelLights The tree is still standing. You think it's easy to climb? Be my guest. I film you doing it as a follow up to this video. ;-)

[BigBishounen]

I had a similar thing happen to me once. Had just built a plane, and was eager to try it out but forgot to check that my control surfaces were calibrated to the control sticks and ended up with inverted control input on my rudder. After swerving and looping all over I planted it about the same height up in a tree. I ended up spending 2 hours tossing sticks at the plane until it finally dropped out of the tree. Same lesson learned. Check your controls FIRST!

[TheHunterinnz]

@BigBishounen same as me except after 3 hours a team of treefellers help me out.

just as well it was about 15m high.

[kiterider1]

aaaw,nice video!!love the music and the edit! and the happy ending:)))

[kingofgold1]

how much did it cost for them to bring their trucks to get your helicopter? and how much was it for your helicopter and everything that went into making the gopro attachable?

[NZVideoGuy]

@kingofgold1 Cost nothing. Heli cost about 12k. cheers

[BrasherN]

@NZVideoGuy 12k??? too much spare cash lol

[cptdc]

LMAO, the fire brigade for your toy, i mean seriously? perhaps try a ladder?

[SeverusKalkkaros]

@cptdc You realize that the copter you refer as "toy" costs thousands of dollars?

[cptdc]

@SeverusKalkkaros and how much do you think they spent coming to aid you getting your drone from the branches?...and how much do you think peoples lifes are lol!

[TheFlightLog]

second time, when you hit the leaves, i think you were just showing off

[lancethrustworthy]

Climbing the tree was simply too much, eh? Hope you've learned your lesson.

[NZVideoGuy]

@lancethrustworthy Climbing the tree was humanly impossible and, as I don't own a chimpanzee, I decided on the fire brigade option. ;-)

[NZVideoGuy]

@lancethrustworthy Yes daddy.

[minitrundle]

Wow that must if been an intresting phone call!

Help, my helicopter is stuck in my tree!

Pardon?

[NZVideoGuy]

@minitrundle More like "I've got something stuck in a tree, but it's not a cat, it's a $10,000 R/C Helicopter". ;-)

[jwjwjwjwjwjwjwjjwjwj]

Three meter pole too short?

Buy another three meter pole! ;)

[NZVideoGuy]

@jwjwjwjwjwjwjwjjwjwj The three poles were bending like a long fishing pole. Another three mtr pole on the end and open of them would have snapped.

[peskerton]

@NZVideoGuy bamboo is the answer if you want to use a pole in the future. I cut one live stalk measuring 11 meters to rescue my rc plane. Even if you use shorter lengths, they are easy to duct tape together since the ends can be split to go around another segment. It stays rigid and is very strong for it's weight. Just add a hook on the end so you can retrieve the craft in one piece.

[NZVideoGuy]

@peskerton Ah yes. Nature has all the best materials. Cheers

[SlicerJen]

Heh its like charlie brown flying a rc chopper. What could go wrong. Nice video platform though.

[NZVideoGuy]

@SlicerJen I guess it would look better with Snoopy at the helm. ;-)

[pyromanizak]

How much did you pay the fire brigade to retrieve it?

[NZVideoGuy]

@pyromanizak Spend a few minutes and read the comments. All the information is there. Thanks.

[jackbuttplus]

bloody 'ell you can see the curvature of the world! O.O

[MountainBikerT17]

@jackbuttplus Actually that would be the 170 degree lens on the GoPro he's using

[jackbuttplus]

@MountainBikerT17 :(

[MrDrains22]

This is great !!! I have been wanting to use a heli to take video with my GoPro and this is just what i have been searching for. Could you direct me to the site where you would suggest i purchase one of these in either kit form or almost ready to fly form. I did a search on the DJI site and it has options on parts etc and one to pre order, just wanted to make sure i order the correct unit. I am in Oz. Thank you for your experience and great videos.

[NZVideoGuy]

@MrDrains22 Best bet, if you're a beginner, is to get a complete Naza kit from DJI. ( I think it's $460US) All you need to add is a radio and receiver, batteries and a charger and you're away. The kit is very easy to assemble and it will carry a GoPro no problem. If you crash and break something, parts are readily available and cheap. Don't make the mistake I did, of buying a MK RTF from a certain dealer in Aussie. You'll pay exorbitant prices and end up with cheap unreliable crap.

[northsiderollers]

i know u said the 1st song is on a mac book. but is there an actual name for it? i cant find it. and dont have a mac

[NZVideoGuy]

@northsiderollers Sorry but it's been 11 months since I produced this video. I don't know what the names of the tracks are.

[NZVideoGuy]

Currently getting 1,500 to 2,000 views a day on this video. I'm shocked! But happy. :-)

[MiffyProductions]

Someone likes Soundtrack Pro a little too much.

[smbproduction]

So, Let me get this straight. You were enjoying a vacation or something. Was Flying a RC Helicopter. And called in the Fire Department (Which could be saving lives) to raise a ladder to get it from a tree? -_______-

[NZVideoGuy]

@smbproduction No, I wasn't on holiday. I live in ChCh. The guy on the trike was on holiday and he was keen to see the hexa flying. The Fire brigade was a very last resort, but let's not forget. They do rescue cats from trees all the time. They said this type of "rescue" all counts as practice, so they didn't consider it a waste of time.

[smbproduction]

@NZVideoGuy Ohh ok, just had a little mix up. xD

[alishanmao]

nice job impressing the guys. I do not think they will ever consider a multicopter for whatever reasons you tried to demo. but again, thats a nice multicopter with a nice fast climb rate. you could use it to trim trees too :D

[NZVideoGuy]

@alishanmao In fact they seriously considered getting a heli. Think of the practical uses in rescuing lives. The heli can very quickly maneuver to any side of a fire or rescue situation and can relay video back to the ground. Decisions can be made very quickly as to how best to tackle a fire/rescue. The only thing lacking in this situation, was my experience. But this event happened nearly a year ago. I'm way better now and have much better heli. See vimeo "Christchurch Aerial shots take two".

[alishanmao]

@NZVideoGuy followed those on vimeo. you have become way better of course as time went by. Keep up the good work. what is your current setup now. and how much does it cost

[grey0powerlessnesss]

@NZVideoGuy We had this prob in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Was the 'smoke' from a chemical fire (chemical storage depot) dangerous.... They had no way to collect air samples. Putting a real 'copter was not an option. In NZ, they used the Ipod toy 'copter to building check after the Christchurch earthquake. Poor resolution (on Youthube). ALL FIRE departments need this outfit.

[NZVideoGuy]

@alishanmao Yeh, that's why I put that comment at the end of the video. "Tree trimming optional". ;-)

[JontyKilpatrick]

How embarrassing....

[NZVideoGuy]

@JontyKilpatrick Yes, it was very embarrassing.

[MrDS190]

Im proud to be kiwi!!

[FilmLou]

Beautiful sunshine, a $1 million (US) Bronto Skylift and crashing your Hexacopter -- priceless:)

[NZVideoGuy]

@FilmLou Mastercard? ;-)

[TheFilmResource]

What RC plane or helicopter would you recommend for attaching a GoPro to? Preferably on the more affordable side, but still reliable.

[NZVideoGuy]

@TheFilmResource Get a DJI Naza kit. ($460US) The DJI Flame Wheel airframe is almost indestructible and spare parts (motors, props, speed controllers etc) from DJI are cheap. All you need on top of the kit is a radio and receiver, and some 3 cell 2,200mAh LiPos. If you search YouTube there's some footage taken from the Naza with a GoPro.

[NZVideoGuy]

@TheFilmResource I tried to post links for you but YouTube not allowing. Sorry.

[grey0powerlessnesss]

@NZVideoGuy Google immediately led me to USA & UK retailers.

[stuprint182]

i want one of them. it went well high i would be scared if it just flew off over some houses

[NachoLoKo]

what model is of Helicopter¡? and the camera?

[NZVideoGuy]

@NachoLoKo It's a Mikrokopter Hexa XL. Basically an overpriced piece of crap. Have switched to Droidworx airframe and DJI Wookong flight controller with AXI motors. The camera is a GoPro HD.

[12345bijan]

what a day for you

liked

[CaliSkuNkk]

What is the first song??

[NZVideoGuy]

@CaliSkuNkk All the music is generic, free soundbites included on Macs.

[Luckzzz]

police and firemen? Doesn't have crime there?

[NZVideoGuy]

@Luckzzz It was a lazy summer holiday. All the criminals were at the pub, having a day off. ;-)

[ReliableSunPower]

Really??? The fire brigade actually showed up to pull this thing down and ontop of it hung around to watch it. That's awesome!!!!!

[NZVideoGuy]

@ReliableSunPower Yes, they were very impressed. 

[mrguzzi07]

Where was this at, which country ??

[NZVideoGuy]

@mrguzzi07 Christchurch, New Zealand.

[jamiemarine]

dang!!!!!!!!!! that thing goes hi like a plane

[NZVideoGuy]

@jamiemarine Maximum altitude is aprox 2km. Or at least that's what the seller in Australia told me. Personally never took it higher than 400mtrs.

[ZABZABXXX]

SUPER



[saeidmomtahan]

Excellent video, and the music too. I was expecting something else to happen as they were approaching it at the end... oohh.. the suspense ..

[NZVideoGuy]

@saeidmomtahan Hehehe. Cheers. :-)

[zjhost]

3*3=9m youre at least 1.70m

if you hold the poles over your head you should reach 2m

so 2+9=11 thing is up 10m why could you catch it