
G.O.P.L.A.T -- Freestyling an Abandoned Gas and Oil Platform!
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Since the dawn of drone racing, many of the best first person view (FPV) drone videos have been filmed in (and around and over) abandoned properties of various shapes and sizes. While early "bandos" focused on closed factories and commercial buildings, FPV pilots have become more and more creative in terms of accessing unusual sites. Enter former DRL Champion Nurkfpv. One of the great FPV pioneers, he managed to get access to an offshore oil and gas platform to create this highly cinematic and entertaining video.
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A few months back, I had the opportunity to travel with Tac Gas to shoot with them in a few awesome undisclosed location, including this Gas and Oil platform. We had to travel a few hours by sea to get to the platform, and then climb it through the old, rusty stairs. It's been abandoned for a number of years, but it's insane to see how untouched it's remained. The opportunity to fly it is something that I'll never forget, and I hope to find more adventure out there on the high seas! Check out and follow Tac Gas: https://www.instagram.com/tacgas_fuelyourbrand/ Learn to build the exact drone used to film this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuUlXBJo-Xw Full parts list on this drone with affiliate links: Motors: http://bit.ly/2vCDZBm Flight Controller: http://bit.ly/nurktmotorhd ESC: Hobbywing 60a — http://bit.ly/nurk60esc Video Transmitter: http://bit.ly/nurkairunit Receiver: http://bit.ly/nurkairunit Frame: Project 399 SuperG — http://bit.ly/nurksupergpyro Camera : http://bit.ly/nurkairunit Lipo: CNHL Ministar 6s — http://bit.ly/nurkministar Prop: Azure 5150 — http://bit.ly/nurkazure5150 Extra Thumb Screw Standoffs: http://bit.ly/2xTmoWv Thumb Screw Locks for the top of flight controller: http://bit.ly/2WyCT4J DJI Products with this Drone: Get Started with DJI: — http://bit.ly/djistarter DJI but I want my own radio: — http://bit.ly/nurkdjinoradio DJI Receiver Directional Antennas: TrueRC Patch for DJI — http://bit.ly/nurktruercpatchdji (requires 2, not necessary, but amazing) DJI Receiver Omni Antennas: TrueRC Stubby Singularity — http://bit.ly/nurksingularitydji (purchase 1, comes with 4) Other Peripherals: Goggles: Fatshark HDO — http://bit.ly/nurkhdo DJI Goggles: DJI Goggles and 2 Air Units — http://bit.ly/nurkdjinoradio Goggle Receiver Module: IMRC Rapidfire — http://bit.ly/nurkrapidfire Goggle DVR Accessory: IMRC Powerplay — http://bit.ly/nurkpowerplay Goggle Battery Replacement: 18500 Batteries — http://bit.ly/34ywCHm (go in powerplay) Radio: Taranis 9XD — http://bit.ly/nurktaranis TBS Crossfire : TBS Crossfire — http://bit.ly/nurkcrossfire Patch Antenna : TrueRC MX2 Patch Antenna — http://bit.ly/nurkmx2 Omni Antenna: TrueRC Matchstick Long – http://bit.ly/nurktruercmatchsticklong FPV Bag: Think Tank FPV Airport — http://bit.ly/2DW67OT Solder: — http://bit.ly/nurksolder Soldering Iron: TS100 — http://bit.ly/nurksolderingiron Lipo Charger: HOTA 15A — http://bit.ly/nurkhota Drone Camera: GoPro Hero Session 5 // http://amzn.to/2DgXb5I Drone Camera: GoPro Hero 6 // http://amzn.to/2lfJKvE Big Main Vlogging Camera: Sony A7III // https://amzn.to/2N3ogSh Big Main Vlogging Camera Wide Lens: Sony 10-18 // https://amzn.to/2PNI5ff Big Main Vlogging Camera Long Lens: Sony 85 1.8 // https://amzn.to/2MCxiq0 Mic for Vlogging Camera: Rhode Video Mic Go // http://amzn.to/2l1lcqz Tripod in the Sky: DJI Mavic // http://amzn.to/2BHrJNq My awesome Pants: http://amzn.to/2kZ3ZOQ Ultimate FPV Harddrive: Western Digital My Wireless Passport Pro 4TB: http://amzn.to/2t8dilZ 3TB: http://amzn.to/2HXH2p5 2TB: http://amzn.to/2F5J708 Thanks to each of my sponsors: Hobbywing RunCam: http://www.runcam.com/ FPV-Direct: https://www.fpv-direct.com/ Futaba: http://www.futabarc.com/ China Hobby Line: https://chinahobbyline.com/ AirVuz: https://www.airvuz.com/ Hire my production company, Cinactive Media: https://www.facebook.com/Cinactive-Media-124135864968965/ or http://cinactive.com Check out my other videos! https://www.youtube.com/c/NURKFPV Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/nurkfpv/ Tweet at me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nurkfpv #fpv #build #guide
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