Drove almost 3 hours round trip for this short piece of steam locomotive footage. And it was well worth it.

[Lapeer20m]

had lots of complaints about too many cuts in the first video....here is a slight different version:

It was one of the more technically difficult flights. train was almost 20 or 30 minutes late, and I started filming at least 1/2 mile from where i was standing, which made it difficult to have sufficient battery at exactly the right moment it was needed.
I was more excited about this footage than probably anything else I’ve captured the past 3 years.

 

[dirkclod]

Nice. Looks like he knew you were there.

 

[PAW]

Loved it! Glad you took the time to drive there.

 

[Filaofsoul]

Impressive!!

 

[mavic53]

I think you are this years winner for steam. Excellent

 

[Mavic Mac]

Just clicked on it and this is what I got

Video unavailable
This video is private.

 

[rustysteel]

It was one of the more technically difficult flights. train was almost 20 or 30 minutes late, and I started filming at least 1/2 mile from where i was standing, which made it difficult to have sufficient battery at exactly the right moment it was needed.
I was more excited about this footage than probably anything else I’ve captured the past 3 years.

Im unable to watch, saying it is set to private?
Guessing this is of the 4014? Railroad photography is the primary reason I bought a drone and would love to see your stuff!

 

[ChrisOutdoors]

I also can't watch.

 

[Lapeer20m]

sorry, had a little technical difficulty. It's back up now.

 

[ZX14-R]

Most good Vid.

 

[rustysteel]

sorry, had a little technical difficulty. It's back up now.

Wow, even better, the 1225!! Great video!!
I was one of the engineers for that locomotive for a time... fantastic machine!

 

[Skywatcher2001]

Will you look at this classic . . . !!! Full steam ahead!

 

[Skyflyer129]

Cool footage! Glad you made the drive to capture. Thanks for posting.
Blue skies from SoCal

 

[Beagle]

Im unable to watch, saying it is set to private?
Guessing this is of the 4014? Railroad photography is the primary reason I bought a drone and would love to see your stuff!

Big Boy 4014 is much bigger than that. Also, 4014 was converted to burning fuel oil so it really runs a pretty clean stack. He was coming through our town this past summer so I caught this video on my GoPro.

 

[LongWindFPV]

That's awesome footage. Good piloting too!

 

[Lapeer20m]

Big Boy 4014 is much bigger than that. Also, 4014 was converted to burning fuel oil so it really runs a pretty clean stack. He was coming through our town this past summer so I caught this video on my GoPro.

thats great footage! Big boy is really moving here!

 

[Lapeer20m]

That's awesome footage. Good piloting too!

it’s difficult to explain the challenges with this flight. Mostly due to endurance as mavic had to loiter quite a while waiting for this girl to round the corner.

You can hear the train easily 10 minutes before it arrives. I up launching too early.

the train was late, so I did a few practice runs. It Was too jerky in sport mode, and i was concerned it would be too slow in p mode. I turned obstacle avoidance off to gain a few more mph, and flew in cinematic mode.

I was more stoked about this footage than almost any other Ive ever shot. (My fav was after I got arrested (unlawfully) for flying a drone. after recovering my confiscated items i was excited to see that the entire interaction was filmed with mavic, including audio cached on the iPad)

 

[razoraerial]

Very nice I just started filming trains and now you answer how to get the sound. Thank again for the share

 

[Lapeer20m]

Very nice I just started filming trains and now you answer how to get the sound. Thank again for the share

a magician never reveals his secrets!

I will tell you that I recently purchased an instamic, but I like to record sounds for my drone videos from multiple sources when i can.


I use one or more of the following audio capturing devices, depending on situation:

gopro, old iPhone, new iPhone, Apple Watch, and almost always “record audio with cache” onto my iPad through go4. This is definitely my most utilized audio source. I take the audio from one or more of these devices and overlay it onto the video track, sometimes i have 3-5 audio tracks overlaid on top of each other. Often, syncing perfectly is not that important. I can’t really tell if locomotive audio is off by a half-second.

Exactly when does that bell on the front of 1225 ring?

 

[razoraerial]

Thanks for tips. I just like the added true sounds. I feel the experience is better then just some sound track.