In 5 days

This is a distraction from writing the Pelicam software but days off and nice weather, have to fly

I'm going to at the very least build a crude 1 day thing that functions

It is pretty much just a battery-powered rpi cam... but it will be attached to the ESP touchscreen

I want to see what the footage looks like, I decided to go with the standard v3 cam, that's apparently like a 30mm full frame... looking at a photo I took of a horizon I think this is good, wide angle is too much for the plane/would be a small dot

The ML part right now does not have a purpose here other than a learning tool for me (make my own model for my rc glider)

I'm buying another... camera again so now I have 3 of these standard modules ha

The biggest unknown right now aside from the ML part is the ESP display... it is touch screen, has an IMU, has a graphics deal... I have to learn that then bridge it with the RPi like by i2c or something

Task list:

• prototype clip
• model body
• try to interface pi with display touch
• worst case temporary physical buttons

I had considered buying an ADC for detecting battery voltage... maybe a shunt/amp meter... idk

I'll just go with "best case" but don't want to lose video too, active saving maybe in chunks

Audio is external since I wear a RODE... I do wish it had a mic... saw USB

Kind of sucks can't hear the environment, a field mic maybe

I will fly regardless been like 9 months

some doodle sketches

Was thinking about putting the battery under the hat brim for weight distribution... but on top is fine too

I'm thinking about buying some colored PLA tomorrow... like a grey, light blueish grey...

Idk... I guess black is default, maybe with the sun black is a bad choice but it generally looks good... plus less expense

I'll read up on the touch display that I have but yes Tuesday Mar 19 will fly