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17. USING A CAMERA
17.1 Introduction
Youhavethepossibilitytoattachacameratothe»Xtremebyusingthe“RCLoggerAerialKit”
(89064RC).The“AerialKit”isnotsuppliedwiththe»Xtreme.However,itisdescribedhere
indetailasitisanecessaryaccessorywhenintendingtoattachacameratothe»Xtreme.
Theentirechapterwillexplaintoyouhowtopreparethe»Xtremeforusewithacamera.
Thecameratobeattachedmustbeself-sufcient.Excepted istheRCLoggercamera
“RCEYEOneCamTX”(89049RC),whichcanbesuppliedwithpowerviathe»Xtreme’s
ightbatteryandadapter(89080RC).
17.2 Aerial kit
17.2.1 Aerial kit explained
17.2.1.1 Camera tray
The“AerialKit”willmodifythe»Xtremeinsuchawaythatacameracanbeattached.
> Thesuppliedcameratrayisaplatformattachmenttowhichyoucanattachacamera
ofsuitablesizeandweight.Observechapter“12.Weightsandpayload”onpage17.
> Forinstructionsonhowtoattachthecameratray,refertosection“17.2.2Attachingthe
cameratray”onpage39.
17.2.1.2 Legs
> The supplied legs are longer than the standard ones and sufciently increase the
clearancebetweencameratrayandground.
> Forinstructionsonhowtoreplacethelegs,refertosection“17.2.3Replacinglegs”on
page 39.
17.2.1.3 Propellers
> Thestandardpropellersdonotprovideenoughlifttocarryacamera.Therefore,asetof
largerpropellershelpincreaselift,whichinturnallowforalargerpayload.
> For instructions on how to replace propellers, refer to section “19.3.1 Replacing
propellers”onpage53.
17.2.2 Attaching the camera tray
> The cameratraycanbe mounted without any further modicationonthe»Xtreme.
Carefully turn the »Xtreme upside down and place it on a soft surface. Study the
diagramsfromsection“17.3Attachingthecamera”onpage41.
> Carefully guide the traydown the guiding rods until the clips lock.Watch out! Be
sure to sufciently support the »Xtreme’s body while xing the tray so as not to
damage the legs.
> Tolaterremovethetray,releasetheclipsandcarefullypullthetrayoffthe»Xtreme.
17.2.3 Replacing legs
17.2.3.1 Direction
Mind the colour coding of the legs
Note that the RED LEGS indicate front. The BLACK LEGS indicate rear. When replacing
thelegsdonotmixthemup.
17.2.3.2 Replacement process
Toreplacethelegsasmallcross-headedscrewdriverisrequired(notsupplied).Follow
the illustration [ Fig. 22 ],whichexplainsthereplacementprocess.Donotovertightenthe
screws.