# I need to buy a helicopter that can carry a camera

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 24, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-buy-a-helicopter-that-can-carry-a-camera/558161 "2010-10-24T03:03:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-buy-a-helicopter-that-can-carry-a-camera/558161/41 "2012-10-09T19:24:38Z")

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> [@Rhythmdvl](#):
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> People who enjoyed this thread my be interested in this Reddit post (and may have even posted there):
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> [Friend of a friend has made this heli-rig with a camera hooked to a pair of goggles. TV networks hire him to do aerials and the police are interested in his design. (vimeo.com)](http://vimeo.com/49676399)  
> [Reddit comments](http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/116txc/friend_of_a_friend_has_made_this_helirig_with_a/)

I was wondering approximately how much all that kit costs. (Certainly enough so that crashing the copter into a tree or into the sea during one of those beach fly-overs would be really painful.)

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**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-buy-a-helicopter-that-can-carry-a-camera/558161/42 "2012-10-10T11:51:46Z")

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> [@astro](#):
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> Renting a regular [bucket truck](http://www.nescosales.com/bucket-trucks-48-60-1.htm)will get you 60 feet off the ground and give a stable shooting platform.
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> [Some bucket trucks go up to almost 200 feet.](http://www.nescosales.com/bucket-trucks-81-178-1.htm)

If you go this route, be mindful of where the sun is and what time of day you use the bucket truck. Always funny to see a photo with the shadow of the bucket truck right smack in the middle of it.

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