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February 3, 2017

Bantayan Island From Above

One of the best island resorts of the Philippines, the Bantayan Island is almost four hours away from Cebu City. It boasts one of the best beaches in the country just edging out Boracay as it provides more amenities. The aerial photos (using DJI Mavic Pro) in this post are provided by zuil7 so thanks to him ʘ‿ʘ!
Bantayan Island Cebu Philippines

Using drone photography, one can certainly see a different perspective of the resort island. During our visit (January 2017), the weather was a little bit stormy but manageable. The reason why the white sandy beaches has black patches from the aerial photos is because of the washed up dried sea grasses caused by moderate to large waves.



We also managed to capture an aerial video of the island using the DJI Mavic Pro. We don't have that much aerial videos because the drone we were using has only less than 30 minutes of flight time but nevertheless, the videos we captured are beyond breathtaking. Also, because of the cloudy weather, we weren't able to capture an aerial footage of the sunrise or sunset of the island.


Overall, Bantayan Island is a nice resort island which has lots of resorts to choose from but with a common beach ground. In terms of the sand quality, nothing can beat the powdery white beaches of Boracay but this is by far the closest.
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May 4, 2009

All About Aircrarft Posts Ends With Me...

One hot boring afternoon, while I was watching Air Crash Investigation in YouTube, I decided to crash my own plane, literally crash a plane. A real plane is very expensive and I know, even the smallest habitable (I am using the right term) aircrart is not available in a mall, I have to order it from Boeing in Chicago or Airbus in France.

So I decided to create my own plane (one with no engine), a very small one, even a small kitten won't fit, seriously it won't really fit. The main material used in my craft is a styrofoam (gives the shape), sticks (the bones of the air craft), and bond papers (the skin).

In my case, creating a plane is not new, I design and engineer flying kites, take note, "FLYING KITES". The finished product doesn't look beautiful but it was worth it.

Watch the test flight and see how successful the 2-hour project was...

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