Thanks to a twitter tweet, I came across this video and was truly amazed. What a great idea and the footage that comes off this rig is astounding!

See for your self:

As cool as a setup that this is; there is no way on Earth that I would ever be able to take advantage of it. First, I can’t afford the camera, though I could use a different camera with the rig. However, the biggest problem is my lack of ability to fly such a rig.

Eric Austin runs a site offering his services and his portfolio has some amazing videos shot using the helicopter rig. Check them out.