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We waited until the library closed—we didn’t want to scare the pants off our patrons—and at twilight we set forth on our mission: to document the main branch on video from angles rarely seen by our visitors. Lucy IV is a DJI Phantom quadcopter drone, and when loaded up with the camera equipment—in this case alternating between a GoPro and an iPhone—she weighs just around 2 lbs.
Finally, the use of a drone for the public good.
Three cheers for the NYPL!
Flying a Drone Around the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building | The New York Public Library.