The audience sits on the edge of their seats in anticipation of an encounter with one of the most feared predators of the sea, a great white shark. As the small fishing boat tosses and turns in the churning waters off the Atlantic Ocean, all eyes are on the dark choppy waves when a large dorsal film emerges from the mist.

What viewers are not aware of is the difficulty of filming on a moving vessel like a boat. The natural movement of water makes for a lack of stability that not only ruins most shots, but is likely to make the audience as seasick as if they were actually on board shark hunting. This is exactly why the 35 millimeter cameras used by professional camera operators are held in place with a camera mount stabilizer. Each shot is held steady so that images are clear, concise and visually descriptive without excessive bobbing or unnecessary movement.

Filmmakers and photographers find that they are increasingly being asked to capture footage on water to meet the tastes of today's audiences. Still photography, video and film is regularly obtained directly from boats of all sizes. Getting the right shot can come from the side of a naval carrier, private yacht or fisherman's dingy. At these times it is essential that a camera mount stabilizer like the Minigyro be used.

The Minigyro was the winner of the prestigious Vidy Award NAB in 2010. Not only is it a stabilizer for video on water par excellence, but it offers stability from any moving surface. As a camera mount stabilizer, the Minigyro is easy to use from helicopters for aerial filming or shooting from moving platforms for added ferocity during cinematic car chases.

Videographers looking for a camera mount stabilizer for television news footage will also be impressed with the convenience and versatility offered by the Minigyro. Utilizing 2-Kenyon K8 Gyros, this camera mount offers quick set-up.

The Minigyro weighing only 21 lbs. and handheld, requires no FAA Paperwork to be used in any aircraft. This saved independent productions both time and money.

With a camera stabilizer for video on water like the Minigyro, every shot is a superior one. To capture footage on water, a camera need only be affixed to this stabilizer to bring the viewer into the excitement. Using a unique shock tube to eliminate rocky movements and vibrations, images remain crisp. The adjustable head tilts for up or down shots, important when making a documentary with a 16 millimeter camera or YouTube video with a GoPro video camera.

"It's a Bird. It's a Plane, It's Superman!”

This refrain has been a standard of comic books and motion pictures since the 1930's. It's no wonder that human beings are still trying to find a way to fly on their own accord. While airplanes offer flight options of the aeronautical type, the ability to propel oneself through the atmosphere is still something better left to our avian friends. Or is it?

On November 4th, 2015, Australian aviator David Mayman flew through the air, over water and around the iconic Statue of Liberty. He did so while wearing a JetPack designed by pilot and inventor Nelson Tyler. Founder of Tyler Camera Systems, Nelson Tyler has developed the first JetPack able to be employed with such successful results. This demonstration of the world's only true JetPack is a testament to the research and development of this science fiction inspired method of travel.

For many people, their first true vision of JetPack aviation came with Bill Suitor the “Rocket Man” who flew into the stadium during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Tyler Nelson was also responsible for the design of that Rocketbelt, giving it over 900 public demonstrations. Using a real JetPack, a human being could now fly through the air like their favorite super hero on the big screen.

As a pilot, Tyler had already made over a hundred commercial flights and participated in 70 tethered training flights. It is no surprise that a love of aviation led Nelson Tyler to merge his flying experience with the visual arts. In addition to being a pilot, Nelson Tyler is a designer of helicopter camera stabilizers and video camera stabilizers for all varieties of moving vehicles. Due to his development of new technologies in the field of aerial cinematography, Nelson Tyler was awarded three Academy Awards by the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Adding to the powerful ability of first real JetPack to lift a pilot in ax extended flight, is the fact that the JB-9 is the world’s only true JetPack to be so lightweight. Even when fully fueled for fight, it can safely and easily be carried on the back of its pilot. This is an improvement over the weight of the prior Rocketbelt, able to sustain flight for only under a minute.
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Perhaps it is how the world’s only true JetPack was designed that makes it so original. This first JetPack gets its power from dual “state of the art” jet turbine engines. This advanced design gives us the adventure of JetPack aviation after decades of testing and development in the JetPack design studio located in Van Nuys, California as led by Tyler Nelson.