Measuring the Brotherhood Tree - Aerial Views
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Shot with the XPX quad and Silk Gimbal from XProHeli: www.xproheli.com#oid=5_1
Official height: 246 feet. I had the pleasure to shoot this footage of the Brotherhood Tree at Trees of Mystery. They were measuring the tree, and allowed me to film the process.
Climbers
Chad Brey - Tree Climbing Team USA
Fred Jungbluth - Vital Tree Care
Sam King - Vital Tree Care
Ken Johnson - Vital Tree Care
Straun Rdwards - Trees 360 Degrees
Through the years I have traveled these forest, from the age of five. I've seen giant trees left in forests , but most were hollow inside, fire damaged, severely. This one was left for other reasons. It is genitivally a beauty, a rare extinct masterpiece, an example of nature at its best. Its pollen and seeds possibly are what this huge forest came from surrounding it. Beautiful !
Stunningly beautiful work, Chad. What a wonderful opportunity, and you totally made the most of it!
Thanks Steve!
Thanks Chad. Super cool as always!
Wow that was great! What an awesome tree! Good job and supurb pilot skill. Thanks for sharing.
The fractals looking down...Cool. I really enjoyed the whole video. thank you.
Yes I thought "fractals" too when I watched the decent footage. I love the way these trees look from directly above.
Dude, that's just INSANE! Loved it. Can't wait for Thomas to come home to see this
Yes! It was crazy. High degree of difficulty climbing up the tree because I was standing next to the tree flying nose-in trying to punch through a small space of sky.
This is mind-blowing
Thanks! That was a fun day.
Chad really well done. In addition to adding to the appreciation of redwoods I think this is a great way for researchers to measure tree height over time. Far less intrusive to the tree and much less risky for the researchers. Mark
Though some drones can measure their own altitude, the official way to measure a tree is with a physical measuring tape. So I think they still need to climb. But with arborists, that gives them a chance to inspect the tree and check it's health. Anyway, it is fun to fly around and get a new perspective on trees.
By the thinness of the surrounding Redwood Trees, you can see how young they are! This is truly old by comparison!
This made me smile!
Awesome Chad.
Thanks Russell! The XPX/Silk is a nice combo.
great footage
Great video thanks for posting.
I was there yesterday :-) thing is Massive compared to the surrounding redwoods
I know the difficulty. Great job Chad!
Thanks Jared! This was a fun project.
Thanks for posting the dimensions. We knew from laser a few years ago the height of this redwood. So I'd say your video is the best part of the adventure. This Brotherhood redwood is about 1/2 the size of of one we discovered in Redwood National and State Parks. I don't think they would bend to let a drone in the area though, but it would be nice. Ciao, M. D. Vaden
Thanks Mario! I would live to be allowed to shoot in National Parks! So are you saying that you found a 500 foot tall redwood?
Chad Johnson Tree size is determined by wood volume rather than height. Like 10,000 cu. ft., 20,000, etc.. The largest Coast Redwood (published) in Jedediah Smith park is 42,500 cubic ft. 26 ft. diameter. We found one of roughly 38,000 cu. ft. Brotherhood's trunk circumference would need measuring at intervals for comparison, Climbing is the best for volume measurement. For height alone laser works within a few inches or less .. or climbing.
ya dude looks great i like the speed of the motions going for that bbc look i dig it!!
Thanks!
Great camera work and framing. You were very close to that tree too. No prop guards I assume?
No prop guards. They aren't practical for large multi-rotors.
That's awesome, I just hope that the trees do not receive any damage because of the hooks, lines and spikes.
no modern day arborist uses hooks or spikes to recreational or climb trees that are being preserved. Spikes only used on tree removals only. The climber climbs the rope. On double rope technique, a friction saver should also be used so that bark is not damaged. Odd to see these guys climbing though; they were uncomfortable and the systems they were using was NOT made for their body lengths. Looked really weird compared to a good climber that has their own system dialed in.
thexmanjdd They were intentionally climbing slow for the camera. If they went at normal speed I wouldn't have time to get the shots before they got too close to the canopy.
Okay Chad. The "rope walker" type systems they were using were not made for the individuals for sure though. If u climb trees u would see what I see.
It WAS just an observation that puzzled me, that's all. Sorry, didn't mean to sound negative. I just can't figure it out.
Excellent flying and filming. Great edit too. Keep up the good work.
thexmanjdd Cool, thanks. If you look up Chad Brey you'll see who he is.
Chad Johnson did as u suggested. Looked him up. Champion tree climber. So... I'm baffled.
Awesome footage Chad, you have my dream job hope you are enjoying it. Btw did you run into any branches up there ?
Thanks JB! I came close to branches a couple of times, but luckily I didn't so much as cut a leaf through all 3 days of shooting.
Great work especially considering the location. How high was the tree?
Thanks Jonny. It was 246 feet high.
Its a whopper :)
Dude, you're making me dizzy. So I guess that means it's good footage!
I thought I was keeping the movement pretty mellow. There is a part where I'm sort of circling the tree looking down on it that's sort of dizzying.