The influx of relatively inexpensive, remotely-controlled flying machines sporting high-definition video cameras has meant that long-forgotten locales can be explored more easily and less dangerously than in the past. In that spirit, here are videos of 13 abandoned places being explored thanks to the magic of flight.
Hashima Island, Japan
From the video’s description:
Gunkanjima (“Battleship Island”) is one of the world’s most well-known “ghost towns.” Originally developed as a seabed coal mining facility, more than 5000 people inhabited the island at the peak of its prosperity. The last inhabitants left in 1974, and today the island remains uninhabited. Using a radio-controlled helicopter equipped with a Sony’s Action Cam, we took some aerial footage of this breathtaking deserted island to serve as a record for generations to come.
Sony’s Action Cam on RC Helicopter filming 軍艦島 (Gunkanjima / battleship island) – YouTube
Bodie, California
Bodie – From the Sky. on Vimeo
Abandoned Hospital
FPV in Abandoned hospital in Railway-City (part 3). – YouTube
Mt. Umunhum Radar Station
Quadcopter FPV – Mt. Umunhum Radar Station – YouTube
Castle Ruins
Abandoned Sanatorium
Lost Place Sanatorium Aerial Quadcopter Drone Flight Video Beelitz Heilstätten – YouTube
Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital
FPV – Abandoned Pavilion – YouTube
Abandoned Warehouse
FPV GRAFFITI GHETTO – Multi Rotor Session In An Abandoned Warehouse – YouTube
Abandoned Stone Floor Factory
Abandoned factory filmed with quadcopter – theboredengineers.com – YouTube
Another Abandoned Factory
Old Abandoned Factory – YouTube
Abandoned Farm
Abandoned Barn
Abandoned Barn – MultiWiiCopter Carbon SCARAB Vampire HexiiCopter – YouTube
