"flex would have a bearing on the stability of the craft. I would not use fishing rods as they are heavier then the carbon rods you can buy from online, and also more flexible. The more length you put on the arm, the more stresses on the arm come…"

"check out the lucid science website. They have projects on how to convert cameras to IR. They also have plans to make IR illuminators. Its a cool site with hacks and other projects."

"The most important thing you are looking for is something that can carry a decent payload as lenses aren't light. You also need diversity to use things like night vision. A working partner would be needed to be the observer so you could also snap…"