Visual Aerials is the internet home of Mark Johnson and Romeo Durscher, two long-time California friends who recently discovered a shared passion for the joy of piloting remote-controlled "cam-copters." On its surface, capturing gorgeous images from airborne cameras arguably is reason enough to adopt a peripatetic lifestyle with considerable demands on personal time (and a concomitant dent in one'
s bank account). However, the two of us have come to realize that the benefits are so much richer and satisfying than a simple quest for aesthetically pleasing images. Indeed, as is true of so many passions, the pursuit itself has become more important than the goal.
