Hi John,
I'd be really interested in seeing some of your vids! They would be
inspirational for my build. I'd be happy to pay you for a DVD or two
:-)
Since getting back into the air last November I've also been videoing
my every flight (in a group-owned 1946 Fleet Canuck sadly - but it is
a tailwheel and does have a stick :-) Taking vids started out as a
way for my ailing father to go flying with me vicariously (which he
enjoys immensely), but I also see the value in reviewing my flights
and performance (or lack of it). Here's a short 1080i (one has to
select the higher resolution) example I threw up on youtube from last
winter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACiM2u0YTvw
I find the GoPro2 to be a great little camera - and even in the
noisy/shaky canuck, the vids come out clear except for some vibration
through the resonance point. I attempted to smooth it out with by
adding weight to the camera with mixed results. I am using the
rubber-ball ram mount system (clamped to a cross bar behind my head)
which obviously has some flex due to the rubber.
I bought a couple of earbud-size mics and velcroed them into my A20
headset (Did I mention the Canuck is *noisy*?), to get some background
engine noise/music/atc into the vid. I picked them up them from:
http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-BMC-2
The GoPro2 also takes great still photos. The resolution from even
1080i frame grabs is pretty darn good.
Cheers,
Pete
On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:47 AM, John Wighton <john@wighton.net> wrote:
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> I have a GoPro mounted inside the cockpit attached to the roof centre bar just
behind my head. A std sticky GoPro supplied pad adhered 100% to the surface.
I use the invert function in the camera as it is mounted upside down.
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> I have a second mount external in a similar position but as far fwd on the T
bar (fits between the doors when they are both up). The sticky pad mount is
almost
impossible to remove, so beware.
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> Interestingly the speed seem to reduce 7kts when the camera is on the outside.
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> I try to film every flight and correlate the GPS tracks and film in a library.
Its good to analyse your own performance, check speeds and record all the
instruments.
I discovered that l check the brakes (trigear finger brakes) 3 times
during a t/o roll! I also found out l rock the wings a lot!
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> There is no shake, rattle or shimmy with the GoPro - set to 720i resolution.
The prop does not intrude in the picture.
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> I will also try the suction mount on the wingtip soon, possibly with some wool
tufts to show breakaway during stalls.
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> Regards
> John
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> John Wighton
> Europa XS trigear G-IPOD
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=379853#379853
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