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Post by Kereru on Jun 6, 2007 17:26:07 GMT 12
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Post by corsair67 on Jun 6, 2007 17:29:33 GMT 12
Great technique - until the $2 ocky straps fail!
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ryan
Leading Aircraftman
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Post by ryan on Jun 6, 2007 17:47:48 GMT 12
Haven't tried this yet, however i am about to try a very similar idea on a project starting soon...
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Post by Bruce on Jun 6, 2007 18:03:48 GMT 12
A while ago I sketched up a similar but slightly more solid mount as one of our University staff had a requirement for some "birdlike" video footage, forward looking without any part of aircraft structure visible. I came up with a design that mounted a video camera underneith the wing strut of a Cessna 172, clamped on with a strap arrangement similar to that on the standard strut mount refulelling step. I then queried with CAA whether a mod approval was required, and unfortunately one was. as it is attached to the aircraft structure it requires approval and test flying to ensure that aerodynaics arent adversely effected, and each installation has to be installed by a LAME and documented. If the footage is to be sold, the pilot must be a commercial pilot! That was way too much drama, especially as I wanted a portable kit that could be quickly attached to any suitable rented C172, so that idea died a natural death and some stock helicopter - shot footage was used instead. I could have hand held the camera whilst leaning out the door without any approval - even if I dropped the camera over a built up area! Of course I could always work on the "what CAA doesnt know wont cost me money" principle, but thats not ethical, and considering I'm always encouraging SAA guys to do things properly, would be a double standard. I wonder what the official status of the devices shown is?
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Post by xr6turbo1 on Jun 6, 2007 18:34:51 GMT 12
sure looks like an interesting idea but I would rather have the camera in my hands
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Post by greaneyr on Jun 9, 2007 19:54:17 GMT 12
If the footage is to be sold, the pilot must be a commercial pilot! You have got to be joking?!?!?! This is legislation gone mad. Next thing you know it, CAA will be creating an "externally mounted aerial photographic unit" endorsement that those with a CPL are required to hold before even they can sell the footage. I can see it now: "The holder must have completed 5 take-offs and 5 landings with the unit attached in the last 90 days before the rating is considered to be current. Failure to do so within 180 days requires a practical test to be resat with a CAA certified testing officer". I did see a video somewhere of a guy who mounted a wireless video camera to a model aircraft and filmed a flight. The results were very impressive - and no CPL required either!
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jun 10, 2007 10:48:03 GMT 12
Could always use a UAV with a camera mounted?
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