View from the landing gear

[Matt]

Not the best quality, a view from the left main landing gear leg on the CT4 taken recently on a joyflight with Glenn who is one of the local student pilots at Penfield...also known as "Chock Man" as he makes chocks out of scraps from his family's timber mill...the last set were a lovely Jarrah and Tassie Oak combination.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=034WGiX-Ja8"

 

 

[Ultralights]

how did you attach the camera? with structural duct tape?

 

 

[Matt]

The camera came with a number of mounting devices, for the landing gear we use a fabric/velcro strap which holds the camera mount onto the undercarriage leg, the camera then clips into the mount. The camera itself only weighs about 200 grams and is pretty aerodynamic and is about the size of 2 D size batteries end to end. We're looking at other mounting locations and did a flight today with it facing rearwards from the same mounting point on the undercarriage...a different view of the world! Will post video soon after some editing.

 

We're also looking at some of the newer CMOS and CCD cameras that are being sold for reversing cameras for cars - you can pick them up for about $30 and come with various mounting options.

 

Cheers,

 

Matt.

 

 

[Ben Longden]

Nice stuff!

 

Try angling it in a bit so we see the landing gear... then a few other shots from different locations on and in the aircraft - and a couple from the ground (or air to air)... three to four seconds per clip (after fades)..

 

Lot of work, but the end result will be worth it!

 

Ben