REFLECTOR: Expensive (but cool) video

Dave Philipsen velocity at davebiz.com
Mon Sep 17 00:02:34 CDT 2012


Oh, yeah.  They sound different alright.  The guys that hang out at my 
airport all joke about it. They know if I'm flying around in the pattern 
without even looking!  When you're actually flying the plane it doesn't 
sound any different but on the outside after that exhaust gets all 
chopped up by the prop, it sounds a lot different.

Dave Philipsen
Velocity STD FG
N83DP

On 9/16/2012 8:21 PM, Geoff Gerhardt wrote:
> Alex,
>
> Generally, Worcester is pretty supportive of the airport.  Its a 
> relatively quiet Class D and they're currently trying to land JetBlue. 
>  This weekend, ORH hosted some WW2 planes (a B-17, B-24, and P-51) - 
> kinda neat to be in the pattern with them.  I waved to the folks on 
> the flight line for the show today as I taxied out.
>
> But, funny you should mention the noise.  I talked to a guy I know who 
> lives close to the airport and I mentioned that I'm now test flying my 
> plane.  He says, "I know, I hear it all the time."  I didn't realize 
> that pushers had such a distinctive sound.  He said he went outside 
> first time he saw it on my first flight b/c it was a different sound 
> and thought it might be me.
>
> Geoff
>
> On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 8:29 PM, Alex Balic 
> <velocity_pilot at verizon.net <mailto:velocity_pilot at verizon.net>> wrote:
>
>     Great perspective shots Geoff -- sorry about the case coming
>     loose......BTW ( half joking ) how long do you think before those
>     new subdivisions on the end of the runway will start petitioning
>     to have the airport closed/noise abatement procedures implemented?
>      Seen It before many times......
>
>     *From:*reflector-bounces at tvbf.org
>     <mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org>
>     [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org
>     <mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org>] *On Behalf Of *Geoff Gerhardt
>     *Sent:* Sunday, September 16, 2012 7:25 AM
>     *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>     *Subject:* REFLECTOR: Expensive (but cool) video
>
>     Guys,
>
>     How cool would it be to strap a gopro video camera to my nose gear
>     so it retracts/deploys with the gear, right?  I found a spot to
>     mount it and made it a secure as possible.  After mounting it, I
>     put the plane up on jacks and exercised the gear - yep, still
>     retracts/deploys fine.  Time to try it.  I have the "wifi
>     backpack" for my gopro, so I can control it from the cockpit (turn
>     it on/off, start/stop recording).  Once I got clearance to take
>     off, I started recording.  Did a  couple takeoffs and landings,
>     flew around for a half hour or so, then headed back to the hangar.
>      Once I got out, I noticed that while the camera case was still
>     nicely attached to the nose gear, the camera case had opened up,
>     and there was no camera inside it.  Apparently one of my landings
>     wasn't smooth enough and it jarred the case open.  I called
>     airport operations (ORH is class D) and told them to do a runway
>     sweep.  A few minutes later, one of the airport ops guys came by
>     my hanger with the camera in several pieces.
>
>     You can see how I had it mounted here.
>
>     http://thegerhardts.com/velocity/?p=573
>
>     Here's the video I was able to retrieve from the SD card.  You can
>     see where the camera case popped open and the camera is just
>     jiggling loose inside.  On the next landing, the case must have
>     opened up all the way and the camera popped out.
>
>     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE78J4ahlJ4
>
>     I love the whoosh sound the camera made when the nose gear dropped
>     down.
>
>     So, if you use a gopro - probably best to put a zip-tie around the
>     case to make sure it stays closed - particularly if you mount it
>     in a high-vibration place.  I've never had a problem with a gopro
>     mount coming loose.
>
>     I sent the video to gopro's support folks - they gave me 20% off a
>     new camera - better than a kick in the teeth.
>
>     Geoff
>
>
>
>
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