Wing view from a C172

dwalt

dwalt

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Yep...I didn't believe it myself, but it was my buddy's and he insisted it was good to 200mph. It was a pretty intense suction cup though.
 
assuming you apply it properly, the suction cup is really strong. i can hang from it when its attached to my sliding glass door.

its rated to 200 mph on the packaging.


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Interesting to see the nose wheel continue to rotate in some shots.
 
Jaybird180 said:
Interesting to see the nose wheel continue to rotate in some shots.
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I was surprised at this as well. At first I thought it might just be a reflection from the prop, but the more I look at it, it does seem that the nosewheel is spinning throughout.
 
Flew formation with a 182 for a couple hours a few years ago, nose wheels spun the whole flight.
 
If it is suction cup only, think about what makes suction cups work, and think what happens to air pressure as you go higher.

--Carlos V.
 
I've always thought attaching something to an airplane, that is legally grey, and has the potential to fall off is a less than great idea. Especially when said object would have the energy to kill and includes enough evidence to find the person responsible for dropping it.
 
I would be super POed if I ever found out anyone had attached a suction cup to my rig. I can't see much good coming from 200lbs of suction on a piece of aluminum cantilevered into the wind at 125MPH up wind from my stabilator.

The only legitimate use of a GoPro I've seen has Jeb Corliss in it. All my buddies have them, and I swear to .. if I have to watch one more video of them riding their mountain bike, snow mobile, flying a plane in straight and level or fishing I'm going to scream.... It's worse than looking a pictures of people's kids, because they typically last 10 minutes or more and there's less to be impressed about. I'm sure the mtn bike ride was fun, entertainment quality... not so much, not even with dramatic music added.

Sorry, I'm working on Memorial day :)
 
jesse said:
I've always thought attaching something to an airplane, that is legally grey, and has the potential to fall off is a less than great idea. Especially when said object would have the energy to kill and includes enough evidence to find the person responsible for dropping it.
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and this is why i have not and will not attach something like this to the outside.

their suction cup does work great though.


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dwalt said:
I was surprised at this as well. At first I thought it might just be a reflection from the prop, but the more I look at it, it does seem that the nosewheel is spinning throughout.
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Must be the wind / airflow acting on the wheel... at 6:18, in the turn, the wheel slows to a stop and reverses direction. This will drop you in at 6:00, so you'll see it 18 seconds later:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7yXPRT00mM&t=6m00s
 
jesse said:
I've always thought attaching something to an airplane, that is legally grey, and has the potential to fall off is a less than great idea. Especially when said object would have the energy to kill and includes enough evidence to find the person responsible for dropping it.
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I have a GoPRO and flew with it on the outside of the plane twice before I thought better of it, and haven't since. The suction cup DOES work, though.

I was not particularly worried about the likelihood of it falling and hitting someone, at least over remote areas, but eventually I realized the most likely place I'd lose it is on takeoff or landing. Losing a camera from 5000' over the woods is one thing, but dropping it in the middle of the runway at an active, non-towered field could be disastrous. I imagine I'd have to get on the radio and tell folks to circle while I pulled off, shut down, and ran out to grab the thing. If one of the jets sucked that baby in the engine I'd have a heap of trouble... not to mention what could happen to them.

I also made sure not to point it at my face or tail number at any point in the recording ;)
 
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Incidentally, there's a lengthy EAA podcast video someone shared with me that's all about videography on planes. Most of it covers interior cameras, and with good reason. They say many times that they don't endorse external mounts, but do show you how to do it properly *if* you wish to try. They say to never use a safety strap (should be obvious why) and that to mount it you want something that clamps around something solid and to wrap the thing with copious amounts of gaffer's tape to make a sort of fairing and prevent it from coming undone. It's worth watching.
 
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