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Old 08-03-2011, 04:22 PM
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Vic,

You must have had much better weather than I had this year! I barely made it north at the end of June, and got stuck for two days in Smithers on the return trip in mid-July.

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Old 08-03-2011, 04:27 PM
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Hi, Pat. We would like to go but haven't made a decision yet. I'm actually between jobs right now (at least I hope I am between jobs), so the new job will likely factor into our schedule, too. I will keep you posted.

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Old 08-04-2011, 09:33 AM
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Hi Vic - I had a similar design concept for my Drift camera installation on my 9A. I haven't used it yet, other priorities, however which position did you use? Inboard may get too much of the fuse in the video - however likely the safest from aerodynamic standpoint. Outboard would be best from the video capture perspective, but does hanging this camera in the airflow in front of the aileron effect performance and stall speed? This leads me to consider the middle inspection plate as the safest . . . thoughts?
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Old 08-04-2011, 10:25 AM
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The inboard position does show too much of the fuselage/prop/nosewheel in the pictures for me. The constant slow-spinning propeller is a distraction to the video. That's why I chose the outboard position. However, by using the inspection plate as a mount, you do have multiple locations from which to choose. I noticed absolutely no impact on any flight characteristics in all flight regimes, including stalls and slow flight. Nor did I notice any impact upon yaw or top end speeds. In cruise on the trip out and back I still saw TAS of 166-170 knots depending upon altitude. I'm sure there must have been some, but it was negligible.
It did take a few renditions of the mount to get the shake out of the camera so as to realize the full HD clarity.

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Old 08-04-2011, 11:53 AM
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The inboard position does show too much of the fuselage/prop/nosewheel in the pictures for me. The constant slow-spinning propeller is a distraction to the video. That's why I chose the outboard position. However, by using the inspection plate as a mount, you do have multiple locations from which to choose. I noticed absolutely no impact on any flight characteristics in all flight regimes, including stalls and slow flight. Nor did I notice any impact upon yaw or top end speeds. In cruise on the trip out and back I still saw TAS of 166-170 knots depending upon altitude. I'm sure there must have been some, but it was negligible.
It did take a few renditions of the mount to get the shake out of the camera so as to realize the full HD clarity.

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Old 08-04-2011, 03:48 PM
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no isolation mount? how does the video stay so smoooth!?
was this shot at 1080 or 720?
any tweaks done to the Drift in the setup, pre-recording?

i wish their new "HD" camera had an LED on the remote starter. that would be real handy.
i have the same camera(Drift170 HD) and love it but have issues with vibration
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Old 08-04-2011, 04:04 PM
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This was shot at 1080. As I mentioned, it took me about 3 months and many renditions of the mount to get the shake out. I didn't tweak the camera in any other way. Actually, I do wish it would accept 12 volt external power while recording so I didn't have to worry about battery power. It doesn't quite have enough bettary to do 4+ hour legs, and the remote start/stop doesn't work from the cockpit with the underwing location, not that you could see it anyway.
Wait until you see the rest of the video, especially all of the glacier flying. We've got it all cut down to about two minute videos and are working on the narration and music now.

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Old 08-07-2011, 05:48 PM
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Great video Vic.
I'll look forward to the complete version as well.

My wife & I are in the initial planning stage on an Alaska trip next summer.
We've already schedule a month off.
We'll have to check out LetsFlyAlaska.com.

Also, I'm looking at joining Pat & the ZPH group to fly out to LOE.
Hope we can get to meet you.
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Old 08-08-2011, 08:43 AM
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Vic,
The HD170 will record using an external 12Vdc power connected via the USB cable. It just will not charge the battery at the same time. Page 13 of the user's manual. As you noted earlier, the unit powers up automatically when connected to this power source but does not start recording until you press the record button. It the power source is lost the unit reverts to the battery and will continue recording. I purchased a long USB cable (15ft) which I can connect to a cigarette lighter USB adapter just for this purpose.

Can't wait for the full length version of you trip.
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Old 08-08-2011, 01:26 PM
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Bill, I did wire it into the nav lights via a USB cable, and I did not find that to be reliable. Sometimes I would land and the unit was not in record mode any longer. I needed it to be reliable for the trip, so I disconnected it. I can't help but wonder if having it tied into the aircraft electrical system it was sensitive to RF or audio frequencies on the power?

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