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First Flight Video
- Thread starter Strasnuts
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eric.kallio
Well Known Member
Great video. Congratulations. I have 30 hours and still have the grin.
Eric Kallio
N518RV... Phase 1 complete
Eric Kallio
N518RV... Phase 1 complete
rleffler
Well Known Member
Congrats Sean!
Now you just need to finish the interior and send me some photos for the web site.....
I know I won't be finished by Oshkosh, but I'm hoping I'll get mine up early this fall. These videos greatly help with the inspiration to keeping working. Now if it would only get a little warmer so I can knock out all this fiberglass work.
bob
Now you just need to finish the interior and send me some photos for the web site.....
I know I won't be finished by Oshkosh, but I'm hoping I'll get mine up early this fall. These videos greatly help with the inspiration to keeping working. Now if it would only get a little warmer so I can knock out all this fiberglass work.
bob
Nice
Congrats, great video and enjoy your new ride. Great time for a first flight, the whole summer is ahead af you.
Congrats, great video and enjoy your new ride. Great time for a first flight, the whole summer is ahead af you.
Bill.Peyton
Well Known Member
Sean,
Great Job! Congratulations on the first flight! Scott, thanks for the neat video!
Bill
Great Job! Congratulations on the first flight! Scott, thanks for the neat video!
Bill
Kenny Gene
Well Known Member
Congrads Sean!!
Congrats Sean on your first flight!! Love the Fuzzy Dice!
I have 46 hrs on my 10 now, great plane.
Kent Wilkens
294TC RV7a;631 hrs
484TC RV10;46 hrs
Congrats Sean on your first flight!! Love the Fuzzy Dice!
I have 46 hrs on my 10 now, great plane.
Kent Wilkens
294TC RV7a;631 hrs
484TC RV10;46 hrs
Mike S
Senior Curmudgeon
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sean, way to go!!!!
Good video, really interesting mix of perspectives make it outstanding.
Great control on take off, and landing------Kudos to Scott, or whoever taught you. And of course to you for learning it well.
Couple of questions------what is the lump on top of the cabin?? how did you get the interior video.
Keep on grinnin
Sean, way to go!!!!
Good video, really interesting mix of perspectives make it outstanding.
Great control on take off, and landing------Kudos to Scott, or whoever taught you. And of course to you for learning it well.
Couple of questions------what is the lump on top of the cabin?? how did you get the interior video.
Keep on grinnin
douglassmt
Well Known Member
Congrats
Very cool. Congrats on the first flight and what a great video. However, I was taught to taxi a LOT slower than that
Looking forward to see it in person soon.
Very cool. Congrats on the first flight and what a great video. However, I was taught to taxi a LOT slower than that
Looking forward to see it in person soon.
ScottSchmidt
Well Known Member
Yippie
I didn't teach Sean anything, he teaches me.
The camera is a Drift 170 HD Stealth at 720P 30 fps. I researches them all and did not find many poor reviews on the Drift. I did not know if I was going to like the LCD screen on the camera but it is great to make sure you have the shot you want. We have more footage that needs to be put into a video but I only had 20 minutes to put a video together. We took off and headed to Cabo Friday and were hoping to have Sean's plane with us. I was also hoping to have an outside mount completed before this trip but no luck. Next trip for sure.
Sean did an amazing job on his plane and I did not expect anything less than a perfect first flight.
Sean, way to go!!!!
Good video, really interesting mix of perspectives make it outstanding.
Great control on take off, and landing------Kudos to Scott, or whoever taught you. And of course to you for learning it well.
Couple of questions------what is the lump on top of the cabin?? how did you get the interior video.
Keep on grinnin
I didn't teach Sean anything, he teaches me.
The camera is a Drift 170 HD Stealth at 720P 30 fps. I researches them all and did not find many poor reviews on the Drift. I did not know if I was going to like the LCD screen on the camera but it is great to make sure you have the shot you want. We have more footage that needs to be put into a video but I only had 20 minutes to put a video together. We took off and headed to Cabo Friday and were hoping to have Sean's plane with us. I was also hoping to have an outside mount completed before this trip but no luck. Next trip for sure.
Sean did an amazing job on his plane and I did not expect anything less than a perfect first flight.
Mike S
Senior Curmudgeon
Thanks Scott.
Mounted on the cross bar between the rear seats, I would assume???
Little step up in things from duct taping a tripod with a camera in back seat area
Mounted on the cross bar between the rear seats, I would assume???
Little step up in things from duct taping a tripod with a camera in back seat area
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ScottSchmidt
Well Known Member
Mounting
Nope, I used the tripod with duct tape. Nothing fancy.
I did the same on my first flight but mine is on reels. I need to convert to digital.
Mounted on the cross bar between the rear seats, I would assume???
Little step up in things from duct taping a tripod with a camera in back seat area
Nope, I used the tripod with duct tape. Nothing fancy.
I did the same on my first flight but mine is on reels. I need to convert to digital.
Congratulations Sean! Nice panel too.
Coincidentally, I was just putting the finishing touches on a new software feature that will allow you to use your right-side display to show a full page of engine data (or a map, etc). With luck it will be available soon to help with your Phase 1 testing.
good luck,
mcb
Coincidentally, I was just putting the finishing touches on a new software feature that will allow you to use your right-side display to show a full page of engine data (or a map, etc). With luck it will be available soon to help with your Phase 1 testing.
good luck,
mcb
First FLight
Mike, The lump on the top is my napkin holder. Not really, It is the GTS800 antenna GA58. There is a monopole on the bottom for it as well.
Matt,
That sounds great. I absolutely LOVE the G3X. It was crazy that all those magical wires worked and had no problems with the system. Even more surprising I did all the wiring!!
I hope Garmin will make it possible for my G3X to display my GTS800 TAS on the GDU's. Right now it will only display on the 430W. The autopilot works flawlessly too. I bought the Garmin database bundle and the XM weather and music. Very happy with it.
Thanks
Sean
Mike, The lump on the top is my napkin holder. Not really, It is the GTS800 antenna GA58. There is a monopole on the bottom for it as well.
Matt,
That sounds great. I absolutely LOVE the G3X. It was crazy that all those magical wires worked and had no problems with the system. Even more surprising I did all the wiring!!
I hope Garmin will make it possible for my G3X to display my GTS800 TAS on the GDU's. Right now it will only display on the 430W. The autopilot works flawlessly too. I bought the Garmin database bundle and the XM weather and music. Very happy with it.
Thanks
Sean
panhandler1956
Well Known Member
Great 1st flight video
Very cool - most 1st flight videos are pretty uninteresting for the viewer, but your's was a blast. Bravo on your -10!
Very cool - most 1st flight videos are pretty uninteresting for the viewer, but your's was a blast. Bravo on your -10!
Sean - Having the GTS 8xx talk to the G3X system is on the road map, but as it also requires a change to the software in the certified GTS box, there is an unavoidable extra time delay built in. Hang in there! Meanwhile, glad your panel is working well. Maybe you can give me a tour at OSH.
mcb
mcb
