Go Pro Mount

eisnerrv4 · #1 03-23-2015, 06:33 AM

Hi everyone. Does anyone know if the tiedown rings on my RV-4 just screw out or are they bolted in the wing. I can't remember and there is too much snow down at the field to check the airplane. Second question is does anyone know where I can find the GoPro mounting case that screws in to the tiedown. I've seen it before but can't seem to find it anywhere.

Thanks in advance.

SmilingJack · #2 03-23-2015, 06:51 AM

http://www.planearound.com/

GoPro case attaches to these tie down devices.

RV3bpilot · #3 03-23-2015, 07:40 AM

I sure your 4 is just like my 3 and they just screw in to a riveted in nut plate. I leave my tie down rings in my bag until I need to tie the plane down and then I screw them in with my hand. Cheers

hydroguy2 · #4 03-23-2015, 09:46 AM

I built my own out of AL angle. use a 3/8-16 bolt to attach.

eisnerrv4 · #5 03-23-2015, 11:13 AM

Thanks guys for your replies and photos. Much appreciated.

Ralph Inkster · #6 03-23-2015, 12:58 PM

Hi.
Brian's mount is good solution. I'm assuming (but can't tell in the photo) that he bent the aluminum angle a bit to compensate for the wing dehedral.
Tilted videos become annoying after a while...

hydroguy2 · #7 03-23-2015, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Inkster

Hi.
Brian's mount is good solution. I'm assuming (but can't tell in the photo) that he bent the aluminum angle a bit to compensate for the wing dehedral.
Tilted videos become annoying after a while...

nothing special, just a 3" long piece of angle. It can be rotated about the tiedown pivot and tilted at the Gopro case bolt. I just bolt it on and eyeball the direction it is looking. The length of the AL stabilizes the camera from shaking.

Here's a take-off video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-boFtOx5bE

Strasnuts · #8 03-23-2015, 07:45 PM

The PlaneAround mount doesn't shake either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o514ELB25xU

moll780 · #9 03-25-2015, 02:48 PM

Brian.. side question. what do you use for editing your gopro footage?

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydroguy2

nothing special, just a 3" long piece of angle. It can be rotated about the tiedown pivot and tilted at the Gopro case bolt. I just bolt it on and eyeball the direction it is looking. The length of the AL stabilizes the camera from shaking.

Here's a take-off video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-boFtOx5bE

hydroguy2 · #10 03-25-2015, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by moll780

Brian.. side question. what do you use for editing your gopro footage?

GoPro Studio and my rudimentary skills. The program has a lot more options which I haven't touched 90% of. Someday I'll figure out how to add music other than the free stuff on youtube.