Aerobatics with Allison

[Tram]

Frank-

I have seen all of your videos, what camera are you using?

Jeff

[frankh]

Groucho's set up...Easiest thing to do is look on his profile which will take you the necessary details.

The only difference is I use an HV 20 where as Bryan uses an HV10...But they work the same.

Frank

[Tram]

Rock on..

Thanks..

[frankh]

Why be smart when you can plagerise eh?..

[frankh]

Originally Posted by ge9a

Frank - you may just be the new coolest guy I know! Very nice video. I'd love to hear your instructions/conversations with Allison while you're instructing her on maneuvers. That would be very interesting to those of us that have zero experience with aerobatics, either as a pilot or passenger.

Thanks for the video.

Oh Yes...The HV20 camera has provision for a remote mic input which could be used for recording the cockpit conversations...I just need to get an output from the audio panel somehow...Maybe the optional speaker output could be presed into service for this..

Anybody know if this is likely to work?

Thanks

Frank

[Tram]

I need a new camera anyway, so maybe I can find a nice HV-10..

[frankh]

Hi Jeff,

I never thought I really needed a camcorder..and indeed until last week I never actually used it for anything but aerobatics, using the remote wide angled security camera...

Then my musician friends discovered the power of you tube and asked me to film them...And wow, these Cannons are pretty darned good...they do some wonderful Hi Def recordings!

The sound sucks but we have a plan to import high quality sound direct from their mixer and do almost braodcast quality recordings...But I digress.

Do a websearch...I bought the HV20 from an outfit in new York called US1 Camera I believe...(do a search for some of the scttlebutt on that under my user name here)

Anyway, Circuit City had the HV20 on sale for $1000...I got it mail order for $550...Everybody told me I was in for a bunch of hard sales pressure hassle but I received the HV20 without delay and no problem whatsoever.

Don't arder any accessories I think is the answer...

Good luck

Frank

[Tony Kirk]

Great videos, I'd also like to hear the the audio.

Spruce sells an audio-out cable.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/avpages/videorec.php

[frankh]

Looks like this cable plugs into a headset output...

Good idea, And my PS 7000 I think is a 4 place intercom...so I could in theory rig up a third output just for the camera...In fact I could save the $31 for this cable and make my own flying lead hardwired to the intercom with a jack that plugs directly to the camera.

Of make a splitter (maybe this is what the As$S cable does) so one of the existing headset feeds is also feeding the camera.

A lot of wiring to b flopping about though.

great idea though thanks..

Frank

[rvbuilder2002]

Usually the signal meant to drive an auxiliary microphone input on a camera is much lower level than is output by an intercom for driving a set of aviation headphones.
You can easily adapt it by attenuating the level with 1 or 2 47K ohm resistors (depending on whether it is a stereo or mono signal).