Got a new GoPro to replace the seriously ill Garmin VIRB. Unfortunately, the way that I mounted the VIRB for shooting the panel didn't work for mounting the GoPro, so I had to design a new mount. Today was the mount's first flight, and the results were acceptable, but not perfect.
I inadvertently had the GoPro horizon lock on, so whenever I banked, so did the image. Grr. Also, the reflections were horrendous. A possible reflection solution is to fly with a sun screen over the side with the camera. (I normally fly from the left seat, but to get a full screen flight instrument display, I need to fly from the right seat.)
Today was very hazy, no real horizon, so the mission of documenting difference of indicated angle of attack in slips left and right was kind of a bust -- hard to control pitch attitude in slips without a good horizon. I did document that the difference exists -- knew that already -- but was hoping for quantitative data (or at least semi-quantitative data). That mission will have to wait for better visibility. I'm expecting to see three bars of difference, based on past experience, but that's a wobbly estimate.
Coming back to Savannah in the haze, I asked for the LPV approach. Was cleared to the final approach fix, not vectored, first time for that kind of clearance. Hand flew the approach and the visibility was almost as bad as actual IFR.
Afterwards, I also upped the tire pressure in one of the mains. After my spinal surgeries, one tire at a time is enough! Tomorrow is singing in two over-achieving church choirs, so no flying. Come Monday, I'll re-fly the AOA in slips with an attempt at reflection reduction and also put air in at least one more tire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iwcglkCF8w
