Camera Gear
From left to right and top to bottom, rows - alpha, columns - numeric:
A0: Small spare inverter. The primary inverter was running from the battery during flight, powering the two
video cameras
A1: Tapes for the miniDV camera mounted on the wingtip
A2: Directional microphone for the hi-def VIXIA camera - works really well
A3: SD Cards with holder for the VIXIA
A4: One of the ram mounts - I have 6 of these mounted at various positions on the plane and the camera and
power cord moves between them easily
B0: 0.45 and 0.7 wide angle lenses for the VIXIA
B1: VIXIA hi-def digital camera with the custom power cord and safety cable
B2: Spare ethernet connector - the wingtip camera was powered and controlled through an ethernet cable and
a connector like this enabled me to easily separate the wing from the trike
B3: Ram mount for the VIXIA
B4: Remote for the VIXIA
C0: Lens cleaning kit - very important, bugs prefer the lenses as a final resting place
C1: Second set of batteries for the two video cameras and the still camera (used to take this picture)
C2: Iphone holder - with this I was able to take pictures and short videos in flight with my phone and push them
to the blog and youtube while en-route
C3: Iphone and GPS charger
C4: Chargers for the camera batteries
D0: Wingtip camera with it's custom mount , safety cable and 0.5 wide angle lens
D1: My way of attaching the camera to the wing tip - aluminum tube with hose clamps and a ram mount
D2: Case for the camera accessories
A0: Small spare inverter. The primary inverter was running from the battery during flight, powering the two
video cameras
A1: Tapes for the miniDV camera mounted on the wingtip
A2: Directional microphone for the hi-def VIXIA camera - works really well
A3: SD Cards with holder for the VIXIA
A4: One of the ram mounts - I have 6 of these mounted at various positions on the plane and the camera and
power cord moves between them easily
B0: 0.45 and 0.7 wide angle lenses for the VIXIA
B1: VIXIA hi-def digital camera with the custom power cord and safety cable
B2: Spare ethernet connector - the wingtip camera was powered and controlled through an ethernet cable and
a connector like this enabled me to easily separate the wing from the trike
B3: Ram mount for the VIXIA
B4: Remote for the VIXIA
C0: Lens cleaning kit - very important, bugs prefer the lenses as a final resting place
C1: Second set of batteries for the two video cameras and the still camera (used to take this picture)
C2: Iphone holder - with this I was able to take pictures and short videos in flight with my phone and push them
to the blog and youtube while en-route
C3: Iphone and GPS charger
C4: Chargers for the camera batteries
D0: Wingtip camera with it's custom mount , safety cable and 0.5 wide angle lens
D1: My way of attaching the camera to the wing tip - aluminum tube with hose clamps and a ram mount
D2: Case for the camera accessories
One of the ram mounts with the power cable and eye for the safety cable:
The ethernet connector and the
remote control button for the wingtip
camera mounted below the radio and
transponder
remote control button for the wingtip
camera mounted below the radio and
transponder