First inflight video with tail mounted camera

[sandfarmer]

Here's my GoPro mounted to the Main Gear on my ultralight.

http://youtu.be/J9ri1H6BVC0?t=1m56s

 

[sandfarmer]

Here it is on the dash of the rental 172 returning to my home airport in Dec. 2010 from my Long XC. I now have a Cardinal and need to mount it in there soon!

http://youtu.be/TDAqMqXXXf8?t=2m44s

 

[CT4ME]

'Testing the Hero2 suction cup mount on a CTsw. The mount seems very strong and can be used almost anywhere, and installed/removed in seconds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jic76flXQ4&hd=1

 

[Threefingeredjack]

Nah, Highlands Ranch is full of Californians.

Centennial. Near Arapahoe & Yosemite.

Isn't Centennial full of......GASP!!! Texans???

 

[Threefingeredjack]

Excellent video, and nice clean mounting.

 

[Everskyward]

Got to see this setup on John's beautiful airplane today.

 

[CT4ME]

One thing I don't get about the gopro cameras is that they all seem to have that fish-eye looking deal going with them. Is that by design, or can it be disabled?

The fish-eye comes from the wide camera angle, the wider the angle, the worse the fish-eye. Many of these "action-cams" have 2 or 3 settings. 135 degrees gives a nice wide view, but not so much fish-eye.
It's a trade-off. The wide view is really nice, especially for aviation shots.

 

[mvgossman]

That's an easy fix, just need a neutral density filter.

http://vimeo.com/22302989

I discovered that accidentally as I saw the strobe effect lessen as the sun went down.

Other options:
1) Ignore it
2) Embrace it as "cool"
3) External mount - planning that and worried about what it will say about my landings.
4) Buy a twin

That "jelly shaking" can be reduced greatly by incorporating Sorbothane:
http://www.sorbothane.com/
Worked well for me but I'd be worried about an externally mounted application, got to be careful with how the Sorbothane is attached since to use metal screws conducts the vibration but using glue etc. might give way!