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NeilsenRM(at)comcast.net
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 Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject: Redrive VW powered MKIIIC Video |
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For the first time I tried to video my airplane. There is alot more to it than I figured. I used the seat belt to lash a tripod with the video camera on it in the passenger seat. The vibrations are more amplified than than I notice in the cockpit. I wonder if there are any utilities that can stabilize the video.
The end of my runway is narrow so I go slowly through that section and add power slowly till I get in the open. I climb at 3500 RPM and power back to 3200 RPM for cruise. The video doesn't do justice to how much I cut back power for cruise.
Check out the video on Utube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95kMl_yvqo0
Rick Neilsen
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Thom Riddle
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| Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:36 am Post subject: Redrive VW powered MKIIIC Video |
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Rick,
Your video link goes to the YouTube Index when I click it, instead of
directly to the video you posted. What should we search on to find
your video?
BTW. I did some video with our Allegro a couple years ago by strapping
the video camera to the wing strut with an inch or so of foam rubber
between the camera and the strut. Worked great with no noticeable
vibration in the resulting video.
Thom in Buffalo
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russ(at)rkiphoto.com
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| Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:59 am Post subject: Redrive VW powered MKIIIC Video |
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Richardthe camera itself should be isolated from any hard part of the aircraft by at least an inch of foam-rubber or similar material. That should cure the problem. Probably plastic bubble-wrap would work well, too, and it's cheap and lightweight. You might have to rig a camera-support bracket or even tape the foam-wrapped camera to the tripod head.
Would you consider a helmet with the camera munted on the side? Makes aiming lots easier, but you must remember not to swing your head around too much.
BTW I found that a camera hard-mounted to Cessna struts had no vibration problems. Wind buffeting was the only thing to watch out for. And falling off the aircraft of course!
Nice video!
Russ
On Oct 13, 2008, at 11:39 PM, Richard & Martha Neilsen wrote:
| Quote: | For the first time I tried to video my airplane. There is alot more to it than I figured. I used the seat belt to lash a tripod with the video camera on it in the passenger seat. The vibrations are more amplified than than I notice in the cockpit. I wonder if there are any utilities that can stabilize the video.
The end of my runway is narrow so I go slowly through that section and add power slowly till I get in the open. I climb at 3500 RPM and power back to 3200 RPM for cruise. The video doesn't do justice to how much I cut back power for cruise.
Check out the video on Utube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95kMl_yvqo0
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW powered MKIIIC
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George Alexander
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| Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:47 am Post subject: Re: Redrive VW powered MKIIIC Video |
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| NeilsenRM(at)comcast.net wrote: | For the first time I tried to video my airplane. There is alot more to it than I figured. I used the seat belt to lash a tripod with the video camera on it in the passenger seat. The vibrations are more amplified than than I notice in the cockpit. I wonder if there are any utilities that can stabilize the video.
The end of my runway is narrow so I go slowly through that section and add power slowly till I get in the open. I climb at 3500 RPM and power back to 3200 RPM for cruise. The video doesn't do justice to how much I cut back power for cruise.
Check out the video on Utube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95kMl_yvqo0
Rick Neilsen
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Rick:
Video looks good. Probably wouldn't have noticed the vibration if you hadn't mentioned it. Won't make an IMAX production, but enjoyable, none-the-less.
Don't know why Thom R. couldn't pick it up. (Thom... Rick used " redrive VW powered Kolb " as tags.)
Will be nice to capture the fall colors "up there" to look at so when you get down here for the winter and all you have is green from the palm trees, blue green from the waters and light colored sand. 
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| Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:07 am Post subject: Redrive VW powered MKIIIC Video |
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Thanks, George. Keying in the tags you mentioned brought up the video
directly. Nice stuff and the vibes are not bad.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:47 pm Post subject: Re: Redrive VW powered MKIIIC Video |
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The vibration was minimal, great video ! That was wild seeing you take off out a that trench, I have never seen anything so narrow. I sure would like to see a video of what the landings are like 
Mike
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David Lucas
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| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:44 am Post subject: Re: Redrive VW powered MKIIIC Video |
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Thought the video was pretty good myself. A few shakes while taxying but pretty smooth airborne.
But FYI. there are few software programs that are suposed to help things in this area, like
http://www.sundancemediagroup.com/articles/deshaker_guide.htm
Never tried it, but it sounds OK.
David.
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