Taylorcraft tailcam

[N74DV]

had a bit of fun flying around the field with a small HD camcorder mounted to the tail.

It's amazing how much the vertical fin buffets when the aircraft is in a slip. It's not something you'd ever know unless you had a camera mounted to the tail.

Here's the video

http://vimeo.com/12636821

[8708]

Re: Taylorcraft tailcam

Great video! The slip to landing was great.
How did you attach the camera to the tail?

Thanks for sharing!
Jay

[Doc]

Re: Taylorcraft tailcam

Very nice flight... Mid-morning? Doc

[skyguy]

Re: Taylorcraft tailcam

Really great, but how did yo mount the camera?

[N74DV]

Re: Taylorcraft tailcam

Very nice flight... Mid-morning?

I believe it was.

how did yo mount the camera?

Our Tcraft does not have the tail beacon but does have the bracket for it, so I made an adapter that mounts to the tail beacon bracket and has a 1/4-20 bolt for the camera.

This fall I will be installing our 3 axis camera mount on the wing strut. It has electronic gyro stabilization. Should be able to capture some really stable footage!

[Forrest Barber]

Re: Taylorcraft tailcam

Sit backwards in an L2M sometimes and have the pilot slip, snap roll, and do an outside turn ; Wow does that tail move around.... F-22 with flaps down and slipped really wags the tail.... Must be happy airplane. I do have to mount a lensbabck there sometime