Camera Question

Theotokos

Theotokos

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I do not think this would be wise but what do you guys think: Bringing a camera to take pictures my first lesson. Should I wait and just bring myself or is a camera okay? I did not know if it would be wise to have myself concentrating on learning to fly first. Thanks.
 
I would not advise it. Have someone on the ground take pictures for you, so you can focus on flying. Take your own pictures with your memories. :D
 
Totally bring it... I told all my students to bring one if they wanted to. I mean, one of the main joys of flying is to be able to see things you can't normally see, so you may as well capture the moment. I have a small little point and shoot that I keep in my flight bag. Sometimes when I see something neat I will whip it out and capture the moment if it doesn't dirupt what I am trying to do for the student. I also took photos of my guys during their first solo which they really appreciated.

Most important thing though: if you are the student, that CFI works for you. If you want to do some turns around a point over something and take photos, he should be fine with that, if not, find another. Just because you are not the PIC does not mean that you are not the boss!

Have fun!
 
my instructor snapped a few pictures of some B2's that we got up close and personal with near whiteman afb.
 
Bring your camera! Take a bunch of pictures, have the CFI take pics of you also. Have fun. Dont obsess about trying to leverage all that you have learned or read about aviation on your first lesson.. cuz you dont know sh###t! Dont take yourself too seriously, lest your first lesson be the first step down the dark path of pilots who take themselves too seriously!

Post the pics here. I really wish I relaxed more on my first lesson, and every first flight I did as a CFI I made sure it was F-F-F-FUN!!!!
 
You want fun on your first lesson? Have your instructor spin you. Now that's fun.

Bring the camera. There should be plenty of time to take pictures. Just remember what you are there for though.
 
Take the camera. My boss always brings his camera along and we've taken some pretty sweet pics. You never know what you'll see. On our last trip el capitan forgot to bring the camera and we missed out on some killer "traffic 12 'o clock, 1000' feet above" shots...RVSM is pretty dang cool.
 
sure, why not.

My PPL CFI always advised that you keep a disposeable camera in your flight bag, he was the paranoid type and figured if you had an incidint you could snap photos as soon as you got out in case they did damage moving the airplane that would qualify as an accident. LoL
 
Bring the camera. I've taken lots of pictures while flying, but never enough. I wish every student brought a camera. You'll never have another first flight!!
 
I agree with those advising you to take your camera and snap a few shots. I did not bring one along with me, but in retrospect wish I did. It was a gorgeous autumn afternoon with the fall foliage in full bloom (red, yellow, orange, etc).

I did put a disposable in my flight bag prior to beginning the cross-country stage and was glad I did. Coming back from my first dual, we had a layer of clouds at our altitude and my instructor asked if I wanted to go above and below. I chose above, and it was awesome ... snapped some pics .... felt like the airlines up above cloud layers.
 
Will next time. The camera was full and I did not have time to mess with it. My dad just got a new 400 somthing dollar digital camera for Christmas..some friend did not want it and gave it to him as a present. Should get some good pictures. I'll postem in the pics form the road Wend or Thurs. My next flight is Wednesday morning at 9.
 
I took it on my intro flight - and we took pictures of my house and neighborhood from up there! It was awesome, but it didnt help my airsickness, so no more taking pictures till i conquer getting sick.:(
 
I was doing a BFR for some dude and he mentioned there was an industrial facility being built in the area that he had money invested in so we diverted over there to take a look. I snapped a couple pics with my camera phone and e-mailed them afterward. I recognize that my students are dropping loads of money on the airplane rental and instruction so I'm happy to do whatever they want within reason. Heck, if they don't feel like doing their homework they can pay me the ground rate and I'll sit there and read the Jeppessen book to them if they want!

Mike
 
Van_Hoolio said:
I was doing a BFR for some dude and he mentioned there was an industrial facility being built in the area that he had money invested in so we diverted over there to take a look. I snapped a couple pics with my camera phone and e-mailed them afterward. I recognize that my students are dropping loads of money on the airplane rental and instruction so I'm happy to do whatever they want within reason. Heck, if they don't feel like doing their homework they can pay me the ground rate and I'll sit there and read the Jeppessen book to them if they want!

Mike
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My CFI hates that!

He knows im on a budget so he tries whatever he can to avoid having us be on the ground. Sometimes we'll sneak some stuff in without anyone knowing by just talking about while doing the pre-flight.

Maybe it's cuz i feed him well?:nana2:
 
:yeahthat:

Bring it! Tell your instructor before you walk out to the plane that you have a camera and would like a couple shots. He or she will find time during the lesson to take a quick shot. We've all been there before like mtsu-av8r said we only get one first flight.

I have an old outdated digital cam that takes fair pictures, so far I've taken hundreds but my favorites are probably some decent pics of a tornado path in Kansas and another of a huge house being built near Tulsa that turned out to be Garth Brooks and Yearwoods new house. You never know what you're going to see on the ground or in the air.
 
Van_Hoolio said:
Heck, if they don't feel like doing their homework they can pay me the ground rate and I'll sit there and read the Jeppessen book to them if they want!
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I did that for a walk in. Some guy off the street handed me his Gleim ppl written study guide and said 'I want to study this'.

So I took the book and read it to him. Gets really boring after the first minute or so...
 
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