fholbert
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That mount used to hold a much larger strobe so I'm not too worried about it.
Does your FBO or flight school allow GoPro's & Drift style cameras?
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That mount used to hold a much larger strobe so I'm not too worried about it.
jrh
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I was just poking fun at the stereotype.
Some of the "cool kids" in skydiving actually talk like that. And it's more common around the massive DZs of Florida, Arizona, and California where there are bums who literally live at the DZs.
But jumpers are actually a really diverse bunch, as a whole. I've jumped with college kids, doctors, engineers, soccer moms, soldiers, teachers, construction workers, pilots, you name it.
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JustinS
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Apparently the school asked people in industry, and they were "SHOCKED," that we would even think about allowing ANYONE to film in the cockpit...
TwoTwoLeft
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Don't know who these "industry people" are, but there seems to be no problem with it out here. It can be a great teaching/learning tool.
Roger Roger
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Have they never heard of YouTube?
Hacker15e
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A prime example of why a group would stop cameras in the cockpit or on the airplane externally.
For folks who are not used to having their flying filmed regularly for debrief purposes, the temptation to have a "watch this!" moment for the camera can be enormous.
JustinS
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People on the department board (or w/e it's called) for our school. So people from the airlines I would assume. Our school agrees it's a great teaching/learning tool that's why we are allowed to film, but with strict guidelines.
This is probably the best reason for those strict guidelines.
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I've got mounts all over our school planes. Usually mount to the main gear leg on the Citabrias and just inside the wing strut on our Cessnas. The owner doesn't seem to mind but the mounts seem to go missing when the planes go into the hanger for maintenance. I don't think out mechanic likes them very much.
It's hard to sign something off as airworthy with a buncha extra stuff attached.
Autothrust Blue
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Roger Roger
I am le tired
Fair enough, especially when you're dealing with college kids. However one would hope CFIs would be mature enough that filming with one on board would not be an issue. One would hope.
KSCessnaDriver
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Get off my lawn!
Autothrust Blue
“If you jump on my shift, that’s just rude, man.”
Seriously!
Muff3n
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As I see some of your points about it increasing the chances of a "hey watch this!" scenario, I kind of halfway agree. Yes I could see how it could do that, but part of being a good pilot is to not fall into the "macho" thought process that is really starting to be emphasized heavily (as it should be). The main defense for that argument is for innocent people that could be hurt in that situation, such as passengers, or people on the ground the aircraft could crash into, and I fully understand that defense. Besides that, I see that attitude as some good old natural selection, I am sure most of us here have heard the expression " there are old pilots, and bold pilots, but very few old,bold,pilots"
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Hacker15e
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Remember, the actual topic here is why a FBO or flight school might have a policy about using such cameras.
I don't think anyone is debating if cameras are a temptation for pilots, or the methodology for combating hazardous attitudes -- anyone who has their CFI knows that the FAA has pages and pages about how to do that.
The reality is that it is easier for someone renting their airplanes out to simply say "no" or have restrictions on their use. It helps reduce the opportunity for stupid-pilot-tricks, as well as reduce the company's exposure to legal action if pilots do anything stupid in their airplanes.