Flight from Palo Alto to Tracy and back

[M20S Driver]

I just bought a Gopro camera and decided to check on landing gear's function.  I attached the camera with double sided tape and duct tape to the tail cone.  I am new to editing with Gopro so bless the mess

 

Here is the link to public folder on dropbox.

 

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41259646/Palo%20Alto%20To%20Tracy%20and%20Back.mov

 

Dropbox dropped the link due to high activity

 

Here is a youtube link:

 

http://youtu.be/_HiQ8tEbHGY

[gsxrpilot]

Good stuff!

[carusoam]

The automatic centerline following system ACFS is working really well on your Eagle...

Go Long Body!

-a-

[kmyfm20s]

Cool!

[Marauder]

Nice video! Instead of messing with double sided tape, GoPro sells adhesive pads with the mounting brackets for both flat and curved surfaces.

[Oscar Avalle]

Nice video! Instead of messing with double sided tape, GoPro sells adhesive pads with the mounting brackets for both flat and curved surfaces.

Yes, and they really work well. 

[Ned Gravel]

M20S Driver:

 

Oops....   This is the message I got when I followed the link.  Probably means you did a good job and it is more popular than the service provide can cater for.

 

 

Error (509)

This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled!

[Oscar Avalle]

Yeah... just upload it in youtube and link it here...

[M20S Driver]

Yeah... just upload it in youtube and link it here...

Done..  http://youtu.be/_HiQ8tEbHGY

[mikesalman]

Nice landings. Oh by the way did anyone notice the step not retracting? I heard that's worth a couple of knots. When I purchased my F model I had that problem. My A&P cleaned and greased it that was 2 years ago and still working great.

[kmyfm20s]

The steps do not retract on the J's or long bodies.

[Bob_Belville]

Speed brakes. You use them often? All the way to the runway? 

[M20S Driver]

Not really.    They don't do much at lower speeds.  I was high and doing a 100+ knots downwind and base into KTCY so I left them on. 

[Oscar Avalle]

Done..  http://youtu.be/_HiQ8tEbHGY

Nice flying and video!!! Some suggestions:

a.- Use the adhesive pads provided by Go Pro. They work well. Just tape them at least a day before you fly.

b.- Tilt the camera slightly more downwards. That way you capture more realstate, instead of the fuselage,

c.- Think about a story line and add some captures for those of us that do not know the area.

 

I really liked the area...continue sharing.

 

Oscar

[Marauder]

Nice flying and video!!! Some suggestions:

a.- Use the adhesive pads provided by Go Pro. They work well. Just tape them at least a day before you fly.

b.- Tilt the camera slightly more downwards. That way you capture more realstate, instead of the fuselage,

c.- Think about a story line and add some captures for those of us that do not know the area.

I really liked the area...continue sharing.

Oscar

If he added drop tanks, a rocket pod or two and a Pave to drop, that would be fun to watch.

[kmyfm20s]

Speed brakes. You use them often? All the way to the runway?

I was doing some transition flying with Bob Cabe an instructor that Jimmy Garrison recommended and which I also now recommend, when I bought my log body. He did alot of instruction for the new plane purchasers at Mooney and had some discussions with the factory guys about speed brakes and landings. He said that they claimed 200 feet less ground roll on landing with the speed brakes deployed but this is 2nd hand knowledge from me. I have not personally tested it but will see if I can get some repeatable results to see if their claims are true.

[M20S Driver]

Speed Brakes shorten the landing roll but I don't use them in a short field approach since I may need every inch of the runway/climb rate to go around.  I always use them if I am high for the approach and landing at a very long runway!!!  Otherwise, the best plan is to go around

[rainman]

Very cool thanks!

[gsxrpilot]

I use the GoPro sticky mount and it works great.  You can see pictures of it in this thread...

 

http://mooneyspace.com/topic/13493-new-camera-mount/

 

Cheers,

[M20S Driver]

I use the GoPro sticky mount and it works great.  You can see pictures of it in this thread...

 

http://mooneyspace.com/topic/13493-new-camera-mount/

 

Cheers,

Looks great.   I will go for the under the wing mount.  Is it the GoPro tripod mount that is in the picture?

[bonal]

I enjoyed watching your trip. Having grown up in the Bay Area liked to see familiar areas. By the way what's the story on slipping a long body?

[gsxrpilot]

Looks great.   I will go for the under the wing mount.  Is it the GoPro tripod mount that is in the picture?

 

Yes it is.

[M20S Driver]

I enjoyed watching your trip. Having grown up in the Bay Area liked to see familiar areas. By the way what's the story on slipping a long body?

I have done it a few times and did not have any problems.   The main challenge was speed control after the slip at low altitude.  In most cases I used up a lot of runway since I kept the speed high (90-100 Knots)!!!

[carusoam]

As for LBs and slips...

Slips are not recommended... One known accident... (Tail plane stall caused by shadowing???)

Hence, the popularity of speed brake installations.

Speed brakes have a very noticeable feel at high air speeds. To get a good measurable result in landing roll, an app like CloudAhoy would be helpful...

At landing speeds and attitude, you would need to look at them, to see if they are deployed or not... (My opinion, of course)

Best regards,

-a-

[M20S Driver]

carusoam:  Do you have any more info on the Shadowing accident??