GoPro sticky mount on wing

[Skates97]

59 minutes ago, midlifeflyer said:

Have you experimented with the three different fields of view?

I have a little, the wider you get the more fisheye effect it has in the picture. When you connect it to your phone you can cycle through them and see the effect. If you have it inside the plane you should still be able to connect to it through WiFi. The one mounted under the wing I can connect from inside via WiFi but once the engine is running there is too much interference to connect so my SOP is to just get it set up the way I want using my phone to see where it is pointed, then turn off the WiFi and start recording. Having the WiFi off also extends the battery life.

[midlifeflyer]

3 hours ago, Skates97 said:

I have a little, the wider you get the more fisheye effect it has in the picture. When you connect it to your phone you can cycle through them and see the effect. If you have it inside the plane you should still be able to connect to it through WiFi. The one mounted under the wing I can connect from inside via WiFi but once the engine is running there is too much interference to connect so my SOP is to just get it set up the way I want using my phone to see where it is pointed, then turn off the WiFi and start recording. Having the WiFi off also extends the battery life.

From your videos, the fisheye with 170 really looks extreme. 90 is probably too narrow. Maye I'll experiment on a flight. Set it on 170, fly to lunch, and set it at 115 o the way back.

BTW, I am definitely impressed with the battery. I set it up and let it run with a 32Gb SD card. Over 4 hours and the only reason it stopped recording was, the SD card got full!

[ZuluZulu]

On 9/21/2021 at 1:47 AM, midlifeflyer said:

Have you looked at the MyPilotPro ring mount? I have a DIY which is similar and I really like the view from the wing tiedown.

Has anyone successfully used the MyPilotPro mount with the LASAR stainless steel tie-down rings?

[Skates97]

2 hours ago, midlifeflyer said:

From your videos, the fisheye with 170 really looks extreme. 90 is probably too narrow. Maye I'll experiment on a flight. Set it on 170, fly to lunch, and set it at 115 o the way back.

BTW, I am definitely impressed with the battery. I set it up and let it run with a 32Gb SD card. Over 4 hours and the only reason it stopped recording was, the SD card got full!

I don't like the fisheye with the 170, but I love the extra wide view so it's a compromise I've lived with. 90 is definitely too narrow. I think I'm running 64GB cards in mine.

[GeeBee]