Turbo Porter PC6. Wing Cam.

...an intriguing viewpoint

I decided to give the Turbo Porter a go with a wing cam - I’ve only tried this once before on the Raptor glider, and I thought that the Porter would be a good candidate to handle the imbalance that the weight & drag of the camera creates.

I also thought I’d try a ground, putting the mobius on a mini tripod to capture launch and landing action.

Well it turns out that the latter is a bit trickier than I expected; it has to be located far enough away that the plane has lifted off, obviously, so there’s running back & forth to set it up. Secondly, when I have to fly to fixed cameras my flying goes to pieces. I crashed the Rarebear doing this after having flown it twice without incidence beforehand.

Despite the incumberences of the wing and ground cameras, I still managed to get some nice footage, with the wing cam providing intriguing fixed footage of the Porter as the scenery and lighting revolve around it.

And I managed to capture about a second of takeoff from the ground cam. At least I didn’t hit it...

Mobuis ActionCam

...an impressive little guy

Following my chequered history with mobile cameras, the last RD32 having broken its CCD when falling from a tree, I've taken a deep breath and invested in a Mobius ActionCam.

Being of a more integrated construction than the RD32, having the lens incorporated into the casing, it should be more robust than the previous incumbent and, being full HD (1080P compared to 720P), better quality video as well.



My Mobius had it first outing recently, on a gorgeous sunny afternoon providing perfect weather for demonstrating its capabilities. I took video of the Radjet getting a bit of exercise, and the footage is very impressive with excellent clarity and lovely colours.

I am looking forward to hooking the Mobius up for a high-speed ride, probably on the Radjet for starters being the largest and most stable of my buzzies. That should be fun to watch...