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Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: simple and affordable datacollection
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Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:11:10 -0500
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From: "Bobby J. Hughes" <bhughes@qnsi.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Bill,

I believe the latest GoPro model has an external mic jack.

http://gopro.com/cameras/hd-hero2-outdoor-edition/#features

Bobby


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From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Ernest Christley
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:04 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: simple and affordable datacollection

Bill Bradburry wrote:
> I am trying to find a deal on a Contour camera.  They make a Contour=20
> Roam that has a built in mic, a Contour GPS, which allows you to=20
> record your track as well, and a Contour Plus that has GPS and an=20
> external mic so you can plug it into your comm and record your ATC=20
> comms or you could talk your notes into it as it films.  They run from

> under $200 to $500 depending on which model.  Records up to 32G of=20
> data.  They are all wide angle HD up to 1080p.
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Wouldn't a typical smart phone do all of that?


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> *From:* Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]
> *On Behalf Of *Richard Sohn
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 20, 2012 7:30 PM
> *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft
> *Subject:* [FlyRotary] simple and affordable datacollection
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> Bouncing around what to do about monitoring my single rotor, on the=20
> ground and in flight, I looked at a zillion of possibilities. Non met=20
> my requirements of being simple and affordable and still doing the=20
> job. I even went so far as building a timer for my small camera taking

> a picture every few seconds. I never finished it.
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> Now I discovered GoPro, and suddenly my problems were solved.
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> The first picture is what the camera is taking, and the second is=20
> zoomed in to whatever I want to look at.
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> The camera is clipped to my front harness taking pictures at the rate=20
> I set it to.
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> I think every first flight should have it so the pilot does not have=20
> to worry about not reading engine data, and can safely fly the
airplane.
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> Go to GoPro.com for spec.
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> Richard Sohn
> N2071U
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> http://www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html
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