A cockpit POV video from the FlyingMAir YouTube channel.
Join me for my first flight of the year — a brief tour of Wenatchee, WA. This is a cockpit POV video with an inset looking back into the helicopter. Includes cockpit audio and the sound of the helicopter running.
About Me and the Helicopter
- I have been flying for about 20 years. My nearly 4,000 hours of flight time is in Robinson R44, Robinson R22, and Bell 206L (Long Ranger) helicopters.
- The helicopter is a 2005 Robinson R44 Raven II — the same one that appears in the photo at the beginning of the video. You can learn more about them here: https://robinsonheli.com/r44-specifications/ I own this helicopter. It is the third helicopter I’ve owned since 2000.
- My helicopter has ADS-B Out and is picked up by radar facilities. You can see my track for recent flights on Flightradar24: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n7534D This is a great site for tracking any almost any flight, including the airlines.
About the Video
- The video was recorded with a pair of GoPro Hero 7 cameras (https://amzn.to/2Lxyzwl), one of which is connected to the helicopter’s intercom system with an NFlightCam audio cable (https://amzn.to/31syLTm). Both cameras record audio, but I dialed down the helicopter sound to about 25% of normal volume so it wouldn’t be annoying.
- The front-facing camera was mounted with my current Instrument Cam set up, which you can learn about in this Behind-the-Scenes video: https://youtu.be/nff_QBDbPxc. It’s based upon a MyPilotPro Helicopter Mount (https://mypilotpro.com/product/helicopter-gopro-mount/?wpam_id=13) modified to get the height I need. The rear facing camera was mounted on the cockpit bubble with a MyPilotPro Spider Swivel GoPro Windshield Mount (https://www.mypilotpro.com/product/mypilotpro-spider-swivel-gopro-windshield-mount/?wpam_id=13).
- Yes, the audio is from just one speaker. That’s a problem with the audio hookup that I try to remember to fix by turning the audio to mono. I forgot on this video. Sorry.
- The video was edited on a iMac using Screenflow software. Learn more about it here: https://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm
- The intro music is by Bob Levitus, famed “Dr. Mac.” You can find him here: http://www.boblevitus.com/
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Fun video! I loved this! Thank you!!
Thanks! I need to do more short, fun videos. People have short attention spans.
Got it, thanks.
I wish my car started that well after a long lock-down. I had to get the jumps leads out for the first time in years.
Are the two dogs now happy flyers? Are they together in a crate or free to ‘access all areas’?
My vehicles are usually pretty good about starting after being abandoned for months. Even my ATV started right up and that really surprised me. The only exception is my little Honda, which must have one hell of a vampire power problem; if I don’t drive it at least once a month, the battery needs charging.