Another cockpit POV Video on the FlyingMAir YouTube channel.

Join me for a quick flight from one orchard to another while I thank channel members and identify points of interest in flight.

I want to give a big shout-out to channel members. These are the folks who chip in to help me cover the costs of flying and maintaining the helicopter. As I mention in this video, I was pleasantly surprised to see that so many members had stuck with me throughout the winter, despite my failure to produce new content. Their loyalty gives me extra motivation to keep installing the cameras and editing the video from every flight I can. If you can’t or don’t want to become a channel member or patron, please join me in thanking them for helping me out.

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Thanks for all your support!

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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) and one GoPro Hero 3 camera. One of the Hero 7s is connected to the helicopter’s intercom system with an NFlightCam audio cable (https://amzn.to/31syLTm). All cameras record audio, but I dialed down the helicopter sound from one of them to about 25% of normal volume so it wouldn’t be annoying.
• The “cockpit cam” 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 (which I plan to update soon). 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 (which I did not use for video but did use for audio in the final video) 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). The “nosecam” has a proprietary mount.
• 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/

I try to drop cockpit POV videos on Sunday mornings and “extras” with more info about owning and operating a helicopter midweek. (Some channel members get early access to some of these videos.) I also host occasional livestreams with Q&A chats. Subscribe and turn on the notification bell so you don’t miss anything new! And tell your friends. I’m trying hard to deliver good videos and grow my subscriber base.

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