Darkwalker

Hey MathewAll looks fun to me.

 

The quality of your GoPro recording is excellent. I assume you have a GoPro 4? How do you manage to get 70 mins recording in one video? My GoPro3 will only ever record 2 at most clips of 11m 39s each, then shuts down. This is VERY frustrating. I'd appreciate knowing your card size, settings, etc. Please PM me if you think this is too much of a thread drift.

 

Cheers

 

Bruce

Sorry for the delay in getting back.

Yes i have a Gopro4 Silver.

I'm lucky in that i get 1hr 45mins recording before i have to swap batteries

So for a lesson that's just enough.

My gopro breaks the film down in to 4.3gig files so the session is usually made up 4 or 5 files which i reassemble using filmora

For the card I'm using a 64gig kingston SDHC class 3 i think (u need a good card to keep up with the gopro or u get stuttering and pausing in the recording)

For settings im just using 1080p @ 60frames on a medium lens setting.

Every other setting is stock.

Im still learning how to get the best pic from the gopro.

For sound capturing im using a cable (Pilot PA80) that piggy backs into the comms and passes it directly to the gopro.

Only issue with sound is the planes comms is not shielded some were so i have edit the sound part to cut out the noise of the engine making a loud buzzing sound on the recording.

Apart from that not emuch to say. I use filmora to edit and upload directly to youtube for me.

Im still very new so my vids arnt polished like Romeo Juliet Whiskey videos.

Hope this helps a little

Cookie

Hey, well done Cookie, They always put those magnets on the left side of the runway, don't they? Don't worry too much, I think everyone is guilty of not using the rudder enough in the early days.I must have been one of the only ones spotting the low overcast cloud, it didn't give you much chance to fly at anything but that altitude. That plane is too fast to do a real tight pattern, unless you do slow flight with some flap, at that altitude, and your stage in your training, not a safe option, IMHO.

 

My only critical observation, and I may have missed it, was that you appeared to be backtracking to exit the runway within the boundary of the runway markers, without stating your intentions over the radio.... as I said, maybe I missed it. Really quite important considering there was a bit of traffic in the circuit, and that Microlight in particular on final...

 

Great vid, I enjoyed it.... keep 'em comin!

Hi All,

I have since had a quick conversation with my instructor about what is a low level and why he made me fly them the way we did.

1. Low level cloud base

2. At any stage of the circuit there was always options to land if forced to do so.

3. At my stage of flight training to get me to fly a tighter pattern would have possibly overload me and put me behind the plane and lead to critical mistake on my behalf. eg stepper turns at slow speeds leading to stalls etc

So they are just a few things. While i do love the conversation and getting peoples views. I think it's run it's course.

Till the next flight video is up safe skies.

Cookie

If you are not within glide distance and you have an emergency, you are not going to make it. Low means closer in before the emergency, not wishing you had been closer in after the start of the emergency.

If you are half as high, surely you would be only half as far out?

If i lost a engine then yes i would turn base early to make sure i can make it. Until then i understand my training to be keep the pattern / profile the same at all time unless is a emergency.

I could be wrong but that's how i understand it for now.

Hi Matthew,Great flying. For you information low level circuits back in the day meant, some grass on the wing tip and climbing over the wire fence to make the strip.

 

Love the 747 approaches you are doing, could have lunch and a nap. Not having a shot - smile.

Yes they do look like long and flat approaches. Trust me im wired till those wheels are down no napping :P

Well done Mathew..... was that with Ed? Because He is awesome.

Hi All,

Got a go pro for my bday and well, the footage is not pretty but i do walk away from all my landings :)

First solo circuit i missed judge how much lighter i was and landed well down the runway the the next few i got it sorted out.

Try not to fall asleep. Solo stuff at 39:00 min mark

Mathew

Im actual using the one by Jim Davis he's SA but it also written for Australian pilots.

[ATTACH]47651[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]47651[/ATTACH] No, away at the moment, back Thursday, should be around on the weekend.Are you based in Goolwa?

Peter

Congratulations, my hangar is just down from the run-up bay if you ever feel Ike a chat,Peter

Walking the dark side eh!Well done.

 

Mum and Dad live in Goolwa.

Went solo today totally out of the blue just thought it be the norm days flying out to the training area then back for circuits. Being reminded to keep the ball centered.

Well that did happen and a how do you fell bout doing one by yourself put to me by my CFI.

What a way to start the year.

I fly at Goolwa and it's something i have to come to grips with as the drop zone as such is next to the runup bay. First time i flew with drop operations in progress was scary. I was doing circuits and it turned out to be not such a scary thing just listen to the calls and look for open chutes. Always have good airmanship and look up :)

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Im located at a relatively busy regional airport with a lot of small aircraft coming and going.It never ceases to amaze me how many pilots touch down with very excessive speed and a huge high speed ground roll. They come in round out and put it straight on the ground without even holding off. At a guess id say its more than 20-30% of all pilots i see. Some dont even bother protecting the nose wheel, almost flat landing the thing they are so hot. Many of these ar VH, but some are RAA.Some pilots prob need to be reminded the safest landing speed is the slowest possible landing speed and this involves a small bump , not a silk smooth hot landing. Landing hot might mean you can impress your passenger or yourself, with no bump, but it is a bad habit to get into, especially if it replaces your correct landing technique.

 

I was taught by 3 instructors and with BFR make that 4, RAA aircraft have pathetically weak nose wheels ...

 

Come in , keep asking yourself "Am I there yet" "Am I there yet" "Am I there yet" as soon as the runway dramatically widens begin round out and hold it in ground effect, initially around 3 feet letting it sink to t 1ft and continue to hold it just off the ground till it wont fly any longer, increasing back pressure till it plops onto the ground, making the ground roll far safer. Then continue to hold your nose wheel off till lack of elevator authority wont allow you to any longer. Then still hold full back pressure on elevator to reduce weight on nose wheel while taxiing with ailerons into the wind.

Yes my current instructor keeps reminding me that the Tecnam has a very weak nose and to always keep the pressure of it as long as possible when landing and taking off.

Thanks guys. Good to see such and active community.

Hi Guys,

After many years of laying on my back in a glider finding the flare point was very easy. But now that im in a tecnam I'm finding it hard to pick the flare point being so high up.

Any tips?

Cookie

Might wanna change your sex to male in your profile

As the title says pre solo exam passed.

Welcome Darkwalker, I fly the Onex out of Goolwa. Feel free to pop over and say hello if you see the hangar open,Cheers Peter

Might just do that thanks for the welcome.

Mathew

After years of flying gliders at Gawler and then giving it away due to life getting in the way.

I am returning but to RA-AUS in a Tecnam p92 with Ed Herring at Goolwa