Aircoupe as Camera Platform

They are still around, there are several small flight schools on the field where Coupe Corner is located,

Nicely done very professional! Everybody is so young! Whatever happened to the Mom and Pop rental FBO? Everything now is either a pilot factory or super jet center!

I used mine to carry a cameraman to shoot some air to air of a Piper Archer III for the flight school I work for. I flew the Archer as no one except me knew how to fly formation.

We had a go pro mounted under the right wing and one under the tail, plus the hand held video camera.

   

I thought that I might share something a little different than the typical "back of the head" cockpit video with my fellow "Coupe" owners (link below). When I fly I'm so busy watching out, monitoring everything and looking for potential places to land that sightseeing tends to take a back seat. Mounting multiple external cameras for post flight analysis and enjoyment is a real kick! On this mission the little plane managed a "Selfie!"

Joe
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