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"noel.wade" wrote:

Any tips or ideas on equipment?

I've been playing around with this recently, trying to go for reasonable
quality at a minimum of cost. I've ended up with an Aiptek A-HD+ and a
Clampette from High Sierra Manufacturing. This camera is very much of
the no-name off-brand cheapo variety, but it does surprisingly well
considering. It's not nearly as nice as Kempton's HD Soaring stuff but
at under $200 total for everything, I'm very pleased. (Video is cool,
but past that amount I'd rather spend the money on tows!)

If you're interested you can see the one video I've done with it so far
he

http://www.mikeash.com/?page=glider_first_hd_video.html

I used the Clampette to mount it to my seat and that was that. One
trouble is that the battery only lasts about 90 minutes and the thing
refuses to record while on external power, so an external battery pack
seems not to be an option. I'm talking with their tech support to see if
there may be a way around this, but I might just be limited to shorter
recording sessions.

As for distraction, well, listen to the more experienced guys, not me.
Personally I haven't really thought about the camera while flying, but
I've only flown with it twice and maybe I just haven't noticed its
effect on me. Trying to get cool shots with the camera while in the air
is of course a big no-no, but resolving to just let it run and forget
about it until I land has worked well so far.

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Mike Ash
Radio Free Earth
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