Tow Plane Mirrors.

With the FAA now OK with you strapping go-pros on your plane, as long as they don't fall off of course, why on earth would you need a 337 to strao a mirror to a wing strut?

At 15:04 31 December 2015, Tony wrote:
With the FAA now OK with you strapping go-pros on your plane, as long as
they don't fall off of course, why on earth would you need a 337 to strao
a
mirror to a wing strut?

And with that in mind, here's a link to a sturdy clamp which has been
getting good field reviews, especially among the "off-road" airplane
community--Supercubs and such. It's intended for action cameras but it
looks like it would adapt easily to a mirror:

https://www.cloudbaseengineering.com/product/100-0002/

I have no experience with this product, nor connection to the company. The
other Cessna variant I've seen is using a couple of large gear (hose)
clamps to strap a truck mirror to a C-180 strut over felt padding. Not in
pilot's line-of-sight, but worked sorta OK.

On Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 8:00:06 AM UTC-8, Curt Cole wrote:
At 15:04 31 December 2015, Tony wrote:
With the FAA now OK with you strapping go-pros on your plane, as long as
they don't fall off of course, why on earth would you need a 337 to strao
a
mirror to a wing strut?

And with that in mind, here's a link to a sturdy clamp which has been
getting good field reviews, especially among the "off-road" airplane
community--Supercubs and such. It's intended for action cameras but it
looks like it would adapt easily to a mirror:

https://www.cloudbaseengineering.com/product/100-0002/

I have no experience with this product, nor connection to the company. The
other Cessna variant I've seen is using a couple of large gear (hose)
clamps to strap a truck mirror to a C-180 strut over felt padding. Not in
pilot's line-of-sight, but worked sorta OK.

Very interesting, thanks!

On Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 7:53:42 AM UTC-8, wrote:
The CAP link above does include a copy of the FAA field approval for the mirrors shown. This will make approval far easier and I am aware of at least one 182 owner who used this for his approval. Alaska Wing of CAP has three gliders in their fleet.

Happy New Year all--

Skip

Skip, is it true that the brackets were individually fabricated?

On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 5:50:10 PM UTC-8, wrote:
For C182 see - good detail, measurements and pics.

https://missions.capnhq.gov/ops/dot/...rror/index.cfm

Best recolection Achorage AK CAP has the 337.

BTW, with big truck mirrors the tow pilot can actually see way more compared to the popular bullet shape car mirrors on many Pawnees. Barely any difference drag and yaw.

Thanks the latest link is he https://missions.capnhq.gov/ops/dot/...rror/index.cfm
I believe that this bracket has to be fabricated just as in the Air Cadet Glider Cessna 182 towplanes.

I'm in the process of sending them an email.

Just thinking outside the box. Why not put an all internal back-up camera system in the plane?

On Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 1:13:22 PM UTC-5, Tim Taylor wrote:
Just thinking outside the box. Why not put an all internal back-up camera system in the plane?

Likely because you're looking at something ~200' away, makes it hard to see from a camera/system designed for ~12' away.
Hmmm..... since you're tapping into the airplane electrical, wonder if that trips a "more paperwork" issue.....