New video of gliders racing 1000 ft above the desert

[Bruno[_2_]]

A few friends and I had an amazing time last week down at the
Hurricane, Utah airport doing some early spring soaring. I tested out
a new GoPro Hero2 HD video recorder (sorry about being hand held) and
was very pleased with the quality and results. I have 2 videos from
this trip with this one being the first and another spectacular one
coming out next week - soaring inside of Kolob Canyon below the
rim... :)

This week's video can be found on my youtube channel. Please make sure
to watch in full screen mode and as high of HD quality as your
computer allows. Worth the extra time to download clearer video! :)
It is hard to imagine that gliders could comfortably cruise less than
1,000 feet above the desert floor at ground speeds often over 140
miles per hour for over 20 miles with nowhere to land in sight!

This video shows pilots Bruno Vassel (B4 in an ASW-27B), Tim Taylor
(TT in a Ventus 2a) and Dan Wrobel (DW in a Ventus B) flying high
performance sailplanes along the small ridge southbound from the
Hurricane, Utah airport. We also had a great time soaring with Steve
in an LS3 flying R5. Note the completely unlandable terrain both
above and below the ridge making for spectacular scenery but scary
flying. This was a very fun day of flying!

http://youtu.be/aob5JxEFTw0?hd=1

Thanks for watching, Bruno (B4)

[Mike C]

On Mar 20, 8:50*am, Bruno > wrote:
> A few friends and I had an amazing time last week down at the
> Hurricane, Utah airport doing some early spring soaring. I tested out
> a new GoPro Hero2 HD video recorder (sorry about being hand held) and
> was very pleased with the quality and results. *I have 2 videos from
> this trip with this one being the first and another spectacular one
> coming out next week - soaring inside of Kolob Canyon below the
> rim... :)
>
> This week's video can be found on my youtube channel. Please make sure
> to watch in full screen mode and as high of HD quality as your
> computer allows. *Worth the extra time to download clearer video! :)
> It is hard to imagine that gliders could comfortably cruise less than
> 1,000 feet above the desert floor at ground speeds often over 140
> miles per hour for over 20 miles with nowhere to land in sight!
>
> This video shows pilots Bruno Vassel (B4 in an ASW-27B), Tim Taylor
> (TT in a Ventus 2a) and Dan Wrobel (DW in a Ventus B) flying high
> performance sailplanes along the small ridge southbound from the
> Hurricane, Utah airport. We also had a great time soaring with Steve
> in an LS3 flying R5. *Note the completely unlandable terrain both
> above and below the ridge making for spectacular scenery but scary
> flying. This was a very fun day of flying!
>
> http://youtu.be/aob5JxEFTw0?hd=1
>
> Thanks for watchinAg, Bruno (B4)

Nice Bruno!

GoPro 2 video is excellent.

Mike Carris

[Brad[_2_]]

On Mar 20, 7:50*am, Bruno > wrote:
> A few friends and I had an amazing time last week down at the
> Hurricane, Utah airport doing some early spring soaring. I tested out
> a new GoPro Hero2 HD video recorder (sorry about being hand held) and
> was very pleased with the quality and results. *I have 2 videos from
> this trip with this one being the first and another spectacular one
> coming out next week - soaring inside of Kolob Canyon below the
> rim... :)
>
> This week's video can be found on my youtube channel. Please make sure
> to watch in full screen mode and as high of HD quality as your
> computer allows. *Worth the extra time to download clearer video! :)
> It is hard to imagine that gliders could comfortably cruise less than
> 1,000 feet above the desert floor at ground speeds often over 140
> miles per hour for over 20 miles with nowhere to land in sight!
>
> This video shows pilots Bruno Vassel (B4 in an ASW-27B), Tim Taylor
> (TT in a Ventus 2a) and Dan Wrobel (DW in a Ventus B) flying high
> performance sailplanes along the small ridge southbound from the
> Hurricane, Utah airport. We also had a great time soaring with Steve
> in an LS3 flying R5. *Note the completely unlandable terrain both
> above and below the ridge making for spectacular scenery but scary
> flying. This was a very fun day of flying!
>
> http://youtu.be/aob5JxEFTw0?hd=1
>
> Thanks for watching, Bruno (B4)

Excellent! was the GoPro inside the plastic case?

Brad

[bumper[_4_]]

Bruno,

Most excellent!! You had me chuckling at the end when you turned the
camera on yourself.

bumper
zz Minden

PS, Course without the extra 2 point L/D gain from your gorgeous MKIV
yaw string installation, this flight would hardly have been possible
(grin).

[Tony[_5_]]

If the trend continues eventually your winglets will shrink to
nothing.

I bet you were wishing there was even a fully grown wheat field along
that ridge!

glad you, Tim, and Dan had fun.

[Bruno[_2_]]

>
> Excellent! was the GoPro inside the plastic case?
>
> Brad

Thanks for the supportive comments everyone. It is so fun to share
flights with others. Yes, the GoPro was using the regular outside
plastic housing. I added an extended battery pack to the back of the
GoPro for around $50. Since a 32 gig card can handle around 3.5 hours
of video, it is always the batteries that die first. We'll see how
long the regular battery + extended will last together. I will be
thrilled with anything over 3 hours total.

Bruno - B4

[Brad[_2_]]

On Mar 20, 11:50*am, Bruno > wrote:
> > Excellent! was the GoPro inside the plastic case?
>
> > Brad
>
> Thanks for the supportive comments everyone. It is so fun to share
> flights with others. *Yes, the GoPro was using the regular outside
> plastic housing. I added an extended battery pack to the back of the
> GoPro for around $50. Since a 32 gig card can handle around 3.5 hours
> of video, it is always the batteries that die first. *We'll see how
> long the regular battery + extended will last together. I will be
> thrilled with anything over 3 hours total.
>
> Bruno - B4

Thanks for the info Bruno................I'm thinking of up-grading to
either the GoPro you are using, or the Drift HD that uses a wireless
remote. The thought is to be able to turn on and off the camera to
save storage and battery for the "exciting" parts of the flight. I
always seem to run out of battery power when I'm racing up and down
the ridges!

I think there is a wireless unit for the GoPro but am not sure about
that.

Brad

[Mike C]

On Mar 20, 1:13*pm, Brad > wrote:
> On Mar 20, 11:50*am, Bruno > wrote:
>
> > > Excellent! was the GoPro inside the plastic case?
>
> > > Brad
>
> > Thanks for the supportive comments everyone. It is so fun to share
> > flights with others. *Yes, the GoPro was using the regular outside
> > plastic housing. I added an extended battery pack to the back of the
> > GoPro for around $50. Since a 32 gig card can handle around 3.5 hours
> > of video, it is always the batteries that die first. *We'll see how
> > long the regular battery + extended will last together. I will be
> > thrilled with anything over 3 hours total.
>
> > Bruno - B4
>
> Thanks for the info Bruno................I'm thinking of up-grading to
> either the GoPro you are using, or the Drift HD that uses a wireless
> remote. The thought is to be able to turn on and off the camera to
> save storage and battery for the "exciting" parts of the flight. I
> always seem to run out of battery power when I'm racing up and down
> the ridges!
>
> I think there is a wireless unit for the GoPro but am not sure about
> that.
>

Brad,

With a GoPro you can record just by turning the camera on and stop by
turning it off. Only one button.

[Brad[_2_]]

On Mar 20, 1:38*pm, Mike C > wrote:
> On Mar 20, 1:13*pm, Brad > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Mar 20, 11:50*am, Bruno > wrote:
>
> > > > Excellent! was the GoPro inside the plastic case?
>
> > > > Brad
>
> > > Thanks for the supportive comments everyone. It is so fun to share
> > > flights with others. *Yes, the GoPro was using the regular outside
> > > plastic housing. I added an extended battery pack to the back of the
> > > GoPro for around $50. Since a 32 gig card can handle around 3.5 hours
> > > of video, it is always the batteries that die first. *We'll see how
> > > long the regular battery + extended will last together. I will be
> > > thrilled with anything over 3 hours total.
>
> > > Bruno - B4
>
> > Thanks for the info Bruno................I'm thinking of up-grading to
> > either the GoPro you are using, or the Drift HD that uses a wireless
> > remote. The thought is to be able to turn on and off the camera to
> > save storage and battery for the "exciting" parts of the flight. I
> > always seem to run out of battery power when I'm racing up and down
> > the ridges!
>
> > I think there is a wireless unit for the GoPro but am not sure about
> > that.
>
> Brad,
>
> With a GoPro you can record just by turning the camera on and stop by
> turning it off. Only one button.

Hi Mike,

yup, unless it's secured outside on the tail!

I'm using on of the original GoPro cameras, the light gathering
ability is poor and so is the battery life, but it's still fun to set
up in the sailplane, especially for the Tetra-15 first flights. It
needs to be replaced with a new HD unit of some type.

Brad

[Mike C]

On Mar 20, 3:40*pm, Brad > wrote:
> On Mar 20, 1:38*pm, Mike C > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Mar 20, 1:13*pm, Brad > wrote:
>
> > > On Mar 20, 11:50*am, Bruno > wrote:
>
> > > > > Excellent! was the GoPro inside the plastic case?
>
> > > > > Brad
>
> > > > Thanks for the supportive comments everyone. It is so fun to share
> > > > flights with others. *Yes, the GoPro was using the regular outside
> > > > plastic housing. I added an extended battery pack to the back of the
> > > > GoPro for around $50. Since a 32 gig card can handle around 3.5 hours
> > > > of video, it is always the batteries that die first. *We'll see how
> > > > long the regular battery + extended will last together. I will be
> > > > thrilled with anything over 3 hours total.
>
> > > > Bruno - B4
>
> > > Thanks for the info Bruno................I'm thinking of up-grading to
> > > either the GoPro you are using, or the Drift HD that uses a wireless
> > > remote. The thought is to be able to turn on and off the camera to
> > > save storage and battery for the "exciting" parts of the flight. I
> > > always seem to run out of battery power when I'm racing up and down
> > > the ridges!
>
> > > I think there is a wireless unit for the GoPro but am not sure about
> > > that.
>
> > Brad,
>
> > With a GoPro you can record just by turning the camera on and stop by
> > turning it off. Only one button.
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> yup, unless it's secured outside on the tail!
>
> I'm using on of the original GoPro cameras, the light gathering
> ability is poor and so is the battery life, but it's still fun to set
> up in the sailplane, especially for the Tetra-15 first flights. It
> needs to be replaced with a new HD unit of some type.
>
> Brad

Ahh I see.

[T[_2_]]

On Mar 20, 7:50*am, Bruno > wrote:
> A few friends and I had an amazing time last week down at the
> Hurricane, Utah airport doing some early spring soaring. I tested out
> a new GoPro Hero2 HD video recorder (sorry about being hand held) and
> was very pleased with the quality and results. *I have 2 videos from
> this trip with this one being the first and another spectacular one
> coming out next week - soaring inside of Kolob Canyon below the
> rim... :)
>
> This week's video can be found on my youtube channel. Please make sure
> to watch in full screen mode and as high of HD quality as your
> computer allows. *Worth the extra time to download clearer video! :)
> It is hard to imagine that gliders could comfortably cruise less than
> 1,000 feet above the desert floor at ground speeds often over 140
> miles per hour for over 20 miles with nowhere to land in sight!
>
> This video shows pilots Bruno Vassel (B4 in an ASW-27B), Tim Taylor
> (TT in a Ventus 2a) and Dan Wrobel (DW in a Ventus B) flying high
> performance sailplanes along the small ridge southbound from the
> Hurricane, Utah airport. We also had a great time soaring with Steve
> in an LS3 flying R5. *Note the completely unlandable terrain both
> above and below the ridge making for spectacular scenery but scary
> flying. This was a very fun day of flying!
>
> http://youtu.be/aob5JxEFTw0?hd=1
>
> Thanks for watching, Bruno (B4)

Great video! Great ridge day? What were the local winds and how was it
on the ground in Hurricane?
Is there always a tow now at Hurricane? JET and his Maule?

T

[Bruno[_2_]]

> Great video! Great ridge day? What were the local winds and how was it
> on the ground in Hurricane?
> Is there always a tow now at Hurricane? JET and his Maule?
>
> T

The winds were 3-5 knots from the west on the ground and 1000 feet up
on the ridge we were seeing 16 knots very steady from the southwest.
It wasn't just a ridge day. We had lots of fun playing around the area
down low. Check out all our igc files on the OLC from March 15-16.

Yes, we asked John and his Maule to come tow us. There were five of
us for a few days so he was very accommodating and brought down the
the plane from Parowan. He said he would be happy to do it again if we
can get at least 3 people to get a few days worth of tows.

Bruno - B4

[Tim Taylor]

On Mar 20, 7:51*pm, T > wrote:
> On Mar 20, 7:50*am, Bruno > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > A few friends and I had an amazing time last week down at the
> > Hurricane, Utah airport doing some early spring soaring. I tested out
> > a new GoPro Hero2 HD video recorder (sorry about being hand held) and
> > was very pleased with the quality and results. *I have 2 videos from
> > this trip with this one being the first and another spectacular one
> > coming out next week - soaring inside of Kolob Canyon below the
> > rim... :)
>
> > This week's video can be found on my youtube channel. Please make sure
> > to watch in full screen mode and as high of HD quality as your
> > computer allows. *Worth the extra time to download clearer video! :)
> > It is hard to imagine that gliders could comfortably cruise less than
> > 1,000 feet above the desert floor at ground speeds often over 140
> > miles per hour for over 20 miles with nowhere to land in sight!
>
> > This video shows pilots Bruno Vassel (B4 in an ASW-27B), Tim Taylor
> > (TT in a Ventus 2a) and Dan Wrobel (DW in a Ventus B) flying high
> > performance sailplanes along the small ridge southbound from the
> > Hurricane, Utah airport. We also had a great time soaring with Steve
> > in an LS3 flying R5. *Note the completely unlandable terrain both
> > above and below the ridge making for spectacular scenery but scary
> > flying. This was a very fun day of flying!
>
> >http://youtu.be/aob5JxEFTw0?hd=1
>
> > Thanks for watching, Bruno (B4)
>
> Great video! Great ridge day? What were the local winds and how was it
> on the ground in Hurricane?
> Is there always a tow now at Hurricane? JET and his Maule?
>
> T

The winds were about 15 to 20 at the ridge top, just about
perpendicular to the ridge. We landed a few minutes later with about 8
to 10 out of the west on the ground. Cross winds were really not a
factor. An hour later when DW landed it was down to less than 5 on the
ground.

We arranged with John about a month in advance to come down for the
weekend to tow. Hurricane is about 2700 feet lower than Parowan so
Spring comes six to eight weeks earlier there. We planned to fly
three days but Saturday was forecast to be blown out with 30+ winds.
With the ridge about 1/2 mile from the runway you could get away with
1000 to 1200 foot tows most days. Would be a great place for reverse
auto tows.

[Morgan[_2_]]

Great stuff. I've only mountain biked around that area and a little bit along or below that ridge.

If you ride at all, you don't want to miss Hurricane. Last time we were in Hurricane was a year or two ago and there was a Pawnee at the airport. We watched a glider tow up to Gooseberry Mesa and soar around a bit one afternoon.

Next time we'll bring the Duo if tows can be arranged.


On Tuesday, March 20, 2012 7:09:03 PM UTC-7, Tim Taylor wrote:
> On Mar 20, 7:51*pm, T > wrote:
> > On Mar 20, 7:50*am, Bruno
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > A few friends and I had an amazing time last week down at the
> > > Hurricane, Utah airport doing some early spring soaring. I tested out
> > > a new GoPro Hero2 HD video recorder (sorry about being hand held) and
> > > was very pleased with the quality and results. *I have 2 videos from
> > > this trip with this one being the first and another spectacular one
> > > coming out next week - soaring inside of Kolob Canyon below the
> > > rim... :)
> >
> > > This week's video can be found on my youtube channel. Please make sure
> > > to watch in full screen mode and as high of HD quality as your
> > > computer allows. *Worth the extra time to download clearer video! :)
> > > It is hard to imagine that gliders could comfortably cruise less than
> > > 1,000 feet above the desert floor at ground speeds often over 140
> > > miles per hour for over 20 miles with nowhere to land in sight!
> >
> > > This video shows pilots Bruno Vassel (B4 in an ASW-27B), Tim Taylor
> > > (TT in a Ventus 2a) and Dan Wrobel (DW in a Ventus B) flying high
> > > performance sailplanes along the small ridge southbound from the
> > > Hurricane, Utah airport. We also had a great time soaring with Steve
> > > in an LS3 flying R5. *Note the completely unlandable terrain both
> > > above and below the ridge making for spectacular scenery but scary
> > > flying. This was a very fun day of flying!
> >
> > >http://youtu.be/aob5JxEFTw0?hd=1
> >
> > > Thanks for watching, Bruno (B4)
> >
> > Great video! Great ridge day? What were the local winds and how was it
> > on the ground in Hurricane?
> > Is there always a tow now at Hurricane? JET and his Maule?
> >
> > T
>
> The winds were about 15 to 20 at the ridge top, just about
> perpendicular to the ridge. We landed a few minutes later with about 8
> to 10 out of the west on the ground. Cross winds were really not a
> factor. An hour later when DW landed it was down to less than 5 on the
> ground.
>
> We arranged with John about a month in advance to come down for the
> weekend to tow. Hurricane is about 2700 feet lower than Parowan so
> Spring comes six to eight weeks earlier there. We planned to fly
> three days but Saturday was forecast to be blown out with 30+ winds.
> With the ridge about 1/2 mile from the runway you could get away with
> 1000 to 1200 foot tows most days. Would be a great place for reverse
> auto tows.

[akiley]

On Mar 20, 10:50*am, Bruno > wrote:
> A few friends and I had an amazing time last week down at the
> Hurricane, Utah airport doing some early spring soaring. I tested out
> a new GoPro Hero2 HD video recorder (sorry about being hand held) and
> was very pleased with the quality and results. *I have 2 videos from
> this trip with this one being the first and another spectacular one
> coming out next week - soaring inside of Kolob Canyon below the
> rim... :)
>
> This week's video can be found on my youtube channel. Please make sure
> to watch in full screen mode and as high of HD quality as your
> computer allows. *Worth the extra time to download clearer video! :)
> It is hard to imagine that gliders could comfortably cruise less than
> 1,000 feet above the desert floor at ground speeds often over 140
> miles per hour for over 20 miles with nowhere to land in sight!
>
> This video shows pilots Bruno Vassel (B4 in an ASW-27B), Tim Taylor
> (TT in a Ventus 2a) and Dan Wrobel (DW in a Ventus B) flying high
> performance sailplanes along the small ridge southbound from the
> Hurricane, Utah airport. We also had a great time soaring with Steve
> in an LS3 flying R5. *Note the completely unlandable terrain both
> above and below the ridge making for spectacular scenery but scary
> flying. This was a very fun day of flying!
>
> http://youtu.be/aob5JxEFTw0?hd=1
>
> Thanks for watching, Bruno (B4)

Beautiful! That red rock with soft, yet directional light was
perfect. I find full sun is much harder to deal with.

What GoPro video mode were you shooting. I settled for the full HD
r5, I think it's called.

I bought a Ram mount cup and cut the ball off, then threaded the stub
so I could screw a very small Monfratto ball head flush against the
cup. This cup is supposed to be canopy friendly according to Cumulus
Soaring. Anyway the cup can be very quickly pushed onto the canopy
anywhere, then GoPro quickly aimed with the ball head. I rent a
Cirrus, so maybe glider owners dont like suction cups.

.... Aaron

[Dan[_6_]]

On Mar 20, 7:30*pm, Morgan > wrote:
> Great stuff. *I've only mountain biked around that area and a little bit along or below that ridge.
>
> If you ride at all, you don't want to miss Hurricane. *Last time we were in Hurricane was a year or two ago and there was a Pawnee at the airport. *We watched a glider tow up to Gooseberry Mesa and soar around a bit one afternoon.
>
> Next time we'll bring the Duo if tows can be arranged.
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, March 20, 2012 7:09:03 PM UTC-7, Tim Taylor wrote:
> > On Mar 20, 7:51*pm, T > wrote:
> > > On Mar 20, 7:50*am, Bruno
> > *wrote:
>
> > > > A few friends and I had an amazing time last week down at the
> > > > Hurricane, Utah airport doing some early spring soaring. I tested out
> > > > a new GoPro Hero2 HD video recorder (sorry about being hand held) and
> > > > was very pleased with the quality and results. *I have 2 videos from
> > > > this trip with this one being the first and another spectacular one
> > > > coming out next week - soaring inside of Kolob Canyon below the
> > > > rim... :)
>
> > > > This week's video can be found on my youtube channel. Please make sure
> > > > to watch in full screen mode and as high of HD quality as your
> > > > computer allows. *Worth the extra time to download clearer video! :)
> > > > It is hard to imagine that gliders could comfortably cruise less than
> > > > 1,000 feet above the desert floor at ground speeds often over 140
> > > > miles per hour for over 20 miles with nowhere to land in sight!
>
> > > > This video shows pilots Bruno Vassel (B4 in an ASW-27B), Tim Taylor
> > > > (TT in a Ventus 2a) and Dan Wrobel (DW in a Ventus B) flying high
> > > > performance sailplanes along the small ridge southbound from the
> > > > Hurricane, Utah airport. We also had a great time soaring with Steve
> > > > in an LS3 flying R5. *Note the completely unlandable terrain both
> > > > above and below the ridge making for spectacular scenery but scary
> > > > flying. This was a very fun day of flying!
>
> > > >http://youtu.be/aob5JxEFTw0?hd=1
>
> > > > Thanks for watching, Bruno (B4)
>
> > > Great video! Great ridge day? What were the local winds and how was it
> > > on the ground in Hurricane?
> > > Is there always a tow now at Hurricane? JET and his Maule?
>
> > > T
>
> > The winds were about 15 to 20 at the ridge top, just about
> > perpendicular to the ridge. We landed a few minutes later with about 8
> > to 10 out of the west on the ground. Cross winds were really not a
> > factor. An hour later when DW landed it was down to less than 5 on the
> > ground.
>
> > We arranged with John about a month in advance to come down for the
> > weekend to tow. *Hurricane is about 2700 feet lower than Parowan so
> > Spring comes six to eight weeks earlier there. *We planned to fly
> > three days but Saturday was forecast to be blown out with 30+ winds.
> > With the ridge about 1/2 mile from the runway you could get away with
> > 1000 to 1200 foot tows most days. Would be a great place for reverse
> > auto tows.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

great video Bruno, thanks for sharing.
Dan
WO

[Papa3[_2_]]

Go Pro is supposed to be releasing a wireless remot "any day now." That will really make it useful for the sorts of shots we want to do...


On Tuesday, March 20, 2012 3:13:11 PM UTC-4, Brad wrote:
> On Mar 20, 11:50*am, Bruno
> wrote:
> > > Excellent! was the GoPro inside the plastic case?
> >
> > > Brad
> >
> > Thanks for the supportive comments everyone. It is so fun to share
> > flights with others. *Yes, the GoPro was using the regular outside
> > plastic housing. I added an extended battery pack to the back of the
> > GoPro for around $50. Since a 32 gig card can handle around 3.5 hours
> > of video, it is always the batteries that die first. *We'll see how
> > long the regular battery + extended will last together. I will be
> > thrilled with anything over 3 hours total.
> >
> > Bruno - B4
>
> Thanks for the info Bruno................I'm thinking of up-grading to
> either the GoPro you are using, or the Drift HD that uses a wireless
> remote. The thought is to be able to turn on and off the camera to
> save storage and battery for the "exciting" parts of the flight. I
> always seem to run out of battery power when I'm racing up and down
> the ridges!
>
> I think there is a wireless unit for the GoPro but am not sure about
> that.
>
> Brad

[Wayne Paul]

Here is the link to the GoPro Wi-Fi remote.
http://gopro.com/hd-hero-accessories/wi-fi-bacpac-remote-combo/

Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/


"Papa3" wrote in message
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Go Pro is supposed to be releasing a wireless remot "any day now." That
will really make it useful for the sorts of shots we want to do...


On Tuesday, March 20, 2012 3:13:11 PM UTC-4, Brad wrote:
> On Mar 20, 11:50 am, Bruno
> wrote:
> > > Excellent! was the GoPro inside the plastic case?
> >
> > > Brad
> >
> > Thanks for the supportive comments everyone. It is so fun to share
> > flights with others. Yes, the GoPro was using the regular outside
> > plastic housing. I added an extended battery pack to the back of the
> > GoPro for around $50. Since a 32 gig card can handle around 3.5 hours
> > of video, it is always the batteries that die first. We'll see how
> > long the regular battery + extended will last together. I will be
> > thrilled with anything over 3 hours total.
> >
> > Bruno - B4
>
> Thanks for the info Bruno................I'm thinking of up-grading to
> either the GoPro you are using, or the Drift HD that uses a wireless
> remote. The thought is to be able to turn on and off the camera to
> save storage and battery for the "exciting" parts of the flight. I
> always seem to run out of battery power when I'm racing up and down
> the ridges!
>
> I think there is a wireless unit for the GoPro but am not sure about
> that.
>
> Brad

[Papa3[_2_]]

What's a little worrisome is the availability date was "Soon", then "February 2012," then "March 2012"... It may be worth letting someone else figure out the bugs in the first release :-)


On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:31:17 AM UTC-4, Wayne wrote:
> Here is the link to the GoPro Wi-Fi remote.
> http://gopro.com/hd-hero-accessories/wi-fi-bacpac-remote-combo/
>
> Wayne
> HP-14 "6F"
> http://www.soaridaho.com/
>
>
> "Papa3" wrote in message
> news:30427123.44.1332338384640.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbat19...
>
> Go Pro is supposed to be releasing a wireless remot "any day now." That
> will really make it useful for the sorts of shots we want to do...
>
>
> On Tuesday, March 20, 2012 3:13:11 PM UTC-4, Brad wrote:
> > On Mar 20, 11:50 am, Bruno
> > wrote:
> > > > Excellent! was the GoPro inside the plastic case?
> > >
> > > > Brad
> > >
> > > Thanks for the supportive comments everyone. It is so fun to share
> > > flights with others. Yes, the GoPro was using the regular outside
> > > plastic housing. I added an extended battery pack to the back of the
> > > GoPro for around $50. Since a 32 gig card can handle around 3.5 hours
> > > of video, it is always the batteries that die first. We'll see how
> > > long the regular battery + extended will last together. I will be
> > > thrilled with anything over 3 hours total.
> > >
> > > Bruno - B4
> >
> > Thanks for the info Bruno................I'm thinking of up-grading to
> > either the GoPro you are using, or the Drift HD that uses a wireless
> > remote. The thought is to be able to turn on and off the camera to
> > save storage and battery for the "exciting" parts of the flight. I
> > always seem to run out of battery power when I'm racing up and down
> > the ridges!
> >
> > I think there is a wireless unit for the GoPro but am not sure about
> > that.
> >
> > Brad

[Bruno[_2_]]

We all seem to be impressed with the quality and angle width of the
new GoPro Hero2 for recording our soaring. Please note that many
remotes to video recorders DO NOT turn the units on and off but only
start and stop recording. If that is the case with the new Hero2
remote then it won't help with battery life issues. You only have
around 1.5 hours of battery life. I have the extended battery pack to
get the record time up to around 3 hours but with it installed I don't
think you can also have the remote hooked up so you are stuck with
either a 1.5 hour battery life with only a start/stop recording remote
or a full 3+ hours of continuous footage with the extended pack....I
think: I haven't recorded for a straight 3 hours yet on the Hero2 so
it might be possible that it automatically stops recording after a
certain time period. I hope not. My old HD camera on video mode would
do that because it limited the individual file sizes so it would stop
recording after around 30 minutes. Was a real pain. Best is to "Set it
and Forget it!" but I guess we aren't cooking chicken in the cockpit
even though we sometimes feel like one. ;)

Take care,
Bruno - B4

[[email protected]]

I've recorded on my GoPro Hero HD for 2.5 hours straight with no auto off. I think there is an auto-off function that can be set up via the menus but the default out of the box is continuous on mode.

Robert

On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:09:07 AM UTC-5, Bruno wrote:
> We all seem to be impressed with the quality and angle width of the
> new GoPro Hero2 for recording our soaring. Please note that many
> remotes to video recorders DO NOT turn the units on and off but only
> start and stop recording. If that is the case with the new Hero2
> remote then it won't help with battery life issues. You only have
> around 1.5 hours of battery life. I have the extended battery pack to
> get the record time up to around 3 hours but with it installed I don't
> think you can also have the remote hooked up so you are stuck with
> either a 1.5 hour battery life with only a start/stop recording remote
> or a full 3+ hours of continuous footage with the extended pack....I
> think: I haven't recorded for a straight 3 hours yet on the Hero2 so
> it might be possible that it automatically stops recording after a
> certain time period. I hope not. My old HD camera on video mode would
> do that because it limited the individual file sizes so it would stop
> recording after around 30 minutes. Was a real pain. Best is to "Set it
> and Forget it!" but I guess we aren't cooking chicken in the cockpit
> even though we sometimes feel like one. ;)
>
> Take care,
> Bruno - B4

[Bastoune]

Bruno,

Great video!

I understand that you have used both the Contour+ HD and now the GoPro Hero2 to make your videos. Let's say you had to pick one for a glider filming going forward. Which one would you use?

Thanks!

Bastoune

[Bruno[_2_]]

On Mar 23, 7:34*pm, Bastoune > wrote:
> Bruno,
>
> Great video!
>
> I understand that you have used both the Contour+ HD and now the GoPro Hero2 to make your videos. Let's say you had to pick one for a glider filming going forward. Which one would you use?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Bastoune

Again, thanks everyone for all the kind words and encouragement. I
received the Contour+ HD as a gift from one of the owners of Contour
because of my past soaring videos to try out so when I make this next
statement you know it is unbiased. I was not terribly pleased with
the overall performance of this newest of the Contour HD lineup!
Sorry to say because the gift was very generous. The quality of the
video is adequate but it is not quite wide angle enough for a good
cockpit cam and I am very displeased with the battery life. It seemed
to last less than an hour in the hot environment that we use it in.
That is pretty poor performance. :( I have only played with the GoPro
Hero2's a few times but so far am very pleasantly surprised and
relieved since I purchased two off the bat. :) If you want a really
good comparison of the Hero2 vs the Contour+ then take a look at my
video over Kolob Canyon that I will be releasing tomorrow shot with
the Hero2 vs a video I released last Fall shot with the Contour+ seen
here ridge soaring the amazing Mount Timpanogos: http://youtu.be/X-uXgr4ibbA?hd=1
Both of them have backward facing shots of my fat face with 16 chins
so you can compare the quality and angle width of each. Again, the
Contour+ does not take bad video but I would end up going with the
Hero2.

One note about the Hero2 that I don't like. It does not allow for
adjustments when mounted at an angle. None of the mounts that comes
with it allows for a side tilt to compensate for a tilted base. To
overcome this you will have to purchase the tripod mount and then go
with a RAM mount arm to get the correct adjustments. I will be
installing a few of these in the cockpit and will share details once
installed.

Looking forward to sharing the Kolob Canyon video with everyone
tomorrow. Fly safe,

Bruno - B4

[Morgan[_2_]]

For adjusting the angle the ram ball mount is probably the best choice, but if you pick up the grab bag of mounts for $20 or so off Amazon, there are enough connectors in there to allow for enough adjustment and it will work with any of the stock go-pro mounts like the glue-on or the suction cup system.

The tripod mount is definitely a worthwhile mount to have as well.

[noel.wade]

Just wanted to briefly chime in on the camera comments... I *LOVE* my
Drift Innovations HD Stealth camera (http://driftinnovation.com/hd170-
stealth-camera/). Its got great capabilities including a wireless
remote, body-mic attachment, 1080p (127 degree FOV) and 720p (170
degree FOV) recording, and the lens rotates so I can mount the camera
body in any orientation and still get a "level" shot. Its got a
tripod screw-mount so you aren't limited to proprietary mounts like
some cameras.

Bruno - Awesome vid, as always!

--Noel


On Mar 20, 2:40*pm, Brad > wrote:
>
> I'm using on of the original GoPro cameras, the light gathering
> ability is poor and so is the battery life, but it's still fun to set
> up in the sailplane, especially for the Tetra-15 first flights. It
> needs to be replaced with a new HD unit of some type.
>
> Brad

[Tony V]

On 3/26/2012 5:42 PM, noel.wade wrote:
> Just wanted to briefly chime in on the camera comments... I *LOVE* my
> Drift Innovations HD Stealth camera (http://driftinnovation.com/hd170-
> stealth-camera/). Its got great capabilities including a wireless
> remote, body-mic attachment, 1080p (127 degree FOV) and 720p (170
> degree FOV) recording, and the lens rotates so I can mount the camera
> body in any orientation and still get a "level" shot. Its got a
> tripod screw-mount so you aren't limited to proprietary mounts like

Isn't 170 a bit too wide? I like my Contour HD but I find it very
difficult to adjust the (suction cup) mount/camera to get a "level"
frame and many of my videos are a bit tilted. The alignment lasers don't
help much in bright sun.

Tony, LS6-b "6N"


> some cameras.
>
> Bruno - Awesome vid, as always!
>
> --Noel
>
>
> On Mar 20, 2:40 pm, > wrote:
>>
>> I'm using on of the original GoPro cameras, the light gathering
>> ability is poor and so is the battery life, but it's still fun to set
>> up in the sailplane, especially for the Tetra-15 first flights. It
>> needs to be replaced with a new HD unit of some type.
>>
>> Brad
>

[[email protected]]

My GoPro Hero HD can record in both 170 FOV and 127 FOV angles. After doing some testing, my opinion is that the 170 FOV is a must for flying videos. Not sure if the Contour has options to try standard and wide FOV but if it does, try it and see for youself. I think you'll be surprised by the difference it makes!

I also seem to always get my camera mounted a few degrees off of level. However, my video editing software (Adobe Premiere Elements) has a feature that allows me to rotate the video to a level orientation to correct this. I suspect most video editing SW will have similar functionality.

Robert

On Monday, March 26, 2012 7:19:40 PM UTC-5, Tony V wrote:
>
> Isn't 170 a bit too wide? I like my Contour HD but I find it very
> difficult to adjust the (suction cup) mount/camera to get a "level"
> frame and many of my videos are a bit tilted. The alignment lasers don't
> help much in bright sun.
>
> Tony, LS6-b "6N"
>

[noel.wade]

Robert -

I totally agree on the angle: wider is better! The human brain gets
its sense sense of speed from things rushing past in your peripheral
vision. That means having a wide field of view when you record
things. Many cameras cut off too much of the peripheral view.

The Drift Innovation guys just released a new camera that can do 170
degrees at full 1080p. Looks like I may need to sell my Stealth HD
and buy a new toy for spring! ;-)

--Noel


On Mar 26, 7:42*pm, wrote:
> My GoPro Hero HD can record in both 170 FOV and 127 FOV angles. *After doing some testing, my opinion is that the 170 FOV is a must for flying videos. *Not sure if the Contour has options to try standard and wide FOV but if it does, try it and see for youself. *I think you'll be surprised by the difference it makes!
>