The aft compartment of the Super Cub just ACHES for cargo. One thing that seems like a natural is to mount a camcorder in this compartment to take in-flight videos. The cover is held in place by two-sided tape – it's easy to pull off. In the pic below, I inserted two carbon rods into the sides of the compartment to hold the 5-1 DVR in place:
It fits perfectly, nice and snug:
I then widened the hole for a lens opening:
My procedure is to get the Super Cub ready for flight, then at the last moment I insert the DVR into its compartment, turn it on, cover it up and fly. To make the cover more secure, I added a screw to the front of the cover and use rubber bands aft – just in case! The resulting Super Cub Video.
CONCLUSIONS
All in all, a very easy mod and nice way to use the Super Cub for videos.
NOTE: This is a new site and consider it a "work in progress". I would greatly encourage readers to send in articles for posting on AmpAviators. In contrast to a forum, finding articles of interest will be TONS easier here.
In-board Camera Mod for HobbyZone Super Cub
Mounting 5-1 DVS videocam inside the body
The aft compartment of the Super Cub just ACHES for cargo. One thing that seems like a natural is to mount a camcorder in this compartment to take in-flight videos. The cover is held in place by two-sided tape – it's easy to pull off. In the pic below, I inserted two carbon rods into the sides of the compartment to hold the 5-1 DVR in place:
It fits perfectly, nice and snug:
I then widened the hole for a lens opening:
My procedure is to get the Super Cub ready for flight, then at the last moment I insert the DVR into its compartment, turn it on, cover it up and fly. To make the cover more secure, I added a screw to the front of the cover and use rubber bands aft – just in case! The resulting Super Cub Video.
All in all, a very easy mod and nice way to use the Super Cub for videos.
NOTE: This is a new site and consider it a "work in progress". I would greatly encourage readers to send in articles for posting on AmpAviators. In contrast to a forum, finding articles of interest will be TONS easier here.
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