Heres some pics from various film sorties. Its far more civilised (and warmer!) with the doors on! I've worked with the Cineflex a fair bit and have to say its a winner all round (although it does have some issues). Afraid I dont have any decent pics of one though.
Biggest pointers for the newbies;
- Always try speak to others that have flown the camera systems before;
- Always do your Mass & Balance;
- Try to avoid flying at MAUW. The heavier you are the more limited you will be for the manouvres that might be required of you.
[Wescam sidemounted] - fly it like your stuck in treacle! and avoid AoB> 10degrees
[Internals]
[Tyler Sidemount]
[Wescam Nosemount] - fly it like your stuck in treacle! and avoid AoB> 10degrees. Whole system with rear ballast box (required!) is around 300kgs!
[Flir Ultramedia II]
[same longranger as above but decalled out for a film shoot for Emmerdale TV series some years back]
[R44 ENG - lump underneath tailboom is the battery box - for CofG reasons]
[R44 ENG Tail Fin lipstick camera on the back - stop working after a few hours due to vibration! - some guy called the CAA on me for this and said I was flying IN snow]
[Gyron HD - weighs in about 200kgs and needs a lot of ballast in the boot]