I0540, see below for the link. I drafted this earlier but thought better of sending it at the time, and others have made the safety point well since.
But anyway, for those who like video clips:
Here is an example of a glider flight being filmed, hand held by rear seat pilot:
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(By the way, notice the head movements of the pilot in front. This is from a tandem 2-seater. It shows active lookout, from about 1m 50 secs onwards, once they are off tow and not having to concentrate on following the tug.)
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This video is from a small camera, possibly an “808” keyring type, stuck to the cockpit behind the (solo) pilot. This is how to do it solo, safely. (Again, notice also the pilot’s head movements, visible when he looks to his right.)
Glider record flight over the Alps.mov - YouTube
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Here is an example of how not to film when flying solo (IMHO). Hand held.
(By the way, this pilot died in a crash earlier this year, not in this filmed flight. See
http://www.pprune.org/private-flying...zerland-2.html .)
http://www.pprune.org/private-flying...itzerland.html
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(My comments about lookout are not meant to point to a difference between glider pilots and power pilots – these are just individual examples which I have seen recently. My message is that hand-held is for multi-seaters; solo, fix the camera to the aircraft or your head and leave it running, and keep up your lookout.)
Chris N
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PS – even this Teddy bear had fixed cameras and kept his head moving!
An example to us all.
C N