Originally Posted by
surely not
With the proliferation of dashboard cams in cars, would it be helpful to mount a similar unit in a position high enough on the aeroplane for a taildragger pilot to be able to see ahead without needing to zig zag?
On top of the fin, or under the engine presumably.
On the majority of taildraggers no, no point at-all. In a Cub it would be nothing but a distraction.
On a few, I could definitely see the value. I've done a little time in one of the Australian Spitfire replicas and landing on shorter grass runways, a camera on the fin would have definitely been nice to have.
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