Hand held shooting
 

Accident waiting to happen?
These pictures are being promoted on a cameraman website populated by the young and impressionable.
Is it a desirable and safe way to operate?
Home made harnesses, no life vests, lateral C of G, safe egress is it a matter of legality or pilot judgement?

There are three manufacturers with hand holdable gyro rigs that stabilise roll tilt and pan, about to come on the market that will do a good job on wide shots. Hand held shooting will become more popular.


Seat belt? Camera slipping off shoulder? Changing battery? Both rear seats occupied?
http://www.reduser.net/forum/attachm...7&d=1361119623



http://vpmediahouse.com/wp-content/u...15702225_n.png



Life vest? the designer of the steadycam says not to use a steadycam in a helicopter, as does the distributor and those giving master classes.
http://vpmediahouse.com/wp-content/u...s-Flight-3.jpg

https://vimeo.com/60023121

This type of "rig" would be replaced by one of the hand holdable gyro rigs, probably suspended by bungies.
http://www.reduser.net/forum/attachm...0&d=1361093222



Mickjoebill

I would start with the R-44....as they seem to be flying Molotov Cocktails!

Perhaps they should be called "Ronson"s"!