Do you keep a camera in your flightbox?
06-09-2003, 02:35 PM
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Do you keep a camera in your flightbox?
I have a pretty good crash yesterday, I would loved to have taken a picture of it but didn't have a camera with me 
So I wondering do you guys keep a camera in the flighbox?
If so, what is it? An expensive digi? Or a cheapo disposable just in case?
So I wondering do you guys keep a camera in the flighbox?
If so, what is it? An expensive digi? Or a cheapo disposable just in case?
06-09-2003, 03:11 PM
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Do you keep a camera in your flightbox?
yes i bring my canon a40 with me unfortunately i forgot about it when a fella that was landing my plane and wan't sure about the throttle set up and landed my trainer into a tree. very funny, looked like something out of a vietnam war film, hanging on by the tail wing. wish i remembered to grab the camera
06-09-2003, 03:48 PM
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Do you keep a camera in your flightbox?
I have a new Minolta Dimage and probably should bring it along, but don't usually. I do bring it to fly-ins, and take with me when I visit other events. I am always tending to forget something anyway. Yesterday, I forgot to take anything to clean the plane with. I am just afraid I'll forget to take something home. Left my transmitter once, but a friend of mine had it taken care of even before I drove out of the entrance to our field.
06-09-2003, 03:59 PM
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Do you keep a camera in your flightbox?
I bring my digi every time, than any crash will be put on the web site that night, also if any interesting planes turn up, or things happen. It also does video which is hany for inflight vids, or recording from the ground, allows speed trials too
06-09-2003, 07:07 PM
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Do you keep a camera in your flightbox?
I carry one of those el cheapo instant cameras in my flightbox all the time. It doesn't take digital pics, but at least I have something in case it get's interesting. If I end up with a good picture, I just scan the pic into the computer.
Better then nothing.
Better then nothing.
06-09-2003, 07:30 PM
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Do you keep a camera in your flightbox?
NO!
In our culture photos of airplanes before flight guarantee's their total destruction before the end of the day. Kahunas say "da kine box is no good throw in volcano! (we are out of virgins)
Our kahunas have not evaluated photos taken at the end of the flying day but as we say "why chanceum"
In our culture photos of airplanes before flight guarantee's their total destruction before the end of the day. Kahunas say "da kine box is no good throw in volcano! (we are out of virgins)
Our kahunas have not evaluated photos taken at the end of the flying day but as we say "why chanceum"
06-10-2003, 01:11 AM
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Do you keep a camera in your flightbox?
I usually take my digital, and when I remember I take the camcorder. There's not often something worth shooting, but when there is I hate to miss it!
06-10-2003, 12:57 PM
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Do you keep a camera in your flightbox?
you notice that every time you crash you never have a camera to record it....
so bring a camera along all the time. you will never crash
so bring a camera along all the time. you will never crash
06-10-2003, 01:18 PM
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Do you keep a camera in your flightbox?
I was thinking, if I brought along my camcorder, my digi camera, my SLR, my tripod and my photographer I'd have no room left for my planes and gear 
06-10-2003, 02:18 PM
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Do you keep a camera in your flightbox?
Originally posted by TailDraggin
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06-10-2003, 07:53 PM
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Do you keep a camera in your flightbox?
Thanks for reminding me, Im just recharged the battery in my Sony Mavica digital camera and it goes everywhere with me. Got a pic of a full size after it belly landed next to a lake in Baytown, Texas.
06-10-2003, 07:55 PM
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another shot
Here is another shot of the same plane. A full size twin, no fuel, max fog, ZERO visibility, belly landing twenty yards from lake parallel to shore line. GOD was flying that plane.
Yes, those are full size cops also, four passengers on that plane, and zero injuries. Several pair of dirty shorts but no injuries.
Yes, those are full size cops also, four passengers on that plane, and zero injuries. Several pair of dirty shorts but no injuries.
