ORIGINAL: Sky High
I guess my real question is didn't you notice the camera's angle was that far off or was that just a flight demo and not an AP demo?
This demo was for SWAT. We changed the camera angle from near flat to 45 degrees downward just prior to the flights, so that we could look down on the nearby house. If nothing else it would have significantly taken away from the impact of the demo if we'd further delayed the takeoff to try and realign the horizon (with the DF already acting up!). Also it's almost worse when the horizon is just SLIGHTLY off the horizontal. It makes it look like you tried to align it, but didn't quite make it. The deputy was wearing the video goggles and was not directing me, which is why the flying is like Brownian Motion.
I've decided to set the camera at about 45 degrees downward, and try to leave it there. We'll just have to fly accordingly. I set the camera angle by aligning it with a seam on the garage floor. Here's what it looks like. Also I couldn't resist the gold color for the dome!
Cheers,
Bruce