Hi all, I just completed cloning hobbylobby's shutterfly box to add a cheap disposable camera
to plane, not sure of its weight, but im guessing its about 5 to 6 ounces total, is this too heavy
of a weight to add to a plane? (plane being a .40 size trainer) here is the link to thingy I built
mines just like it, with a small servo , it at bottom of page.

http://www.hobby-lobby.com/atricks.htm , not sure what thickness of ply they used
, but mine is 3/32 sig lite ply, and is as faithfully reproduced as I could get it lol
I could have broke down and ordered one, but what a pain to just buy one item , mail order lol

You will be fine. A trainer has a very low wing loading to start with so that little weight will not make much difference. Just remember to check your CG after install. Post some pictures when you get them. [8D]

yeah, the CG is fine, so no issues there, as soon as I get pics taken/developed etc, they will
be scanned and put here right away , I'd get a cheap digital camera, but
there's only so many pics of the rc club plus city dump I can take without repeating myself lol.
so it doesnt warrant the expense even if cheap to go that route with a digital,

Any 40 sized trainer with a decent 46 2C will be able to carry that load. Will be a breeze. Just remember to check the CG!

hi all, I took the plane up tonight with camera, it worked, I took 5 pics with the apparatus
I built, CG was fine,. ( I made darn sure of that before I went up) plane took the weight
fine, no probs. so now to get the rest of camera used up so I can get the pics up here
I cant wait to see them