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We have a mounted camera that the pilot operates. No need to fly, but anybody can if needed.
We have a mounted camera that the pilot operates. No need to fly, but anybody can if needed.
Crikey no Gryo ! I hope the pilot comes down to 50ftaussie....you think that's the old way? we shoot from the chopper by taking the passenger side door off and shooting off the shoulder...no gyros, nuthin...just good old shoulder shootin'. hazard pay? no thanks, i'm full. really wouldn't bother me that much if it weren't for the fact that there's nothing between you and certain death but a seatbelt.
Originally posted by aussie:
In pre-Wescam/Flir days, I did a lot of shooting in a lot of different helicopters (Hughes 500 and JetRangers mostly) hand-held.Mate I wont fly without a quick release safety harness , seatbelts are too easy to undo
I, too, have a great distrust of seat belts. I also don't trust seat cushions on JetRangers when the door is off.
I had a company called Thornton Technologies in carlsbad, Calif., build me a quick-release harness. It adds great stability to your shooting, releases in about three seconds and anchors to hard points in the helicopter. Best money I ever spent, tho it sits in my gear locker right now...
It may not sound romantic to you, but that particular Hughes 500C that you fly in was the exact helicopter my wife was shooting from 23 years ago this November when I first laid eyes on her...I've told Mike Dreesman I wanna buy it when he's finished flying it....Originally posted by McColl:
KVBC Las Vegas here...
We lease a Hughes 500 and shoot with a side-mounted FLIR system... which I much prefer to hanging out the back. All of our photographers are trained on helicopter safety... but no need for the HUET course out here in the desert. Our traffic reporter does the bulk of the photography, and he's actually very good at it. The smaller and lighter photographers tend to get more opportunities to fly in the 500.
Yeah, that Robinson sure was cramped and hot. Quick, yes, but I also did not like they way the gimbel was mounted against the body of the chopper. That seemed to amplify the helicopter's vibrations on tape, especially shooting almost directly below. My former assistant ND at that station was such an idiot. He would yell at me for not keeping the camera steady!Originally posted by NEWS_HAWK:
Kim I think you have the reason starring you in the face why yoru station will not allow any of you to fly.