If you’re a pilot, and assuming you’re able to do it legally and without it interfering with your ability to operate the aircraft, then you already know how rewarding it is to be able to record video and audio from your flights. Not only does it give you a memorable record of your own aviation milestones and experiences, but it lets you share breathtaking views, incredible sights, and even the peculiarities of approaching or flying over certain locations with family, friends, or other pilots.
What’s just as important as choosing the right recording device, however, is finding the most effective way to mount it in the cockpit without it becoming a hindrance while flying or a potential nuisance in an emergency. Nflightcam is the market leader in innovative mounting appliances for aviation, and if you have a smartphone, 3-finger action-style recording device or cockpit camera that’s capable of capturing both video and audio, then they have the perfect mounting solution for you.
Easy HD cockpit video with Nflightcam
From routine flight training and soloing, to aerial surveys and recreational flying, there’s an unlimited number of reasons you might have for wanting to capture video and audio in the cockpit. It has to be safe and effective, though; and that’s where an ultimate action HD camera mounting kit from Nflightcam can help you achieve the high-quality capture that you’re looking for.
Nflightcam HD videocam solutions are designed to make maximum use of the incredible video and audio attributes that are typically found in modern smartphones and GoPro-style recording devices, and are ideal for use when flying:
· High or low fixed wing aircraft;
· Jet or propeller aircraft; and,
· Helicopters.
With so many handheld and portable devices now capable of recording at resolutions up to 4K, it’s possible to achieve right-from-your-pocket video captures that would have only been possible with professional HD video camera gear only a few years ago. Nflightcam kits let you put all that advanced, handheld technology straight to use in the cockpit, and all you have to do is decide where’s the right place to mount it.
The most durable camera mounts available
Nflightcam manufactures two distinctive HD video camera kits for either smartphones or action cameras. Both contain everything that you need to take the crispest and clearest video and audio cockpit recordings possible, including:
· An action camera mount, or adjustable smartphone cradle with prop filter;
· A vacuum pump suction cup; and,
· A fully articulating, stainless steel mounting arm.
Simple but durable construction makes both kits perfect for use in any sized cockpit, with the added advantages of:
· Convenience. By utilizing suction cups instead of clamps, a Nflightcam kit doesn’t need any additional or special tools to either mount it, or to quickly remove it if the situation requires.
· Stability. Depending on the aircraft, some cockpits can be harsh, rough riding environments. However, when you mount your HD camera with a Nflightcam kit, you can be confident that it won’t become loosened by vibration.
· Safety. A Nflightcam kit allows you to stay completely focused at all times on what’s happening with the aircraft. It relieves you of the dangerous habit of worrying about where your capture device is pointed or trying to point it yourself.
In short, both Nflightcam kits give you the ability to take the best possible video and audio captures that your smartphone or HD action video camera can produce. In fact, you only need to look at how the mounts are constructed to understand just how durable and reliable they are.
Solid footing on the vacuum cup base
The industrial-grade vacuum suction cup is what gives the Nflightcam mounts their solid footing, and they can be secured to any smooth, non-porous surface with only light pumping action on their built-in pressure buttons. With the ability to affix and relocate either of these HD cam kits in seconds, you can switch mounting locations instantly to exploit a full array of camera viewing angles from:
· Windscreens;
· Side and door windows; and,
· Against rear bulkheads.
With careful placement of the suction cup, high quality HD digital video camera recordings are possible from any angle or position. And if a change in aircraft pressure creates a change in the cup’s suction, the Nflightcam’s pressure button also features a red line indicator that tells you if more pumping action is needed to restore the fixing pressure.
Flexible positioning with the camera arm
Flexible positioning is what separates Nflightcam HD action camera kits from other suction cup-styled mounting setups. The Nflightcam’s flexible articulating arm allows you to rotate your recording device along all axes, and to securely fix it into position by using a single holding knob.
Depending on which Nflightcam kit you choose, you’ll immediately see how versatile they are in the range of recording devices they can be used with, including:
· Standard sized smartphones;
· GoPro, Sony, DJI, and Garmin action cameras; and,
· Any standard ¼” x 20 threaded HD camcorder device.
With each Nflightcam kit, you know that you’re getting equipment that’s designed to capture the beauty you see in every flight. And that’s also why it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Nflightcam is just as committed to ensuring that your audio capture is as efficient as your video.
High quality audio to match your HD video
Nflightcam produces its own line of 6’ and 10’ audio cables that allow you to record all of your intercom and ATC communications directly through your smartphone, or other HD camera system while it’s capturing video. Built with integrated noise cancelling circuitry, their most common selection of audio cables includes connectivity utilizing:
· 3 and 4 pole, 3.5mm smartphone jack plugs to PJ-type GA (general aviation) connectors;
· 4 pole, 3.5mm digital audio recording device to U-174-type helicopter connectors; and,
· GoPro 3.5mm microphone adapter to LEMO-style, “Bose” connectors with USB battery pack.
And to be sure that you have consistently crystal clear audio capture regardless of which recording device you use, Nflightcam produces a full selection of aviation cables and adapters for a complete range of male/female intercom and headset connections, including:
· GA / U-174;
· GA / Airbus XLR;
· GA / LEMO;
· LEMO / U-174; and,
· iPhone or iPad / 3.5mm.
No matter which types of cockpit HD cameras and combinations of audio capturing devices you’re flying with, Nflightcam has a solution that’ll allow you to capture every aspect of your flight in amazing quality.
The final word
At the end of the day, although the quality of your video and audio captures from the cockpit depend largely on the quality of the devices doing the recording, they still need an adaptable, but stable platform to hold the camera while you’re flying. There’s no way around it, and you need to know which solution can deliver the best results.
Nflightcam’s superior lineup of high-quality camera mounting kits and audio connectors include everything you need to capture all the sights and sounds that make up every flight. Mounting appliances make a difference in both video and audio capture quality, and it’s a difference you’ll appreciate with Nflightcam equipment.
