DA42NG Island Hopping Bahamas with external GoPro

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wolfvoador
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DA42NG Island Hopping Bahamas with external GoPro

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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkfDmuwlY_4[/youtube]

Both locations with GoPro supplied fixtures. First fixed in hole on skip pad on rear fuselage (through the rope hole), second location bolted to right hand step. Hope you enjoy.
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Re: DA42NG Island Hopping Bahamas with external GoPro

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Makes me think a rear mounted cam / cockpit monitor would be nice on retractable gear aircraft to see and confirm gear operation
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you are totally right, Mark! I just made a screenshot of minute 3:03 or so of my video for my DA-mechanic, the main gear doors are not tightly closed, but about an inch open, this must cause drag and reduce TAS!
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Nice video, thanks for posting.
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