crbnunit wrote:That camera angle makes it look like you are landing sideways. Unique! Nice recovery!!
Yes crbnunit...I need to tweak the camera angle a bit when mounting the GoPro out on the wing. Currently, I have simply added the mounting "spud" on the tie-down ring so it sticks out at a 90 degree angle. The angle adjustment is somewhat limited when mounting it off the 90 degree angle. I think I know a way to simply mount the spud vertical which will allow for better camera angles.
As for the landing...although I did have a crosswind coming from the right side, I was fairly straight. The real problem was not taking the wind more into consideration prior to touch down. I should have aimed more to the right side of the landing area. When I pulled back power right before touch-down, I drifted to the left which put me over in the rougher sand. I was dancing quite a bit on the rudders even before getting to the sand dune.
Fortunately for me, the tires & spring gear did their job and I kept flying the plane when I went back into the air so the outcome was nothing more than a need for a new set of underwear
The attached photo shows the spud and Contour+ mount (but my video was using the GoPro3 Black camera).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/russell461 ... 348908347/