Hey Sylmar pilots. This is for everyone whether or not you were on on launch before 1 PM on Saturday, 3/5/2011 when this happened. I use 108# test braided Dacron fishing line to secure my camera boom against accidental detachment. Here's how it looked when my boom went bye-bye just 90 seconds after lift-off. I was still able to salvage some interesting angles from my flight by slowing things down to 20% of normal speed. Please keep a safety line on your precious gear!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LnYanq26wc[/youtube]
BTW - That's Chris A. w/ me in the beginning and Frank H. at the end.
The Day My Camera Fell Off!
Luckily it wasn't swinging around. It just hung in one position and the camera shook. I barely noticed any effect on the glider handling. It's an FAR violation to drop stuff. It could also hit a person or cause property damage. I was simply unusually cautious on landing. Ask Jay Devorak how it looked.OP wrote:.....It looks like the camera fallen from the magnetic base didn't cause any handling problems....
Now I know not to mount my newly modified boom so it straddles the side wire. I think that's what made it pop off.