After I retired from the USAF I joined the EAA (Experimental
Aircraft Association) and now I'm the sole inventor of a "Universally
Adaptable Camera Mount" specially for aircraft named Flight Pro...
Patent Pending
According to my Attorney from the firm of DUNLAP BENNETT & LUDWIG my
invention is currently "patent pending" which means it is covered
under the "First-to-Invent" law which affords inventors valuable
rights against any inventor who later conceives of the same invention
and applies for a patent. My next steps are market research, FAA
compliance...
Back Ground
First thoughts about inventing a Universal Mount was back in July 2014
at McClellan AFB in advance to my second flight in Betty Jane, a dual
control P51C razor back Mustang owned by the Collins foundation. Pilot
Jim Harley labored to secure a GoPro camera to the horizontal stab
using just a solitary length of angle aluminum. I questioned Jim
whether this crude mount was strong enough for our flight over Tahoe
in the realm of 400 mph. Jim shot back with a challenge, since I was
good at coming up with ideas why not design a universal camera mount
for the aircraft market?
Back Ground photos and video flying P51B Betty Jane in formation with B25 B24...
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/3522914
After experimenting with 3 different prototypes I settled upon a mount
that features a novel universal adaptable base and a rotating turret
device in order to interface a GoPro camera with any two existing
aircraft fastener points.
Design Goals
Flight Pro design goals were aesthetics of simplicity and aircraft
functionally. First principal for Pilots, Mechanics and Aircraft
Owners assessing any new external add on product is that if it looks
right it will work right. I created Flight Pro to look air worthy and
ready to fit to a majority of complex aircraft structures. I machined
Flight Pro out of Delrin stock to be light in weight just 1.5 oz and
yet robust enough to handle the aerodynamic loads up to 400 mph.
Selecting a low profile turret demonstrates minimum aerodynamic drag.
A novel feature of the base is the universal elongated hardware slot
designed to fit a wide range of existing hardware points. My ambition
was for a easy to use kit assembly designed to inspire order in the
eyes of Pilots, Mechanics and Aircraft Owners.
P51B Betty Jane
Flight Pro Kit...
Aircraft Association) and now I'm the sole inventor of a "Universally
Adaptable Camera Mount" specially for aircraft named Flight Pro...
Patent Pending
According to my Attorney from the firm of DUNLAP BENNETT & LUDWIG my
invention is currently "patent pending" which means it is covered
under the "First-to-Invent" law which affords inventors valuable
rights against any inventor who later conceives of the same invention
and applies for a patent. My next steps are market research, FAA
compliance...
Back Ground
First thoughts about inventing a Universal Mount was back in July 2014
at McClellan AFB in advance to my second flight in Betty Jane, a dual
control P51C razor back Mustang owned by the Collins foundation. Pilot
Jim Harley labored to secure a GoPro camera to the horizontal stab
using just a solitary length of angle aluminum. I questioned Jim
whether this crude mount was strong enough for our flight over Tahoe
in the realm of 400 mph. Jim shot back with a challenge, since I was
good at coming up with ideas why not design a universal camera mount
for the aircraft market?
Back Ground photos and video flying P51B Betty Jane in formation with B25 B24...
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/3522914
After experimenting with 3 different prototypes I settled upon a mount
that features a novel universal adaptable base and a rotating turret
device in order to interface a GoPro camera with any two existing
aircraft fastener points.
Design Goals
Flight Pro design goals were aesthetics of simplicity and aircraft
functionally. First principal for Pilots, Mechanics and Aircraft
Owners assessing any new external add on product is that if it looks
right it will work right. I created Flight Pro to look air worthy and
ready to fit to a majority of complex aircraft structures. I machined
Flight Pro out of Delrin stock to be light in weight just 1.5 oz and
yet robust enough to handle the aerodynamic loads up to 400 mph.
Selecting a low profile turret demonstrates minimum aerodynamic drag.
A novel feature of the base is the universal elongated hardware slot
designed to fit a wide range of existing hardware points. My ambition
was for a easy to use kit assembly designed to inspire order in the
eyes of Pilots, Mechanics and Aircraft Owners.
P51B Betty Jane
Flight Pro Kit...