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Barry and Glen,
I have a Sony color camera in each gear well.
http://www.eyespyvideo.com/color.html is a link to the cameras I got,
they are the CC-5HAD, weatherproof color ccd bullet cameras.
Pix of install are in http://www.lancaironline.net/pix/shannon-may03/
Specifics:
http://www.lancaironline.net/pix/shannon-may03/copilot_gear_camera shows
one of the cameras mounted under the seat pointing into the gear well.
http://www.lancaironline.net/pix/shannon-may03/inner_gear_door shows the
gear well with the camera sticking in.
http://www.lancaironline.net/pix/shannon-may03/nose_gear_camera shows
the nose gear camera. This one is actually pretty cool, as it is pretty
handing when taxiing too.
http://www.lancaironline.net/pix/shannon-may03/pilot_gear_camera shows
pilot camera mount.
I am using a 8-way video multiplexer from a company called Ontrak,
http://www.ontrak.net/avr8000.htm I have a 5 way selector switch in the
upper right of the panel that selects one of 5 sources to display: Left
gear, front gear, right gear, DVD, and other.
http://www.lancaironline.net/pix/shannon-mar03/panel_copilot in the
upper right corner of the panel shows the switch. This switch completes
a circuit between the return and one of the 8 lines on MUX (only five
used for my app). Also in this pic you can see along the lower left of
the copilot side of the panel there a switch called EXT VIDEO. This is
what takes the Avidyne display out of moving map mode into NTSC external
video mode.
I'm using the NTSC compatible video input on the new Avidyne FlightMax
EX500 to display the video.
http://www.lancaironline.net/pix/shannon-mar03/panel_avidyne_displaying_
peter_camera shows the camera pointed at Peter Stile during testing.
The Avidyne is an incredible piece with a wonderful display and a great
presentation of a moving map. It is fast (unlike the MX20), and I'm
really happy with it. I highly suggest it, especially as it is the only
screen available with a video input.
Mine are mounted permanently. The cost to add this was just over 500
dollars, and I feel it was definitely worth it, even if I hadn't
experienced the problems I have with the sequence. The taxiing benefit
alone is worth that to me, and having a quick check during my
pre-landing checklist definitely inspires confidence and safety.
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Shannon Knoepflein <---> kycshann@kyol.net
Barry wrote:
Gear well cameras...great idea! Where else do you have spies
with eyes?
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