Hi everyone. How would YOU mount a camera in a tomahawk as I want to record my fifth flying lesson.Thanks.

Hi everyone. How would YOU mount a camera in a tomahawk as I want to record my fifth flying lesson.Thanks.

Methinks that sorta depends on if you want the front view looking outside (mount on top of the panel facing forward, attach with some tape or similar), or if you want to see yourself (turn cam 180°), or want to see the panel (difficult - mount on ceiling and rotate 180° during PP). Too bad there are no rear seats otherwise why not simply have someone hold it from there, that'd probably be the best choice and not mount it at all. And your instructor will probably be busy enough, considering this is only your 5^th.

Assuming your camera has some sort of a tripod-mount I would suggest using Superclamps with a Magic Arm (by Manfrotto/Bogen) - obviously only if there is something in the cockpit suitable to fasten the clamp on. This is a very sturdy solution often used to rig cameras to pretty much anything. Some camera equipment suppliers have these items available for rent. I have even seen a film crew using nothing but gaffers tape to put a camera on a strut of a wing outside - that is always the cheap solution - lots of gaffers tape usually gets the job done pretty well.Christoph Kuehne