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Posted Monday, April 28, 2014 @ 08:56 AM  

Hi again Guys,

I've been bolting GoPros in various places on my Fourniers with custom-made fittings, but needed to fit one temporarily to my buddy's Pietenpol, securely but without damaging its lovely finish.
I also wanted to put one under my Maule's wing.

So I had a brainwave.

All airplanes have inspection panels, right? And they're all uniform in size. So why not just bolt the GoPro on to a rigid inspection panel and swap it for a regular panel wherever you want it.

So I did. Just to be sure it was secure, I aligned the spring strip on the back of the 'pop-panel' across the airflow.
And then I put some strips of adhesive PVC tape around its edges to stop it sliding around.

Got some nice clips. Here's a snapshot:

Yours, Bob

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Posted Monday, April 28, 2014 @ 08:59 AM  

I forgot to mention the GoPro's tripod mount.
It's better for fixing securely to flat surfaces.
Just use a hardware quarter-inch gutter screw.
I don't recall whether it is UNC or UNF, but all tripods use the same thread.

Yours, Bob

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Posted Monday, April 28, 2014 @ 10:33 AM  

Seriously cool idea.
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Posted Tuesday, December 2, 2014 @ 08:59 AM    YIM

Bob, they are 1/4-20 UNC, Standardised ISO. Larger cameras such as Raollei or Hasselblad may have 3/8-16 UNC thread.

Roger

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