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Oahu Carrier Ops video

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dswo

Charter Member 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgH6tgC_oDc

This is my first, maybe my only, FS video. I made it by pointing my Canon digital camera (not an SLR) at the screen and using the movie mode, which is why it's a little dark. (Yes, I know about FRAPS, but I'm cheap.)

Credits are shared between the text and the end of the movie. The real star and inspiration of it all is Javier's carrier. I originally scored it with John Denver's "Looking for Space," and I still like it better that way, but since JD isn't around to license his music to a fellow flight-enthusiast for free, I couldn't use that. The Tchaikovsky that I ended up with has more tension, and it's legal...

Flying here is so-so. There was a stiff crosswind in the last sequence, which accounts for the last-minute rudder adjustment, but that's the only excuse I'll make in my own defense. The rest was just lack of skill and experience.

I am getting better with landing the Hornet. You guys who said, "Just keep practicing" were right. It's more fun now when you do it with confidence. I'm up to about a 2:3 ratio of traps and attempts, and the remaining 1:3 are wave-offs, not crashes.
 
Great effort! I presume your screen refresh rate has to be the same as your camera's to avoid a rolling dark band?
 
Roger said:
I presume your screen refresh rate has to be the same as your camer's to avoid a rolling dark band?
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I never thought to check that, Roger. My LCD screens refresh at 60 Hz; don't know about the camera.
 
Maybe it doesn't matter with new equipment. Looks fine anyway and very smooth too.
 
Sweet film David.
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Next time remember to retract the gear. ;) LOL
 
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