Airplane Cockpit Flight Recording and Videotaping

Flying is an incredible experience that some may never have the priviledge of experiencing for themselves. Some people are not fortunate enough to find themselves in a private plane for various reasons and others choose not to board a small airplane due to fear of flying. The next best thing however would be to share your cockpit videos with these individuals, your family, and friends. I have gathered some info based on my experience vidoetaping while flying to get you started. I will update this page with techniques and info when I have time.

Things You'll Need:

Video Camera - analog or digital with external microphone jack
Microphone Patch Cord - homemade or store bought

First things first... the videocamera. Depending on the type of camera and the future intentions for the video, the videocamera is obviously the most important piece of the puzzle. To make a video to watch on your tv at a later date, an older analog video camera will suffice just fine. The camera however must be equipped with an external micorphone jack so it can be interfaced with your airplane's intercom headset. If you choose to use a camera without the capability of an external mic, you will hear nothing but the sound of the engine. This is pretty much a useless video unless you plan on adding music to the video with some editing at a later date. I have found the cockpit videos to be far more interesting with the conversation of the pilot, the passengers, other pilot's radio transmissions, and air traffic control. It was more common in older cameras to have an external microphone jack. Newer video cameras have mostly dropped this option with the exception of the high end models.

Airplane Cockpit Video Recording How to Videotape in Flight

Airplane Cockpit Video Recording
How to Videotape in Flight