Photo Mission....

[mtsu_av8er]

My first assignment is an aerial photo mission Monday afternoon in a 152 (not sure why he wanted that AC...). Anybody got any pointers on that type of flying?

All this CFI training, and I'll be doing turns around a point... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[stuckingfk]

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My first assignment is an aerial photo mission Monday afternoon in a 152 (not sure why he wanted that AC...). Anybody got any pointers on that type of flying?

All this CFI training, and I'll be doing turns around a point... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Strap a rope to him and let him out on the strut while you fly slow flight!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[jdflight]

Sideslip, sideslip, sideslip. It allows them to get and hold the angle that they want. It's tough to get the hang of, but they'll thank you for it.

[Grabo172]

Just be smooth...

Take the screw out of the little arm from the window on the photographers side... that will allow it to open all the way and give him a good shot. The wind will hold it open in flight (kinda like a jump door [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img])

Photo flights are FUN!

[E_Dawg]

Talk to him before you fly, tell him you can do anything he wants so long as it's legal... and just have him give you instructions like 'turn left', 'stop turn', etc. actually I've done 5 or 6 photo flights so far, they're really fun to do when you both know what you're doing. I don't like the ones where joe shmuck wants to go take a pic of his house... he has no idea how or where... Low level shoots are the best, steep turns around a point whooo

[mtsu_av8er]

Thanks for the pointers, folks!! I'm not worried about it...just not sure what to expect. he called the FBO and said he wanted to take pictures from 3000 feet of I-24 at Old Hickory Blvd.

So odd...

[Josh]

Just be careful in the 152. The fuel does drain over slowly between tanks. After a lot of banking to the photographer's side, it is fairly easy to drain one tank on over. Weird feeling when it rolls back level, things are a little off balance, and you here a sputter or two, and notice one gauge pointed to empty.

Ok, so anyhow, have fun. I like the photo and scenic type stuff, as it is about the only time I get to actually fly the controls. I treat things like an intro on the way out and back in, as most folks that go have at least a little interest in what is going on (and they tend to appreciate how you can hold the plane how they want it a little more after they have given it a go on the way out, and likely didn't do too well on their own).

[LostComm]

All of the above, plus throw 5-10 degrees of flaps. I've found on photo runs that it adds a bit of lift at slower speeds.
Lostcomm

[cime_sp]

If you are not that familiar with the area, bring a roadmap. It helps a LOT. That way you can follow the roads and exits and easily find what you are looking for.

[bluelake]

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All of the above, plus throw 5-10 degrees of flaps. I've found on photo runs that it adds a bit of lift at slower speeds.
Lostcomm

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probably too late tohelp, but I used to unscrew the window and, as said above, add sme flaps. Flying (a C-172 in my case) at about 70 knots the window would stay open all by itself!!!

[mtsu_av8er]

Well, I ended up handing the photo mission to another CFI and I took a discovery flight.

Why do CFI's hate those? I have a standing appointment every Monday now with an awesome guy that's eager and loves to fly!!

I hated we had to do the intro in the 152...but we won't have that problem anymore. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Grabo172]

Intro Flights are great... for just the reason you said... you get students from them!

AND you fly some of the time! Which is ALWAYS a bonus!

The ones that are annoying are the ones where they get it as a gift and have no interest in flying whatsoever... then its like they go just so they don't waste the gift...