---------------------------------------------------------- RV6-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 06/19/10: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:09 AM - Vision (George Frost) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:09:25 AM PST US From: George Frost Subject: RV6-List: Vision Below is a copy of a letter I just sent to the AOPA ASF. Hi, I am a retired Industrial Designer and a 50 year pilot. I have an RV-6 that I built and flown for 4 years. I am currently installing a backup camera, purchased from the local auto parts store in the bottom of my wing. Several years ago there was a fatal (4) mid-air over the nearby ACO VOR involving a low wing, northbound, descending, Lancair and a west bound, high wing, 172 with an instructor and student starting a practice instrument approach into AKR or CAK. This VOR is the initial approach fix for 5 separate airports. It is a very likely place to encounter conflicting traffic. There have been mid-airs and near mid- airs involving high and low wing aircraft that could not see each other in and near traffic patterns. I believe the Hudson River low wing, fixed wing aircraft, and helicopter also had similar circumstances. When reasonable, automobile back up cameras showed up in auto parts stores I decided that this was something I could use to avoid high wing aircraft below, particularly in the pattern. My RV-6 is a little faster than most of the traffic I encounter in the pattern, therefore I have aimed it slightly forward. Now what I have to do is learn to monitor the view below me often. This installation was not very difficult in the RV-6 as I was able to mount the camera in the bell crank/aileron inspection plate and run the antenna wiring out to the wing tip and power it from the nav light wiring. Very little of the camera is exposed below the wing so drag should not be a problem. Several people that I have mentioned this to, have responded favorably and said that I should spread this idea around as they believe, as I do, that this could increase pattern safety. I am sharing this info with you as the first place to start. I will send you a report of It's effectiveness when I start flying with it. George #00503173 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv6-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV6-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv6-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv6-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.