“This Crash Will Forever Change Me”

There's a lot to learn from this crash. I'm so glad Don and his passenger are ok, but man does it suck that the Byrd is likely a write off. Huge thanks to the team at Patriot Aircraft for fitting me into many on going projects to help solve a problem I've been truing to figure out since building the airplane. Visit them to learn more about their awesome back country planes: https://www.patriotaircraftusa.com/ A future episode will do more of a deep dive into the camera mounting rig and what I do to safely capture footage from multiple angles while flying. Meantime, check out my affiliate link for the Insta360 gear I'm now filming with! https://www.insta360.com/sal/x5?utm_t... https://www.insta360.com/sal/ace-pro-... I've always known FlightFlix is a leader in terms of camera and equipment mounting for exterior and interior of vehicles and aircraft. For this project, I explained what I wanted to do and they were a great help in thinking through my idea to have a combo wing tip camera mount and aerobatic sighting gauge / triangle. They sent me a pile of parts, and with the help from the guys at Patriot Aircraft, we were able to engineer and build an excellent solution as shown briefly in this episode. For more information: https://flightflix.aero/ I appreciate Bose Aviation being a Flight Chops supporter for 10 years! https://boseaviation.com/experiences/... Shout out to SiriusXM Aviation. Having access to weather data while flying is a game changer! https://www.siriusxm.com/aviation/ Canadian link: https://www.siriusxm.ca/aviation/ Thanks to EarthX Lithium Batteries, for building the best battery technology and for supporting all Flight Chops content creation! To learn about their products, visit: https://earthxbatteries.com/ ____ #Flying episodes like this wouldn't be sustainable without the involvement of Patrons. I want to thank all of you for your ongoing support! To become a part of the Flight Chops core community and gain access to exclusive raw cuts, behind the scenes videos, and more, visit:   / flightchops   Follow FlightChops on Twitter:   / flightchops   Follow FlightChops on Instagram:   / flightchops   Follow FlightChops on Facebook:   / flightchops   FlightChops Sponsors & Supporters: https://flightchops.com/supporters/ FLIGHT CHOPS DISCLAIMER: I am a "weekend warrior" private pilot, I fly for fun with no intentions of going commercial. I have had my PPL for over 20 years, but still consider each flight a learning experience - I generally take detailed notes after each flight to remind myself what went well or what I could do to improve.... Having GoPro cameras to record flights like this is invaluable. I find these self analysis videos very helpful in my constant quest to improve, and am happy to share. Feedback is invited; however, please keep it positive.