• How long does it take to edit?

    This is one of the most common questions I get, and the honest answer is: a lot longer than most people expect. Once I land from a trip, the process starts with importing the footage. Transferring everything from the Micro SD cards to my PC can take several hours on its own, especially for long-distance…

    20/04/2019

  • What camera’s do I use?

    For cockpit filming, I currently use a combination of GoPro cameras: 2x GoPro Hero 7 Black 1x GoPro Hero 10 Black 1x GoPro Hero 5 Black This setup has served me well for the last few years. However, after hundreds of flight hours and far exceeding their original design life, the cameras are starting to…

    20/04/2019

  • How do I edit the footage?

    I edit all my footage using Adobe Premiere Pro, which is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. Premiere Pro gives me the flexibility and power needed to handle multiple 4K camera angles, sync ATC audio accurately, colour grade cockpit footage, and produce the final videos you see on The Flying VLOG. Alongside Premiere Pro,…

    20/04/2019

  • How do I record ATC audio?

    For the last five years, I’ve relied on a dedicated audio system to capture clean cockpit and ATC communications for The Flying VLOG: Zoom H1n (now replaced) An older version of the PA90 Pilot Headset Connector Cable Movo MV-RC300 male line-to-microphone attenuator (to reduce distortion from the intercom) This combination gave me separate, high-quality audio…

    20/04/2019