MyPilotpro Swivel Mount for GoPro …

It works, it is beautifully over engineered, customer service is second to none. After 40 years flying aircraft I know that anything else but the best is simply not good enough. There are suggestions that the GoPro suction mounts/3M helmet pads are sufficient, and they probably are 99% of the time - that is not good enough. I do not want to be worrying about my GoPro while I am flying or the consequences if it ends up somewhere it shouldn't!From a purely consumer point of view I get fed up of cheap Far East imports, built to a price that work most of the time but there is always the gamble you get the dud. So it was a pleasure to open up the package to reveal a top quality product made from the best materials.

Exactly as billed. Works perfectly. I like the rubber to protect/insulate it from the airplane, the quality manufacturing, and the cotter-pin safety. All of which add up to a terrific product.

This device rocks. It is very secure and clamps down tightly. Well built, arrived quickly, everything good.

I have been using in-cockpit cameras for years, and my flying adventure videos have become somewhat stale. I purchased the MyPilotpro Swivel Mount for GoPro to see if videos shot outside of the cockpit might enhance the "wow" factor of flying small airplanes. I also purchased a cheap action camera (made by DBPower) from Amazon that has some GoPro features. I wasn't willing to risk $400 to see if a wing mount might work. The camera I purchased has the same dimensions as a GoPro. The results were better than expected. Below the wings of a Piper Warrior, you can position the camera to capture those perfect landings (main wheels first, then slowly lower the nose), while also getting a nice wide angle view of the world below before you land. The DBPower camera has a feature to continuously run, so I just mount it with the swivel mount, turn it on, and go flying. I bought some extra GoPro compatible ball mount attachments, but these tend to get pushed back a little by the force of the wind. In other words, the cheaper ball mounts do not adequately tighten to prevent camera movement. I had hoped to aim the camera at the cockpit from a Cessna 172 under-wing mount, but the strut gets in the way. I have an elaborate set of Ram mounts, but at some point you have to worry about putting too much hardware under the wing. As an aside, I read some articles about whether it is even legal to use an external camera mount. I decided that it was, but I am not a lawyer, so you may want to decide for yourself. Yesterday, I flew from John Wayne to Lindbergh Field (San Diego International), and got some amazing videos with the swivel mount and my cheap GoPro impersonator. If you anticipate the route of flight, you might just want to aim the camera at the ground. San Diego has Mission Bay, the Coronado Bridge, and more, and the video is almost as good as if it were shot by a drone. (You are usually too fast and too high to really pull this off, but I was pleased.) The mount has a very secure locking mechanism. Any point of failure will likely not be related to the swivel mount, like the slipping of the cheap ball mounts I mentioned. On the other hand, if you land a low wing aircraft on a rough field, an errant clod of dirt or an adventurous gopher could send your GoPro to action cam heaven.

I get steady video results from this swivel mount. No vibration, just occasional flex. The aluminum cam lever is an excellent touch and much appreciated for quick mounting/release.I mentioned elsewhere but this bears repeating:Cameras have high power consumption whether recording or not. Better to leave camera OFF with its on-board Wifi ON until you want to record. Here are my suggestions for Hero 4/5/6 or Garmin.Setup:- pair camera with your smartphone or a wifi remote (I like GoPro's remote)- place the camera in a waterproof protective shell to protect from debris and falls- mount to tie-down eyelet- adjust your camera's shot angle and preview with smartphone or camera's screen- shut camera off, but **leave camera Wifi ON** (e.g. Hero's screen will be blank, but have a blinking blue light. Will refer to as "Wifi standby mode")Usage:- before something interesting: safely! use smartphone/remote to turn the camera on and start recording- afterwards: stop recording and remotely power-off camera. It will remain in Wifi standby to record again. This way you can stretch out your ~30min battery to cover a multi-hour flight.