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Originally Posted by KarTek
Here's a picture of a rig I made my buddy years ago for him to run a video camera in a helicopter. He just strapped it in the seat next to him. Make the "U" shaped piece under the camera out of 1/4" steel to increase the mass of the camera. The frame is SCH 40 1.5" PVC. For the suspension, simply use bungies. You'll have to wrap them tightly to keep the camera from wallowing and nodding. It's just a matter of experimenting until you find the combination that works. To tighten up the bungies, simply wrap more turns around the frame. Drill a 1/4" hole in the bottom of the mount and use the tripod mount hole in the camera to secure it. This makes it easy to remove and to operate the controls.
Maybe some version of this will work for you.
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Somebody else suggested the bungie thing and we have certainly considered it. I'm surprised that it worked for you: We had thought that the buffeting of the aircraft would result in chaotic acceleration of the camera. But as you describe it -- tightly wound -- I can see that it would work. I'm also relieved that it worked in a helicopter. My one helicopter experience reminded me of a vibrating bed in a cheap hotel in Thermopolis, WY. Not that I ever stayed there, 0f course. But there was a whole lot of uncivilized shaking. It was a helicopter back in the olden days, so maybe they don't "whump-whump" anymore.