For grins, I temporarily mounted the prop and spinner. Waiting for the correct hardware to arrive.
Last night I set about making a new tray to mount the battery. I decided to mount it under the ECU that I have previously mounted. Of course, the tray I made for the ECU was too small requiring another one to be made. There is finish/detail work yet to go but it works. I'll post more pics when I get the Adele Clamp holes drilled and mounted.
And... a bit of fun. I received my GoPro strut mount from Cloud Based Engineering and decided to mount it up and see how it looks. The mount is really nice with anti mar strips where the mount contacts the leading edge of the strut and a rubber cushion around the aft with a Velcro cinch strap to secure it. It works really well to secure the mount to the strut. The mount articulates in all directions and locks securely wherever you set it. The mount itself is all aluminum. One of the main reasons I purchased this mount, I hate the regular GoPro mounting system. I wanted a regular 1/4x28 tripod camera mount and the Cloud Based Engineering mount came with it. So, to be able to mount the GoPro to this mount, I had to find a solution as GoPro doesn't offer a 1/4x28 option.
I found just what I needed in the form of a skeleton aluminum protective housing made just for the GoPro Hero 8. The housing back slides off allowing insertion of the GoPro from the back. Then you slide the back on and it is held in place with a knurled thumb screw which locks the GoPro in. One of the main reasons I purchased this was it came with 1/4x28 screw mount which I think provides a much more elegant and secure attachment. The aluminum housing provides an extra bit of protection for the GoPro. Another benefit of the housing it that it provided a standard 52mm lens attachment ring. Not only does this further protect the GoPro lens, it allows me to attach standard photographic filters. I look forward to testing this all out.
