A is for Aeroplane#

Sat May 18 17:00:03 2024

A is for Aeroplane. The plan for this ride was to go to Stapleford Airfield and then on to Finchingfield. The ride as performed went to the airfield (as you can see) and then roughly northwards until the petrol light came on, then back the way we came then ... then I confused myself with the gps due to setting it for Abridge when I thought I'd set it for home. Went to Abridge twice, took in Chigwell (although no part of it that I recognized), then I saw a sign for Buckhurst Hill and it was more or less plain sailing after that. Phone battery died at some point between Buckhurst hill and home, so probably a good job I didn't need it by then.

I've done something to the wiring at the back while wiring the dashcams, resulting in the right indicator flashing at double speed. So that's a bit annoying but hopefully its just a loose ground.

Haven't actually looked yet to see if anything was recorded

The camera is made by "Vsysto" which sounds like the typical Amazon made-up name ("WISZUA") but has reviews from some reputable web site so I thought I'd take a punt on it (half the price of an Innov). By means of ejecting the microsd card and sticking it in a computer, I can verify that it did successfully record, that the rear camera was mounted upside down, and the footage is just as boring as you'd expect dashcam footage to be.

The front camera footage has a weird ripple effect, but i think that's because it's stuck to a piece of plastic that wobbles when the bike is moving. There aren't many options for mounting a camera on the front of a faired bike that aren't fairing