"Godπs-eye" or "bird's-eye" view cameras are showing up on more and more private jets these days, sitting on the cockpit glareshield, mounted atop the vertical stabilizer and tucked into the aircraft belly, providing video to passengers through the entertainment system. In some cases they are providing information to the pilots as well. Theyπre becoming as common as helmet cams on race car drivers, and it seems as if every completion and refurbishment center is installing them on every airplane type from single-engine turboprops to widebody bizliners.
"It's becoming more and more popular, especially on larger, high-end aircraft," said Blake Hogge, senior manager of avionics sales at Jet Aviation's facilities in East Cahokia, Ill. "We install them regularly, from quad-cams in the airplaneπs belly to cockpit glareshield-mounted cameras to give passengers a pilotπs-eye view." Hogge estimates the center has installed these cameras on as many as 50 business aircraft as part of green completion and refurbishment projects. The most popular spot to place these cameras seems to be on the cockpit glareshield, where the camera sees what the pilot sees while taxiing and on takeoff and approach. Some versions even have several angles to allow a better view during takeoff or landing.
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