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Recording jet engine sounds...

ozzman1997

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I've always been interested in compiling aircraft sounds for FSX and since I just bought FS Sound Studio, it's easier than ever! There's just one problem...I need some good recordings of jet engines. I tried searching Youtube for a very long time and can't find any videos that are good quality and have the sound moments that I would like, and also it's not very ethical to take sounds from there. :( I know companies like Turbine Sound Studios have professional equipment and record with expensive microphones right next to the planes. I'm looking into recording some sounds of my own without having to use Youtube as a crutch. I have an HD video camera that has pretty good sound quality but how do I go about recording an airplane? If it's flying over, the pitch and volume changes so I can't really use that for FS. Is it a good idea to go to the local regional airport and take some sort-of-up-close videos or is that risky with the airport's security and stuff? (My grandpa and I got stopped by police once when we were watching planes but I'm thinking of a different vantage point. This would be on an old country road near the runway but not too close ;).) Suggestions, anyone? :)
 
Depending on the size of aircraft/engine that you want to record for, I would suggest simply visiting a smaller charter company who operate from their own hanger/area of the apron, explain what you are doing/want to achieve and see if they'll let you be on the tarmac during startup etc of one of their flights.
 
Well Byerly Aviation has two of their own Challenger 601 jets, and my dad's friend works there, so maybe I can see if they would let me capture some sound from it. It's just that on takeoff and landing I wouldn't probably get to be as close as I would like to be.
 
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