Taking pictures in a flying helicopter...?

Do you know how to take pictures of people in a flying helicopter? Have you ever done it?
I am thinking about putting my camera on the helicopter's cockpit and I would like to trigger it via a remote. This way I would be able to take take the photos while the pilot is flying the chopper.
The question is how to set up the camera so it is stable on the cockpit...?
I was thinking about using a powerful suction cup camera mount. Something like this: http://www.filmtools.c​om/grip32manwoo.html
Any thoughts? Have you ever done something similar?

Thanks!

Should be in Transportation Talk. But some sort of mount. You will need a good mount though as DSLR's are heavy and single suction cup models likely won't hold the weight well.

Edit. That is a better mount than I was thinking. I had a Ram mount that I mounted my DSLR on the gas tank of a motorcycle for. It fell off once and luckily I caught the camera in time.

The last thing you want is physical contact between the Helo and the camera...

sHaKe CiTy = BlUrRy PiCtUrEs...

Yup, it would have to be gyro stabilized to work. $$$. Best bet is to open a door or window, lean out and click away...

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #11412952
The last thing you want is physical contact between the Helo and the camera...

sHaKe CiTy = BlUrRy PiCtUrEs...

Not to mention that the vibrations won't do your camera any good.

Shooting from a Helicopter

Shooting helicopters... from helicopters

To make it clear, it will be a wedding. The groom will be flying to the wedding venue in a helicopter and I want him to sit next to the pilot. I want to capture the moment when we take off and the groom and all the groomsmen are scared a little bit...

Thanks guys! I didn't think of the vibration...

Before you jump too quickly into ruling out a solid airframe mount option, I think it is good to understand what the picture will be of. You shouldn't have the rotor(s) in the picture so you don't care about SS right? A fast SS should kill the vibration problem. Lot's of folks hard mount cameras to airframes (granted helo's are a bit shakier than fixed wing, but I'd think it'd still work). Just my thoughts.

See a couple samples:
First image in this gallery
Or this one

I have a little bit of experience with photography in helicopters. I will say, most of the vibration you'll encounter will be on the ground, believe it or not, while you'll still have some vibration issues, they will be significantly less in the air. That's actually a good thing, as if you have time to adjust the settings, you'll be able to set it up for something that works in the air. There are exceptions to this, if the aircraft has a bearing shot or the rotor head is a little out of wack, you'll get the "1-per" jump.
I never mounted anything in the cockpit for a multitude of reasons. I would, however, recommend seeing if you can mount it to the skid if possible.
I did all my shots handheld in the back of a very large helicopter (I was in the Navy and an aircrewman on MH-53E).
I will say this, try to keep the shutter speed faster than 1/80, even with a smaller lens.
I'll see if I can dig up some of the pictures I took while flying, I do remember keeping a higher shutter speed (like around 1/400).