Prepare to be jealous. Very jealous. BackcountryPilot.org founder Zane Jacobson enjoyed a multi-day trip into the wilds of the Wrangell Mountains in Alaska. What’d he get all of us? A video. A very beautiful video (and story). https://vimeo.com/128831330 Want more of the story, there’s more at BackcountryPilot.org. Do go live vicariously through Zane.
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Want to make your own in-flight videos?
We’ve run a lot of videos from the folks at FunPlacesToFly.com, but this latest one shows how to mount a GoPro camera on your airplane. Gene Lee talks about mounting the camera on his RV-7A, but it applies to all RVs, he notes. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWQaQ3flrT0&w=560&h=315]
Video: Flying for food
Smitty Smith from FunPlacestoFly.com recently posted this video of a recent flight to The Taxiway Café at the Lancaster Airport in Lancaster, Texas. He notes: “We flew out of McKinney National Airport, flying over Mesquite and then direct to Lancaster. The Taxiway Café has some of the best food around. Be sure and give them a […]
Video: Emergency landing in a TBM Avenger
It’s not often we get to learn – in such a graphic way – from an inflight emergency. At the May 8, 2015 Arsenal of Democracy Flyover a TBM Avenger suffered a “1500psi pinhole hydraulic leak vaporized in the cockpit, appeared like smoke, and prompted a decision to abort the flyover and land at Reagan […]
Video: Cessna takeoff — What you don’t see
Smitty Smith from FunPlacestoFly.com posted this video of what we pilots don’t normally see during a takeoff. He explains: “Just for fun, I made this video showing what you don’t usually see as a pilot. Now if the camera designers could only make their cameras more aerodynamic so the wind doesn’t make them bounce around, […]
Video: Critter’s Lodge Fly-In
Recently posted to YouTube by Scott Sundstrum is this video — shot by remotely piloted aircraft — of the Critter Lodge Fly-In in Texas. It covers the highlights of the fly-in in a little more than three minutes. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RU7WlCbcsU&w=560&h=315]
Video: Rare A-26 now a business aircraft
This rare On Mark Marketeer – filmed by Airailimages – is an elegant luxury business aircraft converted from an A-26 Invader bomber in an era before purpose-built business jets. On Mark conversions filled a niche for high-speed, high-end personal and corporate transportation going back to the 1950s. ‘Sexy Sue’ continues the tradition today, as seen […]
Video: Love that sound of touching’ down
“Smitty” Smith from FunPlacesToFly.com sent in this very short video celebrating his latest flight on May 6. He says: “A beautiful spring day in Texas. Green fields, soft winds and a nice runway to land on. It don’t git no better than this.” [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oBn-lHMR_k]
First Mooney Summit planned for June
PASO ROBLES, Calif. – The first Mooney Summit, sponsored by The Mooney Flyer, will be held June 12-14 at KPRB. Planned events include a wine tour, evening reception at Estrella Warbird Museum, seminars for Mooney owners and pilots as well as non-pilots, and a lunch presentation by the Commander of the Navy’s Strike Fighter Wing, US […]