Canyon de Chelly flight

[snopercod]

I recall an episode of ABCs Wide World of Flying where a Cessna 310(?) flew low level down Escalante Canyon N of Lake Powell with a camera on the belly. By "low level", I mean you could see bushes above the horizon at certain points. The video was introduced by Barry Schiff with music by Tangerine Dream and the title was "Why We Fly". Watching that video was a religious experience for me while building my aircraft. I have it on VHS down in the basement.

I guess times have changed.

[leok]

Wow, what a finger wagging pile on.

No finger wagging here as I love the video, the southwest scenery, and the chance to dream a little as I work away on my own RV. I hope others will take the time to post video of their magic flights.

I get the need for respect for each other, but it is really a shame that the possibility that someone might be offended by 30 seconds of noise passing overhead, offends us.
Political correctness is not going to make me ashamed that I am an old(er) white guy, don't like the government telling me how I should spend my hard earned money, love the southwest as much as those (whose ancestors) were there first, love flying low where I can really see and feel the landscape slipping smoothly by, and dream of the day I am an RV driver. (among many other politically incorrect opinions )

My take on the smoke was for visibility in a visually rich, high workload environment, as I would have appreciated that were I the one in trail. FWIW

[Scrabo]

Originally Posted by snopercod

I recall an episode of ABCs Wide World of Flying where a Cessna 310(?) flew low level down Escalante Canyon N of Lake Powell with a camera on the belly. By "low level", I mean you could see bushes above the horizon at certain points. The video was introduced by Barry Schiff with music by Tangerine Dream and the title was "Why We Fly". Watching that video was a religious experience for me while building my aircraft. I have it on VHS down in the basement.

I guess times have changed.

VH. What ???

I got myself a video converter card for the computer and transferred both VHS and old 8mm tapes to disk. Best $25 on eBay I ever spent

[snopercod]

Originally Posted by Scrabo

I got myself a video converter card for the computer and transferred both VHS and old 8mm tapes to disk.

That's what I need to do. Oh, I found the Wide World of Flying tape; It's Vol 2 No. 7 with the floatplane on the front. The segment with the low-level video is called "Eagle's View" Why do you fly? I would have expected someone to have posted it on YouTube by now, but apparently not.

[Captain_John]

Originally Posted by leok

Wow, what a finger wagging pile on.

No finger wagging here as I love the video, the southwest scenery, and the chance to dream a little as I work away on my own RV. I hope others will take the time to post video of their magic flights.

I get the need for respect for each other, but it is really a shame that the possibility that someone might be offended by 30 seconds of noise passing overhead, offends us.
Political correctness is not going to make me ashamed that I am an old(er) white guy, don't like the government telling me how I should spend my hard earned money, love the southwest as much as those (whose ancestors) were there first, love flying low where I can really see and feel the landscape slipping smoothly by, and dream of the day I am an RV driver. (among many other politically incorrect opinions )

My take on the smoke was for visibility in a visually rich, high workload environment, as I would have appreciated that were I the one in trail. FWIW

Well said!!!

Jeff, I hope that you have learned your lesson! No good deed goes unpunished. You meant well by publishing this. It is very well done!

You broke no laws and caused no harm. Like Bill L. says, you left no footprints.

I paid my taxes this year, how about you?

Nice video!

CJ

[Scrabo]

Originally Posted by snopercod

That's what I need to do. Oh, I found the Wide World of Flying tape; It's Vol 2 No. 7 with the floatplane on the front. The segment with the low-level video is called "Eagle's View" Why do you fly? I would have expected someone to have posted it on YouTube by now, but apparently not.

I got this card off eBay for $25, my source tapes were a mixture of NTSC and PAL standard and this card didn't care. Converted over 120hrs of old PAL 8mm family videos and about 35 hours of VHS.

Hauppauge Win TV HVR-1600 NTSC/ATSC Combo

http://www.hauppauge.com/site/produc...a_hvr1600.html

[eddieseve]

Wow what fabulous country, thanks for posting

Cheers

[scsmith]

Originally Posted by leok

Wow, what a finger wagging pile on.

No finger wagging here as I love the video, the southwest scenery, and the chance to dream a little as I work away on my own RV. I hope others will take the time to post video of their magic flights.

I get the need for respect for each other, but it is really a shame that the possibility that someone might be offended by 30 seconds of noise passing overhead, offends us.
Political correctness is not going to make me ashamed that I am an old(er) white guy, don't like the government telling me how I should spend my hard earned money, love the southwest as much as those (whose ancestors) were there first, love flying low where I can really see and feel the landscape slipping smoothly by, and dream of the day I am an RV driver. (among many other politically incorrect opinions )
FWIW

And you pretty much don't care how your behavior infringes on other people enjoying their time in the southwest, nor how it impacts wildlife?

[RogerG]

We recently returned from a trip to Yellowstone. During this trip we often heard loud Harley's driving by while looking at the the most beautiful serene landscape to the point that it was an aggravation. Not once did we see a RV flying by, but had I seen one it would have been amazing, and I would have wished I could see from a pilots perspective. The natives are used to the jeeps, ATV's, and motorcycles that stay around much longer, and probably look up with wonder with what pilots see from that view. With this video the beauty is to behold for those not able.

This video and other videos is an encouragement to build on for many of us that are not able to see these places from that perspective yet. This community has not and I trust will not abuse the priveledge.

Thanks for sharing.

[leok]

Originally Posted by scsmith

And you pretty much don't care how your behavior infringes on other people enjoying their time in the southwest, nor how it impacts wildlife?

Actually Steve, I don't think I said that.