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08-28-2017, 12:34 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
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Solo VFR trip to Alaska
I have been reading Vlad's Alaska report, and wanted to do that some time. Finally I put that in action, and did a quick one week flight to and from Alaska. Amazing experience! I wish I could have spent more time in Alaska, didn't make to Barrow due to bad weather. I will save that for next trip. I took 900+ photos along the trip, and combined some photos and video and uploaded it to youtube. The plane performed flawlessly, what an amazing machine. For those who are still building, keep on it, you will have an magic carpet that can take you anywhere. The video is bit long.
https://youtu.be/GxZG-5HjziU
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Shawn Li
RV-7-First Flight 5/27/2014
RV-10, Tailcone completed, wings in work
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08-28-2017, 05:55 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Stone Mountain, Georgia
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What a great adventure!
And what a great video! You have created some awesome images. I could not help thinking how wonderful it would be for you to narrate the video. There must be many stories behind the images. Thank you for sharing your adventure with us.
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Steve Ashby
Stone Mountain, GA
N184RW (reserved)
RV-8A
YIO-360 180 hp Lycoming
Hartzell Blended Airfoil Prop
Engine Hung
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08-28-2017, 06:16 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central IL
Posts: 5,514
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Nicely done! What kind of camera gimbal did you use? It really helped the professional look of the video.
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Bill
RV-7
Lord Kelvin:
“I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about,
and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you
cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge
is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind.”
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08-28-2017, 06:22 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: zeeland michigan
Posts: 127
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great
thanks for the post
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built rv-4 started 1987 finished 1996 now building rv-7, fitting cowl
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08-28-2017, 06:38 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Maple Grove, MN
Posts: 2,329
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Breathtaking scenery - the video brings it much more to life than stills!
Thanks -
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Alex Peterson
RV6A N66AP 1700+ hours
KADC, Wadena, MN
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08-28-2017, 08:46 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Cottontown, TN
Posts: 272
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Beautiful Video!
That was quite an a venture! Thanks for sharing! 
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Jeff Kersey
RV7A Purchased Flying
Dues paid
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08-28-2017, 11:08 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 120
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Steve, I did hear many stories that I normally don't hear in lower 48. I have a lot more to tell than the 12 min video. I feel I have learned a lot about flying, nature, history, people from this trip. And while flying alone, in the wildness, I have been always appreciating that what an amazing machine RVs are.
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Shawn Li
RV-7-First Flight 5/27/2014
RV-10, Tailcone completed, wings in work
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08-28-2017, 11:10 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 120
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All photos and videos are taken using my Samsung phone, no additional filtering. No gimbal was used, just holding it using one hand.
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Shawn Li
RV-7-First Flight 5/27/2014
RV-10, Tailcone completed, wings in work
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08-28-2017, 11:16 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Asheville, NC
Posts: 2,092
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Wow! What a wonderful trip! The video was excellent, too. I'd be interested in hearing more of the details. Fuel used, longest legs, stuff like that...
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08-28-2017, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 120
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FAA cam in Alaska
I am still getting all the numbers, hours, miles, gallon's of fuel, etc. But one valuable resource for flying in Alaska that I wasn't aware of before leaving is the FAA cam across Alaska. These are very valuable resource for weather info, much better than METAR, TAF because the weather there can change pretty quickly. Almost every pilot in Alaska knows about the cam. Here is the link to the cam website.
avcams.faa.gov
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Shawn Li
RV-7-First Flight 5/27/2014
RV-10, Tailcone completed, wings in work
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