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Old 10-19-2011, 08:47 AM
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Default MAN.........

That was RIVETING!!

Sorry. That was probably corny. I really enjoyed the videos. Great job and loved the music selections. I will be forwarding this to friends and family. Thanks for the entertainment.
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Old 10-24-2011, 10:17 AM
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Default More please

Don't know how I missed this but just picked off chapters one and two from http://rvnewsletter.blogspot.com/ column. Yeah, I want to go on the next trip.

So, when are chapters 3 through 12 coming out?
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Old 10-24-2011, 01:01 PM
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Default Chapter 3

Hey guys, thanks for the great comments, it makes all the sitting in front of this computer feel worth while. In Chapter three we fly to Johnson Creek and enjoy a great meal with Backcountry pilots.org at their yearly fly in. A great group of pilots who take mountain flying to another level. We have interesting stories with Steve Henry of Dead stick take off fame and visit the local town of Yellow Pine.

http://vimeo.com/channels/249046#31033119
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Old 10-24-2011, 07:49 PM
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Default What a Flight

Good to see you are enjoying your retirement. Super footage. I missed Dancing with the Stars to watch footage of your journey. Videos inspired me to get back on my RV-4 Project.
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Old 10-31-2011, 01:29 AM
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Default Chapter 4

OK,

The link below is Chapter 4. As the weekend passed, we find we have Johnson Creek to ourselves. Many flights are made to the local area strips. We enjoy the camp fire music and witness a windy night that produces loud cracks that echo through the valley as large trees fall before the driving winds. We break camp at Johnson creek and head to Montana to spend some time at West Fork lodge. There we enjoy great food, great company, fly fishing and mountain flying.

http://vimeo.com/channels/249046#31347697
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Old 10-31-2011, 03:16 AM
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Absolutely cool beyond words. Fighter pilots still being fighter pilots.
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Old 10-31-2011, 05:22 AM
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RL, congratulations. You not only had a grand trip - you also gave it back to your fellow travelers, and brought the rest of us along as well. Many gifts, inside that package...

Jack
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Old 11-11-2011, 02:48 AM
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Default Chapter 5

Here is chapter five "Go West" of Incredible Journey.

http://vimeo.com/channels/249046#31947018


Aggressor departs for Florida and now there are three. We head for the West Coast. We originally wanted to go to Friday harbor; However, rainy weather changes our plans. We take in a tour of the Vans factory and camp at the Gold Beach airport. We continue to work our way South to arrive at Columbia, California where we tour the old Gold rush town a short walk from the airport.

Many thanks for the encouraging comments. Gerry, sorry about Dancing with the Stars, that is something my wife would never miss! Pound on that RV4 .... they are great planes!
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Old 11-11-2011, 05:36 AM
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Default AWESOME

I stumbled across the links on VAF and plugged them into my Vimeo account "Watch Later" option. Then I fired up the AppleTV and watched them on my Sony HDTV.

Absolutely awesome video. Can't wait to see more.

DR... VAF needs a "Motivational Videos" section with links and this movie at the top!!!

Can't wait to go camping....
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Old 11-11-2011, 06:17 AM
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DR... VAF needs a "Motivational Videos" section with links and this movie at the top!!!
I'll second that suggestion. One movie that I've had for years, and periodically watch, is Terry Jantze's (sp?) "Kitchener to Iqaluit" that tells the story of a trip Terry took with his daughter far north in Canada. Motivation on many levels.

I've also kept some spectacular photos of places I want to go for motivation, too. So maybe have a motivational section for movies, photos, and stories that inspire.

Another possibility - and I'm not sure I like this as well - would be a category for "missions." I'm talking flying a mission, not doing missionary work. The best popular example right now is Pilots n Paws. Visiting family, friends, going to work, and a host of other things, to places that are not necessary visited for their spectacular beauty. Or, perhaps to "do" something, or "accomplish" something rather than a vacation. A lot of Paul Dye's X-C stories fall into this category. And I'm sure there's overlap here.

While I've never been in the military, it seems to me that those people who fly missions, are more likely to really use their plane. For me, I am already planning missions to visit a grandchild 90 minutes away by RV and 5.5 hours away by car and missions to fish, to hunt, and to take my wife to the beach.

I'm not building a hanger queen.
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