Our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com posted this video awhile ago, but they call it “an oldie, but a goodie.” It was shot with a GoPro camera, “on a beautiful evening just to enjoy the scenery and do some practice landings. Flying in the late evening always helps prevent prop blur in the video.”
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Video: A peek at maintaining Colorado mountain AWOS
Colorado has 12 automated weather observing systems (AWOS) in mountain locations. These locations are crucial to flying safely. Tag along as crews trek up to a mountaintop AWOS station and enjoy the views along the way.
Video: Drones recreate scene from Star Wars
Four of the biggest drone racing pilots in the world embarked on a journey to recreate one of their favorite movie scenes ever…. the Speeder Bike chase scene from “Star Wars Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.” Just like the much-loved movie, this scene was filmed in the giant redwood forests of northern California. […]
Video: Every pilot should have two airplanes
Our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com recently posted a video about their good friend, Bob Rogers, who has the best of both worlds: An experimental aircraft for pure fun and a general aviation aircraft for long trips and comfort. See his Mustang II and his 1966 V-35 Beechcraft Bonanza in this video:
Video: A Year in Review
Zach Sweetser is a pilot, pretty handy with the camera, and living the aviation lifestyle. Enjoy.
Video: Camera crew targets Kitfox flight to showcase capabilities
Incline Dynamic Outlet (IDO) “leases and operates the worlds smallest, most technologically advanced gyro-stabilized camera platforms”. To showcase their capabilities, IDO’s Nathan Garofalos filmed Trent Palmer flying his Kitfox from a Eurocopter AS350 near Minden, Nevada. Can there be a better target to showcase a products capabilities? We think not.
Video: A virtual tour of Diamond Lil
The folks at FunPlacesToFly.com recently traveled to Dallas to the new Commemorative Air Force headquarters, where they got a chance to see Diamond Lil, a World War II-era B-24, while she is undergoing some routine maintenance.
Video: The search for the perfect landing continues
Gene Lee at TheHDPilot recently posted this video to YouTube, chronicling the never-ending search for the perfect landing:
Video: MAF first-ever landing at Kaiam
“It was totally worth our MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) Airvan pilots and plane being caked in mud – as this isolated village in the mountains of Papua, New Guinea, now has an airstrip, which will be a lifeline to receive vital help such as medical supplies.”