Snatching victory, etc...part 3
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:37 pmSome explanation before I continue:
There are some big gaps in the still-photo timeline here because for most takeoffs and landings I was shooting short bursts of video on this little camera (coming soon as I can remember how to work Premiere again), and... I did mention I had "sole manipulator" status for much of the first two legs? The camera, when not in use, needs to be stowed carefully lest it fall into the well at the base of the control stick... I pretty much forgot about it once I got ahold of the stick...
S'anyway, we landed at Quakertown (that is to say the owner landed there), I believe, and saw a couple of spotter's prizes while taxiing:
No stills, oddly enough, on the second leg, but after landing at Doylestown, saw this sucker taxiing the other way (my hat's off to the pilot, also- very steady, level hover-taxi):
The sky was very dramatic- big dark blobs with huge openeings wher the sunlit tops were very pretty. It would've been fun (but pretty stupid), to take the RV up through a hole up there, then back down through another. Preferably inverted...
Ultimate failure load for the RVs is about +9/-4, so I guess that would be do-able. It was also nice to look straight up and see the sky.
Another nice thing about flying under a bubble: this traffic was easily seen from pretty far off. But... can you identify the type?
Great for sightseeing, too... a dairy farm. There are tons of nice, flat pastures and fields out here- I felt very comfortable at this lower altitude, even though we were doing well over 25 kts faster than what I'm used to...at that speed in this thing, if the engine quit, a gentle pullup would probably yield a nice amount of altitude and help slow up for an approach. It's a sweet design, and a well-built example.
Some part of the Delaware River. Really got lucky here: no reflections!
Next Home again, jiggety-jig
There are some big gaps in the still-photo timeline here because for most takeoffs and landings I was shooting short bursts of video on this little camera (coming soon as I can remember how to work Premiere again), and... I did mention I had "sole manipulator" status for much of the first two legs? The camera, when not in use, needs to be stowed carefully lest it fall into the well at the base of the control stick... I pretty much forgot about it once I got ahold of the stick...
S'anyway, we landed at Quakertown (that is to say the owner landed there), I believe, and saw a couple of spotter's prizes while taxiing:
No stills, oddly enough, on the second leg, but after landing at Doylestown, saw this sucker taxiing the other way (my hat's off to the pilot, also- very steady, level hover-taxi):
The sky was very dramatic- big dark blobs with huge openeings wher the sunlit tops were very pretty. It would've been fun (but pretty stupid), to take the RV up through a hole up there, then back down through another. Preferably inverted...
Ultimate failure load for the RVs is about +9/-4, so I guess that would be do-able. It was also nice to look straight up and see the sky.
Another nice thing about flying under a bubble: this traffic was easily seen from pretty far off. But... can you identify the type?
Great for sightseeing, too... a dairy farm. There are tons of nice, flat pastures and fields out here- I felt very comfortable at this lower altitude, even though we were doing well over 25 kts faster than what I'm used to...at that speed in this thing, if the engine quit, a gentle pullup would probably yield a nice amount of altitude and help slow up for an approach. It's a sweet design, and a well-built example.
Some part of the Delaware River. Really got lucky here: no reflections!
Next Home again, jiggety-jig
