Month: March 2010
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Tiger Moth Crash!
Here’s a little gem of a video I shot back in January – just after I cut ailerons in the upper wings of my Tiger Moth. This flight started out great – smooth air, clear day, etc. Then I started playing fast and loose with the sticks, tried to go inverted too close to the…
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Tiger Moth With Streamers
Yesterday was great: My in-laws were in town for a visit, and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Jacob brought his mini cub, so we took it and a couple of my planes to the park to play around for a while. There was a lot of crashing – and one extremely close call. We had…
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How I Mount My Camera For Flight
I’ve been asked how I mount my camera on my planes when I fly – the secret is in Velcro and Styrafoam… I cut a wedge-shaped piece of foam from the packaging inside a box I received, then stuck a small dot of Velcro on the top and bottom of the wedge, then another piece…
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Lost In The Clouds
I nearly lost my Tiger Moth in the clouds one day last week… httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1wNxigGUBw
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Chasing Jeff’s Super Cub
Here’s a clip of me chasing Jeff’s Super Cub with my Tiger Moth. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTb9omcWZA0
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A Guy Named Jake and His Plane
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBbCh4NCY6U I was at the park flying a few weeks ago when a novice pilot named Jake came and asked for some advice for his first flight. Oh boy. 🙂