Here is a music video I just made... instead of fast jets flying in formation... this video is of, well... ME!! It's all of ME!
These clips were put together from video taken from small digital cameras... so don't expect anything spectacular. Original frame rates are around 15 FPS and is a bit choppy. Also, those of you who are pilots on here also know how BUMPY the air can be.
EVERY clip in the video is of ME flying... some from the cockpit (and some even taken by myself on solo flights... ie the second clip (dutch rolls) and the very last one was taken TODAY!!)
http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0WC4AR0I725QS0RCLEC5B2VWYX Enjoy... the site allows limited downloads and available for only 7 days... 20 MB
So yeah quick break down of main points...
0:30 Here you see the local fair grounds and NASCAR race track. The runway is 25/7 and in this clip we are departing 7. As you may have guessed, we prefer to takeoff and land on runway 25 unless there is a significant tailwind. That clip was also the first time my sis went up with me.
1:14 Little story behind this pic. The runway is 30 feet wide... the wingspan of the airplane is 35 feet. Unfortunately my sister did not know that the wings overlap the runway edges... so, she wanted to get a nice close shot of me taking off... Well, she about messed her pants when she got this clip! But hey, it looked cool!! And I was practicing a soft field takeoff which requires you to stay extremely low upon liftoff.
1:29 As you can see here, there are a LOT of trees/barns at the approach end of 25. It's quite unnerving having to takeoff runway7 and outclimb that stuff... particularly on a go around.
And yes... that was a very hot landing. But hey, 1,700 feet is nothin' for a Cessna 150.
1:37 HOME! That's my house! Yippee! It is a 5 minute drive from the airport. We have 5 acres... so if you make a big rectange around the house... that's our property. Since this video was shot, we cleared a bunch of trees and setup a race course for our R/C Monster Trucks.
2:07... cockpit view of soft field takeoff. The bump right before 2:07 is liftoff. The rest of the way is about 3 feet off the runway in ground effect, accelerating to Vy.
10 seconds later we reach 70 kts and climb out at 65.
Next clip is comin' in over the barns! Runway 25... and notice how precisely I land on that white line accross the runway. That was from the previous weekends Spot Landing contest.
2:50. Yeah, this takeoff made me kind of nervous. I took up my brother in law, who is not a small guy, and I didn't think we'd ever get off the ground! Wt and CG was within limits, but it still didn't feel right!
3:26. If you pause it at exactally 3:26 you can see some of the tallest buildings in Seattle poking through the evening fog cover! Look carefully!
The takeoff clip right after that is a good example of a soft field takeoff... accelerate down the runway with the nose wheel off the ground, then lift off... stay in ground effect while accelerating, then climb out.
Lemme know what you think.
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