Just turned final approach into our Powered Paragliding field that we fly out of in Morgantown PA. We were testing a tow behind camera.
Touchdown in Waupauca
The completion of formation flight training in preparation for the first evern formation flight of 50 Cherokee aircraft doing a mass arrival into Oshkosh.
Mission Complete
The fun of Oshkosh just coming to an end and now its time to cleanup and get back to reality.
Evening Ride
This is actually my 2nd PPG flight ever. My buddy captured the flight in video and I took a snapshot from the final approach segment.
This is the COG Railroad
After taking the COG Railroad to the top of the Mount Washington, we jumped in the Viking Witch (PA28) and flew up over the top of Mount Washington. What a beautiful day!.
Launching From Kolb
I was just starting my "Forward Launch" when photographer/pilot Mark Holman caught me on camera. If you would like to see more of his PPG pics, click on this picture and the login stuff is. Username pilots and password ppg .
Nuclear John was following me back to base after my silencer came loose at one end and quickly ate my prop tips like there were candy canes. Sunuva! We were conversing on Sena intercoms, so when the initial event happened - thankfully, he was able to quickly tell me what was happening before I bailed out. No, I wasn't actually going to bail out, but my behind did eat my seat rather quickly.
This is just a really short post to see if the 360 degree camera works with the website. I'll have a few videos later from earlier flights (need to catch up).
Ya'll get ready for an amazing week of shore flying and airborne site seeing. Historic Campbell Field Airport sits on the Eastern shore just 2 miles from the Ocean and 2 miles from the Bay. So many awesome sites await you.
Bring your camper, RV, bus, tent, lawn chair, or perhaps even book a room in the nearby towns. This event has continued to grow every year and gets better and better. The week will be full of cookouts, campfires, there-I-was story-telling, a couple of beverages, bean-bag drops, spot landings, and time spent with a bunch of amazing people. Typically, everyone contributes to the meals but you can certainly do your own if you'd prefer. It's up to you.
The fee for the fly in: Zero
Ratings required: Zero
Note*** There is an airport 10 miles North but historically, they have NOT allowed us to buy fuel. There is/was ethonol free fuel at a gas station 1/2 mile away from Campbell Field.
Had a great flight and dinner party after flying yesterday at historic Van Sant Airport in Upper Bucks County. We have a thin overcast, but enough to limit thermal activity and allow smooth(er) early flights. What a great time. I also got to try out my Ricoh Theta S 360 degree video camera. Below, I have embedded a video, hopefully it works :-)
I'm not sure I had enough light (brightness) to do the video justice, but I'm learning. :-)
Drop me a line and let me know if you had success in panning around the video.
Keri, Rob, and I headed out snowmobiling today and it was my first time. Yep, a noob. I managed to stay on the thing 98% of the time, but you can bet I did fall off. Twice. The first time, pictured left, was out of self-preservation (I thought). I was climbing a cliff and I thought the thing was going to fall back on top of me so I let go and rolled off to the right - with the grace of a moose doing ballet. I was surprised at how fast these things go. I got mine (actually Amanda's; she let me borrow it without knowing in advance) up to about 65 mph, while Keri and Rob went at least 90. Every time I started flooring the throttle, I'd hit a bump and spend the next quarter of a mile trying to get my balance back and back on course. What a blast I had. Can't wait for the next opportunity. I've already told Beth that we're getting one, a two-seater. She's nervous.
Enjoy the vid! It's a 360 degree video, so you should be able to rotate the screen around for 360 views. Give it a try!
Hi!, I’m Shane Watts and have been involved in the aviation community for 25+ years. I began my aviation career as an Air Traffic Controller serving in the United States Air Force. I truly enjoyed the time served and the opportunities I had along the way. I did see the world, sometimes with 80 pounds of gear with the 1st Combat Communications Group, and sometimes in Bermuda shorts and flips flops. I served as an air traffic controller, and simultaneously began flying in September of 1997. I soloed on my fourth training day. When I had made up my mind to learn to fly, I flew every single day, and sometimes twice. This strategy seemed to work and 3 weeks later I successfully flew my checkride. During my career I held Pilot-Controller Liaisons (PICLs) duties and was lucky enough to get rides in T37's, T38's, UH-1's, UH60's, T43's, and an F16! All in all 21 hours worth; now I have 1200+ hours and I love to fly and I try to get airborne as often as I can. The amazement of flying has never subsided in me. Recently (Aug 2010), I began Powered Paragliding and have met another long lived dream. I'm still flying fixed wing, but now I have an additional vehicle to get airborne.
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