OT Reason to fly

mayondair · Post by **mayondair** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:59 pm

America is truly beautiful by small plane, I thought I'd share these photos I ran across . So if you need a break from Hosehead land , enjoy this guys journey. Kathy. http://www.vintageflying.com/vintagefly ... 202011.htm

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:33 pm

THANK YOU!!!

jamiswolf · Post by **jamiswolf** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:50 pm

Great pictures Kathy...thanks!

Makes me nostalgic for my younger days when I was a skydiver and pilot. I flew all over north Florida and especially loved routes along the coast for the beautiful scenery. Had a 1959 Cessna 150...cute orange and white paint job.
Jamis

mayondair · Post by **mayondair** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:36 am

jamiswolf wrote:
Makes me nostalgic for my younger days when I was a skydiver and pilot. I flew all over north Florida and especially loved routes along the coast for the beautiful scenery. Had a 1959 Cessna 150...cute orange and white paint job.
Jamis

I know what you mean , I miss my Piper Archer, hope to get back to small planes . I loved flying in the fall in Mich with all the colors and lakes. No skydiving for me

SleepingDVader · Post by **SleepingDVader** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:36 am

Fantastic! I'm an old A&P mechanic and have been for the last 38 years. I really appreciate your photos and look forward to your post following your 2012 excursion. Fly safe! and many thanks.

mayondair · Post by **mayondair** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:26 am

I can't take credit for the photos, or the journey .

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:34 am

As a GIS person, I can't get enough of satellite images.
These beautiful, 'close-ups' of the earth brought me to tears.
Thank you.

BlackSpinner · Post by **BlackSpinner** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:44 am

I sent the link to my dad, who was once an airplane mechanic and used to fly model planes. He is looking at them now, laughing at the bits of plane showing in the photos.

I have been doing a lot of flying the last year back and forth to Edmonton. If I don't have a stop over in Toronto they take the Northern route across the Precambrian shield. The views are spectacular but the number of perfectly round lakes is kind of scary for someone who watches a lot of Discovery channel science shows.

mayondair · Post by **mayondair** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:36 pm

[quote="chunkyfrog"]As a GIS person, I can't get enough of satellite images.
What is GIS? Glad you enjoyed the pics. I always loved the view from low and slow airplanes Kathy

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:46 pm

Geographic Information Systems.
I draw computer maps, based on satellite GPS (Geodetic Positioning System) points.
I can access satellite images to bring my drawings into perspective.
I can see everyone's house. . .

mayondair · Post by **mayondair** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:30 pm

chunkyfrog wrote:Geographic Information Systems.
I draw computer maps, based on satellite GPS (Geodetic Positioning System) points.
I can access satellite images to bring my drawings into perspective.
I can see everyone's house. . .

Cool! Guess I better make sure not to leave junk outside if people are watching.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:08 pm

Only the military has access to real-time images (if even they do)
What I can see is one moment in time, at least a year ago.
The very best resolution I can see, depending on where it is, means 6" pixels--not too revealing.
Most stuff is one foot or one meter resolution--my car is six dots.

mayondair · Post by **mayondair** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:19 pm

chunkyfrog wrote:Only the military has access to real-time images (if even they do)
What I can see is one moment in time, at least a year ago.
The very best resolution I can see, depending on where it is, means 6" pixels--not too revealing.
Most stuff is one foot or one meter resolution--my car is six dots.

Interesting, where would one see such maps? who uses them? Does the military provide the old satellite images? how about cloud cover? Guess my backyard is safe for now
Aeronautical charts (VFR /visual) certainly don't do justice to beautiful terrain , and IFR/ instrument charts are a bunch of lines, numbers, circles, and letters with no relation to land except to let you know how high you need to be to avoid it while on the highways in the sky.

allenc3 · Post by **allenc3** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:21 pm

I am also a pilot and an aircraft owner. I own and fly a Grumman AA5B Tiger from my airstrip home here in North Florida. 7FL4 for those of you who know how to look up airstrips. One of the issues I am worried about with ths Sleep Apnea thing is how it will effect my FAA Medical. I see in your photo spread you are flying a J3. Do you still carry a Medical or are you strictly Light Sport (no medical required for those non-pilots that are reading this).

Claude Allen
Green Cove Springs, Fl

Bluecat · Post by **Bluecat** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:31 am

I am also a pilot. I hold a JAA CPL with Instrument Rating and Instructor privileges.
I have a class 1 Medical although I have OSA. I had to prove I didn't have sleepiness problems (MWT test) and now I just have to give a copy of my data (summary given in Encore Pro) every year when I renew my medical (showing compliance and low AHI).

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