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What a fantastic Day at Boeing’s Museum of Flight. It was American Heroes Air Show at the museum. A day dedicated to the men and women that keep America safe by protecting our borders, fighting crime, rescuing us when we are lost or in peril, and saving lives when immediate medical care is required. The [...] I can’t remember the last time one of the helicopters woke me up. This morning that streak was broken at 05:14. I’m not sure why, but the typically quieter EC-135 helicopter woke me straight up out of a deep sleep. I’m sure it was a deep sleep since I was somewhere off in dream [...] A few nights back, I had the opportunity to try my hand again, at some night photography of the helicopters. This time the subject is an EC-135 EuroCopter Air Ambulance. Photography at Harrison’s Hospital during lift-off. AirLift Northwest EC-135 AirLift Northwest EC-135 AirLift Northwest EC-135 AirLift Northwest EC-135 AirLift [...] Another flight came in last night. Earlier this time, around 22:45. Still plenty dark. Changed setup in camera to allow Expanded ISO (up to 6400). Set to ISO6400 and took a few shots. Most still too blurry, but there was at least one worth saving: AirLift Northwest A109 Agusta Helicopter [...] Last night, around 1:00 AM I popped outside to try some free-hand night shooting with the Canon 50D camera. Being so early in the morning, light was basically non-existent. I’ve never shot the camera at such and extreme ISO. It’s and experiment to see what noise levels are experienced at those speeds. There are [...] Part of my latest toy delivery was a slightly larger heli than I’ve worked on before. Not wanting to get too far into this before I learned something about the 500′s, I purchases a basic intro kit. The current plan is to build this kit, screws up, put together a full parts list and [...] Just arrived!!! HobbyKing 250 GT Helicopter Kit My latest toy box (or box of toys) arrived during the conference this week. I’ve had a lot of time to work on building this machine, but I did manage to get some HXT-900 cyclic servers and a general test/fix mockup completed. ! I still have to [...]
Bent tail boom after crash Repairs are underway, following my flight yesterday, where I ran out of altitude. Breaking things is seldom enjoyable. But it’s the risk you have to take if you’re going to fly these things, especially when there are gusty winds. There are plenty of YouTube videos showing real helicopters having trouble [...] Finally, it was time to see if this thing would fly. And, if I can fly it! This outing was my best yet! 3 full packs flown, no crashes, no rotor strikes, and only 1 really hard landing! I (of course) shot some video and uploaded it to my YouTube bucket. Not never [...] Tonight, I’m picking up where I left off yesterday [LINK], while I listen to some awesome local High School Radio (KNHC). Sunday nights from 6PM -> Midnight is Industrial and Alt music show called ‘On the Edge‘. Reminds me of a similar show that used too broadcast on KFJC out of Foothill College in [...] |
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