Friday, July 31, 2009

Bonanzas to Oshkosh XX 2009

On Friday, July 24th, Hal Sims, his grandson Hunter Fries, and myself flew up to Rockford, IL in his Beechcraft Debonair N5735V. We joined up with 136 other Bonanzas, Debonairs and Barons for a formation flight to Airventure 2009 in Oshkosh, WI. The event is called "Bonanzas to Oshkosh", or B2OSH for short. The people who coordinated this event were great. From the hanger party Friday night, to the free breakfast Saturday morning, the formation briefing, and the flight itself were planned impeccably. My hat is off to all those responsible. This video is just a taste of what it is like to be in the air with 136 other aircraft on a cross country trip.


Sunday, July 19, 2009

Handycam Remote Mic Demonstration

I had read on the internet how some pilots use a small lapel microphone placed inside their headset earphone. I intended to buy one someday, but when my friend Hal suggested that I get one to make sure we had good audio on our trip to Oshkosh in his plane I went to Radio Shack and bought one.

I went to the airport and tested it and it works great. I can't wait to make some videos of actual flights.