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Video: Flying the Dunes

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Sat Oct 04, 2014 5:29 am

Video: Flying the Dunes

This is the ride I gave the other day to the guy who had never been in a plane. He was a pretty happy camper when we got home.

This sandbox is my favorite playground, and it's only 10 minutes from home. Living in the middle of nowhere has its benefits.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAz5D9EW26M

Music: Blackmill, "Evil Beauty"
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Sat Oct 04, 2014 5:56 am

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Beautiful!!!
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Sat Oct 04, 2014 5:58 am

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RP: I've been beating myself up for not playing around down in those dunes when passing through there a few weeks back, I put it on my "next time I'm in the area" list. So THAT'S what they look like up close, making that flight at sunrise added an extra dimension of coolness! I spotted my LZ a couple times in the background, and it looks like the same general area you landed? =D> FUN area.....
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Sat Oct 04, 2014 6:45 am

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CG, I made that video mostly to tempt you to come back (and anybody else who wants to join us)!

My landing spot was about 4 miles from yours, but as you said there are lots and lots of choices out there.
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Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:59 am

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Bravo! =D> =D>
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Sat Oct 04, 2014 9:32 am

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Awesome job man... makes us all remember why we love flying! Thx for cutting that together-
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Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:53 am

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Unfair advantage! Pretty amazing, Darin.
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Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:55 am

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Wow, just gorgeous! It would have been fun to see your passenger's face when you were up!
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Sun Oct 05, 2014 3:42 pm

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Very nice mate! Kinda reminds me a bit of the dunes in Namibia.
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Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:42 am

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Beautiful! Congratulations on another wonderful video.
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Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:16 am

Re: Video: Flying the Dunes

Awesome video! Are these the Killpecker dunes just north of Rock Springs?
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Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:47 am

Re: Video: Flying the Dunes

motosix wrote:Awesome video! Are these the Killpecker dunes just north of Rock Springs?


Yep. About 10 minutes from the ranch.

Let me know if you're ever in this neck of the woods and I'd be happy to give you the aerial tour.
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Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:58 am

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RanchPilot wrote:
motosix wrote:Awesome video! Are these the Killpecker dunes just north of Rock Springs?


Yep. About 10 minutes from the ranch.

Let me know if you're ever in this neck of the woods and I'd be happy to give you the aerial tour.


That would be fantastic. This is a perfect excuse to take my Cubby for a little northern adventure once the bugs are worked out of her...
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Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:01 am

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I just love the "chasing the shadow shots". Very nice.
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Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:10 am

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Beamer pilot wrote:I just love the "chasing the shadow shots". Very nice.


Here's an older one I did that isn't anything spectacular, but you might enjoy it if you like the visual effect of chasing shadows. I had fun with it because it felt like the shadow almost became like another character in the video.

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Sat Oct 11, 2014 4:30 pm

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Darin, your OP video got picked up in AOPA's Facebook feed today! :D :D
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Sat Oct 11, 2014 8:40 pm

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Thanks, we really enjoyed that one, and the wife said "That's a lot more fun and nicer than flying in the mountains !"
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