This might not be the correct location for this post, but it is a destination. I joined a log time ago, but haven't had much to say, just listening. Mad as hell lately, every chance I get to fly it's foggy. Felt like I was in the air today though when I saw the Bull Run Video by Neighbor Peet. Hope you guys enjoy this, I did. Try not to pick on the landing.... I know.
<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2403666&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2403666&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/2403666">Playin On The River</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user994840">Stinson</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.

Thats it I am getting my camera next month come hell or high water!!


Very Nice, the music fit pretty good as well!

I sure couldn't pick on that landing...nicely done. What a beautiful gravel bar. Good Job!

gb

That was sweet!

Hey your prop does the same thing mine does...what camera were you using?

Great video! The landing sure looked fine to me..... keep em coming.

Neighbor Pete

Helped make the foggy day here in the valley more bearable. Thanks for sharing.

Nice video. The landing looked excellent to me, not that I'm any kind of judge.

By your vimeo name, I assume you're flying a Stinson? What model, HP, mods? Any estimates on how long the gravel bar is?

Thanks, I'm glad some of you enjoyed. Thats a bunch of questions for a listener though. Wallmart special on the camera (flip video) with a ram mount. You are correct on the Stinson, 108-2 with the 165 franklin. AS for the gravel bar length, I'm not sure, as you can tell from the video it is quite long, with a lot left behind. On grass I am normaly off at around 700 ft. with full fuel and pilot.

Nice video! Wish I were there! Thanks for sharing.

Is that the bar between Newberg and Dayton?

tom

Savannah-Tom wrote:Is that the bar Newberg and Dayton?

tom

East of Dayton - don't forget survival gear and fishing pole, very remote accessible only by air or water. Oh - I wouldn't eat the fish.

bcpstudent wrote:East of Dayton - don't forget survival gear and fishing pole, very remote accessible only by air or water. Oh - I wouldn't eat the fish.

I thought so. I landed there once. Didn't fish, just left some wet rocks. Oh, that must be why you don't eat the fish?

tom

To close to the Independence airport cafe to do your own cooking!!!

If you eat the fish, it is likely you will grow an extra thumb. If Skystrider gets in the in there in the next week or two he could get his christmas wish.

bcpstudent wrote:If you eat the fish, it is likely you will grow an extra thumb. If Skystrider gets in the in there in the next week or two he could get his christmas wish.

Thanks for the tip! What are the coordinates?

Unfortunatly, I just found out that the my old airplane was wrecked on that bar this summer. The NTSB report makes it sound like it may have been totaled (it was a cheap plane). Finding that out kind of stings a little. I never really got attached my old trucks, but that was the first plane I owned and I still have a little soft spot for it.

What was it?
I have a soft spot for my first one too- a humble (stock) C150. I see these days that it's parked in an open hangar at a local airport. I've never seen it in the air since I sold it 11 years ago, thought it's been through at least 2 local owners. Too bad, I had a lotta fun in it and it taught me a thing or two.

Eric

From Google Earth, It looks like this is the gravel bar. Just east of Dayton OR.



Looking closely, looks like an airplane in the northeast corner

If this is that bar then it looks like a popular spot. That looks like an airplane parked there.


http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=45.217742,-123.045722&spn=0.002898,0.004828&t=h&z=18

Edit: Doh, beat me to it.

hotrod150 wrote:What was it?
I have a soft spot for my first one too- a humble (stock) C150. I see these days that it's parked in an open hangar at a local airport. I've never seen it in the air since I sold it 11 years ago, thought it's been through at least 2 local owners. Too bad, I had a lotta fun in it and it taught me a thing or two.

Eric

It was a 160hp Pacer. I bought 50% of it just after I moved here from the midwest. That plane allowed me to see way more of the Northwest than I would have otherwise. It taught me quite a bit too. Hopefully they can put the pieces back together.