That kinda looks like a little gun! Thats what you should tell people that ask!!

You know, I have for the longest time wanted to mount a paintball gun on my strut with a trigger control in the cockpit. That would add a whole new dimension to coyote chasing. Or cow buzzing for that matter.

emflys wrote:The tail cam is back on and ready for the trip.....ready to capture some crappy 480 line, poor low light, and 4:3 old school aspect ratio quality video!!!

Damnit!! Pick up an HD version! How can you ever expect to make it onto the Youtube/Vimeo channels with standard definition footage!??

I know, I know. The problem with the Contour HD or Go Pro version is two fold: 1) the strobing of the prop is just too distracting (have not had good luck with ND filters either, and 2) no ability to remotely start and stop recording.

You really need a true video camera (not the CCD type) for Pilot POV or Tailcam work. Problem is, I don't have one, and don't want to spend the money, and they are big to put on the tail.

I could get away with the Contour on the tail as you don't see the prop much, but that's the only good place I can use it. If I could remotely start/stop it (without cracking the case and doing some mod to do it) I would probably just buy it.

There is a possibility I will have something for JC, but not sure.

Don't worry - I'm bringing my Kodak Zi8 and will get some good ground-to-air stuff, and I can stick it out on my strut for some "to the right of the pilot POV" stuff.

I hope to see everybody at the JC fly-in. I know the GuyWagon is ready to go.....


...Guy

Guy wrote:I hope to see everybody at the JC fly-in. I know the GuyWagon is ready to go.....


...Guy

Hey Guy, are the other 2 skywagons coming? hangar trash and ????? help me.

I don't know about hangar trash, he has got to get his airplane back together. The other 180 is John, he might be able to make it but has a weddiing for his daughter first part of July in Washington DC. So odds are it will just be me and possiblly a passenger.
...Guy

Guy, good to see you are planning to go. Me too, weather permitting.

tom

LOT of snow the last week or so, here's behind my place not too long ago. my strip is just a couple miles away and 4 K lower. People are still hiking and skiing this, since the ski area is closed for the year. The first shows a good landing area for when I get the skis back on, it is all rock in the summer, the snow sure beautifies things!


Just a little to the south, this is the backside of the peak in my avatar, and is some of the best back country skiing and snowboarding around, too steep to land and no place on top long enough either, I've looked it over good this winter while 'boarding and it ain't going to happen. Not without brakes on the skis anyway.

anybody gonna show up early to JC? My wife is running a local race on Saturday so I'll want head back to east Idaho on Friday. Thought about going to JC on Wed and staying till Friday if some peeps were going to be around.

Avidflyer and I will hopefully arrive at Homedale, ID on wed. night. Will probably stay the night and head to JC early thur.

whee wrote:anybody gonna show up early to JC? My wife is running a local race on Saturday so I'll want head back to east Idaho on Friday. Thought about going to JC on Wed and staying till Friday if some peeps were going to be around.

Depends whee.....Don't know my schedule yet..if I don't go to the west coast, probably will be into JC either Wed or Thursday morning...like to stop at Smiley to spend at least 1 night.
HC

The SuperCub.org folks are going to be at JC the 17th-21st. Some of them may still be there on Wed.

I will likely be there on Wednesday if not before. Will know better the closer we get.

Dokmow wrote:I will likely be there on Wednesday if not before. Will know better the closer we get.

I will be there on Wednesday wx permitting. I want to have a shot a Mile Hi Thursday AM.

ok. sounds like some people are going to be around so I'll try to arrange to be there on wed.

Rob what does Thursday am have to do with going to Mile HI?

taildrgfun wrote:Rob what does Thursday am have to do with going to Mile HI?

Hey Steve, I have never been there. I want to go when it is cool and calm and not busy. Hope to see you at JC. Cheers...Rob

Will prob launch dawn thurs, hope to arrive by 11am.