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@@blackhorse2947 Why I make these videos. Earth is so beautiful when your flying.

@@GeorgeHardin I got my license in early 1970 flying a Cessna 150 & 172. Just flew for pleasure and my greatest thrill was flying up to Oshkosh each August. Take my supplies, throw a tarp over the wing and camp out. Greetings from OKC…. Michael

I adjusted the throttle a few days later and this has not happened since.

I am afraid of heights too. Fell 40 ft once and broke a lot of bones. But I have confronted my fears and don't let them stop me from enjoying flying.

Lookup Steve Henry for short takeoffs!

He cause he can?

My friends held my struts so I could get to the taxi way. I didnt want them on the runway. No one was flying in or out.

My normal takeoff is 300'. My friends on the ground estimated 30-50'.

Thanks Chuck! That gorilla tape hack on the elevator gap works great!!

Thanks Chuck! It was great flying with you. Here's to more flying adventures.

Thanks Chuck! You had a cameo!! Next one is JC!

I just came back from a Kitfox fly-in and compared to similar Kitfox's, it did pretty good in the climb department. 100 HP at 734lbs empty makes it a good performer.

That is exactly why I do these videos. Flying is like no other experience.

@@GeorgeHardin thanks, and I'll subscribe 🙂

I didn't build the airplane, bought it from the original builder who did an excellent job. I am a woodworker, so I wanted to update the panel with wood and new avionics.

Well it looks like any modifications that you completed just made the plane much more air worthy and current with today's technologies! @@GeorgeHardin

Hi Hamid, thanks for the comment. Yes, it was hard watching you guys graduate! I ended up working for the state for 25 years and retired in 2014. If you watch my newer videos you will see that I obtained my pilots license and do a lot of flying. I still communicate with members of our class. Hope you had a good career and retired in one piece!

Thanks Chuck! I was pretty nervous that day.

He loves to get the good shot! He is a Film Production Major at Monterey CSU

Thanks. We just moved here a year ago. Love Oregon!

Flying is SO MUCH FUN! Sold my motorcycle 10 years ago and flying is way more fun.

Thanks!! We live in a beautiful area.

With an axe and an IPA!

I loved California but Oregon has some pretty spectacular scenery too!

Thanks Dan. Has been a great airplane. Right at 600 hrs. Heading to Truckee from Oregon tomorrow. Another 8 hrs of flying.

@@GeorgeHardin Sounds like fun...keep the videos going, I enjoy seeing them.

Thanks Daniel! I will look next time!

I will give you a heads up when I go back to Cottage Grove. Love the town and the airport!

I have building a camper van, a full time project. That is why you haven't heard from me regarding Idaho.

Thanks Daniel! I love the area we lived in California, it was an outdoor paradise. But it was just getting too hot and crowded and we needed to downsize our housing since our son just left for college. Whereabouts are you living right now?

@GeorgeHardin still in yakima Washington been here 22yrs

Thanks! I hope to do more flying since I didn't fly to much in the last year.

I think so too! A really fun airplane to fly.

After 2 years recuperation and 4 surgeries on my arm I tried to return to finish the academy, and the commissioner wouldn't let me. They did offer me a job in their Telecom Department, at half what I would have made as a new officer, which I did accept. I ended up doing Telecom and IT work for the state and retired after 25 years. But driving a desk was not the same thing as driving a Black and White. I did not get a disability retirement because I wasn't sworn yet. Sometimes life deals bad cards, so you just have to play the cards your delt. I have had a good life and as you can see in other videos, I am now enjoying my new passion flying.

Thanks Rick! I think some of the wood may have come from Charlie.

Thanks G! Maybe we can go up in the Kitfox sometime.

A very fun airplane! Going to start posting Oregon flights this summer. Good luck with your Kitfox.

Thanks Rumbear! I got lucky and bought a hanger in Lebanon. It is a fixer upper, but it doesnt leak.

Hello Max! Danke schon! Ich habe in Deutschland 2 jahre gewohnen in Ansbach in 1983-1985. Deutschland gefahlt mir! I use the Insta360 OneX on a selfie stick attached to my wing strut. It shoots in 360, then you use the software afterwards to adjust the point of view. I connect an external battery to the camera and turn it on before I fly. Ich will urlaub machen in Deutschland 2023.✈️

@@GeorgeHardin Fabulous! Looks like a very handy camera. I assume you have been to Ansbach during your army time? Actually I have been to Ansbach and Grafenwöhr when I was in the Bundeswehr (when I was 18 it was still compusory). Let me know when you come to Germany - happy to help in case you want to go flying or need any advice.

Yes, I was in an Artillery Battalion and spent a lot of time in Grafenwohr! Our Unit formed an association to remember our unit. I built the website our association at www.28fara.org. I will contact you when I come there. Schuss!

I asked afterwards if I had to pay extra for that lesson! Unbeknownst to both of us, if you pull the throttle hard enough on a Rotax, there is enough "give" in the system to kill the motor. I have since adjusted the idle stops. He did a good job of landing.

Thanks Cameron, give me a call sometime and we'll talk about some different strategies for getting your PPL.

Hi Ricardo, I use the Insta360 OneX mounted on a selfie stick, connected to a backup battery. With 360 cameras, you shoot the video and then change the video afterwards using the software. Great camera, and it is amazing all the things you can do with this camera.

Thanks Gaston! I love the area of the US that I live in.

Thanks Rodney! So many beautiful places to see in Oregon, California, Idaho, ect.