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I haven't flown this area in person but I just did in spirit as I went along on this video.
Beautifical sceanery over Arizona in a couple of beautiful and historic planes taking off in Falcon Field in Mesa Az.
Wow!
Hope you enjoy.
http://vimeo.com/18135369
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War Eagle,
The link says, "Address not valid". Can you try again?
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War Eagle's link had to much info.... try this:
http://vimeo.com/18135369
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The videography was very well done in this one. Falcon Field is my home base and the area they were flying over was Roosevelt Lake, Dam, and around the Superstition Mtns. Very beautiful area.
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Beautiful country to fly in.
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Not quite as purdy as your area Steve...I hope to make it up there soon.
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Dan, if you come up I'll take you flying. I'll even let you fly ol' 85DD.
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Lethbridge Airshow yesterday and today. Its no Oshkosh or Arlington but it is 2 days of planes, jets and flying club static display. Rolled my Kitfox up to the CF-18 and took a pic before security chased me away:D
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Nice! Between that and the CC-17 you have a pretty good photo album.
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Was up cruising and seen this biplane higher up and coming at me. Pored the coal to the old Kitfox and was up 1000 feet and made the 180 to catch him. Tuned the IVO inflight and caught him. He was a bit nervous and turn down and away when I got close; I thought I was in a dog fight for a secound. So I kept my distance and moved in slower till I got this picture. :D I love my Kitfox.
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Nicely done Mic!.... both the quick pic with the RCAF plane and the "dogfight"!
BTW.... I just ordered 16" and 20" RCAF Roundels just like the one on the CF18 in the picture. I'm putting them on each side of the tail and under the right wing.....Gotta rasie the flag!
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If you look at post 49 in this thread roundels are the blue and white circle with the maple leaf on it that is on the CF18. It's one of our air force markings
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Thanks , must be an up north term, like stars and bars
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I actually think we got it from the RAF because they called them roundels too.
Canada, it's own country yet still so influenced by the commonwealth.
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I fly around Mt Airy N.C.
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All I can say is very cool picture, you need to keep that airplane!
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2013 came in with a cold front here in Phoenix. Well cold for us. 35 degrees New Years morning. Yes I know some would love that as their high temp for the day but here it is chilly.
Arrived at DVT about 9:30 hoping the sun would do its duty and warm the hangar and contents enough to facilitate an easy start of my 912S. I seem to have the coldest blooded Rotax on the North American continent. Much below 50 degrees and it objects to internal combustion but then so does its owner.:rolleyes:
Don't laugh. I preheated my engine with a heat gun. Even a 5 degree temperature increase of high priced Austrian aluminum makes the difference between go or go back home. I did the longest, most thorough pre-flight I could manage while my little four-stroke contraption warmed its cockles by a whopping 10 degrees. There was hope of meeting Dan B and his wife Wendy at Falcon Field by 11 am yet. A plan had come together the night before to fly to Marana,AZ (AVQ) for breakfast/lunch.
Dan would take his lovely and very patient bride on her very first flight in their new family Kitfox.
It was a great way to start the New Year. The flight was fun, the day beautiful, the meal was good and the company, stellar. Only regret was my wife was too under the weather to make the flight with us. It is the cold and flu season. :( I promised her we'd all fly to Sedona but only when it warms up a little.
Now, random photos of our day. Hope yours was memorable too.
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Looking good.
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Picacho Peak
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The first of many fun adventures.
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Casa Grande on the way home.
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Old copper mine near Casa Grande.
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Thanks for the write-up Steve...this was a great start to the new year! Lots of firsts going on here today...First flight for Wendy and now I'm seeing the first air to air photo ever taken of N314DW. Very cool shots Steve! I told Wendy the same about going to Sedona when it warms up, so we should be back to 110 degrees in what...a couple weeks :) We look forward to Nancy being able to go. We hope everyone has a great New Year in 2013 and we are looking forward to seeing many more Kitfoxes make their maiden flights.
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Looks like Steve, Dan and Wendy had a great flight. Flying with someone else is a fun way to go. Good on you guys!
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WOW 50 degrees...Steve you are one spoiled guy...:D I was able to get up yesterday with a high of 30 a bit chilli. Only lasted an hour. No cabin heat. But better a cool flight than no flight at all...
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Yep 50 F would be nice! , I did a lake recce on Dec 29 temp was -15c / 5 F .
with the cabin heater and dressed sort of like for skiing, it was a pleasant 3.5 hr flight.
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Nice early afternoon flight to Payson,AZ. Dan B. dropped into Deer Valley Airport and off we go as a two ship to late lunch at Payson. Usually don't go that direction this time of year but with temps tickling 80 degrees F. we figured we could chance a flight to higher elevations.
It was still shirt sleeve weather in Payson but there were traces of funny looking cold white stuff on the North side of the cafe.:confused: Payson is beautiful any time of year. We actually ate breakfast instead of lunch. First meal of the day for both of us so why not?
For those fellow Kitfoxers feeling the long days of a cold winter, here are a few photos of a place somewhat milder in climate. :)
Dan arrives at DVT. Off we go to Payson,AZ
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On the way up some of that white stuff on the
mountain tops. Good place for it.
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Payson/food ahead.
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Tied down at Payson.
Mogion Rim in the background.
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Still shirt sleeve weather at Payson.
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View from our table at the
Crosswinds Cafe.
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Dan and I split up and head for
home. Down hill to warmer temps.
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Last ridge with snow.
Next stop, Valley of the Sun.
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Overhead Carefree Sky Ranch.
14 miles to DVT.
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Landing DVT Phoenix.
80 degrees just like that.
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Back from pine trees and snow
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Arizona in January. Sweet.:)
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You make me want to pull the old girl out of her hangar and head south!
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Would live to. Can't get out of town. I think Ogden, UT (KOGD) has been IFR for about a month.
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Had a great time yesterday Doc! The clear skies made for a beautiful flight. After our split departing KPAN I took her to just under 9000' what a view! Dropping into the Valley I had Fountain Hills going off to my right and the Superstition Mountains with Weavers Needle standing proud to the left...Of course this was the day I left the GoPro on the table at home...glad you got off some pictures ;)
Steve, you need to thaw out your plane down here any time! I may very well make it up to Utah this summer.
Here is the track of the flight compliments of a Tiny Track APRS unit.
click on the dots and you can see speed and elevation. http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=11&cal...400&tail=86400
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Great adventure. We left Phoenix on friday. The only warm day we had. Had ice on the puddles a few mornings up in Scottsdale.:mad: That tracker is very cool. Good pictures with the gopro. I just got my Hero3 Black edition in the mail yesterday. fun fun:D
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I love the photos keep them coming.
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Earlier this month, looking north into Capay Valley, northern California. I'm still flying a club Cessna until my Model IV-1200 is finished!
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Deer Valley to Indian Hills Airpark.
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I took the day off to visit with folks down from Minnesota and Iowa.
Met up with Kevin and Tim at Indian Hills. Weather was perfect. No wind, painfully blue skies, temps in the 70's. Had to see Kevin's model 6 with the 7 firewall forward. Beautiful Kitfox inside and out. I recognized it right away as having been originally on amphib floats with a 914 turbo. Now sporting a more mild but quite capable 912S with conventional gear. Great set up for his private grass strip back in Northern Iowa. Congrats. Kevin.
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Tim & Barb from Blue Earth, MN, own a beautiful place on Indian Hills Airpark. Tim not long ago completed a gorgeous Super Cub. We decided that lunch would happen about 40 miles west at Quartsite,AZ. Off we go as a 3 ship for food and site seeing. Got some nice air to air photos. We were met at the little airstrip by a local name of Rocky. Rocky drove us to the good cafe 3 miles down the road and later gave us a tour of what can only be described as the largest privately owned collection of interesting automobiles in the US. There were no kidding, thousands of cars and trucks scattered in various yards and various states of repair or disrepair. What a great day. Airplanes, food and some of the most collectable of all Americana on wheels I've ever seen. Thanks Rocky.
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Back to Indian Hills for some hangar talk and fresh brownies and lemonade. Thanks Barb.
Indian Hills is one of those rare places where aviation is practiced in a most relaxing and enjoyable way. If there is a formula for fun flying it is proven here and should be duplicated as much as possible. I always feel at home and hate to leave. Yes, I know the secret. It's the people. It always is. Airplanes are everywhere and so are runways.
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Dave Kennedy lives a couple open hangar doors down from Tim and Barb and spent the day Kitfoxing with Kevin. He owns a PA-12 SuperCruiser that looks like factory new and a spectacular hangar/home where he is working on a Murphy Rebel. Lots of building going on here. Great to meet and fly with Dave. Oh, and after his first flight in a Kitfox, we may have a new convert.;)
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Well guys. Hope you're not sick of the photos. Wish you all could have sat in the hangar with us, soaking up the Arizona sun for an afternoon. I hope you can feel the warmth from the photos.
Talking airplanes and drinking lemonade is a great way to spend a day.
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Oh yeah, now that's some kind of good living!
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Let's not forget that winter isn't always bad. I have had a lot of good days of play this winter.
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This is on Upper Twin Lake in north Idaho. Almost glare conditions.
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This is a tight little lake called Power Lake in NE Washington up in the mountains by 49 degrees North, ski resort.
I think this year's weather has not been as good as past winters, but I have still had a bunch of good days. I have put 20 hours on skis so far this winter.
You can see more pictures of our fun in my Ski photo album; there are also a few new ones in my Formation album.
I enjoy the warm too, but I will not give up my ski flying.
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Nice post Kelly & DesertFox4. Thanks for sharing. Keeps up builders motivated!
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Kevin, I see ya got it on wheels and flying. Looks like you had a good trip to the southwestern US. The Kitfox looks great. Congrats.
Fooey
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Landing on Alton Bay NH, sheer ice. Landing was no problem, turning around to back taxi took some finesse
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This was taken about three years ago, but gives another perspective of where Dorsal landed. The cleared area to the left of the runway was for the Alton Bay Winter Carnival Bed Race - an annual event, weather (and ice) permitting!
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