mlanger's Videos

Helicopter Descent to Little Colorado River Gorge

mlanger — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:58:01 GMT

Here's a narrated descent from the Coconino Plateau to the Little Colorado River Gorge. The camera is mounted on the nose of the helicopter.

By mlanger

Tags : AZ, aerial, arizona, gorge, helicopter

Upcoming Blog Post about Lake Powell Flying

mlanger — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:39:04 GMT

A quick video blog entry to tell everyone about a 3-part blog post I'm working on. It'll be full of tips for pilots interested in flying around Lake Powell.

By mlanger

Tags : arizona, az, desert, flying, lake, powell

Lake Powell from Romana Mesa

mlanger — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:10:01 GMT

I took a back road trip out to Romana Mesa on the north side of Lake Powell yesterday. Here's a quick video look at what I saw.

By mlanger

Tags : desert, lake, red

Ramp 'Action' at Page Airport

mlanger — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:20:35 GMT

Video recorded by user's WebCam on Sat Aug 23 17:20:33 MST 2008

By mlanger

Tags : Arizona, Lake, Powell, airplanes, airport, desert, flying, red

Helicopter Flight from Marble Canyon

mlanger — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:33:01 GMT

Since I haven't had time to post to my blog, I thought I'd upload a new video clip. In this 4+ minute clip, I'm taking off in the helicopter from Marble Canyon Airport and climbing out toward Page, AZ. You'll see my takeoff "roll," the cracked pavement of the taxiway, and the narrow runway at Marble Canyon Airport, before I bank sharply to the right past the Vermillion Cliffs, near historic Navajo Bridge, over Lees Ferry, and up the canyon to Page. No real audio on this one; just some muted helicopter sounds. Comments are welcome -- and appreciated!

By mlanger

Tags : AZ, Arizona, Canyon, aerial, helicopter, river

I'm Home!

mlanger — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:04:52 GMT

Some thoughts about being home after 2 months of living in a 21-foot travel trailer.

By mlanger

Tags : blog, video

Helicopter Landing at San Luis Obispo

mlanger — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:17:00 GMT

Join me and Louis for the last 8 minutes of a flight to San Luis Obispo with landing instructions from the world's chattiest tower controller.

By mlanger

Tags : CA, California, Luis, Obispo, San, helicopter, landing

Spinning Windmill

mlanger — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:38:02 GMT

Not the best video, but I was trying to capture the sound made by the spinning windmill at the Wild Horse Wind Facility.

By mlanger

Tags : WA, washington, wind, windmill

K-Max Helicopter Fighting Fire

mlanger — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:56:01 GMT

Here's a video I made with my miserable Nikon CoolPix camera last Friday. It shows a K-Max helicopter fighting a fire in East Wenatchee, WA. More photos at http://www.AnEclecticMind.com/

By mlanger

Tags : Washington, fire, firefighting, helicotper

Low Helicopter Flight to Pateros

mlanger — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:04:01 GMT

Here's a recent flight up the Columbia River between Lake Chelan and Pateros. It was a beautiful, calm morning and the water on the river was like glass for most of the flight. Unfortunately, the SD card on my POV.1 filled up before I landed about 30 seconds later. But I think it's among the best segments of video I've recorded recently.

By mlanger

Tags : Columbia, WA, Washington, helicopter

Helicopter Flight on Columbia

mlanger — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:15:01 GMT

Okay, so here's yet another video of a helicopter flight down to the Columbia River near Lake Chelan. Features a 1500 foot per minute descent -- that's about the same rate of descent if the engine quit.

By mlanger

Tags : Chelan, Columbia, River, WA, Washington, helicopter

Helicopter Flight from Quincy to Chelan

mlanger — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:57:03 GMT

This time, I mounted the camera inside the cockpit on a new mounting pole. (I call it the "wigglestick" because it definitely adds an element of wiggle to the image.) It was a 30-minute flight, but I didn't keep the camera running the whole time. Nice scenery near the end. Would love to read your comments.

By mlanger

Tags : Columbia, River, WA, Washington, flying, helicopter

Helicopter Flight from Chelan to Pateros

mlanger — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:47:01 GMT

Join me for a 10-minute helicopter flight from a field on Lake Chelan Airport to a patch of grass alongside the Columbia River next to the Lake Pateros Motor Inn, where I'll be based until July 7.

By mlanger

Tags : Columbia, River, WA, Washington, flying, helicopter

June 25 2008 Update

mlanger — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:02:01 GMT

Here's a video blog entry from my camper. In it, I explain my big temporary move to Brewster.

By mlanger

Tags : camping, flying, helicopter

Gurgling Pipe

mlanger — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:58:02 GMT

I was riding my bicycle alongside a canal the other day when I heard a weird gurgling noise. Here's what I found.

By mlanger

Tags : WA, Washington, canal, pipe, sound

Quincy Lakes

mlanger — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:51:01 GMT

A re-upload of my Quincy Lakes video. This time, the sound SHOULD work. Here's how I spent yesterday.

By mlanger

Tags : Quincy, WA, Washington, lakes

Helicopter Flight Up Columbia River Through Wenatchee

mlanger — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:17:03 GMT

Here's a 3+ minute segment of my flight up the Columbia River through Wenatchee. The camera is mounted on the helicopter's nose for the best view on board. Read about this flight in my blog.

By mlanger

Tags : Columbia, River, WA, Washington, Wenatchee, helicopter

Helicopter Flight from Wenatchee to Quincy

mlanger — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:45:01 GMT

Join me for a 15-minute helicopter flight from Wenatchee Airport to Quincy Airport in Washington. The flight goes down the Columbia River, past Rock Island Dam to Crescent Bar before climbing up to the farm town of Quincy. Some commentary along the way.

By mlanger

Tags : Columbia, Quincy, River, WA, Washington, Wenatchee, helicopter

Don't Dry the Apricot Trees

mlanger — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:21:01 GMT

They told me about the apricot trees so I wanted to see them from the ground. Here's the story.

By mlanger

Tags : WA, Washington, apricot, cherry

Bird Trap (with Birds)

mlanger — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:25:01 GMT

Here's a bird trap alongside a cherry orchard, filled with very unfortunate starlings.

By mlanger

Tags : WA, Washington, birds, cherry