I hope to explore the mountain by airplane, drone and on foot. Well, I had hoped to use a drone, turns out Baxter State Park does not allow drones to operate from park property. Not a big deal.
Category: Aviation
Stuff having to do with flying, the airplane or other aviation items of interest.
Oscar’s Video
Emmeline’s boyfriend Oscar, created this video from our flight on July 18. Sorry, so far no shots of Oscar. Oh wait, here’s a non aviation picture taken by Anne Ferrard.
Androscoggin River at Bethel
Yesterday I flew my first solo flight to Bethel since last year. I was able to shoot some pretty good video of the Androscoggin River at Bethel. I decided to give myself a one day deadline to shoot the video, edit it and upload it. I made it, but of course, I see things that I could have done better.
Five Islands and an Updated Video
Our favorite lobster pound in the Midcoast Maine area is Five Islands. After flying by it a couple of days ago I decided to make a short video of it from the air. I then added an earlier video of my grandson jumping off their wharf into the cold Atlantic. Brr, but fun!
I also updated my video of the same flight this time from Waldoboro to Friendship and my sister’s cabin. This one clearly identifies her cabin.
Waldoboro to Martin Point (Friendship) Video
Now that I have my medical back, I’m back to shooting video. I have lots t process, but since family and friends are visiting this summer, I thought I’d put this together for them.
I Got my Medical Cert Back and More…
Yay, I can fly again by myself. I actually enjoying it more when I am flying with others, but its nice to know I can go up alone. A big thank you to Congresswoman Chellie Pingree’s office for assisting me regain my certificate.
I think that it is time to redo this web site. Thus far I’ve been concentrating on aerial photography and video stuff. My overall photography, videography skill level needs improvement. So. I’ll be reworking this web site to incorporate both aerial and land based images, maybe even some drone work. My primary subject matter will be Maine, but other areas will be added when feasible.
Flight tomorrow (April 25, 2022)
After a couple of test flights and a few tweaks, my plane is ready to fly. Unfortunately, the pilot is still waiting for the FAA to approve his medical certificate, but on photo shoots I take another pilot, so it’s all good.
If the weather is good we’ll either video the upper Androscoggin River or grab some shots of Mt Washington. Either, will be fun.
I’m busy improving my Final Cut Pro video editing chops, using Ripple Training. It’s an online course that digs deeply into all the nuances of FCP. Good stuff, there’s a lot to learn about that program.
Not Resolutions, Just Need to Do Stuff
Get healthy! Get strong!
Redo the lighthouse portion of this website. It’s a mess, I used different image galleries, different means of displaying the pictures. Should I organize them geographically or perhaps photogenically? A few 2022 calendars were printed, but they need some supporting material such as location and history of the lighthouses.
For 2022 I had planned to aerial photograph the 14 +4K mountain peaks in Maine. I’ll work on that. My sister also suggested some sort of aerial travelogue about the Kennebec and Androscoggin Rivers. That would be fun and give me an opportunity to work on my video as well as my still photography skills.
But first, I need to get healthy and I need to get strong.
Happy New Year!
Why Fly to the Brunswick Executive Airport
This video project is now complete. Hope you enjoy.
Local (to me) Lighthouses
On February 11, 2021, we started to reshoot and photograph for the first time, some of the lighthouses located close to the Brunswick area. Included are Doubling Point and the range, Squirrel Point, Perkins Island, Pond Island, Seguin, Hendricks Head, The Cuckolds and Burnt Island Lights. I’m using a new camera with a much higher resolution, which is very helpful, but I have a bit of a learning curve to overcome. Thank you Jakob for the piloting assist.
