A cockpit POV video from the FlyingMAir YouTube Channel.

COME FLY WITH ME as I take Central Washington University geology professor and star of “Nick on the Rocks” Nick Zentner on a helicopter tour of the area between Mission Ridge in Wenatchee and Malaga, which is just down the river, with a focus on geology. Nick talks about the geology of the area and explains how the land under our local airport and my home were formed. I show him some landslides he’s never seen and give him a unique view of Saddle Rock. This is part 2 of a two-part series, cut short when one of the cameras died in flight.

Some videos referenced in this video:

• Nick on the Rocks (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18y1vgsGPLbl3wrSZwUyvkAiUJHZTS5Y
• Liberty Gold Mines: https://youtu.be/MiHzRAuv9JY
• More Helicopter Cherry Drying: https://youtu.be/rdKh43jrPz0

Points of Interest Discussed:

• Mission Ridge Ski Resort: https://www.missionridge.com/
• Wenatchee, WA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenatchee,_Washington
• Wenatchee Pangborn Memorial Airport: https://www.flywenatchee.com/

About Me and the Helicopter

• I have been flying for about 20 years. My nearly 4,000 hours of flight time is in Robinson R44, Robinson R22, and Bell 206L (Long Ranger) helicopters.
• The helicopter is a 2005 Robinson R44 Raven II — the same one that appears in the photo at the beginning of the video. You can learn more about them here: https://robinsonheli.com/r44-specifications/ I own this helicopter. It is the third helicopter I’ve owned since 2000.
• My helicopter has ADS-B Out and is picked up by radar facilities. You can see my track for recent flights on Flightradar24: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n7534D This is a great site for tracking any almost any flight, including the airlines.

About Nick Zentner

• Nick has an MS in Geology and has been teaching at Central Washington University since 1992.
• In 2015, Nick received the prestigious James Shea Award, a national award recognizing exceptional delivery of Earth Science to the general public.

You can learn more about Nick on his website: http://www.nickzentner.com/

• You can watch Nick on the Rocks episodes here:
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18y1vgsGPLbl3wrSZwUyvkAiUJHZTS5Y

About the Video

• The video was recorded with a pair of GoPro Hero 7 cameras (https://amzn.to/2Lxyzwl), one of which is connected to the helicopter’s intercom system with an NFlightCam audio cable (https://amzn.to/31syLTm). Both cameras record audio, but I dialed down the helicopter sound to about 25% of normal volume so it wouldn’t be annoying.
• The video was edited on a Macintosh using Screenflow software. Learn more about it here: https://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm
• The intro music is by Bob Levitus, famed “Dr. Mac.” You can find him here: http://www.boblevitus.com/

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