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Helicopter Flight Up the Salt River

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A video from the Flying M Air YouTube channel.

Here’s a cockpit POV view looking out the front window between me and my buddy Woody as we flew from Falcon Field (FFZ) in Mesa, AZ all the way up the Salt River to Roosevelt Lake. The cockpit intercom audio did not record [insert eye roll emoji here] so I wound up narrating it in the editing process.

I want to give a HUGE shout out to the channel members and Patreon patrons who made this flight possible — I had to rent this helicopter to do the flight and make the video.

You can see Woody in a tour of a King Air airplane in this video: https://youtu.be/1cylLFqhnzg

Helicopter Power Line Work

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A video from the Flying M Air YouTube channel.

The title and narration pretty much says it all. We were driving across the desert and spotted some helicopter activity near some power lines. We found a road that took us right to the action. (BTW, This is the kind of thing you can see when you shut off the TV/video game/Internet and get out a little.)

I found this work fascinating and I think that if I were alone I would have captured hours of footage. But I think this taste from two angles is more than enough.

Anyone know what those line guys make? I sure hope it’s a lot!

I do know the name of the company performing this work, but have decided not to release it. Why? Well although I’m sure they were following all safety precautions and their pilots were properly trained for the work — you don’t get a job like this by being a fly-by-night operator — there’s always ONE viewer who finds something to complain about and I’m not going to help them cause trouble for these folks. Can’t you just sit back, watch, and be amazed at the things we can do?

Comments? Leave them below. I hope you enjoyed this; I’ll try to release other new content soon.

Snowbirding 2021: Drone Footage of Our Backwaters Camp

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A look at our camp from the air.

I took out my Mavic Pro a few days ago and shot some footage of our winter camp.

I actually shot this on two different days. The first day, I took it up to get a few shots of my friend Janet, who was fishing from her boat down the backwater channel we’re camped on. I then shot a video overflight ending at our camp.

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Time once again for a shameless plug…

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If you like helicopters, you’ll love the FlyingMAir YouTube Channel. Check it out for everything from time-lapse annual inspections to cockpit POV autorotation practice to a flight home from a taco dinner at a friend’s house — and more.

I shot the second half the next day. I wanted to circle the camp from the air, but I wanted it set up as we usually have it. The first day, my truck was parked inside the living area because we’d offload groceries and water jugs. In the second half of the video, my truck is parked where it belongs, on the other side of the boat ramp.

The light was definitely better the first day I shot. I should have just moved the damn truck and kept shooting. My bad.

Anyway, here’s the video; I posted it on the FlyingMAir YouTube channel. Read the video description to learn more about my music choice.