Random Griz Aviation Musings

[Griz882]

Cool hobby. Wonder how you go about finding the originals for something like that. Wouldn't many be done in Japan?

Most of it seems to be American and European artists. I’ll ask how he got started.

 

[ChuckMK23]

Picked up the sister ship...

 

[jmcquate]

SEA camo can be tricky.

 

[wink]

Just saw this today for the first time. STOL Drag Side by side race over 2000 feet measured on a runway. Pretty cool. Kinda scary if you ask me. Basically a short take off so you can accelerate airborne over the course. Must land past the 2000' marker so pilots slip and dump flaps. Land and do a 180 and fly back to the start. Faster you get down and turn around the sooner you get airborne accelerating opposite direction. First landing past the start line and full stop wins. I saw some very aggressive slipping at barely 20 feet. If I was flying and saw out the corner of my eye a wing 15-20 feet away dip 30 degrees my direction I might crap my pants. What if the goof doesn't get enough rudder in? What if his 180 on the deck is into my lane and not away? It is fun to watch.

 

[ChuckMK23]

Reminds me of one of my favorite Richard Bach short stories... "The Dream Fly-In"

 

[Griz882]

News of the World! The Griz-O-Copter is back in the air and made it East of the Mississippi River for the first time ever…



And the Tennessee River as well!

 

[Griz882]

Damn! Got waylaid by small town airfield administration on a Sunday. The guy with the key to the fuel pump wouldn’t come in until after church. My 7 am departure became a noon departure…had to stop for the night a few hours short of my goal.

Oak Ridge…glows green…


Through the gap and into Virginia!

 

[jmcquate]

Looks like you're doing your best to control the insect population.

 

[Griz882]

Looks like you're doing your best to control the insect population.

One more and I’m an ace!

 

[Griz882]

Made home this morning. I had to get out of KMKJ because a flock of V-22’s were coming in from New River. The airfield, Mountain Empire, even added concrete “burn pads” for the tilts. A shot of the New River just south of Roanoke.

 

[PMPT]

gorgeous pictures. looks like a blast.

 

[IKE]

Does the grizcopter have some basic autopilot, or is it an "experience" every time you snap a photo?

 

[Griz882]

Does the grizcopter have some basic autopilot, or is it an "experience" every time you snap a photo?

No autopilot so yeah…every picture is either planned or a little out of focus. In truth if it isn’t gusty you can trim the helicopter for a bit of hands off flying - but not much. I have a video camera I have yet to mount and that should make for better photos.

 

[wink]

Helo seen at a recent flyin event. A turbine powered Helicycle. I have seen it on display at some other events. Never seen it fly. Think it flew into this event, but I missed it. It is usually trailered in. Built by a former Army pilot.

 

[jmcquate]

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