XC TrikerAir Creation Tanarg 80hp BioniX 15M
0O2, 0O4, 0S5, 0Q5, 14S, 1O3, 3S8, 3W5, 9S3, A39, AVENAL, CALIFORNIA VALLEY, CN12, CYQS, DIXON, FOT, Headquarters, ID85, K1O3, K3O1, K3O8, KAST, KAVX (Catalina Island), KAWO, KBOK, through KBUR, KC80, KCCB, KCMA, KDAG, El Mirage Dry Lake & Flying J Ranch-El Mirage, KFHR, Over LAX midfield & LAX school, KFUL, KGCD, KHAF, KHRI, KINW, KIYK, KIZA, KKIC, KL52, KLGD, KLKV, KLPC, KLSN, KLVK, KMPI, KMRY, through KNTD, KO22, KOKB, KONP, KORS, KOXR, KPGA, KPRB, KRBG, KRBL, KRNM, KSBA, KSBP, KSDM, KSHN, KSMO, KSMX, KSNS, KSZP, KSZT, KTOA, KUAO, KUKI, low pass KVBG, KWHP, KWVI, KZPH, L06, L08, L09, L61, MATANCHEN, Monument Valley, NV74, Dry Lakes, O46, O69, Over KLAX, PHHN, PHDH, S16, S51, S89, SALTON Sea x3, Slab City, Stocking Meadows, through KSEA, A few that won't be mentioned (OR/MX/Sltn), Through TRONA GAP, UT25, WA09, Yosemite, 49X, KHII, L62, L17, KFCH, KCVH, CA66, KOAR KSFF 73S 72S S94 KPUW S68 Bill's Ranch S27 KGPI (Glacier) 58S 2MT1 53U 8S1 7S0 52S S09 S34 KTHM S83 KDEW, L88 (New Cuyama "X"d- low pass), KRIR (FlaBob), L35 (Big Bear), KSBD (KTOA <->San Bernadino @ NIGHT ! :) L45, KBFL, L05, O26, Over Mt Whitney Summit at 17,200', L73, KMIT, L19, L84, KOXR, P20, L54, KFUL (Trike Lecture), KCLR, YYWG YCOR YHAY YIVO YWTO YMIA YBRN YDLQ YTOC YPOK YWGT
~ 166 Airports, Fields, or off road (4 Countries- hopefully more soon :)
If you put all your airports/off airports on SkyVector, you can make a cool map of the places you've been. These are mine:
In North American Continent (US, Mex, Canada, Hawaii)
In AUSTRALIA (MegaFauna 2014, etc)
ALL (get's a little crowded in this view)
EXIF
| Model | iPhone 5 |
| Shutter | 1/2088 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 |
| ISO Speed | 50 |
| Focal Length | 4mm |
| Captured | 2013:10:27 11:52:53 |
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There I was flying along when this thing almost killed me ...
Categories: Tech, Equipment, Training / Learning to Fly a Trike, Safety, Cross Country / XC, Low & Slow Trikes
Minding my own business, flying along at 1000'
Comments
No body sees it yet?? Need a hint?
I barely saw it myself. Can you spot it?
There is a tower dead ahead, but the top is well below the horizon, you would have passed above it ok.
Yeah!!! Damn thing ;) Great job Jeff !!! Ken & WhiteE couldn't see it when I texted it to them. But then again, I probably would've missed seeing it if my GPS hadn't flashed OBSTACLE- I almost stupidly ignored it, thinking "There's nothing around here stupid machine!!"
I estimated it's height at over 500' AGL.
Hey, I know the Parallax thing (WhiteE was calling "Point of Destination") but I hadn't connected the dots to what you just said about the top being below the horizon-- very glad I posted this. I'm always learning from you guys. Thank you!
This brings up two excellent prior posts of yours. One sad (less than 3 months ago & in California) and one helpful:
http://alltrikes.com/elgg/discussion/view/17655/fatal-crash-into-power-lines-772013-parker-dam-california
http://alltrikes.com/elgg/pages/view/17715/powerline-avoidance-strategy
Also this excellent post by YFT:
http://alltrikes.com/elgg/pages/view/30459/passive-detection-systems
BTW: Clicking on a photo at AllTrikes enlarges it.
Oh, and if you read the HELP section (like I did) you can learn how to "Tag" photos with a box-- which I'm going to do now so that when you hover on the photo it will show up.
Here's an enlargement (click on photo). It truly wasn't easy to see, and it was tall
Objects above the horizon are above you. Objects below the horizon are below you.
This is a very useful trick to estimate altitude of objects near you. I am talking about the far horizon, where the surface of the earth curves away. If mountains are in the way, estimate the horizon line from looking in another direction where you can see the far horizon. When you are climbing along the ridge of a mountain, you are at the same altitude as the point on the mountain that crosses the horizon ahead. You can easily determine how much altitude you need to gain to cross the ridge using this method. No GPS with terrain database needed. Works for wires, obstructions, other aircraft as well. Does not work well at night. ;-)
I use that technique for cloud base as well. Good subject and a warning to all.
I have seen some videos of near miss mid-airs, where an unexpected aircraft at the same altitude comes in from left or right side and evasive action is required to avoid. Thats what i am paranoid about.