Somewhere Over Earth, 2018
Category: Travel
Cruising Speed, and Departing Michigan
Here are two iPhone videos from past travels to and from Michigan. I love the cruising speed video and how it shows how fast you are moving which is around 500 miles per hour. That’s fast! The other video is of departing Flint Bishop Internation heading for Chicago to change planes for the hop back to Las Vegas.
Over Chicago, 2018
Lovely
These lovely flower arrangments were photographed in Michigan last month, how time flies…
Michigan Morning Sun Streaks
Another nice photo, taken on my recent trip home. Nikon Z50 with a 16-50mm lens.
The Last Of The In-Flight Photos
I processed these iPhone photos last night so that they are ready to go this morning. They are a bit redundant but I love taking photos from 32,000 feet! Bright sunshine and 106 degrees will fill the valley today with 110 on the way for tomorrow so we are told by those who sometimes get the forecast right.
Lake Las Vegas
Lake Las Vegas is a very high-dollar place to live, simply put and that’s just one guy’s opinion but I have been there a few times just to drive through the place. Wow, very impressive! And, well outside of my budget too! This link will tell you much more about this man-made lake which is fed by the Las Vegas Wash and is connected to Lake Mead via large buried pipes that are used for flood control. Photo via iPhone.
Departing Detroit for Las Vegas
Full thrust, liftoff speed attained, rotate! How exciting it must be to pull back on the yoke or stick and feel a 100-ton aircraft lift off! That is a hell of a lot of responsibility too, isn’t it… Sorry for the wonky video colors.
Where Is The Boat Ramp?
I placed a magnifier over the original boat ramp, it’s inside the circle, the last photo. Does this give you a better idea of just how terribly low Lake Mead is? It’s amazing to see this beautiful area that I know very well from my day trips from a few thousand feet above as the aircraft approaches McCarran International.
Birmingham, Michigan
We started our ride through the dream cruise in Downtown Pontiac actually, which is a few miles north of Birmingham. I love that red car, and I’m a staunch General Motors guy too! I would like to know how the Jeep got to that location with those gigantic snowmobile tracks. A trailer? I added the other photo which is not mine because I firmly believe that this would return America back to greatness again. Partly cloudy and 102 degrees are the forecast for today. Do you have any plans for the weekend?
The Beauty of Flight
It’s such a beautiful view, isn’t it? The colors in the video went wonky again, no idea why.
Landing At Las Vegas 8.22.2022
This landing was incredibly hard, it’s a damn good thing that these aircraft are capable of handling landings like this. Watch closely and you will see how quickly the aircraft comes down on the runway.