September 12, 2008
Update!
Ventures have now taken me to Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) to do graduate work in Linguistics at the University of Alberta. The flying is on pause for now, but I plan to get what is called a FLVC (Foreign License Validation Certificate) so that I can exercise my Private Pilot privileges here. It’s hard to say whether or not the climate (or my wallet) will agree with any sort of regular flying schedule.
This website will now serve as a base for linguistics work as well.
April 25, 2008
It’s been quite some time since I’ve last updated this site; I’ve been busy with so many other things.
For 5 months, I’ve been working on my private pilot certificate and finishing my studies at UC Davis. Both are complete as of today.
Today, I took my private pilot practical test, also known as the checkride. I’d spent a lot of time, energy, and money preparing for this fateful day, and I’ve come out of it successful. After about 45 hours total logged time, I have now earned my private pilot certificate. This means I can fly privately – not for hire – any single engine land aircraft under 200 horsepower. There are a few other restrictions as to what I can and can not fly, but this license opens a whole lot of doors.
My first passenger (some say “victim”) and I took a gorgeous flight out to the coast and back. Even with two ascents/descents both for coastal touring and a landing at Santa Rosa (STS), the hobbs meter only read two hours. To be able to see the Sacramento area, the Napa Valley, Calistoga, Santa Rosa, and the coast, and still be home in 2 hours is something you can only do in a plane.
December 1, 2007
Welcome!
FlyingPhotog.com is an unofficial resource for photography and aviation. We mostly link to other sites, but you might some good photography, flying stories, and wallpapers here for download.
This site and its respective parts will be periodically updated. Only a short list of hand-picked of photographs will be kept on display in the photo section. Refer to the links page more photos and information.
On the photos page, FlyingPhotog gives credit to Bob for the photograph of the Bellanca Scout and the Piper Supercub. We’ve been shooting photos on Bob’s flights for his company, Aerial Survey Services, during both the 2006 and 2007 summer months. FlyingPhotog has helped him to get quite an impressive client list going throughout California.