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FlyingFiddler
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Приєднався 28 бер 2012
Fly. Explore. Play the Fiddle.
Droning in the Desert
A quick short of some drone shots of flying in the Mojave Desert.
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Landing on the Loneliest Road - Middlegate Station, NV
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A visit to Middlegate Station in Nevada. Located along US 50, the "Loneliest Road in America", the station serves as a resource for food, gas, and lodging for travelers. Pilots have frequented this destination for a number of years, using the old alignment of US 50 as their runway. Middlegate traces its history back to the Pony Express era where it served as a horse change-over location for the...
Quest for Gold
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Exploring some of southwestern Nevada's more well-known ghost towns and historic locales with a group of intrepid aviators in their little old taildraggers. Cessna 120 Super Cub Piper Pacer Beatty, NV Rhyolite, NV Oasis Valley, NV Bonnie Claire, NV Gold Point, NV Goldfield, NV Alkali Hot Spring, NV Silver Peak, NV Tule, NV Death Valley, CA Panamint Springs, CA
Global STOL Competition #3 - Dustin Mosher - Cessna 120
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Entry into Kevin Quinn's 3rd round of COVID Global STOL Competition...just having a little fun! Filmed at KSZP.
Poppies and Snow
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Some dynamic weather here over the last week presented a neat combination of snow capped peaks and blooming fields of California Poppies. Just had to be enjoyed!
No Plans Adventure
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No Plan, just needed to burn some gas off. Off into the wilds of California.
Springtime in the Anetlope Valley
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Jumping around the Antelope Valley avoiding people and challenging the winds.
Eclipse 2017 - The Idaho Trip, Day 1
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A 4 day trip from Southern California to Central Idaho to see the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse on the path of totality. 3 Planes, 4 States, and a whole lot of flying destinations! Day 1 - Tehachapi, CA to Alvord Deser, OR Day 2 - Alvord Desert, OR to Arco, ID Day 3 - Arco, ID to Goldpoint, NV Day 4 - Goldpoint, NV to Tehachapi, CA
The Actual Highest Airstrip in the US - Coyote Flats
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A quick visit to the actual highest airstrip in the US: Coyote Flats up at 10,000 ft MSL.
Old Mining Airstrips - Oatman, AZ
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Exploring the Oatman, AZ area's mining relics via some disused airstrips on BLM land.
Mojave Desert Snow Day
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With clear skies and fresh powder, we hit the desert.
It's Snow Fun - Experimenting with a Snowy Runway
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Using a rare snow day in the Southern California mountains to try out techniques for operating a light taildragger off of a snow covered runway.
High to Low
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Enjoying the contrast that flying in the mountains and desert can provide in just one morning.
Stearman to Rabbit Island
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A little off-airport fun with the Stearman on a nearby lakeshore. Diane takes over for the second half, check out her channel Not So Direct ua-cam.com/channels/l0_bQyHizUqEpf36VRpLuw.html
Lost in the Nevada Triangle - Stearman Adventure
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The Nevada Triangle Fly-In was different: the location of the fly-in was secret. Instead, pilots were given a special treasure map and a set of clues to use that map to guide them to the fly-in. About a dozen pilots managed to make it out to take on the challenge. Weather became a challenge though and quickly sent us scampering to better cover.
Exploring By Plane - Oregon and Nevada Deserts - Part 2
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Exploring By Plane - Oregon and Nevada Deserts - Part 2
Exploring By Plane - Oregon and Nevada Deserts - Part 1
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Exploring By Plane - Oregon and Nevada Deserts - Part 1
Johannesburg Airstrip - Mojave Desert, CA
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Johannesburg Airstrip - Mojave Desert, CA
Goler Heights Airstrip - Mojave Desert, California
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Goler Heights Airstrip - Mojave Desert, California
Highest Airport in the US in a Cessna 120
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Highest Airport in the US in a Cessna 120
Hey Dustin,… Aeroncajoe here from SMX, so good to see you guys down at Flabob… I don’t have a contact for ya,🤷🏻♂️… but just a reminder of the Kern Valley fly-in on (5-31-24 - 6-2-24) … should be fun!
Back in the day, this was my favorite lunch spot, I had my grumn. Tr2, it was a short flight from Brown field..miss those days..did my share of go arounds.. Thanks for the memory....
At Darwin, were you flying a dog leg short final to avoid the power poles?
I have missed your great videos. Hope things are going well for you. Thanks!
Any new ones coming out?
hey buddy bald man here been there 40 years ago punching cows getting ready to top the t cart next week
My grandpa who lived in bishop used to watch the military test helicopters lifting heavy weights back in the day.
Just Did this on Saturday, June 3rd 2023. pretty Much the Limit for the 150hp Pacer on a hot day. After this years rains it was really overgrown at the south end and the bushes along both sides were taller. Thanks for that video. And your right. Its Short and Rough
What engine do you have?
Leadville mid-day in any single is a risky proposition at best!
Thanks for the quick shot of the cafe, ate many meals there. Hasn’t changed at all from my memories 😊 Come out to Colorado and land at Leadville CO. Fall would be best
Been in and out of there many times in our Cub.
Hi, I'm a Producer for a new show on A&E, I would love to connect with you about this stop at Middlegate. Do you have an email address you can share?
Nice video with plenty of informations. Thanks !
what engine do you have on that?
Great video! Thank you. I understand you have the O-200. Im considering buying a nice one with the O-235. Do you have any thoughts on this combo? The empty weight is 950.
I would be very shocked if one with an O-235 is truly 950 empty. They’re usually more like 1050. But if it truly is that light, should be quite a screamer with the 100+ HP. They are heavy on the nose, so can more easily be nosed over with braking. O-235 parts are much more expensive (check price of an O-235 jug kit v. an O-200). Clearance within the engine cowling is almost nil, making simple tasks like swapping a magneto a pain by comparison. O-235 is regarded as an engine that can go a long time…but do most owners fly frequently enough to to realize that?…YMMV.
Love watching your adventures. 😀
Have you ever done a walk around of your plane? I'd be interested in checking it out!! Thanks
I've missing your videos!! Nice!!
Nice shots!
Nice work! If you can just find a way to make the tilt and pan movements a bit more natural, you'll have some Trent Palmer level stuff there.
Was cameraman’s first go at trying to film something in motion. Worked out quite well all things considered.
No much of a runway left at Goler
It’s about 1800’. Quite short compared to its true length, but it’s been truncated for many many years now due to settling at midfield.
I thought it looked pretty good. Nice thing about the drone is it gives you a bettef look.
9.9. On landing.
At Bonham, one day improve plane parking closer to spring
Thanks for the nice compendium. What size are those tires? And I guess 100hp at 7k is maybe 79hp? Did you check your ground speed on that landing? It looked like you were doing about 80mph at 7k ft!
Too much fun!
Wished I'ld never have gotten rid of my 120.
Graduated in Tonopah, NV been on that highway in a car so this was very cool. Keep safe look forward to seeing you next year again at Oshkosh. I'm still working on those videos. :)
Wish people wouldn't drive on muddy airstrips leaving ruts.
Welcome back buddy, missed your videos 👍😎
Do you land there on summer days?
Wow memory lane. Thank you for this video. I last visited Middlegate Station in 1988 via BMW motorcycle on a ride on US 50 to Austin, NV for an overnight m/c gathering. At that time, long stretches of US 50 in that area were gravel, so I am guessing the highway was improved and realigned, and the landing strip section was what was then the main road. Might be fun to head back, this time by Cessna. My C150K might not enjoy that rough strip however. My most memorable impression at Middlegate was a "mule skinner" with no shirt, long beard, and full beard, out of the pages of an old movie... with three pack mules .. with mining and camp equipment. Ah. America!
Man!! I did miss your videos!!
Great work, Dustin!
Home of the Monster burger. If you look above the pool table there is a Canadian $5 bill with my name on it.
Grew up out there thanks for sharing
Very nice...Looks like a fun place to fly into. But that road looks awful....Would they cart you off to prison if you landed on the highway?
Probably signs sticking up on 50.. The paved road to Gabbs could work (less traffic), but might be signs there, too.
Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter
Nice 120! I've a couple hundred hours in N1798V,140 same year as yours, 50 years ago. Fun aircraft for sure!
So cool how you mount the camera on the wing for an unobstructed view.
Nice! Hoping to try this soon!
Hey cmte, in the US is it allowed to land on highways? And anywhere? Very beautiful this video, in Brazil if you do this you lose your license kk, I also have a 140. Hug! Good flights!
Hey cmte, in the US is it allowed to land on highways? And anywhere? Very beautiful this video, in Brazil if you do this you lose your license kk, I also have a 140. Hug! Good flights!
The laws for landing on roads are enforced by the individual states and local governments. Thankfully the FAA only cares that we do not operate recklessly. Good to know there’s still 140’s flying all over the world!
I did not know that the 120 does not have flaps until watching this. Good job slowing that down!
Awesome! Cool to see someone else haunting my stomping grounds!
Great videos, thanks for sharing!
Is there any such thing as holding it in ground effect too long? I mean no rising terrain or fixed obstruction, so why not hold it there until speed stabilizes?
Depends on the conditions and the terrain. At a certain point you aren’t going to get any more RPM (which is the main reason I hold it down…More RPM->More HP), and at that point should pitch to an airspeed that maintains that RPM as best as possible (leaning and monitoring to make sure you’re maximizing engine capability for the conditions). With practice that becomes second nature in a simple little engine like this. The high DA at Leadville certainly tried that theory to the limit…little motor just didn’t have much to give up there.
I’ve been watching your videos and want to visit some of these sites in my Aerotrek A220. Seems best to avoid summer. What time of year do you think is best for avoiding wind and turbulence? Thanks
This trip looks like all kinds of fun!
Did you take off up hill?