Yay, another Maria flying her helo! It's been a while... Are you trying to stretch out the last few hours on the aircraft? Just love watching you fly and narrate. It somehow just... works! 👍🏻 Greetings from the UK🇬🇧
Simple yet enjoyable flight with good narration, Thanks! Maybe one day this year I will get over to explore your area in my Cavalon 915is. We'll be in Eburg for sure. And thanks for exposing me to Nick Zentner way back. Keep up the vids!
Thanks for a thoroughly enjoyable video, and for voluntarily subjecting yourself (apparently) to comments about your altitude, radio work, etc. This video, again, highlights some of the things that only a helicopter can do. I appreciate all the work you put into your videos.
You wouldn't believe some of the comments I get! 🤣 The CO detector light is like a beacon for what Seth Meyer would call "jackals." I get people who don't like that I don't always say "Wenatchee" at the end of my calls or that I don't make enough calls. I get people -- mostly airplane pilots -- who complain about altitude. And then there are the folks who insist the videos are made with a simulator. It never ends! 🤣🤣🤣 Glad you enjoyed it! I hope to make a bunch more this summer.
Love the comments, keep talking Maria! Friend of mine flys in Myrtle Beach. Said he knows you, Capt. Swanson. Keep the flights material coming! Love to watch and learn! Your a joy to many!
Very enjoyable viewing on a Sunday evening ( in uk ) talk as much as you like , you are very easy to listen to , nice n clear 👍🏻 great scenery and video . Thank you
Welcome back, @Maria! It seems much longer than it's actually been; I hope your off-season/snow-birding, was enjoyable! _C'ya_ on the next one! Cheers- 🍒 🚁 🍒 😉
I had the trifecta of long trips over the past year: 5 weeks in August/September, 2+ months in December/January/February, and then another 5 weeks in March/April. But I'm home for the summer with a goal of flying at least 10 hours per month starting in June. Should be lots of new video to come.🤞🏻
Me, too! It looks like I might be flying between here and Lewiston/Clarkston on the Idaho border in about a week. I hope to get some fresh content from that flight.
I really enjoy your posts. My uncle was the manager of the highland fruit Co at monitor in the 50s an 60s my brother was born in a log cabin at lake Wenatchee 1938, I have family in east Wenatchee an Matawa I haven't been there since 1974 , I live in Kansas. Thanks again for the commentary with your posts
Hi Maria, nice to see your back! Last I read Mission Ridge’s last day was 1 May 2022. Always good to see your videos and you never talk too much! Love all the extra information you provide. (KMWH)
I'm good. Did a lot of traveling from August through the end of April and I didn't collect much footage last year. I'm motivated to collect more and make more videos this year. Let's see how I do!
7:52 I'll give hydrologists a lot of credit for thinking ahead -- because during the short heat wave in June, on top of the typical snowmelt, a whole LOT of water got dumped into the Columbia; and river levels the past few weeks in Portland/Vancouver have been really elevated -- resulting in multiple bridge lifts on I-5 between Hayden Island and Vancouver. It was lapping up to flood stage and has been for a couple weeks now; parts of the River Walk east of Vancouver are presently submerged. We are _not_ lacking for water up here this season.
I was very surprised to see how low the water levels were locally this spring -- until I realized that they were "making room" for the water that would eventually get to us with spring melts and rainfall. The water is very high right now -- a lot later than it usually is this time of the year.
Very few rules about where I can fly. Some airspace is restricted and other airspace is controlled. Other than that, I can pretty much fly anywhere without talking to anyone.
Your proverbial "honey bee" isn't the only pollinator. There are hundreds of others depending where you live. Honey bee in commercial hives are researched, and so get most of the news.
Yep; I just paid $7.44 per gallon to put gas in my airplane. To make myself feel better about it, I just recall the old adage that gas and oil are the cheapest components of flying. I've been putting off my return to helicopter flying, because it will probably cost $12 PER MINUTE to rent an R-44.
