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[Robert]

I planned to take a couple aerial photos of the back yard this morning but the fog was too thick...

Since I already had the drone out I thought I'd see if I could fly above the fog, just for the hell of it.

This is 500m.

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[KR Sound]

Spent some time in the Rockies this week and here are a few pics. The weather was absolutely perfect until we got back into Denver yesterday to fly home. Hot and hazy from the fires- one of which we saw the beginning of on Monday that is shown in the 3rd pic. Back to reality.

 

[The Gator]

Big Purdy flies again! Put her all back together I took her to the field and flew her. Flies just like she always did!
Got a few small places to clean up on the covering but she's back!

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

Love the prop cozy.

I'll bet a cat would fit in the cockpit.

 

[The Gator]

Lol. We have a little shitzu and a cavapoo that would easily be pilot sized. Just need the goggles!

 

[RetiredUnit1]

Love the prop cozy.

I'll bet a cat would fit in the cockpit.

He just got it put back together tho!!!!

 

[The Gator]

Lol.
The spinner cozy I had my neighbor sew for me. Keeps the carbon fiber spinner from getting chewed up during transport. Works great. I use cut pool noodles to protect and hold straight the elevator during transport.

 

[Feral Feline]

Sasha has the look, but might be too big to fit in the cockpit.



The Doggles protect her eyes at highway speeds, the backseat is quite windy compared to the frontseat, but the back gets better SPM (smells per mile).

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

It was a fun ride. I'm where that green dot is at the lower left.
Folks in the midwest get tornado warnings on their phones. We get earthquake warnings. Basically, the alarm goes off at the same time the rolling starts.

 

[RetiredUnit1]

It was a fun ride. I'm where that green dot is at the lower left.
Folks in the midwest get tornado warnings on their phones. We get earthquake warnings. Basically, the alarm goes off at the same time the rolling starts.

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Didn't feel a thing! Fun fact, there are over 200 quakes in CA every day but most happen in uninhabited areas.... I was a block away from the epicenter of the '71 quake and 4 miles from the epicenter of the '94 quake. Both very VERY bad quakes.... Both very early in the morning.

 

[Nostradoomus]

Also in the ring of fire up here, this island is goin down someday

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

"In Finland, we value our personal space and don't like getting too close to other people."

Me: "How much is a flight to Finland?"

 

[RetiredUnit1]

$400 cat tree 3 feet to the left.....

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

My favorite TV villain: Boyd Crowder

 

[Feral Feline]

"In Finland, we value our personal space and don't like getting too close to other people."

Me: "How much is a flight to Finland?"


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[tegendemuur]

"In Finland, we value our personal space and don't like getting too close to other people."

Me: "How much is a flight to Finland?"


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That. Or a passive aggressive way to prevent homeless people from sleeping here. It looks to be a variation of the useless armrests seperating benches into sears, that prevent one from laying down on it.

Finland, after all, is Europe's Florida.

 

[RetiredUnit1]

That. Or a passive aggressive way to prevent homeless people from sleeping here. It looks to be a variation of the useless armrests seperating benches into sears, that prevent one from laying down on it.

Finland, after all, is Europe's Florida.

They have swamps and alligators in Finland???

 

[Nostradoomus]

They have swamps and alligators in Finland???

fjords and black metal bands, same deal

 

[tegendemuur]

Bird o' prey (sparrowhawk) in the parents' backyard. <3

 

[tegendemuur]

fjords and black metal bands, same deal

You almost got it, considering where I got the comparison from...

@RetiredUnit1

"Finland is essentially Europe's Florida. It's got swampland, swamp monsters, and racist rednecks. Not saying everyone in either locale is a racist redneck, just enough to turn it into a stereotype. From that stereotype, the one man project Goatmoon somehow became popular enough for edgelords to start toting his shirts and patches. However, after hearing Finnish Steel Storm, I'm convinced that these people wear that shit for the sake of being edgy and for no other reason because this is some lame-ass black metal."

Kind of like what Absurd was back in the day...

https://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Goatmoon/Finnish_Steel_Storm/140002/Wilytank/202503

Still, let it be known that I appreciate Finland big time! Back in the 2004 I traveled by plane for the first time, by myself, to a black metal concert with Enochian Crescent, Satanic Warmaster and some other stuff. A friend moved there permanently. And I keep a close eye to the music scene, which remains amazing. Where a lot of music got stale due to an overload of active bands, Finnish takes on extreme genres still seem capable to bring something else to the table. And even if it inevitably runs out of steam like the rest, there's an untouched backlog of things to keep me occupied for decades to come.