Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 1:14PM Another great find by Frank Bush, this eight minute video shows the last flight of the famous C-141. In further proof of how small the world really is, it turns out that our President, Lindsay Locke's uncle Col. Sam Spayd was the senior operations officer at Travis when the Hanoi Hilton survivors returned. He greeted them as they departed the aircraft.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 2:36PM In another great link from Frank Bush, our EAA Young Eagles honchos Sully Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles fly the DC-7. Frank says 'This is a real step back in time. Go to full screen, turn up the sound and enjoy.' And he is absolutely correct. You will enjoy.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 10:17AM Frank Bush, (who considering how much great stuff he sends us should by all rights take over the EAA1418 website), sent this video. Simply amazing. I know I keep saying that, but this video takes the prize. Don't be fooled by the first few seconds. Anyone who loves to fly, will simply love this. Maybe. It looks twitchier than any plane ride. Thank you again Frank. Please don't stop.
Chinese Scenes from BASE-Book - Matt Gerdes on Vimeo.
Below is a quote from the BASE-Book website. Watch the video and then re-read the first sentence below. Wow.
So far this summer we have never jumped the same cliff twice... Much of this footage is from just-opened cliffs including the opening of Grand Rousse, 3500m (1850m flight). I just follow my friends around in the mountains; we hike, toss rocks, and sometimes we even get to jump. Special thanks to Roch and to Super Top Secret.
Unfortunately I have a lot more footage than there is space in one song, so you'll have to wait a while for the rest... and there is much more ;-)
Much love,
-Matttg.com
(Music is by LCD Soundsystem)
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:07PM Another great link from Frank Bush. Top flight pilot and awesome aircraft. Great camera and audio work as well. The YouTube comments are also interesting.
Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 12:14PM Let me introduce Band of Skulls. You ask... "What does Band of Skulls" have to do with flying? Well for one thing they are the music for the 2010 Ford Mustang.
And we all know how important Ford is to EAA. In 2010 Ford sponsored the band Chicago on their stage. We all know the EAA has stats that say EAA members average over 50 years old. The boys from Chicago sure are. And, with all due respect, I have to admit they sounded old too. It was too hot and too crowded to endue a Vegas lounge act, so the girl and I took off. This year it was REO Speedwagon. Yawn. If we want young people to be interested in us, we might want to do something that will actually hold their attention. Even in a hot crowd.
I saw Band of Skulls live in San Francisco last year and they did a blistering, creative and brilliant performance that left the audience, and me in shock. Their first album, Baby Darling Doll Face Honey is a beautiful bit of work and well worth your $9.99 iTunes price tag. Just read a few of the hundreds of five star reviews and you will get the message. This 58 year old EAA member recommends that Mr. Rod Hightower consider something really special... Band of Skulls at AirVenture 2012!