The insane spitfire video clip

If you haven't seen this yet give it a look. It's a Spitfire practically
mowing the lawn during a wheels-up flyby at the camera. WTF?!

This is rated R for (wholly appropriate) use of strong language.

http://alexisparkinn.com/oh_my_god.htm

If you haven't seen this yet give it a look. It's a Spitfire practically
mowing the lawn during a wheels-up flyby at the camera. WTF?!

This is rated R for (wholly appropriate) use of strong language.

http://alexisparkinn.com/oh_my_god.htm

Glad you like it -- I think it's the best one of the bunch! (I'll bet they
ever used that footage in the documentary they were filming -- at least not
with sound! :-)

Sorry about not being able to save the video -- I've received several
requests for instructions on how to save it. For some stupid reason, my
setting the video up on its own page seems to eliminate the ability to
"right click and save" it.

I'll be working to fix that.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Sorry about not being able to save the video -- I've received several
requests for instructions on how to save it. For some stupid reason, my
setting the video up on its own page seems to eliminate the ability to
"right click and save" it.

I'll be working to fix that.

Just include the full link somewhere on the page:

http://alexisparkinn.com/photogaller...ire%20pass.wmv

For that matter, anyone who wants to can use the above link to save it.

Pete

"Jay Honeck" writes:

Sorry about not being able to save the video -- I've received several
requests for instructions on how to save it. For some stupid reason, my
setting the video up on its own page seems to eliminate the ability to
"right click and save" it.

I'll be working to fix that.

It's because you used the "embed" tag (which is obsolete, having been
dropped from the HTML 4 specification in favor of the "object" tag),
instead of just linking to the file. I pulled the information out of
the source code, and could view (and save) the file directly just
fine:

http://alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/Migcrash.mpg
plays the mig crash video directly, for example.
--
David Dyer-Bennet, , www.dd-b.net/dd-b/
RKBA: noguns-nomoney.com www.dd-b.net/carry/
Photos: dd-b.lighthunters.net Snapshots: www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/
Dragaera/Steven Brust: dragaera.info/

Thanks, guys. As always, I'm learning "on the fly" with this stuff. I'll
be making those additions shortly...

Gee, while you're at it, could you take a look at my new "floor plan
schematics" and tell me what you think? (See them at
http://alexisparkinn.com/floor_plans_&_descriptions.htm ).

Mary seems to think that they are the best thing on our site, since they
give potential guests a chance to see EXACTLY what their suite will look
like, from a "God's Eye" view. In this regard, photos of the suites don't
work as well...

I'm not done with all of them, yet (it's fairly labor intensive to measure
the suites and create the schematics) but I'm hopeful that visitors to the
site will find them useful. Certainly more useful (if perhaps not as fun!)
as our popular "Aviation Videos" page! :-)

Any suggestions are welcome, however!

Thanks...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I'm not done with all of them, yet (it's fairly labor intensive to measure
the suites and create the schematics) but I'm hopeful that visitors to the
site will find them useful. Certainly more useful (if perhaps not as
fun!)
as our popular "Aviation Videos" page! :-)

Any suggestions are welcome, however!

The one comment I have is more of a question: when making reservations, are
guests able to guarantee a specific suite?

If not, I wouldn't bother with the floor plans, since all they do is create
expectations that may not be fulfilled. If they are able to, then
sure...having the floorplans is a nice enhancement to aid in selecting one's
suite (though I don't know if the amount of effort you put into it is worth
it ).

Pete

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 10:26:32 -0800, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:WC9nb.40657$Tr4.83989@attbi_s03...
Any suggestions are welcome, however!

The one comment I have is more of a question: when making reservations, are
guests able to guarantee a specific suite?

If not, I wouldn't bother with the floor plans, since all they do is create
expectations that may not be fulfilled. If they are able to, then
sure...having the floorplans is a nice enhancement to aid in selecting one's
suite (though I don't know if the amount of effort you put into it is worth
it ).

OTOH, Jay is promoting a destination, a "Honeckland in America's
Heartland." When you land there, your life is suddenly in
Technicolor. Filling the Web site with stuff means the adventure
starts before you ever leave home. (Look at that hot tub! There's
Jimmy Doolittle and the B-25s from the Tokyo raid taking off from the
deck of the USS Hornet!)

Don

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:Uw0nb.38133
use of strong language.

http://alexisparkinn.com/oh_my_god.htm

Glad you like it -- I think it's the best one of the bunch! (I'll bet
they
ever used that footage in the documentary they were filming -- at least
not
with sound! :-)

I've only watched it about a hundred times now. Let's see...ballpark
estimates would put the prop diameter at around 7', and he appears to have
been some fraction of that off the ground, GEAR UP...

Good God. I just can't imagine who would do that. Reminds me of Piece of
Cake where they're flying under the stone bridge (best flying footage in
anything I've ever watched, really.)

Do you know any details about the shoot? What airplane was it?

-c

I've only watched it about a hundred times now. Let's see...ballpark
estimates would put the prop diameter at around 7', and he appears to have
been some fraction of that off the ground, GEAR UP...

Good God. I just can't imagine who would do that.

It really IS insane, isn't it?

That's what makes it so incredible.

Big John -- or VLenoch -- you reading this? Care to comment on this crazy
Spitfire driver's pass?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Glad you like it -- I think it's the best one of the bunch! (I'll bet they
ever used that footage in the documentary they were filming -- at least not
with sound! :-)

That is truly impressive, where did this come from? Seems to be a bit closer
than 500' from the nearest person, vehicle, or structure...