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On the Discovery Channel HD there is a 90 minute documentary more or
less about the history of Vanuys Airport in California. It has some of the most incredible air to air footage I've ever seen. It's well worth the watch. Phil Boyer amongst others get to talk about General Aviation and the challenges it is facing due to airports being closed. We all know the issue well..... Doug |
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On Apr 7, 10:08 am, gliderguynj wrote:
On the Discovery Channel HD there is a 90 minute documentary more or less about the history of Vanuys Airport in California. It has some of the most incredible air to air footage I've ever seen. It's well worth the watch. Phil Boyer amongst others get to talk about General Aviation and the challenges it is facing due to airports being closed. We all know the issue well..... Doug The DVD is available from most Aviation retailers (Sportys, JoePilot, etc). While the focus is on Van Nuys, it's a good overview of GA. You're right -- the air to air work is amazing. There are several awesome scenes, but the DC-3 on approach to touchdown is my favorite -- very, very cool. The companion DVD is ok, but not required. Would be a good one to lend to those interested in becoming a pilot. Dan Mc |
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![]() wrote in message ... On Apr 7, 10:08 am, gliderguynj wrote: On the Discovery Channel HD there is a 90 minute documentary more or less about the history of Vanuys Airport in California. It has some of the most incredible air to air footage I've ever seen. It's well worth the watch. Phil Boyer amongst others get to talk about General Aviation and the challenges it is facing due to airports being closed. We all know the issue well..... Doug The DVD is available from most Aviation retailers (Sportys, JoePilot, etc). While the focus is on Van Nuys, it's a good overview of GA. You're right -- the air to air work is amazing. There are several awesome scenes, but the DC-3 on approach to touchdown is my favorite -- very, very cool. The companion DVD is ok, but not required. Would be a good one to lend to those interested in becoming a pilot. Dan Mc Ordered that CD a couple of days ago after reading the good feedback on imdb. I'd be interested in any other recommendations of well filmed GA DVD's. TIA Mike |
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![]() "Mike Gilmour" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... On Apr 7, 10:08 am, gliderguynj wrote: On the Discovery Channel HD there is a 90 minute documentary more or less about the history of Vanuys Airport in California. It has some of the most incredible air to air footage I've ever seen. It's well worth the watch. Phil Boyer amongst others get to talk about General Aviation and the challenges it is facing due to airports being closed. We all know the issue well..... Doug The DVD is available from most Aviation retailers (Sportys, JoePilot, etc). While the focus is on Van Nuys, it's a good overview of GA. You're right -- the air to air work is amazing. There are several awesome scenes, but the DC-3 on approach to touchdown is my favorite -- very, very cool. The companion DVD is ok, but not required. Would be a good one to lend to those interested in becoming a pilot. Dan Mc Ordered that CD a couple of days ago after reading the good feedback on imdb. I'd be interested in any other recommendations of well filmed GA DVD's. TIA Mike Meant DVD not CD.. |
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gliderguynj writes:
On the Discovery Channel HD there is a 90 minute documentary more or less about the history of Vanuys Airport in California. It has some of the most incredible air to air footage I've ever seen. It's well worth the watch. Phil Boyer amongst others get to talk about General Aviation and the challenges it is facing due to airports being closed. We all know the issue well..... _One Six Right_ is an excellent documentary, although I was a bit disappointed to see how much it concentrated on the airport history and how little it talked about general aviation and flying in general (I had been led to believe that it placed a much greater emphasis on the essence of flying itself, but it turned out to be a much more traditional documentary). |
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Mxsmanic wrote:
gliderguynj writes: On the Discovery Channel HD there is a 90 minute documentary more or less about the history of Vanuys Airport in California. It has some of the most incredible air to air footage I've ever seen. It's well worth the watch. Phil Boyer amongst others get to talk about General Aviation and the challenges it is facing due to airports being closed. We all know the issue well..... _One Six Right_ is an excellent documentary, although I was a bit disappointed to see how much it concentrated on the airport history and how little it talked about general aviation and flying in general (I had been led to believe that it placed a much greater emphasis on the essence of flying itself, but it turned out to be a much more traditional documentary). One Six Right WAS about the history of the airport. That is why it was made. Great show. -- Regards, Ross C-172F 180HP KSWI |
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Would be a good one to lend to those interested in becoming a pilot.
We push "One Six Right" onto every hotel guest who even remotely shows an interest in aviation. (All of our suites have DVD players, and we have a very large collection of aviation-related movies available for free viewing.) It always wins rave reviews. (BTW: The soundtrack CD is quite good, too.) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Every time I watch this show, it makes me proud and humble to be a pilot.
Al Spokane, Wa 1964 Skyhawk |
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On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 16:08:53 +0100, "Mike Gilmour"
wrote: wrote in message ... On Apr 7, 10:08 am, gliderguynj wrote: On the Discovery Channel HD there is a 90 minute documentary more or less about the history of Vanuys Airport in California. It has some of the most incredible air to air footage I've ever seen. It's well worth the watch. Phil Boyer amongst others get to talk about General Aviation and the challenges it is facing due to airports being closed. We all know the issue well..... Doug The DVD is available from most Aviation retailers (Sportys, JoePilot, etc). While the focus is on Van Nuys, it's a good overview of GA. You're right -- the air to air work is amazing. There are several awesome scenes, but the DC-3 on approach to touchdown is my favorite -- very, very cool. The companion DVD is ok, but not required. Would be a good one to lend to those interested in becoming a pilot. Dan Mc Ordered that CD a couple of days ago after reading the good feedback on imdb. I'd be interested in any other recommendations of well filmed GA DVD's. TIA Mike There is another DVD from the same people called "16 Left". That's the parallel runway at Van Nuys Airport. It's more or less a continuation of "16 Right" with a lot of background information on how the original was filmed. There is some new footage of air work, but like a previous poster noted it's OK, but not required. I bought it and didn't regret it a bit. Ron Kelley |
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Al writes:
Every time I watch this show, it makes me proud and humble to be a pilot. Proud AND humble? Isn't that an oxymoron? |
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