The resolution was better (but still chunky) in an airplane at Spokane International Airport.

Since we have 60+ lakes in the area, a seaplane rating comes in handy. Only three percent of pilots have one, which is odd considering how much fun this is. Of my three ratings (airplane land, airplane sea, and helicopter), this was by far the easiest (and cheapest) to earn.

Here's landing on Twin Lakes. The entire touchdown sequence is about six inches off the water. This was my first experience with a GoPro camera, mounted on the wing — me like ☺.

Swan Lake had a glassy surface, which is literally impossible to process visually for anyone, no matter how experienced. The landing is done blindly on instruments. The video shows how the nose barely deviates vertically from the shoreline. That perspective isn't available from the cockpit, but it shows afterwards how precise that pitch attitude has to be to maintain the flare over the water.

The remainder is various other waterways and terrain around northern Idaho southeast off Lake Coeur d'Alene.

The Piper PA-12S I was flying is pretty close to the Super Cub above used for tailwheel training. In fact, the yellow Cub in these videos (not me, but the same lake) showcases some of the maneuvers: takeoff, takeoff from a trailer, landing, and docking. This is me doing something similar.

Even though I have 8465M now, I still miss good old 2870Y, my Cessna 182 I had to sell when I left New Mexico (the first time). This is at Canyonlands, Utah, 10 years almost to the day before the seaplane above.

Here's something more recent from mid-September 2015: a gyrocopter (or autogyro). (At this point, the only type of aircraft I haven't flown is a blimp [and spaceship, if that's even fair to count.]) Click for a better picture that's not mine or of me, but it is the same aircraft (and flight suit).

Flying along the outskirts of London.

Obviously London.

It's a very stable and gentle aircraft. In fact, coming to a stop is practically identical to skydiving, where the canopy comes to a complete stop and the last step is like a stair step.

The pages aren't coherently linked, but there's more flying with my brother here.