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Video: Landing at PHX Terminal 3 Helipad

March 7th, 2008 by Maria Langer

Join me for the last 2 minutes of a flight to Sky Harbor.

Well, I finally worked out the kinks in my POV.1 camera. This time, I mounted it to the outside of the helicopter on my door pointing forward, slightly right, and slightly down.

I took this video while coming in for a landing on the Terminal 3 helipad at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport (PHX). The helipad is on top of the parking structure beside the tower, between the north and south runways. It was a quiet morning; not much traffic at all.

Here’s a photo I snapped after I shut down and my passengers had gone away. (Yes, I used that darn fisheye lens again.)

On the Terminal 3 Helipad

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  1. March 7th, 2008 at 18:26 | #1

    Thanks for this Maria. Great as always.

  2. Jim Ferman
    March 7th, 2008 at 21:35 | #2

    Bravo! I think you have a solid handle on it now Maria! The video is really neat- I think the camera placement is wonderful. Keep those videos coming- I think people really like to see them. I also like how you have the pilot-tower conversations. Adds to the realism and it shows just how much you work and enjoy your job.

  3. Jonathan S.
    March 7th, 2008 at 21:50 | #3

    Wicked, wicked cool M! Thanks for sharing! Keep them coming!!

  4. March 8th, 2008 at 10:29 | #4

    Thanks, guys. I’m going to keep making these. I want to build a library of video clips I can put into a more substantial video project.

    On Sunday, I’ll be flying into McCarran Airport in Las Vegas at the end of a flight up the Colorado River. I hope to have some good video from that trip, too. And I might just be using the pilot isolation switch to block out the sounds of my passengers as I make my final approach. I have a feeling that there’s going to be more chatter than I want to record.

  5. March 9th, 2008 at 12:31 | #5

    Wow! That was beyond cool! I can’t wait to see more, especially with the intercom piped in!

    Jason’s last blog post..Last solo Cirrus flight – for a while

  1. March 28th, 2008 at 09:37 | #1
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