http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:41:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/29/the-fruits-of-my-labor/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/29/the-fruits-of-my-labor/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:00:40 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7498 …or why I love my work as an aerial photography pilot. I'm part of the equipment. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/29/the-fruits-of-my-labor/feed/ 4 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/08/dealing-with-in-flight-passenger-requests/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/08/dealing-with-in-flight-passenger-requests/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:53:23 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/08/dealing-with-in-flight-passenger-requests/ Remember the primary job of every pilot-in-command: fly the aircraft. What's more important: conducting a safe flight or making the client happy? Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/08/dealing-with-in-flight-passenger-requests/feed/ 4 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/14/interesting-links-september-14-2011/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/14/interesting-links-september-14-2011/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:30:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/14/interesting-links-september-14-2011/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/14/interesting-links-september-14-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/29/aerial-view-of-first-light-on-the-vermilion-cliffs/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/29/aerial-view-of-first-light-on-the-vermilion-cliffs/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:40:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/29/aerial-view-of-first-light-on-the-vermilion-cliffs/ A quickie video. A helicopter flight from Page, AZ to Marble Canyon, AZ revealed first light on the aptly named Vermilion Cliffs. Excellent footage of Marble Canyon and the historic Navajo Bridge. Shot with a GoPro Hero video camera mounted on a Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter. 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Did the pilot in command make the right decision? Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/04/09/autorotation-is-not-a-low-rotor-rpm-emergency-procedure/feed/ 4 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/02/09/flying-the-2010-parker-425/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/02/09/flying-the-2010-parker-425/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:27:04 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/02/09/flying-the-2010-parker-425/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/02/09/flying-the-2010-parker-425/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/11/16/video-flight-with-a-tyler-mini-gyro/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/11/16/video-flight-with-a-tyler-mini-gyro/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:03:18 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/11/16/video-flight-with-a-tyler-mini-gyro/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/11/16/video-flight-with-a-tyler-mini-gyro/feed/ 0