http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Thu, 24 May 2012 23:31:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/17/off-airport-landing-zones/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/17/off-airport-landing-zones/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:05:18 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/17/off-airport-landing-zones/ A helicopter is almost an all-terrain vehicle. Wondering what makes a landing zone suitable for a helicopter? This should make things a bit clearer. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/17/off-airport-landing-zones/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/04/desert-run-by-helicopter-100-feet-100-knots/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/04/desert-run-by-helicopter-100-feet-100-knots/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:20:03 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/04/desert-run-by-helicopter-100-feet-100-knots/ Another video for your consideration and comment. A video highlighting two minutes of a recent flight between Aguila and Phoenix, AZ. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/04/desert-run-by-helicopter-100-feet-100-knots/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/07/07/phoenix-sandstorm-time-lapse/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/07/07/phoenix-sandstorm-time-lapse/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:12:10 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/07/07/phoenix-sandstorm-time-lapse/ Excellent footage of a desert phenomenon. No, this isn't one of mine, but it offers two excellent views of a larger-than usual dust storm bearing down on Phoenix, AZ. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/07/07/phoenix-sandstorm-time-lapse/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/05/wickenburg-to-las-vegas-by-helicopter/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/05/wickenburg-to-las-vegas-by-helicopter/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:20:16 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/05/wickenburg-to-las-vegas-by-helicopter/ Again. I couldn't have asked for better weather. That's what I was thinking as I preflighted my helicopter early on Wednesday morning. I'd been hired to take three people from Wickenburg to the Las Vegas area with the primary objective of viewing the new bridge near the Hoover Dam from the air. My client, who had flown with me several times before, was willing to make the four-hour round-trip flight by helicopter -- and pay for it -- just for a look. To make the trip more worth his while, we'd also land at Boulder City Municipal Airport, where they'd rent a car and drive over to the dam for a tour. After lunch, they'd come back to the airport, climb back on board, and I'd take them for a Vegas Strip tour before returning to Wickenburg. 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