Greetings, fans!  I'm here to announce that in the coming weeks/months I will be making some (hopefully) regular posts, covering some of the really cool people I get to hang out with and go flying with throughout the year.  We have a really awesome community of photographers and pilots, always working together to have a great time, and share our love of aviation with those around us, and what I want to do is provide some interviews of these folks to truly show that anyone with an interest in planes can make their goals come true. 

So, here's the plan:  I'm starting a program I call "Pacific Northwest Aviation Profiles" where I will interview folks (both on "paper" and on video) having anything to do with aviation.  I want to have pilots, mechanics, engineers, air traffic controllers, photographers, and everyone else who is involved in aviation in some way.    As I mentioned, I will post the written version of the interview here first, and then at a later time I will conduct a video interview of that same person, asking similar questions to what you see in the, but with more in-depth follow ups.  I will create a new Playlist called "Aviation Profiles" on my Channel.

There you have it, that's the tentative plan.  If you have any questions you would like to see answered, please leave a comment either here or on my Facebook Page.

And as always, thank you for stopping by and visiting!  Be sure to visit my Fund Raising Page to stay up to date on my funding efforts for a new and improved video camera!

Jason

Greetings and Merry Christmas!  This post is to announce that I have some really great things planned for 2013!  I look to release some new and improved productions throughout the year, including several interviews.  One of the first things I have lined up is an in-depth look at a local restoration of an extremely rare WWII fighter/bomber.  All of the attention has been on New Zealand's Mosquito restoration that took its first flight in September.  However, very few people realize that there is an original Mosquito (bomber version!) being restored in British Columbia.  Also, I am hoping to get some interviews and a few status updates on an original A6M3-22 Zero with an original Sakai-21 engine here at Paine Field.  They've been making great strides in its progress.

In the meantime, enjoy this video I put together.  Please, share your ideas as to why you think we should (or shouldn't?) keep these warbirds flying.

http://youtu.be/2d-7eMf7uvo

Here's a fun spotting video from this summer.  This video features an IL-2 Shturmovik, B-25D Mitchell, Boeing 777, 787, and 747 LCF!  A little bit of something for everyone, all in one afternoon! :-)

http://youtu.be/QfRtsmF83n4

Ok, so I'm not so great...

OK, so I'm not so great at the whole blogging thing!  Sorry!  From time to time I will try to keep this thing updated with projects I'm doing.  It's been a very FUN, and BUSY summer and fall and now it's time to start preparing for the next year.  I've officially made video my primary medium now, and am actually trying to "crowd-fund" a fancy new camera to help improve the quality of the videos I provide.  Being practically unemployed (substitute teaching) there is no way right now that I could afford a brand new professional-quality camera.  So far folks have been incredibly generous, and I am encouraged that I can actually meet my goal by next summer!

At any rate, I've been reading, and watching tutorials and trying to learn everything I possibly can about film making.  I'm hoping I can start enough projects to keep me busy throughout the summer months. 

Anyway, I've added some "widgets" to the blog here so folks can donate to my new-camera fund.  If you don't want to donate, you can still help support me buy clicking on all of the ads in my YouTube videos! :-)  Also, check out my Photoshelter website.  That money also goes toward the new camera, and that way you also get a beautiful photo! Win-win!

Thanks for your time!

Jason

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2012 Flying Season

It's September and the 2012 flying season is already nearing a close.  We have had several flying events and I have been able to capture some AMAZING flying displays so far!  Flying Heritage Collection has added yet another aircraft to flying status, the A6M3-22 Zero.  When FHC moved from Arlington Municipal Airport in Arlington, Washington, to Paine Field in Everett, Washington, they brought along their unfinished Zero and had it on display for about 18 months.  At that time it was sent to Wenatchee, Washington, for its final restoration to flying condition.  In April of this year it arrived back home all done and ready to fly.  As of this posting the aircraft has already flown for two displays.

The much anticipated Il-2 Sturmovik has flown many times for pilot certification and flight tests and is now ready for its public debut on September, 15!