unusual flying jobs

"C J Campbell" wrote in message ...
Well, if you want unusual flying jobs, it would be tough to beat the one
that Bill Raisner had. He used his ultralights to film scientific
expeditions for National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. He won
several awards and left a priceless legacy of film. Unfortunately, he and
his camera man were killed in an accident in the Galapagos in 1999. His
company, Leading Edge Airfoils, continues to build ultralights.

I met a guy up in northern Alaska that had a similar job. He used a
1934 T-craft with 4 remote digital cameras mounted at various points
on the airframe. The hat rack behind the seats held the recorders.

At the time he was filming native tribes hunting whales off the
north coast for Discovery or NG. He told me that he and his plane
were pretty much booked year-round by various educational networks.

Nice work if you can get it.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)