Post-Mission Projects

"cjcampbell" wrote in message
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Jay's comment about Iowa City and Mormon Trek Road reminded me of a few
projects that I have been thinking about for when I return to the good
ol' US of A.

One was an aerial photographic survey of the Mormon Trail, along with
some ground shots, documenting what is left of the trail. It is fast
disappearing. I wonder what such a project would cost and how I would
go about it. I probably would need at least one other
photographer/pilot to go with me. It would be nice if I could fit an
aerial photography blimp into the budget. I would think that the
project would take a couple years at least, so that I could photograph
the area at different times of the year and also to fit into whatever
else I am doing. I can't think of any possible monetary benefit; it
would have to be entirely a labor of love. I could also do the Oregon
Trail and some other trails in conjunction with this project. But to
make it worthwhile, the whole thing would have to be at least National
Geographic quality or, even better, Arizona Highways, which means at
least some of the shooting would have to be done with field cameras.

Similar projects involve documenting ancient Native American sites,
both from the air and the ground.

The way I see it, this would be kind of a full-time nomadic thing, for
which I would probably need a Winnebago as well as an airplane.

Here's a project that sounds very similar to the one you mention:

www.chasinglewisandclark.com

They used a "fat" ultralight and a 'Bago or equivalent.

KB

"cjcampbell" wrote in message
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Jay's comment about Iowa City and Mormon Trek Road reminded me of a few
projects that I have been thinking about for when I return to the good
ol' US of A.

One was an aerial photographic survey of the Mormon Trail, along with
some ground shots, documenting what is left of the trail.
snip

These guys did a nice job with the Lewis & Clark Journey via AirCam. I've read their book and it was a very
professional job.

http://lewisandclarkbyair.com/

I've flown the Santa Fe Trail and I've considered flying the Oregon / Mormon Trail in the future.

I'd suggest "The Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails by Air: A pilot's Guide to the Immigrant Trails" (ISBN
0-9655085-9-5) as a starting point for your research. The Author is William W. White. He had a website but I
haven't been able to find it, lately. E-mail me for a phone number if you need it or you can Google for more info.
I believe Google may archive old websites? Try Western Airtrails.com out of Logan, Utah.

If you make the journey, please report back here occasionally as I'd be very interested in your progress. I wish I
could tag along. It sounds like a great project.

Joe Schneider
N8437R



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JJS wrote:

These guys did a nice job with the Lewis & Clark Journey via AirCam. I've read their book and it was a very
professional job.

http://lewisandclarkbyair.com/

I've flown the Santa Fe Trail and I've considered flying the Oregon / Mormon Trail in the future.

I'd suggest "The Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails by Air: A pilot's Guide to the Immigrant Trails" (ISBN
0-9655085-9-5) as a starting point for your research. The Author is William W. White. He had a website but I
haven't been able to find it, lately. E-mail me for a phone number if you need it or you can Google for more info.
I believe Google may archive old websites? Try Western Airtrails.com out of Logan, Utah.

Thanks. I will take a look at at that.

cj wrote:
The way I see it, this would be kind of a full-time nomadic thing, for
which I would probably need a Winnebago as well as an airplane.

Maybe this will fit the bill?

http://www.coastcomp.com/av/fltline2/avion.htm

The Monk

"cjcampbell" wrote

Similar projects involve documenting ancient Native American sites,
both from the air and the ground.

The way I see it, this would be kind of a full-time nomadic thing, for
which I would probably need a Winnebago as well as an airplane.
\
Get you a DC-3, or something equally huge, and convert it into a camper.
Then you have your Winnebago!

It could also be used to fly airlift flights into ( ______ ) -fill in the
blank- , where some of your missionary buddies need some stuff flown into.
You might even be lucky and have the church to pay for part (or all) of it.
Add onto that, it would be a blast to learn to fly, and to fly it into
places yet undiscovered, by you.
--
Jim in NC