Pictures from my Archer over Seattle

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2002-12-15 10:45pm

These are some pictures I took while flying a Piper Archer II over the Seattle Space Needle. They were taken the day before Thanksgiving. For those of you wondering if I was too close, rest assured that what I was doing was totally legal.

Oh yes, I tried to turn off the flash, but the stupid camera wouldn't let me.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-12-15 11:01pm

My eyes! The goggles they do, actually help…

Nice pics

Post by **Beowulf** » 2002-12-15 11:13pm

I don't suppose you could have put electical tape over the flash, eh?

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2002-12-15 11:15pm

You lucky bastard.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2002-12-15 11:25pm

Beowulf wrote:I don't suppose you could have put electical tape over the flash, eh?

I eventually started using my thumb.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-12-15 11:27pm

Very, very cool, WP.

XPViking · Post by **XPViking** » 2002-12-16 12:51am

Wicked Pilot,

Nice pics. I'm assuming you took those pics with just one hand? Can't be easy to do while flying otherwise....

A small plane wouldn't have autopilot, would it?

XPViking

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2002-12-16 01:01am

XPViking wrote:Nice pics. I'm assuming you took those pics with just one hand? Can't be easy to do while flying otherwise....

Actually two hands. The Piper Archer is very stable, it won't move two much if you let go for a second or two, especially if you have it trimmed properly and you're in smooth air.

A small plane wouldn't have autopilot, would it?

One or two axis autopilots come as an option on most small aircraft these days. If I remember correctly, this plane had a one axis system. I wasn't using it though, it was an old setup that I was unfamiliar with.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2002-12-16 01:21am

Probably just a wing-leveller or similar. Not like the plane won't fly itself for the time it takes to snap a picture (properly trimmed, of course

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