Photo gallery--aviation-related (hang gliding, RC aircraft, other aviation, etc) and photos from aircraft
Last updated June 28, 2006
All photos taken by Steve Seibel unless otherwise noted
Ken D. flying the K4 hang glider formerly owned by Jon Lone at Pine Mountain (Oregon), June 24 2006: Launching #1, #2, #3, climbing #1, #2, #3
Videos of a trike aerotowing a hang glider at Beck's field near Yoder (Oregon), March 19 2006. These videos were taken by Patrick Kruse. #1, #2, #3
Photos of a trike aerotowing a hang glider, and other related photos, at Beck's field near Yoder (Oregon), March 19 2006. These photos were taken by Jim Norton, and you can navigate to the rest of Jim's photoblog from these links. #1, #2, #3, #4 (me!)
Photos of myself preparing to launch, and launching, a Raven powered harness from Peterson Butte, March 12 2006. Photos courtesy of Dan Thomas, who was flying an R.C. glider at the site. Thanks Russ VanLandingham for the opportunity to fly your Raven power harness and U-2 160 glider. Preparation, launch
Bald Eagles at Peterson Butte (Oregon), February 1 2006 (all images taken while hang gliding, many more images yet to be posted!): #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7
Hang gliding at Peterson Butte (Oregon), February 1 2006 (many more images yet to be posted!): John M #1, self, vista, John M #2, John M #3, John M and Pete O #1, John M and Pete O #2, John M #4
Peterson Butte (Oregon), November 2005: Ken D's Swift, Unknown glider #1, Unknown glider #2, Dwayne H. #1, Dwayne H. #2, Jim N. #1, Jim N. #2, Jim N. #3, Jim N. #4, Jim N. #5, Jim N. #6, Jim N. #7, Jim N. #8, Jim N. #9, self #1, self #2, self #3, RC carnage, Dave F's broken batten tips (these were broken when the glider made a little flight of its own before launch, and not noticed till after landing--didn't seem to affect the glider too much! Hang gliders evolving toward paragliders?)
The way we like it-- Mark W. at Oceanside (Oregon) 04-01-05--#2 Mark W.--#3 Craig D.--#4 self portrait--#5--#6
The way we like it (sort of...)--Craig D. scratching for lift at Moolack Beach (Oregon) 04-01-05--#2--#3--#4--#5--#6--#7--#8
Soaring north of Cape Kiwanda (Oregon) in strong west winds
Pilots at cloudbase
(Peterson Butte, Oregon)
Frost
shadow (Packwood, Washington)
Towing in the snow
(Packwood, Washington)
Who's the space alien now?
(Dog Mountain, Washington). Note the mother ship streaking down in the upper left corner. This photo was taken by a non-pilot photographer; unfortunately I can't provide a credit as I don't know his name.
At
cloud base (Coburg Hills, Oregon)
Beautiful
clouds
Breaking down before the storm (Peterson Butte, Oregon)
Light
show (Peterson Butte, Oregon)
Young
bald eagle (Peterson Butte, Oregon)
Cherie
(Peterson Butte, Oregon)
All
in a grey mist (Peterson Butte, Oregon)
Flying
cheap (Peterson Butte, Oregon) + Erie light (Peterson Butte, Oregon)
Superfloater
daydream (Wallaby ranch, Florida)
Preparing to fly Vim Toutenhoofd's Swift foot-launchable ultralight sailplane (Quest Flight Park, Florida). The fuselage fairing has been left off to make it easier to judge the landing pattern on my first flight in this unusual, fragile aircraft (and also for other reasons relating to my experimental interests--see the experimental photo gallery and theory section of this website for more). Thank you Vim for the opportunity to fly the Swift.
On tow in Vim Toutenhoofd's Swift foot-launchable ultralight sailplane (Quest Flight Park, Florida).
In flight in the Swift...(Quest Flight Park, Florida).
Back on the ground after flying the Swift...#1 (Quest Flight Park, Florida).
Back on the ground after flying the Swift...#2 (Quest Flight Park, Florida). Note the yaw string with the little paper cone on the end, as noted in the experimental photo gallery. P.S. Thanx Junko for the loan of the rudder pedal extensions--when flying an aircraft for the first time, the first rule is to be comfortable in the cockpit!
Back on the ground after flying the Swift...#3 (Quest Flight Park, Florida).
Strange creatures--Swifts and Swift pilots... (Quest Flight Park, Florida).
The famous Vim...somewhere in Florida.
Little car, big glider...
More from the "Little car, big glider" series:
Who needs an SUV?
How not to transport your glider...
Paraglider in the sun
Aerial
view Yaquina Bay (Oregon), RV Wecoma
Aerial
view Yaquina head (Oregon)
Aerial views of Prairie Mountain, a hang gliding site in Oregon's Coast Range #1 ,
#2 ,
#3 ,
#4 ,
#5 ,
#6 ,
#7 ,
#8
Lenticulars generated by Mary's Peak as seen from Corvallis airport (Oregon)
Wave-soaring in a Cessna, engine-off, #1, #2 , #3 , #4 , #5
I've been experimenting with a variable-geometry Zagi (see the experiments photo gallery for more):
With anhedral...
And with dihedral...
Pete's been experimenting with a variable-geometry hang glider. I think that's too much dihedral, Pete! #1 , #2 , #3 , #4 , #5
Author's semi-scale Me-163 Komet RC rocket glider, modified from a Dave's Aircraft Works unpowered slope glider kit, #2, #3, #4. Komet photos courtesy of Paul Naton--see www.radiocarbonart.com for more of Paul's work.
