Mike Pearson's Adventures on a Pale Blue Dot

Last weeks post that featured the CL-215 and 415 water bombers set to a rockin' sound track was the most popular. Hell, I watched it half a dozen times my self. These flicks are not as rock and roll...but are pretty good airplane porn none the less. The link to the original post... http://adventuresinmikeslife.blogspot.ca/2012/09/blog-post.html The Martin Mars Here's a nice clip with great fly-bys at the back half Conair FireCats FireCats taking off from Ft St John....great radial engine sounds Jet powered fire fighting And bigger yet...but currently in not in fire fighting service When things go bad.. Not a water bomber ( even thought it says so ) but Geez Louise ...what a nasty landing! And a scene from the 1989 movie "Always" featuring John Goodman, Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfus ...featuring a ton of great flying footage

Link to awesome rock n roll water bombing is here 43 Grupo 2012 from Hidros on Vimeo . Link to other water bomber vids is here ( Martin M ars etc )   http://adventuresinmikeslife.blogspot.ca/2012/09/more-aerial-fire-fightingbig-props-and.html New video footage of the 1970's stuntman "the Hu man Fly" ri ding on top of a D C-8 jetliner   http://adventuresinmikeslife.blogspot.ca/2013/01/new-footage-of-human-fly-riding-dc-8.html

Is this possibly an old International?..any opinions? There were no decals,plates or insignia on it. It had International hub caps that looked suspiciously forced on.

More from the late August 2012 road trip to Lillooet The skidders in the background are described here... http://adventuresinmikeslife.blogspot.ca/2012/08/timberjack-skidder-with-mini-tower-on.html Cat D-7 on the back roads of Lillooet Any opinions on why this winch fairlead is slung so low?...the roller is actually lower than the winch drum

Brian Fitzpatrick and I were on a mission to pick fresh tomatoes at the Old Airport Garden in Lillooet. We were hunting for accommodation for the night. In our pursuit of shelter, we met a representative of the Fort Berens Winery in the oddest combination of hotel lobby/beer and wine store. The woman ( Georgia Colton ) showed us the various products on the shelf of the store and then invited us to stop by the next day for a tasting. Brian had never been to a winery or a tasting...he was very happy to add that to our list of things to do in Lillooet the next day. The next day after photographing rusty things, chatting to a saw mill owner, and picking veggies....we stopped in a the winery. The winery itself is a small, intimate affair with a more fun and relaxed feel, than some other places offer up. The other people at the tasting were at ease and talkative, it felt like being amongst friends.Georgia was part sales person and part entertainer for the time we spent sampling the go...