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[[Image:2018-06-02_MichiganTour-Air-to-Air-06.jpg|thumb|900px|N44VF-Summer of 2018 over Michigan]]We sold our beloved kit-built airplane "Victor Fox", N44VF in the summer of 2017 to some of our friends.<br/>

For the uninitiated, we bought a kit and built an airplane in our home, and have a complete [https://www.velocityxl.com site] documenting that process.  The highlights for the less interested are below, it's a 4 seat, 200MPH airplane featuring a 300HP engine and can fly about 5 hours, or about 1,000nm between refueling.<br/>

The overview of our history is this.  While in college at the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering a good friend (John Collier) showed me a copy of Kitplanes and I was in love.  I thought "you'd have to be crazy to build your own airplane", but I was in love with sleep shape.  Incidentally I'd been in the USAF ROTC program until I developed minor asthma and was released.  I'm not sure now what edition of the magazine it was, but maybe the July 1986 "Maximum Velocity" (page 46), the April 1989 cover of Neil Hunter's Velocity, the March 1990 "Getting a Leg Up", or the more likely Novemeber 1991 "Flying the Velocity" right before I graduated in 1992.  But the idea stuck, but I didn't fly with the air force and set it aside until I started dating Elizabeth in late 2000.  We talked about getting our private pilot's licenses, and I shared my hair-brained infatuation with the Velocity, and we attended [https://www.eaa.org/en/airventure Airventure] that summer and started taking flight lessons just before attending the airshow - where we put down a deposit on the kit.  Just afterwards our training was interupted by the September 11th attacks of that year.  But, by the spring of 2002 we'd gotten the kit and attended the factory head-start program, and by July 2002 the kit was at our house in Mason, OH.<br/>

Here are some of our better pictures out with the airplane.

=== Event Pictures ===
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Image:Oshkosh_arriving.jpg|Arriving at Oshkosh Airventure, July 2014-1
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Image:Oshkosh_arriving3.jpg|Arriving at Oshkosh Airventure, July 2014-3
Image:2018_N44VF_KOSH.jpg|Oshkosh 2018
Image:Taxi Back.jpg|Coming "home" - I68, Lebanon John Lane field, Cincinnati Ohio
Image:KDAY Airshow.jpg|Visiting the Dayton Airshow
Image:Bolton.jpg|@Columbus Bolton Field to visit our sister
Image:Otisco joel.jpg|Over Otisco - scene of our "incident"
Image:Rough River 1.jpg|Visiting 3I3, Rough River State Park during the CSA Canard Fly-In
Image:RunwayFest 1.jpg|Visiting KMGY in Dayton for "RunwayFest"
Image:RunwayFest 3.jpg|More RunwayFest
Image:Urbana.jpg|Getting the $100 breakfast at Urbana (I73)
Image:VF sunset.jpg|Getting night current, I68
Image:Wing_KLUK.JPG|Over Cincinnati Lunken (KLUK) Field
Image:DSC2029.jpg|At Lebanon
Image:Elizabeth.jpg|Elizabeth back home
Image:Chicago.jpg|Flying past the Chicago skyline on our way to Oshkosh July 2014
Image:Chicago2.jpg|Flying past downtown Chicago on our way to Oshkosh July 2014
Image:KMGY.jpg|@MGY for RunwayFest
Image:KMGY2.jpg|Leaving KMGY
Image:Overhead 2.jpg|Preparing to land
Image:OSHKOSH.jpg|On "Velocity Row", Oshkosh 2014
Image:Van_Wert.jpg|@Van Wert to help a fellow builder
Image:MERFI_2013_N44VF.jpg|MERFI August 2013
Image:MERFI_2013_N44VF2.jpg|MERFI August 2013
Image:N44VF MERFI 2015 3_small.jpg|MERFI August 2015
Image:RR_2011_1.jpg|Rough River 2011
Image:RR_2011_2.jpg|Rough River 2011
Image:@KHAO.jpg|@Hamilton Hogan Field for an EAA meeting
Image:2012-10-08 18.28.26.jpg|Mounting Go Pro Hero2 cameras on wings
Image:Rough_River_2011.jpg|Rough River 2011
Image:2018-05-31 MichiganTour-184-ktas.jpg|184 knots true air speed
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[[File:For Sale_N44VF.docx|For Sale Flyer Word Doc]]
[[File:For Sale_N44VF.pdf|For Sale Flyer PDF|300px]]

=== Incident ===
In late September of 2008 we suffered an in-flight emergency (ruptured oil line) and made a forced landing on a state highway in southern Indiana near Otisco, while enroute to the Rough River fly-in near Louisville.  Follow [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/637-2008-Incident-Flight this link] for a full write-up], but we were fortunate to have good weather and a reasonable straight, lightly-used, road in front of us.  At this time of the year all of the fields were full of crops that make landing in them quite hazardous, so the roadway seemed the better option, even though we did have to duck some power lines at the last minute.  We did end up clipping a pole while moving over to avoid some cars who'd stopped on the side of the road, but the damage was pretty straightforward to repair.<br/>
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=== Timeline of Building / Flying ===
Here's the timeline of our building activities, for folks that want to know a little more, but don't want all the detail of our full [https://www.velocityxl.com site].<br/>
<b>2015</b>
* 09/28/2015 - We fly to [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1945-2015-Rough-River-Canard-Fly-in Rough River 2015], and have to stop short due to a rough-running engine
* 08/23/2015 - We fly to [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1938-2015-MERFI-Mid-East-Regional-Fly-In MERFI, the Mid-East Regional Fly-in], 2015 edition
* 08/08/2015 - We fly to KMGY for [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1934-2015-KMGY-Runway-Fest-Recap RunwayFest 2015]
* 05/16/2015 - We host [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1874-2015-Cincinnati-Canard-Velocity-Fly-in Cincinnati Velocity fly-in an KHAO]
* 05/17/2015 - Our friend [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1877-Bittner-Cozy-N881BB-visits Bob Bittner visits]
<b>2014</b>
* 09/20/2014 - Elizabeth participates in [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1837-Flying-Otterbein-Seniors "flying seniors" day]
* 09/28/2014 - We fly to [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1838-Rough-River-2014 Rough River 2014]
* 09/07/2014 - We install a [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1835-GTN-650-Condition-Inspection-2014 GTN-650]
* 08/02/2014 - We fly the Fox to [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1802-Airventure-2014 Oshkosh/Airventure!]
* 07/21/2014 - Brett flys his brother Dave and his son Jake to [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1799-Traveling-to-Football-Camp football camp in Columbus]
* 07/03/2014 - Brett steals some time to [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1790-N44VF-Transition-Training-Dave-Bertram fly with our friend Dave Bertram]
* 06/30/2014 - Brett gets [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1788-N44VF-Transition-Training-John-Abraham transition training in the fox] with John from the factory
* 05/03/2014 - Brett has his [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1778-First-takeoff-in-N44VF first take-off in the Fox].
* 04/20/2014 - Brett gets [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1772-Transition-Training-Update-5 factory sign-off/flight training]
* 04/12/2014 - A spring visit from our friends [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1776-Spring-Velocity-Visit-2014-Edition Andy and Mark, this time at KMGY]
* 04/06/2014 - We fly to [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1768-Flying-to-breakfast-with-the-Stockman-s Urbana with Velocity friends the Stockman's]
* 03/22/2014 - Elizabeth takes more work friends for rides, including Christina.
<b>2013</b>
* 11/30/2013 - Elizabeth takes our flying friend [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1761-Taking-Andrew-for-a-ride Andrew Saragan] for a ride
* 08/29/2013 - We visit [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1756-MERFI-2013 MERFI], the Mid-East Reginal Fly-in, in Urbana, OH, 2013 edition 
* 08/18/2013 - Elizabeth [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1754-Giving-rides gave rides] to Dustin, the airport bum, and our plane (Decathlon) friends Penny and Chris 
* 01/27/2013 - Brett earns his [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1736-PTS-passed private pilot certificate], finally
<b>2012</b>
* 09/15/2012 - I fly the Fox over Kings Island during [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1692-King-s-Island-Day-2012 "Dividend Day"]
* 08/03/2012 - We visit [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1675-MGY-Runway-Fest KMGY RunwayFest]
* 07/06/2012 - Elizabeth takes [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1646-The-flying-cousins my cousins for a ride]
* 03/25/2012 - We lose airport founder and local flying legend [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1582-We-lose-a-legend John Lane].  RIP.
* 03/10/2012 - Our first flight on the [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1581-First-flight-on-the-MT-Prop MT constant speed propeller]
<b>2011</b>
* 12/26/2011 - We installed our https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1566-MT-Prop-installed MT constant-speed propeller]
* 11/06/2011 - Elizabeth takes some [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1554-MT-Prop-shipping-taking-coworkers-for-a-ride coworkers for airplane rides], including Aaron
* 10/04/2011 - We fly successfully to [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1552-Central-States-Canard-Fly-in-2011-Rough-River-KY Rough River] (Louisville, KY) for the CSA Canard Fly-in.  Sadly, this is the year that the gentleman that parked next to us suffered a fatal accident on departure.
* 06/14/2011 - We finalized our final [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1499-Electrical-upgrade-complete electrical system/panel], including VP-X and GRT screens
* 06/01/2011 - Our [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1498-Interior-complete-sort-of interior] is finalized by Dave Spano
* 04/11/2011 - [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1476-Bill-Mulrooney-and-Himanshu-visit Bill Mulrooney] flies his buddy and his airplane down to Lebanon for a visit
* 04/02/2011 - We begin our [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1470-Spring-Break-2010-Update-2 interior] work
<b>2010</b>
* 11/21/2010 - Our first flight with [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1432-Flying-with-Vortex-Generators Vortex Generators] on the wings (canard and main)
* 09/26/2010 - [http://www.airgraphicsllc.com/ Air Graphics] decals are [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1420-Airing-out-the-decals installed]
* 09/14/2010 - We fly our friend Andy's Prince propeller [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1413-Flying-Andy-s-Prince-Propeller to see how it performs]
* 09/06/2010 - Mark and Nancy Riley and Tim Walsh fly their Velocitys to[https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1411-The-Riley-s-stop-by-the-Cape  Cape May, NJ] to visit us on vacation there
* 08/29/2010 - After visiting friends in Michigan, we [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1406-A-hard-day-s-night ding our prop]
* 08/28/2010 - We [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1405-Flying-to-visit-the-mayor-of-Velo-City fly to Kalamazoo] to visit friends
* 08/14/2010 - Elizabeth [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1391-Flying-to-Piqua takes her dad flying], for the only time
* 08/07/2010 - [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1378-Scott-Swing-comes-to-visit Scott Swing from the factory visits], looks our plane over, and goes flying with Elizabeth
* 07/17/2010 - We fly our plane to the [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1318-The-Fox-visits-the-Dayton-Air-Show Dayton Airshow]
* 05/25/2010 - [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/928-The-Fox-Flies! Return to service], post incident
* 04/18/2010 - Our first [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/910-Cincinnati-Fly-In-Recap Cincinnati Velocity Flyin], where Terry Miles flies in along with Bill Stockman and Vaughn Pleasant
<b>2009</b>
* 12/03/2009 - [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/877-Fuselage-Painting-Completed Painting] is complete
* 10/22/2009 - Paint [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/862-Paint-Scheme-Finalized scheme] is finalized with [http://www.airgraphicsllc.com/ Air Graphics]
* 02/07/2009 - [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/822-Incident-Repairs-Nearly-Completed Incident repairs] are completed
<b>2008</b>
* 11/09/2008 - [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/819-Incident-Repairs-Begin Incident repairs begin]
* 09/27/2008 - We suffer a [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/815-N44VF-Has-an-Off-Airport-Landing! forced, off-airport, landing]
* 06/06/2008 - Brett gets his first flight in N44VF, with Dave Bertram
* 06/04/2008 - [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/771-Elizabeth-Flies-N44VF Elizabeth flies the Fox] for the first time, in 1972 Cessna 150 N18199
* 02/04/2008 - Elizabeth goes the factory for [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/749-Elizabeth-Gets-Factory-Transition transition training]
<b>2007</b>
* 09/07/2007 - Our airplane takes her [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/743-First-Flight first flight] with our friend Dave Bertram at the controls
* 07/13/2007 - We receive our [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/740-Airworthiness-Received airworthiness certificate] from FAA inspector Stan Faske
<b>2006</b>
* 04/01/2006 - The [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/143-Airplane-Moves-to-Airport fuselage moves to the airport]
<b>2003</b>
* 09/15/2003 - Our [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/188-Wings-Move-to-the-Airport wings move to the airport]
<b>2002</b>
* 07/16/2002 - Elizabeth [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/652-The-Kit-is-Delivered delivers our kit]
* 06/22/2002 - We returned from 2 weeks of [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/167-Just-Returned-from-the-factory "Head Start"] in Sebastian, Florida at the Velocity factory
<b>2001</b>
* 10/19/2001 - [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1933-Brett-s-First-Solo Brett solos] an airplane for the first time
* 08/15/2001 - We returned from Oshkosh where we put a [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1509-Oshkosh-2001-update! down payment on the kit]
* 07/02/2001 - Brett takes his [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1932-First-Flight-Lesson first flight lesson]
<b>1999</b>
* 09/24/1999 - Brett and his brother Dave fly with [https://www.velocityxl.com/content.php/1931-Texas-Air-Aces "Texas Air Aces"], for his 30th birthday.  Later, both of these airplanes crash with tragic loss of life.

=== Air-to-Air Pictures ===
These pictures are courtesy of Al Wolfson (photographer) and Ken Ross (pilot).  Sadly, these were all taken before we installed the decals, so they're not my favorites today, but I still love them.

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=== Winglet Porn ===
Canard folks love these shots, which we refer to lovingly as "winglet porn".
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Image:Wing_KLUK.JPG|Over Cincinnati Lunken (KLUK) Field
Image:winglet_KHAO.jpg|Over KHAO
Image:2018-06-02 MichiganTour-with-Andy.jpg|With Andy's N114MV over Michigan
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=== Flight Audio ===
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| <sm2>40_knot_overtake.mp3</sm2> - 40 knot overtake
| <sm2>keep_your_heels_up.mp3</sm2> - Landing at the Dayton Airshow
| <sm2>Scott highlights.mp3 </sm2> - Scott Swing from the factory flies the Fox
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|<sm2>Dave Bertram 700WLW longer 10_07_15.mp3</sm2> - Our friend Dave Bertram talks with 700WLW about flying the "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft
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=== Paint Job Pictures ===
These pictures are courtesy of Al Wolfson (photographer) and Ken Ross (pilot).  Sadly, these were all taken before we installed the decals, so they're not my favorites today, but I still love them.

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Image:IMG_2042.jpg|6 - Swoosh on wheel pants
Image:Wing_KLUK.JPG|7 - Checkerboard on inside of winglets
Image:Szoke_Design_3C_10-22-09.jpg|8 - The Design
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=== Instrument Pictures ===
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Image:IMG_2043.jpg|These help keep air attached and flowing into the engine for cooling
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=== Fun Audio ===
"N44VF - You have a 40 knot overtake... " <sm2>40_knot_overtake.mp3</sm2><br/>
"N44VF - Keep your heels up... " <sm2>Keep_your_heels_up.mp3</sm2><br/>
"Flying N44VF with Scott Swing - Highlights " <sm2>Scott_highlights.mp3</sm2><br/>
"Dave Bertram, family friend and test-pilot extrodinaire, on 700 WLW talking flying the hurricane hunter " <sm2>Dave_Bertram_700WLW_longer_10_07_15.mp3</sm2><br/>

=== All Pictures / Storage ===
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Image:Taxi Back.jpg|Coming "home" - I68, Lebanon John Lane field, Cincinnati Ohio
Image:KDAY Airshow.jpg|Visiting the Dayton Airshow
Image:Bolton.jpg|@Columbus Bolton Field to visit our sister
Image:Otisco joel.jpg|Over Otisco - scene of our "incident"
Image:Rough River 1.jpg|Visiting 3I3, Rough River State Park during the CSA Canard Fly-In
Image:RunwayFest 1.jpg|Visiting KMGY in Dayton for "RunwayFest"
Image:RunwayFest 3.jpg|More RunwayFest
Image:Urbana.jpg|Getting the $100 breakfast at Urbana (I73)
Image:VF sunset.jpg|Getting night current, I68
Image:Wing_KLUK.JPG|Over Cincinnati Lunken (KLUK) Field
Image:DSC2029.jpg|At Lebanon
Image:Elizabeth.jpg|Elizabeth back home
Image:Chicago.jpg|Flying past the Chicago skyline on our way to Oshkosh July 2014
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Image:OSHKOSH.jpg|On "Velocity Row", Oshkosh 2014
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Image:2014-04-06 09.13.16.jpg|Flying with Elizabeth (Brett), September 2014
Image:2014-04-12 11.25.46 HDR.jpg|Spring visit by Andy and Mark, April 2014
Image:2014-04-16 14.43.28.jpg|Brett getting signed off to fly the Velocity by John Abraham, April 2014
Image:2014-07-31 11.28.41.jpg|Velocity row, Oshkosh July 2014
Image:air_graphics_article.jpg|Air Graphics featured our scheme for years
Image:Andew_2013-11-30.jpg|Flying Dr. Andrew, November 2013
Image:Angels_Velo.jpg|Blue Angels over N44VF, Dayton Airshow 2010
Image:around lake.jpg|Going around the lake following the Riley's N929X on our way to Oshkosh, July 2014
Image:Beth_Andrew_11_30_2013.JPG|Flying with Elizabeth, November 2013
Image:Bob.jpg|Flying my cousins, July 2012
Image:crash3.jpg|Incident flight track, September 2007
Image:eagle1_tim_mark_brett.JPG|Cape May, 2010, with Mark Riley and Tim Walsh
Image:Eli_Truck.jpg|Elizabeth delivers our kit, July 2002
Image:fn_door_decal.jpg|Finished decals, September 2009
Image:fn_side_decal.jpg|Finished decals, September 2009
Image:Good crowd.jpg|Cincinnati Velocity fly-in May 2015
Image:hartzell.jpg|@Piqua Hartzell Field "Propeller Town USA", August 2010
Image:Himanshu2.jpg|Bill Mulrooney and Himanshu, April 2011
Image:Aaron.jpg|Aaron
Image:I68_Flyin_6_2012.jpg|Velocity Fly-in, June 2012
Image:joe_flys.jpg|Flying Elizabeth's Dad Joe, 
Image:KHAO.jpg|@KHAO for a EAA meeting, 
Image:KHAO2.jpg|@KHAO for a EAA meeting, 
Image:KI2012.jpg|Flying over Kings Island for Dividend Day, September 2012
Image:landing 2.jpg|Landing with Coworkers
Image:Lane9.jpg|Rest in peace, John Lane, March 2012
Image:leaving_KOSH.jpg|Leaving Airventure, July 2014
Image:Lo Atl-Sectional.jpg|IFR Charts
Image:loading up.jpg|Flying Seniors, September 2014
Image:louisville.jpg|Louisville, on the way to Rough River
Image:MERFI 2015 Dayton.jpg|MERFI 2015
Image:MERFI 2015 Speed_small.jpg|MERFI 2015
Image:MERFI 2015 WPAFB_small.jpg|MERFI 2015, over Wright Patterson AFB
Image:MERFI_2013_N44VF.jpg|MERFI August 2013
Image:MERFI_2013_N44VF2.jpg|MERFI August 2013g
Image:MT-prop-installed.jpg|MT constant-speed prop installed
Image:N44VF MERFI 2015 1_small.jpg|MERFI August 2015
Image:N44VF MERFI 2015 3_small.jpg|MERFI August 2015
Image:n929x_cape-may.jpg|Tim and Mark visit us in Cape May, September 2010
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Image:Ferrell_Brett_Airventure2018_Homebuilt_airplane_1.jpg|Airventure 2018
Image:Ferrell_Elizabeth_Airventure_Airplane_1.jpg|Elizabeth and the Fox, Oshkosh 2018
Image:Ferrell_Brett_Airventure2018_Team_Oracle_Ride_1.jpg|Getting a ride in the Oracle Extra 300
Image:Ferrell_Brett_Airventure2018_Team_Oracle_Ride_2.jpg|Oracle
Image:Ferrell_Brett_Airventure2018_Team_Oracle_Ride_4.jpg|Oracle
Image:2018_N44VF_KOSH.jpg|Oshkosh 2018
Image:RR_2011_1.jpg|Rough River 2011
Image:RR_2011_2.jpg|Rough River 2011
Image:@KHAO.jpg|@Hamilton Hogan Field for an EAA meeting
Image:Szoke_Design_3C_10-22-09.jpg|The paint and vinyl design that Aircraft Graphics did for us
Image:IMG_2037.jpg|installing roof VGs
Image:IMG_2043.jpg|These help keep air attached and flowing into the engine for cooling
Image:IMG_2044.jpg|Roof vortex generators
Image:2012-10-08 18.28.26.jpg|Mounting Go Pro Hero2 cameras on wings
Image:Sky3D7.jpg|Wing-mounted Go Pro
Image:Sky3D8.jpg|Wing-mounted Go Pro
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=== Videos ===
These are loosely in chronological order, which is more or less the big milestones in order, but noted that the video quality goes way up the later you go.
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|First Flight with Dave Bertram 2007<br/><br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkrTHnBfVDc</embedvideo>
|Second Flight with Dave 2007|<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpyMP7GkA-Y</embedvideo>
|-
|Jul 1999 - Flying with Texas Air Aces with my brother Dave <br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76WoxHZRxP8</embedvideo>
|Aug 2008 - Beth overflies the house<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C4EfDnryLo</embedvideo>
|-
|May 2010 - Dave and Jerry<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSXPX-obMRU</embedvideo>
|May 2010 - Return to Service after our incident, painting and panel upgrades<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdk7e0cfWds</embedvideo>
|-
|Sept 2010 Flying home from Moraine<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIpJDypcUro</embedvideo>
|Sept 2010 - Kings Island Overflight with Ray<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WFWgGwrXkg</embedvideo>
|-
|Sept 2010 - Scott Swing flies the fox and talks canard airmanship  <br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oavaw78qLHg</embedvideo>
|Sept 2010 - Going to Urbana for breakfast<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nauShikiPmc</embedvideo>
|-
|Sept 2010 - Flying with Chuck Less's N709WT<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oavaw78qLHg</embedvideo>
|Nov 2010 - First Flight with Vortex Generators<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkHuA2XVO-I</embedvideo>
|-
|Aug 2011 Return to Service<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9dRr4Fkzf0</embedvideo>
|Sept 2011 - Getting ready for Rough River<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO9BgO3YyPo</embedvideo>
|-
|Dec 2011 - Last flight on the Catto fixed pitch propeller<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DqbCCL1Pbo</embedvideo>
|Mar 2012 - MT First Flight (Constant-Speed propeller)<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yfZzDOQtKk</embedvideo>
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|Jun 2012 - Dayton Pilot's Club BBQ<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLXwPzphlnM</embedvideo>
|June 2012 - Air to Air with Pete Sweemer, Elizabeth in the Velocity<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKqwoQYJESw</embedvideo>
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|Jul 2012 - Taking our cousins flying<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPAOllT_lUw</embedvideo>
|Aug 2012 - KMGY for Runway Fest<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaS-6OyNljU</embedvideo>
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|Feb 2013 - My first ride in my airplane, with Dave Bertram<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4TczB0Hpt0</embedvideo>
|June 2014 - John Abraham demos 90kt approach technique<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCERY-BglVw</embedvideo>
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|Aug 2014 - Stopping in Allegan, MI on our way to Airventure-Part 2<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtT70QMEdRI</embedvideo>
|Aug 2014 - Stopping in Allegan, MI on our way to Airventure<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pma4zTuRgnc</embedvideo>
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|Oct 2014 - Brett low local flight<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcJVvrYtElE</embedvideo>
|Oct 2014 - Brett Practice<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s28ENIHEAuc</embedvideo>
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|April 2015 - Velocity Shadow Flight<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owsy_XAoFgg</embedvideo>
|May 2015 - Funday Sunday<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGwV-V1RmwU</embedvideo>
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|May 2015 - Velocity Practice Brett<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1imd_35TONA</embedvideo>
|May 2015 Velocity Cincinnati Fly-in<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJkTZO4y7Fw</embedvideo>
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|July 2015 - Landing Practice and Dashware testing<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKDmXYuyCX8</embedvideo>
|Aug 2015 - Brett Local Flight<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q46i3cxpE5k</embedvideo>
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|Sept 2015 - Rough River<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS6d8YQ2fy0</embedvideo>
|Sept 2015 - Flying to MERFI  <br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7anjHfr05s</embedvideo>
|}

=== Oracle Videos ===
Elizabeth works with Oracle quite a bit and was honored to take a flight with their Airshow performers in 2017.  When the opportunity arose again the next year she was kind enough to offer the ride to me.  Here's the video.

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|July 2017 - Elizabeth Flies with Team Oracle<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb9Nr8510co</embedvideo>
|July 2018 - Brett Flies with Team Oracle<br/><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfXbaAELO18</embedvideo>
|}