Recent content by R. Howard Trembly

1964. Too many to count, I quite logging when I stopped flying professionally. But I was involved in a goose strike with 3 geese as I was approaching my downwind to an airport. I hit the geese from behind, one on each wing, and the other on my prop boss. the last one was the most troublesome as...

As a pilot that was hit by a flying object (3 geese) that caused an in fight fire that could have very easily cost me my life. I cringe to see this irresponsible action on the part of the drone pilot. It not only could have caused a crash in the air, but when the plane came down it could have...

He's retarded or just plain stupid.

A women here in Salem, Oregon reported that she was followed to work by a drone while it was still dark outside. The next morning she claimed it did it again. Since she only lived a few miles away I went out side the next morning and could see it was a planet. She demanded all drones be stopped...

If it was a bird strike there will be evidence where it hit the aircraft, I know from experience. In 1973 I was flying home to Salem, Oregon at around 8 pm in a Mooney and as I got closer I told my passenger to look out for geese over the river after I turn my landing lights on, just before...

In photography it's all about the light, and of course the subject. Doing aerial photography for 50 years I had to always know where the sun was as I had a lot of expenses to get the right shot for my client. But I did make mistakes from time to time. AsI did the first time I took a picture of...

Thank you.

Long time professional pilot, short time Mavic pilot. For many years did aerial photography and it was sometimes a little hairy to get the pictures my clients needed and the cost to obtain them was quite high. Now, I find I can get pictures of high quality with the drone at a much smaller cost...