Fly the friendly Skies
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Sky 12 over Squaw Peak
Over the past 25 years I have been flying I have become good friends with the Phoenix area helicopter pilots. Our area pilots are some of the best in the world. They are also natural balloon pilots. Rick Crabbs the Fox Pilot and Scott Cliffton the News Hawk 5 pilot both have a hot air balloon rating as well as being helicopter pilots. When they are working they often come by to say hello or put me on the news. The balloon makes for a great beauty shot. Words can not describe the rush of watching a helicopter hover over 1000 feet in the air. And while they are shooting us, I am shooting them. I have a great photo collection of Media helicopters at work. Recently 3TVs Bruce Haffner and I where flying with an awesome sunrise and clouds in the distance. It was a surreal view of squaw peak sticking out of the clouds as the sun came up. The price of a hot air balloon $45,000 a media helicopter 2 million. Watching the sunrise over the mountains in Phoenix with some friends Priceless!