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Every day numerous individuals sign up to learn how to fly airplanes, but did you know there’s a much cheaper way to learn to fly?
And guess what? This mode of fight will likely have you feeling more like a bird than a pilot.
How is that possible? Well, there’s an entirely different class of aircraft that takes the thrill of flying to a completely different level.
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If you have ever seen power lines running through a forest you might have wondered how they keep the trees trimmed back from the wires.
Well, believe it or not, much of that tree trimming is done by helicopter!
The precision flying required to pull this off is simply amazing. The pilot has to make sure the line of rotating blades suspended below the aircraft doesn’t come into contact with the wires, while at the same time making sure the helicopter doesn’t get too low and crash. [Read more…]
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As you probably know, California’s Death Valley is one of the most inhospitable places on the entire surface of our planet.
The area’s extreme heat combined with the virtual non-existence of water has claimed the lives of numerous people over the years.
It’s really not hard to imagine how this very unique place got its name. [Read more…]
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Have you ever traveled on a road that made you too nervous to even look out the window?
Like me, you have probably crossed a mountain or two and driven across some pretty rickety bridges, but if you want to see some really dangerous roads just check out the video below.
In many parts of the world the roads aren’t as wide as the ones you’re probably used to, with some being barely wide enough for the wheels to find a place to grab onto. And on top of that, they tend to be little more than a combination of jagged rocks, dust and mud. [Read more…]
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Did you hear about the terrible blizzard that struck Hawaii back in 2021?
No, I didn’t horribly misspell North Dakota, Minnesota or Alaska. I really did mean Hawaii.
As I mentioned in this post, the big island of Hawaii receives snow on its two highest volcanic peaks every winter, and the winter of 2021-2022 turned out to be quite a doozy.