Planes in Trees

"highly skilled air traffic controller"

"highly skilled air traffic controller"

Signs of Fall

Flying through the mountains yesterday gave me my first glimpse of the best part of Fall here in Colorado: the aspen trees. Just look at how those aspens glow yellow around all the pines. I can't wait to get back up to Rocky Mountain National Park and listen to the elks bugling (watch this youtube clip) and admire the vibrant yellow leaves:

Here's another great snap I took yesterday that would look great as your new desktop background.All photos by Nathan Abels

Sweet.

This is the PA-97 Helistat and it looks awesome. According to Piasecki Aircraft Corp, "The Helistat was built under a 1980 U.S. Navy contract for the Forest Service to demonstrate economic and ecological potential of heavy vertical air lifters in harvesting timber and other natural resources in difficult-to-get-to terrain." found via things magazine.

New Aerial Photos

Take-Off

This is a short time-lapse of a take-off yesterday from Centennial airport in Denver, CO (by Nathan Abels)