ACADEMIC LINKS & RESOURCES

Stan's Videos & Favorites

(Videos marked "E" are Educational in some form.  "F" is for pure fun.  Italics designates ideas for future videos. )

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Vimana MX1 Successful Flight Tests #1 to #3   (E, F, Some goofing around with an RC motorglider and cheap camera.  Actually Stan's first remote control flying and teaching self to fly -- as he only flew old cable control as  kid.)

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Vimana MX1 Downlooking Wing Camera Tests (E, F.   Example of even a cheap downlooking camera's utility for search & rescue and recon  by drone or manned aircraft)

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Vimana MX1 Flight Test #6 & Scotty's First Flight (E, F.  K-12 STEM)

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Vimana MX1 Flight Test #7-#8 (E, F, K-12 STEM. Scotty's first loop and landing)

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Isabella's First Flight (E, F, K-12 STEM. Maintenance flight test, Cessna 172. Lovely view of Clear Lake.)

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Lake & Mendocino County at 3,000 to 4,000 MPH on Meth! (E, F, STEM.  Simulator flight & aerobatics showing approximate rate of motion through area if flying say an SR-72!  Or, rather a UFO with gravity control, as the inertia and g's of conventional flight would not maneuver like this, and you would blackout.)

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How to Steal an Airplane (E, F.  Intro to the Cessna 172.  Preflight, starting, taxi, and systems check prior to takeoff .from a mechanic's perspective.)

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The Dodo Bird Chronicles (E, F.  Documentary on Stan's transition to powered parachuting and paramotors.  Lessons learned.   Starting all over again in a new type of aircraft and flight realm.).

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The Adventures of Penny & Stan (E, F.  Ongoing saga of the world's first flying Rottweiler and video tours of areas.)

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So You Always Wanted to Fly, But... (E,  K-12 STEM & adults.  Aviator psychology series.  How all sane pilots are afraid. On fear & overcoming fear.  Methods. Courage vs Fearlessness.  Courage as a practice vs reckless fearlessness. Underconfidence vs Overconfidence.  Commonality of fear of heights, turbulence, other.  The many styles, personalities, and temperaments of aviators. Prolonged fear/ stress performance breakdown.  Keeping out of panic.  Confidence building things, aerobatics, picking the right early stage instructor, your First Solo, ongoing evaluation of self-limits / skill/ skills expansion/ education, risk minimization.  When, where, and how to be carefully bold.)

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