Max Trescott Aviation Trends Aloft

New Videos: Great Views of China from a Ramphos Trike Light Sport Aircraft

 Photographer Kjartan Pétur Sigurðsson of Iceland just uploaded two new videos of flying a Light Sport Aircraft in China. The first video shows the assembly of a Ramphos Trike aircraft and the initial test flight. I can only imagine the surprise of the locals as it took off from a road and began flying overhead. 

The second video shows video shot from the Ramphos as it flew in the vicinity of a major river. The scenery is fun to watch and the background music is relaxing harp music with some type of wind instrument (perhaps a flute)? If you know what instrument is used, please post a note in the comments below. After watching, you’ll probably want to visit China or purchase your own Ramphos Trike! 

Regarding the former, I visited China 2 years ago and found it fascinating. I imagine that General Aviation will take off there is a big way during this decade. Here’s hoping we see more aerial videos from China in the future.

UPDATE: One reader wrote "I've been flying China for a few years and my son is a musician. The instrument does sound a bit like a flute but I believe it is an ehru. It is a stringed instrument that is hard to explain." Here's information on the erhu.

Silly Video – Max Trescott for PilotMall.com

I enjoy the literary license I have in writing articles for my blog. Most articles relate to general aviation news, safety and advocacy. On rare occasions like today, I go off topic when I see something that amuses me.

Today's posting is about a fun video that PilotMall.com just released that includes some nice shots of AirVenture 2009. In the middle of it, they made the questionable decision to include me. It was shot in the waning hours of Airventure 2009 and yes we did have fun shooting it. It’s short and takes only 85 seconds to view. My friends at Wilco Films who are producing A Pilot’s Story, a documentary film slated for a 2010 release, shot it. My friend Rob Mark who runs www.jetwhine.com will be thrilled to see that I happened to be wearing a jetwhine button when the video was shot.

PilotMall.com is one of the distributors of my products and they set up a place for Rod Machado and me to do book signings during Airventure 2009. They’re really nice people and I recommend them to anyone looking to buy aviation supplies. Hope you enjoy their video!