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Thank you, Mike, for the explanation. Having seen it before, I
was enraged
each time I saw this elegant bird abused so. Your explanation
makes perfect
sense: movie cameras...

All those building, might take note and not make your initial
flight into a
"media event." Keep it a personal encounter with your creation.

Bill


On 1/8/06, Mike Davis <mike.davis@dcsol.com> wrote:

And also for your entertainment, here is a bit of a strange goose

landing.

http://www.azchoppercam.com/goose.wmv



Walter

Here's the story behind this particular Goose landing...

"WILD GOOSE
Back in the "olden days", when Tamarindo was a small village and

everyone> knew everyone else, filmmaker Bruce Brown chose the town
to shoot a

segment
for his new movie "Endless Summer II". The sequel to the famous

surfing> movie "Endless Summer" came a generation later than the
original, and, of

course, featured new stars: Wingnut and Pat O'Connor, together

with one of

the originals, Robert August.

Living in Flamingo at that time was a pilot, "Hoot" Gibson, who

had spent

several years obtaining his commercial licence in Costa Rica.

Hoot owned a

vintage Grumman Goose seaplane, relic of World War II, and

intended to

charter it for tours. Given the state of the roads then - and

not much

improved since - a seaplane seemed the way to go to explore a

country> surrounded by sea.

Robert August had a fine idea: To charter the Goose to fly the

film crew

and
its surfers around the coasts of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and

Panama, looking

for unknown or little-known surf spots to shoot their sequences.

Apart> from

being much faster to cover more area, the aircraft was highly

superior to

a
boat, which could only examine the waves from the "back", or

ocean, side

whereas a 'plane could approach from the landward side, too.

"Endless> Summer

II" was Hoot's first charter in Costa Rica, and was to last two

weeks.>

On the first day, the Goose took off from the airport. The plan

was to fly

out to Cabo Velas, return along Playa Grande and land in the bay

near> Tamarindo estuary, where the crew would board, then to take
off on their

adventures.

The camera crew set up on Tamarindo Beach, ready to shoot the

approach and

landing for the movie. But instead of flying from Cabo Velas,

approaching> Tamarindo from the west along the Playa Grande
coastline, the big Grumman

twin came roaring down the river from the north, putting on a

show for the

camera. On board were the pilot, "Hoot" Gibson, and local

resident and

California board shaper, the late Mike "Doc" Diffenderfer.

Approaching Tamarindo, the pilot started a right turn to follow the
estuary, but his height was insufficient. Presumably he suddenly
became

aware of

the
power lines which cross the river at that point, and was forced

to fly

below
them. The right pontoon caught the water, and jerked the

aircraft to the

right. Overcorrecting, the pilot put the left float into the

water, and

the
aircraft swerved to that side.

Gibson applied full take-off power to get the aircraft back into

the air,

but it careered from the river onto the beach, where it ground-

looped and

came to a stop. The whole incident was filmed, and eventually

became part

of
the movie.

"At this point," said August, "we saw fuel spraying from the

aircraft onto

the sand, and there was a distinct danger of a fire or

explosion. As we

approached the 'plane, the doors opened and Hoot and Doc jumped out,

fortunately both unhurt. From a nearby beach house, a resident came
running, carrying a big club and shouting at the pilot that he was
in a

national> park, and polluting the beach. We managed to calm him
down, and the

incident
ended at that point."

Eyewitness Dean Butterfield adds: "I was up the hill looking

over the

estuary, watching Hoot Gibson fly the plane through it. He was

doing touch

and go's in the estuary, I was wondering why he felt he had to

do that in

there. As he came out to the mouth I think he saw the cable

stretched> across

at the last minute and tried to duck under it. He caught the

wing tip and

stuffed it into the sand.

By the time I got down to it, there were a lot of people around.

I took

pictures and made a T-shirt from one."

Officials of Minae also attended the site very shortly after the

accident,> and charged the pilot with flying in a protected zone
(Parque Marina las

Baulas). As a result, Gibson's licence, obtained over several

years, was

withdrawn after one brief flight.

"As it happened, the club-bearing resident did quite well out of the

crash." August continues. "The plane suffered damage to a wing and
one

of the

propellers, and parts for a vintage seaplane are not procured at

your> local

NAPA store, so the aircraft had to sit for a year or so while

repairs were

made. During this time the aircraft was parked in the resident's

back> garden, he and his family being paid for caretaker duty
against theft or

vandalism. I believe someone of the family slept in their garden

ornament> every night."

The day after the accident, filming continued with a scene where

supposed> crash passengers August, Wingnut and Pat O'Connor climb
cheerfully from

the
Goose, carrying their boards, and run off to the surf.

Seriously concerned that accident investigators or other

officials might

confiscate the film shot up to that point, Director Bruce Brown

friend to hop a Sansa flight to San Jos

Definitely one of my all time favorite movies Walter. I've seen
it for
sale in VHS on-line, but never on DVD. Wish I could find it on DVD.
GREAT movie!!

Do you know the name/location of the lake?

Ted

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WALTER KLATT
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 4:33 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Grizzly Man


Did any of you guys ever see the movie Mother Lode, with a young Kim
Bassinger and Charles Heston. It was done here in BC. They had a
Beaverflying into a local lake, and the pilot misjudged the
landing on glassy
water, and ended upside down in the water. Since it was all caught on
film, they revised the script, too, and used it in the movie. I
believeTransport Canada also used the footage in some of their
safety seminars.

Besides the flying, great scenery, and did I mention a young Kim
Bassinger, it was actually a great movie, too. I wouldn't mind
seeing it
again, if I could ever find a copy somewhere on VHS or DVD.

Walter

----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Delcambre <bdaileron@gmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 3:19 pm
Subject: Re: Grizzly Man

Thank you, Mike, for the explanation. Having seen it before, I
was enraged
each time I saw this elegant bird abused so. Your explanation
makes perfect
sense: movie cameras...

All those building, might take note and not make your initial
flight into a
"media event." Keep it a personal encounter with your creation.

Bill


On 1/8/06, Mike Davis <mike.davis@dcsol.com> wrote:

goose> > landing.

Here's the story behind this particular Goose landing...

"WILD GOOSE
Back in the "olden days", when Tamarindo was a small village and

everyone> knew everyone else, filmmaker Bruce Brown chose the town
to shoot a

segment
for his new movie "Endless Summer II". The sequel to the famous

surfing> movie "Endless Summer" came a generation later than the
original, and, of

course, featured new stars: Wingnut and Pat O'Connor, together

with one of

the originals, Robert August.

Living in Flamingo at that time was a pilot, "Hoot" Gibson, who

had spent

several years obtaining his commercial licence in Costa Rica.

Hoot owned a

vintage Grumman Goose seaplane, relic of World War II, and

intended to

charter it for tours. Given the state of the roads then - and

not much

improved since - a seaplane seemed the way to go to explore a

country> surrounded by sea.

Robert August had a fine idea: To charter the Goose to fly the

film crew

and
its surfers around the coasts of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and

Panama, looking

for unknown or little-known surf spots to shoot their sequences.

Apart> from

being much faster to cover more area, the aircraft was highly

superior to

a
boat, which could only examine the waves from the "back", or

ocean, side

whereas a 'plane could approach from the landward side, too.

"Endless> Summer

II" was Hoot's first charter in Costa Rica, and was to last two

weeks.>

On the first day, the Goose took off from the airport. The plan

was to fly

out to Cabo Velas, return along Playa Grande and land in the bay

near> Tamarindo estuary, where the crew would board, then to take
off on their

adventures.

The camera crew set up on Tamarindo Beach, ready to shoot the

approach and

landing for the movie. But instead of flying from Cabo Velas,

approaching> Tamarindo from the west along the Playa Grande
coastline, the big Grumman

twin came roaring down the river from the north, putting on a

show for the

camera. On board were the pilot, "Hoot" Gibson, and local

resident and

California board shaper, the late Mike "Doc" Diffenderfer.

Approaching Tamarindo, the pilot started a right turn to

follow the

estuary, but his height was insufficient. Presumably he

suddenly

became

aware of

the
power lines which cross the river at that point, and was forced

to fly

below
them. The right pontoon caught the water, and jerked the

aircraft to the

right. Overcorrecting, the pilot put the left float into the

water, and

the
aircraft swerved to that side.

Gibson applied full take-off power to get the aircraft back into

the air,

but it careered from the river onto the beach, where it ground-

looped and

came to a stop. The whole incident was filmed, and eventually

became part

of
the movie.

"At this point," said August, "we saw fuel spraying from the

aircraft onto

the sand, and there was a distinct danger of a fire or

explosion. As we

approached the 'plane, the doors opened and Hoot and Doc

jumped out,

fortunately both unhurt. From a nearby beach house, a resident

came

running, carrying a big club and shouting at the pilot that he

was

in a

national> park, and polluting the beach. We managed to calm him
down, and the

incident
ended at that point."

Eyewitness Dean Butterfield adds: "I was up the hill looking

over the

estuary, watching Hoot Gibson fly the plane through it. He was

doing touch

and go's in the estuary, I was wondering why he felt he had to

do that in

there. As he came out to the mouth I think he saw the cable

stretched> across

at the last minute and tried to duck under it. He caught the

wing tip and

stuffed it into the sand.

By the time I got down to it, there were a lot of people around.

I took

pictures and made a T-shirt from one."

Officials of Minae also attended the site very shortly after the

accident,> and charged the pilot with flying in a protected zone
(Parque Marina las

Baulas). As a result, Gibson's licence, obtained over several

years, was

withdrawn after one brief flight.

"As it happened, the club-bearing resident did quite well out

of the

crash." August continues. "The plane suffered damage to a wing

and

one

of the

propellers, and parts for a vintage seaplane are not procured at

your> local

NAPA store, so the aircraft had to sit for a year or so while

repairs were

made. During this time the aircraft was parked in the resident's

back> garden, he and his family being paid for caretaker duty
against theft or

vandalism. I believe someone of the family slept in their garden

ornament> every night."

The day after the accident, filming continued with a scene where

supposed> crash passengers August, Wingnut and Pat O'Connor climb
cheerfully from

the
Goose, carrying their boards, and run off to the surf.

Seriously concerned that accident investigators or other

officials might

confiscate the film shot up to that point, Director Bruce Brown

friend to hop a Sansa flight to San Jos

Did any of you guys ever see the movie Mother Lode, with a young Kim Bassinger and Charles Heston. It was done here in BC. They had a Beaver flying into a local lake, and the pilot misjudged the landing on glassy water, and ended upside down in the water. Since it was all caught on film, they revised the script, too, and used it in the movie. I believe Transport Canada also used the footage in some of their safety seminars.

Besides the flying, great scenery, and did I mention a young Kim Bassinger, it was actually a great movie, too. I wouldn't mind seeing it again, if I could ever find a copy somewhere on VHS or DVD.

Walter

For fun I did a Google search and found 8 VHS copies for sale on
Amazon.com ranging in price form 34.99 to $120. Isn't the internet
wonderful???


Jim


Jim


Cheers
Jim Cole
Rebel 333

WALTER KLATT wrote:

Did any of you guys ever see the movie Mother Lode, with a young Kim

Besides the flying, great scenery, and did I mention a young Kim

Walter

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From: WALTER KLATT <Walter.Klatt@shaw.ca>
Sent: Jan 10, 2006 7:07 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Mother Lode

I believe it was Lake LovelyWater which is about a 30 minute flight from Vancouver. It's a beautiful spot, but it is one of these small one way in and out alpine lakes, and is at the 4000 foot level. I can't believe they chose such a tricky spot for that filming.

Bruce G. might remember it, too. We flew by it on our way back from Phantom Lake.
We peeked into it at the entrance, and decided against trying to land there. I am a bit of a chicken when it comes to one way landings in small areas like that. Plus the Rebel might have had a struggle getting out, too. But I know the experienced Beaver guys go into it regularly.

Yes, if you ever see it on DVD, I want it.

Walter

----- Original Message -----
From: Ted Waltman <tedwaltman@i1ci.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 3:52 pm
Subject: Mother Lode

Definitely one of my all time favorite movies Walter. I've seen
it for
sale in VHS on-line, but never on DVD. Wish I could find it on DVD.
GREAT movie!!

Do you know the name/location of the lake?

Ted

-----Original Message-----
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WALTER KLATT
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 4:33 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Grizzly Man


Did any of you guys ever see the movie Mother Lode, with a young Kim
Bassinger and Charles Heston. It was done here in BC. They had a
Beaverflying into a local lake, and the pilot misjudged the
landing on glassy
water, and ended upside down in the water. Since it was all caught on
film, they revised the script, too, and used it in the movie. I
believeTransport Canada also used the footage in some of their
safety seminars.

Besides the flying, great scenery, and did I mention a young Kim
Bassinger, it was actually a great movie, too. I wouldn't mind
seeing it
again, if I could ever find a copy somewhere on VHS or DVD.

Walter

----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Delcambre <bdaileron@gmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 3:19 pm
Subject: Re: Grizzly Man

Thank you, Mike, for the explanation. Having seen it before, I
was enraged
each time I saw this elegant bird abused so. Your explanation
makes perfect
sense: movie cameras...

All those building, might take note and not make your initial
flight into a
"media event." Keep it a personal encounter with your creation.

Bill


On 1/8/06, Mike Davis <mike.davis@dcsol.com> wrote:

goose> > landing.

everyone> knew everyone else, filmmaker Bruce Brown chose the town
to shoot a surfing> movie "Endless Summer" came a generation later than the
original, and, of with one of had spent Hoot owned a intended to not much country> surrounded by sea. film crew Panama, looking Apart> from superior to ocean, side "Endless> Summer weeks.> was to fly near> Tamarindo estuary, where the crew would board, then to take
off on their approach and approaching> Tamarindo from the west along the Playa Grande
coastline, the big Grumman show for the resident and

follow the

suddenly

aware of to fly aircraft to the water, and the air, looped and became part aircraft onto explosion. As we

jumped out,

came

was

national> park, and polluting the beach. We managed to calm him
down, and the over the doing touch do that in stretched> across wing tip and I took accident,> and charged the pilot with flying in a protected zone
(Parque Marina las years, was

of the

and

of the your> local repairs were back> garden, he and his family being paid for caretaker duty
against theft or ornament> every night." supposed> crash passengers August, Wingnut and Pat O'Connor climb
cheerfully from officials might hired a

Angeles for

but,

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vicinity

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Did any of you guys ever see the movie Mother Lode, with a young Kim

Besides the flying, great scenery, and did I mention a young Kim Bassinger,

Walter

Walter if you want I have a machine to make copies of VHS to DVD if you

any made. It's a free service if you want. Dale SR-033
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Walter if you want I have a machine to make copies of VHS to DVD if you

any made. It's a free service if you want. Dale SR-033
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Where are you located Dale? They also want 10 US for shipping in Canada,

it's cheaper to ship to the US for some reason. Maybe Dale could buy it,

we'll all pay him for it on DVD???

It's item #6471258298.

Walter

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There you go Walter..have it sent to Dale and get us all a copy for our
Christmas stockings next year !!! LOL

;o)
Wayne

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Walter if you want I have a machine to make copies of VHS to DVD if you

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Where are you located Dale? They also want 10 US for shipping in Canada,
but
it's cheaper to ship to the US for some reason. Maybe Dale could buy it,
and
we'll all pay him for it on DVD???

It's item #6471258298.

Walter

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There you go Walter..have it sent to Dale and get us all a copy for our
Christmas stockings next year !!! LOL

;o)
Wayne

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Walter if you want I have a machine to make copies of VHS to DVD if you

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Where are you located Dale? They also want 10 US for shipping in Canada,
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it's cheaper to ship to the US for some reason. Maybe Dale could buy it,
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It's item #6471258298.

Walter

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There you go Walter..have it sent to Dale and get us all a copy for our
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;o)
Wayne

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Thanks, but first I have to get a hold of the VHS version. I have movie
software (Pinnacle Studio) and a DVD burner on my computer, so may be able
to do it myself as well. I am not sure if my capture card is good enough,
though (ATI All in Wonder Radeon).

I am not sure how this ebay bidding works. As soon as I put in my bid @
10.49 US, a higher bid came in at 10.50 US. Then it's asking me to bid 50
cents higher??? I think I may hold off until closer to expiry which is
tomorrow.

Walter

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Yes, if you ever see it on DVD, I want it.

Walter