Grizzly Man

[Walter Klatt]

The wife brought this movie home from Blockbuster's, and we just finished
watching it. Not sure how long it's been out, and some of you may have seen
it.



It's about Timothy Treadwell, and if you remember, Wayne posted a news story
about him here, too, a number of months ago. Anyway, the movie was awesome,
just because of the incredulous and sheer nerve of this guy, and what he
thought he was doing with these bears. I really think his brain was must
have been fried with all the drugs he used to do before.



The movie has some good flying and great scenery in it, too, so it worth
seeing for that as well.



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

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



Walter





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[Mike Davis]

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 hired a
friend to hop a Sansa flight to San Jos

[Bill Delcambre]

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 hired a
friend to hop a Sansa flight to San Jos

[WALTER KLATT]

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

----- 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:

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

hired a

friend to hop a Sansa flight to San Jos