I’ve been fortunate to have countless photographs published in aviation magazines, but have had relatively few appear in consumer publications. So it’s exciting to see two of my favorite “Views from the Flying Carpet” aerial photos featured in one- and two-page spreads in the new March Sedona Monthly print magazine.
Please check out my many available Views from the Flying Carpet aerial photographs, and Down to Earth terrestrial photographs. Pricing on ready-to-hang Fine Art Metal Prints starts at just $125, plus 2-day shipping throughout the Continental US for only $20-$29 depending on size.
It was just to be a “routine” mission, dropping my wife to visit her mother for a few days. But “routine,” in the Flying Carpet or any other airplane, has little to do with the glories one might experience out the windshield.
Winter snow is not uncommon atop Arizona’s Coconino Plateau north of Sedona, but rarely does it sprinkle more than a dusting on the lower red-rock terrain for which the area is renowned.
On this particular flight, however, we were treated to stunning views of Snow-Sparkled Sedona, following an unusually cold and heavy winter snowstorm that blanketed far lower elevations than usual.
I’ve been flying this area for some 33 years, but only a handful of times have experienced such a visual feast of crimson buttes heavily blanketed by ivory-white snow. (Area pilots will appreciate Sedona Airport’s “Notice to Airmen” that morning, regarding three-foot snow berms adjacent to the runway!)
Like all my Fine Art Metal Prints, Snow-Sparkled Sedona pricing starts ready-to-hang at just $125, and shipping throughout the Continental US runs only $20-29 right up to the largest sizes.
PS: I also took the following photograph that day, which displays more landscape than the above with less emphasis on the airport runway. If anyone is interested in owning the following “Snow-Sparkled Sedona II” as a Fine Art Metal Print, message me and we’ll make it happen!
Ride along with renowned aviator, writer, and photographer Greg Brown in his light airplane, the Flying Carpet, as he searches behind clouds for the real America, experiencing countless aerial adventures along the way.
Listen to “Inches of Runway,” Greg’s Flying Carpet Podcast Flight #12
Grab your logbook, ‘cause it’s time for Flying Carpet Podcast Flight #12, “Inches of Runway.”
Because wind is invisible, it rarely seems as threatening as other weather when you’re flight planning, especially under clear skies. But as every pilot learns, wind is real; like other weather features it can be helpful or hazardous. Consider, for example, a 65-knot (75mph) headwind…
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A former National Flight Instructor of the Year, Greg is author of five books, a former Barnes & Noble Arizona Author of the Month, and recently completed twenty years as aviation adventure columnist for AOPA’s Flight Training magazine. Some reviewers have compared his book, “Flying Carpet: The Soul of an Airplane,” to sixties road-trip classics like “On the Road,” and “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.”
“Greg thinks with the mind of a pilot, questions with the curiosity of a philosopher, and sees with the eyes of a poet.” — Rod Machado, aviation author and humorist
“You don’t have to be a pilot, or even a frequent flyer, to soar with Greg Brown in [his] Flying Carpet.” — Nina Bell Allen, former Assistant Managing Editor, Readers Digest
So buckle in and join Greg for the ride!
Please support Greg’s Flying Carpet Podcast, Blog, & Student Pilot Pep Talk Facebook Group!
Make a one-time donation, or better yet, subscribe your ongoing support. Thank you! Greg
Ride along with renowned aviator, writer, and photographer Greg Brown in his light airplane, the Flying Carpet, as he searches behind clouds for the real America, experiencing countless aerial adventures along the way.
Listen to “Vulture’s Prey,” Greg’s Flying Carpet Podcast Flight #11
Grab your logbook, ‘cause it’s time for Flying Carpet Podcast Flight #11, “Vulture’s Prey.”
The saga of the Lobe Band Bus, rescued by Flying Carpet. “You could always circle it on the way back, like a vulture!”
PS: If you enjoy this podcast, please share with friends!
A former National Flight Instructor of the Year, Greg is author of five books, a former Barnes & Noble Arizona Author of the Month, and recently completed twenty years as aviation adventure columnist for AOPA’s Flight Training magazine. Some reviewers have compared his book, “Flying Carpet: The Soul of an Airplane,” to sixties road-trip classics like “On the Road,” and “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.”
“Greg thinks with the mind of a pilot, questions with the curiosity of a philosopher, and sees with the eyes of a poet.” — Rod Machado, aviation author and humorist
“You don’t have to be a pilot, or even a frequent flyer, to soar with Greg Brown in [his] Flying Carpet.” — Nina Bell Allen, former Assistant Managing Editor, Readers Digest
So buckle in and join Greg for the ride!
Please support Greg’s Flying Carpet Podcast, Blog, & Student Pilot Pep Talk Facebook Group!
Make a one-time donation, or better yet, subscribe your ongoing support. Thank you! Greg
This colorful 11″x17″ calendar features thirteen views over Arizona’s spectacular Red Rock Country captured at all times of year.
Few of us view calendar covers after opening, so Greg turned the cover photo 90 degrees to create an 11″x17″ Sedona vista suitable for framing. (Monthly photos are 8½” x 11″, with plenty of space for daily notes.)
You are hereby officially authorized to remove and frame the cover photo, either to remind you of past Sedona visits, or to inspire future ones!
Ride along with renowned aviator, writer, and photographer Greg Brown in his light airplane, the Flying Carpet, as he searches behind clouds for the real America, experiencing countless aerial adventures along the way.
Listen to “Long Journey North” Greg’s Flying Carpet Podcast #10
Grab your logbook, ‘cause it’s time for Flying Carpet Podcast Flight #10, “Long Journey North.”
Jean and I are often asked, “Is there one aerial journey that stands out above the rest, in all your decades of flying?” Well yes there is, and this is it⸺an extended Flying Carpet trek from Arizona to Northern Minnesota, to attend a funeral.
No single event made it memorable, but rather a long cross-the-country adventure filled with all sorts of challenging and wacky and beautiful and crazy experiences, and yes a few scary ones, all glued together into one big journey. Oh, and the best airport car, ever!
PS: If you enjoy this podcast, please share with friends!
A former National Flight Instructor of the Year, Greg is author of five books, a former Barnes & Noble Arizona Author of the Month, and recently completed twenty years as aviation adventure columnist for AOPA’s Flight Training magazine. Some reviewers have compared his book, “Flying Carpet: The Soul of an Airplane,” to sixties road-trip classics like “On the Road,” and “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.”
“Greg thinks with the mind of a pilot, questions with the curiosity of a philosopher, and sees with the eyes of a poet.” — Rod Machado, aviation author and humorist
“You don’t have to be a pilot, or even a frequent flyer, to soar with Greg Brown in [his] Flying Carpet.” — Nina Bell Allen, former Assistant Managing Editor, Readers Digest
So buckle in and join Greg for the ride!
Please support Greg’s Flying Carpet Podcast, Blog, & Student Pilot Pep Talk Facebook Group!
Make a one-time donation, or better yet, subscribe your ongoing support. Thank you! Greg
So Thursday morning Jean and I decided to take off and check out the amazing autumn “flaming aspens” on Arizona’s San Francisco Peaks, followed by a brief landing at Sedona. Ride along via the following video!
Ride along with renowned aviator, writer, and photographer Greg Brown in his light airplane, the Flying Carpet, as he searches behind clouds for the real America, experiencing countless aerial adventures along the way.
Listen to “Snipe Hunt!” Greg’s Flying Carpet Podcast Flight #7
Grab your logbook, ‘cause it’s time for Flying Carpet Podcast Flight #7, “Snipe Hunt!” Those who savor old cars, grass landing strips, and the aroma of rotisserie chicken, will appreciate this episode.
A former National Flight Instructor of the Year, Greg is author of five books, a former Barnes & Noble Arizona Author of the Month, and recently completed twenty years as aviation adventure columnist for AOPA’s Flight Training magazine. Some reviewers have compared his book, “Flying Carpet: The Soul of an Airplane,” to sixties road-trip classics like “On the Road,” and “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.”
“Greg thinks with the mind of a pilot, questions with the curiosity of a philosopher, and sees with the eyes of a poet.” — Rod Machado, aviation author and humorist
“You don’t have to be a pilot, or even a frequent flyer, to soar with Greg Brown in [his] Flying Carpet.” — Nina Bell Allen, former Assistant Managing Editor, Readers Digest
So buckle in and join Greg for the ride!
Please support Greg’s Flying Carpet Podcast, Blog, & Student Pilot Pep Talk Facebook Group!
Make a one-time donation, or better yet, subscribe your ongoing support. Thank you! Greg
It was just to be a “routine” flight home from the Phoenix area, after dropping my wife to visit her mother for a few days.
But “routine,” in the Flying Carpet or any other airplane, has little to do with what you might see out the windshield.
Dense clouds shaded much of Arizona’s Verde Valley as I proceeded northward toward Flagstaff, but as I approached red-rock country near Sedona the clouds parted, flooding rich sunlight over the area’s famed crimson buttes and cliffs.
The icing on that golden cake proved to be the backdrop—distant snow-and-cloud capped mountains visible ahead on the Coconino Plateau.
The contrast of golden red-rock foreground against cool wintry background proved to be one of the most striking visual experiences of my hundreds of flights over this legendary landscape.
My Fine Art Metal Prints start at just $125, and shipping throughout the Continental US runs only $10-21 up to the largest sizes.
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