Video on Michael Doornbos

In 700 hours of flying I’ve been vectored over my house one time. Thanks a lot clouds.

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 21:29:28 +0000

(And yes the wavy picture is because phone camera shutters have trouble when propellers are in the frame)

Spent the day dodging thunderstorms

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 18:20:56 +0000

Passengers barely noticed.

X Carve is back online and making airplane stuff

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 08:33:28 +0000

Yeah we live here. Perfect morning for a long walk alone.

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 09:56:14 +0000

Landing an old beat up Piper Warrior at Hendersonville airport

Thu, 13 Apr 2017 20:05:51 +0000

Landing an old beat up Piper Warrior at Hendersonville airport. Which is an old beat up (very narrow) runway. [wpvideo wH1pe4cU]

First Flight for "Doc"

Wed, 20 Jul 2016 19:29:11 +0000

For the first time since 1956, the B-29 known as Doc took to the sky on a sunny morning in Wichita, Kansas. This video includes highlights from footage captured during first flight. More information at http://www.b-29doc.com

[youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CscShi3BV8Q&w=854&h=480]

The April fools prank I wish was real

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:49:25 +0000

I present to you the fictional Crave Copter. Very few things could make me happier. Maybe a Portillos copter…

[youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aYH4kLD6VQ&w=854&h=480]

Archived Comments

Cathi (2016-04-04 16:20:49):

Oh if it could only come true. Uh, Portillos Crave Copter.

JJ Abrams newest documentary series episode two features my dear friend Robert

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 22:54:51 +0000

My Dear friend Robert is the focus of Episode two of JJ Abrams / Bad Robot’s latest documentary series. Robert and his team are an amazing group and I’m so glad JJ did such a good job doing something I tried to do for this competition for years. I get to say “I knew them before” and nothing could make me happier.

[youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-8-pkCXhKw&w=854&h=480]

A hard left turn for me

Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:13:52 +0000

I think a lot about direction lately. My trip to Daytona to meet with other EAA leaders has really solidified what I’m looking for.

This sums it up perfectly in so many ways:

[youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_AztwklyIc&w=854&h=480]

Hey, once upon a younger year
When all our shadows disappeared
The animals inside came out to play
Hey, when face to face with all our fears
Learned our lessons through the tears
Made memories we knew would never fade

I've always been an instigator

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 16:23:06 +0000

In an email exchange this morning a friend of mind called me an instigator who uses “science” as an excuse for it.

Yeah, this is not a new thing. Here’s some evidence from 2011…

[youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn_AwvQ3K1Q&w=854&h=480]

I wonder how long it took them to clean up the flour…

Why didn't anyone tell me about "Four Chord Song"?

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 01:57:59 +0000

I don’t know people, maybe I need better friends. Somehow in 2011 I missed this and it’s the best thing ever.

[youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ&w=854&h=480]

Aerial work at a llama farm. Why didn't someone tell me llama's are so awesome?!?

Thu, 10 Dec 2015 22:14:35 +0000

Caleb and I did some aerial footage of a llama farm this evening. I can’t believe this is a job. I haven’t gone through all of the video, but here’s a preview.

[youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgGstk7yp78&w=854&h=480]

Automation testing

Mon, 09 Nov 2015 01:34:37 +0000

Julie braved the cold and wind today as I worked on programming N609JD to inspect buildings and structures autonomously.

Here’s the launch before it takes off on it’s mission.

[youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SCUNEvXlns&w=854&h=480]

Unedited first day at the Asheville Model Aircraft club

Sat, 07 Nov 2015 14:35:39 +0000

Turns out there’s a terrific model aircraft club that has a field in an unbelievable location just 20 minutes from my house. I’ve been looking for a place to practice flying and test systems to be ready for complicated production work .

The club has about 80 members, and in the 45 minutes we were there yesterday (a Friday) there were probably 20 airplanes in the air at different times.

Also, it’s hard to beat the view. Here’s my unedited footage of the location.

XMAS JAMMIES

Wed, 18 Dec 2013 13:50:01 +0000

If you don’t like this there may be something mentally wrong with you…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kjoUjOHjPI?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&enablejsapi=1&w;=854&h;=480]

Prepare to have your ears explode with Christmas cheer :-)

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:08:18 +0000

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5zGXCCDHrA&w;=560&h;=315]

Holy crap this is cool

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:51:04 +0000

This is slightly NSFW (language) so listen with headphones on, but it’s just so cool.

2001: A Space Odyssey as a 2012 Movie Trailer

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:21:35 +0000

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSGsh9so_dA?rel=0&w;=560&h;=315]

Bob Ross, remixed

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:28:16 +0000

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLO7tCdBVrA&w;=420&h;=315] You’re welcome

Go ahead and TRY to watch this without ending up smiling

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:50:02 +0000

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwe-pA6TaZk?rel=0&w;=560&h;=315]

Archived Comments

Chris Radcliff (2012-06-20 20:26:00):

Smiling? Heck, if it’s anything like the 2008 version, I’ll be lucky to get through it with a dry eye.

Chris Radcliff (2012-06-22 16:43:00):

Yep, I was right. I like the part where everyone dances. :sniff:

Oh, so THAT's how you pick up girls...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:34:45 +0000

I LOVE Pomplamoose. They have a new song out today. Happy tuesday.

Archived Comments

Daniel Ziegenberg (2012-06-12 21:51:00):

They are awesome. Following them for over two years now.

A conversation with Ray Bradbury

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:47:20 +0000

Things that you see when you’re 3 and 6 and 10 and 12 wind up in your fiction in your 30s…

Where would be the fun in making something you KNEW would work?

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 09:45:29 +0000

I’ve had this Neil Gaiman speech in my “to watch” list for a couple days and just got around to watching it. This should be something you watch at least once a month.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikAb-NYkseI&w;=420&h;=315]

Just in case you ever wanted to see me eat a hamburger on a time lapse video...

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:51:50 +0000

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNHbEtr73bc&w;=560&h;=315]

Archived Comments

Erin Bonilla (2012-05-30 14:36:00):

Hilarious!

John Cleese on Creativity

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:55:09 +0000

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijtQP9nwrQA&w;=420&h;=315]

The Adventures of a Cardboard box

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:31:29 +0000

[vimeo 25239728 w=400 h=225]

The Adventures of a Cardboard Box from Studiocanoe on Vimeo.

Archived Comments

Julie (2011-08-12 19:56:00):

Ok, that is crazy cute. LOL @ box on a swing. :D

Smash the design button

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:46:56 +0000

I saw this live at TEDxNASA this year. As I’ve said before, I’ve been to both TEDxNASA events and didn’t love them. This talk however is outstanding. There are so many great concepts in this 18 mins. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE4D7OsIzuk&w=550&h=320]

Archived Comments

Chris Radcliff (2010-11-23 01:21:00):

Outstanding is right.

Another BP Spill

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:09:08 +0000

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AAa0gd7ClM&color1;=0xb1b1b1&color2;=0xd0d0d0&hl;=en_US&feature;=player_embedded&fs;=1]

Archived Comments

Nikki Brungard (2010-06-10 18:43:21):

I love this so much I can hardly stand it. ;)

Jess (2010-06-17 21:05:22):

Word.

Inspiring kids by thinking big in space

Fri, 07 May 2010 09:31:03 +0000

The audio quality is shockingly bad in this video. This was on Feb 18th, at Ignite-DC. I’d like to do a new spin on this talk soon. This is an Ignite talk. If you’re not familiar with Ignite, the talks are all EXACTLY 5 mins. You get 20 slides that auto advance every 15 seconds. It’s a real challenge to not get behind on the slides.

Despite the challenge of giving a compelling talk in this format, I do really enjoy it. It forces presenters to get the point in 5 minutes and you can get through quite a few really great ideas in a 90 minute session.

Nanogirls

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:13:46 +0000

This is just … yeah. See scientists can have fun! You know you were just thinking “I like it when the girls stop by. To my lab.”

Come on, you know you were.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MubNtDwjJ2w&w=425&h=344]

The surprising science of motivation

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:37:22 +0000

Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories – and maybe, a way forward. http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf

Do you want to date my avatar?

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:56:46 +0000

The Guild just gets better by the minute: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNyg1ftMIU&w=425&h=344]

Craig Ferguson "figures it out"

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:51:32 +0000

Thanks to @julie_Thorn for this one: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFQkMAPVoIo&w=425&h=344]

Remember the show "V" from the 80's? Yeah, it's back.

Wed, 27 May 2009 00:59:23 +0000

As we all know, any aliens we encounter will want to eat us which makes for good SciFi. Was that Elizabeth Mitchell I saw? Sweet.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahjPQjQGdbU&w=425&h=344]

The Crisis of Credit Visualized

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:32:47 +0000

Yes, you do have 10 mins today to watch this and you need to. It’s okay, Facebook still will be there when you get finished watching. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3261363&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

Archived Comments

Jewels (2009-02-27 18:02:42):

Not bad. Although he doesn’t go into much detail about some things, like banks being forced by the govt in the 90’s to take mortgages from the “risky” home-wanters… and I can see that he wanted to keep this simple. Good vid.

Netflix To Offer 'Streaming Only" Plans

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:04:20 +0000

Netflix Inc Chief Financial Officer Barry McCarthy said on Wednesday it plans to offer its online streaming service on a stand-alone basis. “We’re likely to do that in the foreseeable future,” McCarthy said at the Jefferies 5th annual Internet and Media conference in New York.

via Netflix To Offer ‘Streaming Only" Plans .

Archived Comments

COD (2009-02-26 17:37:16):

I’ll care when I can stream movies from Netflix.com on my Linux box.

This ad is so good it makes me want to work in a print shop

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:09:09 +0000

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8TsOk-32Q8&color1;=0xb1b1b1&color2;=0xcfcfcf&hl;=en&feature;=player_embedded&fs;=1]

If you don't smile watching this, then you have issues

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:10:10 +0000

Straight no Chaser, 12 days of Christmas(Live). Buy it here Listen to the whole thing, it just gets better as you go along.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8&w=425&h=344]

Don't forget to sing and dance along the way

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:59:01 +0000

This is easily worth 2 minutes of your time today: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERbvKrH-GC4&color1;=0xb1b1b1&color2;=0xcfcfcf&hl;=en&feature;=player_embedded&fs;=1]

Archived Comments

O’DonnellWeb - I’m not one of “those” homeschoolers. » Blog Archive » Don’t forget to sing and dance along the way (2008-12-04 16:01:17):

[…] hat tip: Mike […]

Microsoft commercials, good riddance Seinfeld

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:22:50 +0000

Microsoft finally came to their senses and dropped those stupid Seinfeld/Gates ads that left everyone scratching their heads. The new ones are a direct dig on Apple’s Mac/PC ads (finally) and have some interesting tidbits like “I’m a human being, not a human doing, not a human thinking. A human being”.

A least these are interesting. Microsoft still looks like they want to be the cool kids but know that Apple actually is, but at least these are direct and don’t involve shoe stores or and underwear adjustment by Gates.

Another great looking electronic paper device

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:58:53 +0000

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v226DYqlbHQ&color1;=0xb1b1b1&color2;=0xcfcfcf&hl;=en&fs;=1]

The LHC is supa dupa fly

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:15:59 +0000

I’m about to drop some particle physics in the club… [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtM&hl;=en&fs;=1]

Google Lunar X-Prize Moon 2.0 - Japanese Version

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:53:51 +0000

I like that they call the first moon missions Moon 1.0. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZwMxHDfeO8&hl;=en&fs;=1]

Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:12:28 +0000

Felicia Day, Nathan Fillion, Neil Patrick Harris, awesome!! [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/1227202 w=400&h;=300]
Teaser from Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog on Vimeo.

Linus on the origin of Linux

Thu, 22 May 2008 09:07:19 +0000

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVTWCPoUt8w&hl;=en]

Great use of visuals to get a point across

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:11:23 +0000

Here’s a great example of using visuals to get a point across, plus it’s an interesting topic to boot!:

The Oscars in 60 seconds, Mahalo Daily Style

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:24:25 +0000

http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmahalodaily%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F698873&user=mahalodaily&brandlink=http%3A%2F%2Fdaily%2Emahalo%2Ecom%2F&brandname=Mahalo%20Daily&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf