Pacific Flyer

"The producers employed a wing-mounted camera on a J-3 Piper Cub to put the viewer in the cockpit to experience flight from the pilot’s point-of-view, at an altitude and speed designed to enhance the flying experience."

by Editor

Pacific Flyer

December 2007

Take A Trip Around the USA In A J-3 Cub With The “Feels Like Flying” Folks

FEELS LIKE FLYING!, the first DVD featuring all aerial footage and targeted directly to private pilots, aviation enthusiasts, and those who love the feeling of flying, is now a three-volume DVD series with enhanced menus and features.

The FEELS LIKE FLYING! series features low-level aerial tours of scenic landscapes not accessible by road, and not normally visible to the public.  The producers employed a wing-mounted camera on a J-3 Piper Cub to put the viewer in the cockpit to experience flight from the pilot’s point-of-view, at an altitude and speed designed to enhance the flying experience.

Norm Goyer, the respected editor of  Private Pilot magazine commented after viewing volume one of the series, “The images make you feel so much like you’re flying that I started making imaginary control inputs when the Cub came too close to huge rocks and swarms of seagulls.  What a great stress breaker; what a soothing ride before bedtime; what a great way to relax totally in the realm of  flying.”

The magical perspective of low-level flight that was introduced in the first DVD, “Pilot’s Extended Edition” appealed to pilots who don’t fly anymore, to novices just learning to fly, and to those who are physically unable to enjoy the outdoors.

“We had lots of requests from customers for information about the scenes in the first video,” explains Mark Morris, the producer and director.  “Now that DVD technology has matured, we are able to add all kinds of special features to the two latest episodes in the series,“Tree Top Travel” and “The Great Outdoors.” They give the viewer lots of great info about the places shown.

Morris adds, “we also decided to include the popular “Pilot’s Extended Edition” with new packaging that reflects the brand new look of the series.  One noteworthy improvement is the addition of enthralling sound-score music from composer John Adorney whose credits include the Best New Age CD of 2002.”

Produced by Mark Morris and John Berzner, the producers’ previous releases include “Web of Secrecy: YF23 Black Widow Declassified” and “Denise Austin Power Zone” fitness DVD.