Highway6 Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 Here are some photos I snapped while flying along the I-10 Corridor in a Cessna. I know these aren't the best photos.. but it is a perspective of the city not everyone gets to see.. so Enjoy. Hopefully, next time I go up, I'll have a newer camera and clearer skies. Looking down the West Loop towards the Galleria Area. Memorial Park Memorial Heights, Rice Military, and Eleanor Tinsley Park. Downtown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Cool pics. Was this your friend flying the cessna or did you pay a company or something like that to go on it. It seems like it would be cool to do. Does Houston have heli or plane tours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 here are some of mine, all taken from passenger jumbos. got some more somewhere i'll find eventually. san jacinto monument: NASA (enhanced): Galveston: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 You can rent a helicopter in Houston pretty cheap compared to other cities. Sometimes under $200/hour. I heard one guy was getting it for $90/hour back in 2001. There are a lot of helicopters in Houston that are only used part of the day and sit around the rest of the day, so the owners are eager to make money from them. The only TV station that owns their helicopter in Houston is Fox. Everyone else rents by the hour from U.S. Helicopters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Wow those are nice pictures. H6 would you mind if I used your first picture? I'll give you the credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I love them. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted August 3, 2005 Author Share Posted August 3, 2005 Wow those are nice pictures. H6 would you mind if I used your first picture? I'll give you the credit. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sure.. Feel free to use em. I'm not sure how much helicopter rentals are. My mother actually just renewed her small plane pilots license after like a 25 year absense. I was her test passenger I know the Ground School at Weiser airport out 290 has this 'Discovery Flight' program for like around $40. Basically they go up with you, do the take off.. then put the controls in your hands for half an hr. Sorrta a 'crashcourse' in leanring to fly. Its meant to get people interested enough to start taking flying lessons. Though.. the Discovery Flights fly outside the city limits.. so I'm not sure they would work if you wanted to use it as a means to photograph the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Beautiful pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 those were awesome...my friends dad owns a cessna but ive never gotten a ride.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasboy Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I am always a fan of streetlevel pics, but these are the exception. These are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Sure.. Feel free to use em.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ok, thank you, I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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