Fly with the Eagle

[hatchcanyon]

May 2006

My wife and me planned another flight with Tim Martin from Moab, Canyonlands Airfield down the Colorado River to the Coyote Buttes and back again. Fortunately Tim could do that for us. So we started early in the morning. My Lady had a new digital SRL, I was still holding on my trusted analog SLR. She was sitting on the backseats, my place was next to Tim.

Here are some pictures. Hope you enjoy! More can be found at Fly with The Eagle

The Originals have a size of 1200 x 900 pixels.

Tim Martin and the plane

Island in the Sky - Airport Tower

Lathrop and Buck Canyon - White Rim

The Loop

Colorado River - Green River Confluence

Nearby Hite

Mouth of North Wash

White Canyon

Ticaboo Canyon

Tapestry Wall

Forgotten Canyon

The Rincon

Hole in the Rock

Rainbow Bridge

Teddys Horse Pasture

The old Colorado River Goosenecks

Last Chance Bay

Dominguez and Padre Buttes

Glen Canyon Dam

Partially: Horseshoe Bend

Paria River Canyon

Coyote Butte North

Coyote Butte North

Coyote Butte North

Coyote Butte North

Nipple Bench

Alstrom Point

Gooseneck Point

Rock Creek

Dry Rock Creek

Reflection Canyon

Llewellyn Gulch

Escalante River

Stevens Arch

Stevens Canyon

Waterpocket Fold

Cedar Canyon

Hite

Red Benches

The Confluence

The Loop

Gooseneck

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[pixie1339]

Awesome pictures! I would love do do a scenic flight over southern Utah one day.

 

[Nick]

Very cool! I was once sitting in a plane in Page about ready to take off and do a similar flight all the way up through Canyonlands and on to Salt Lake until the alternator went out and we had to drive home. This makes me realize what we missed! What lens were you using?

 

[BJett]

Wow. Great stuff.

 

[hatchcanyon]

Thank you very much for the positive comments.

What lens were you using?

All pictures were taken by my wife. In 2006 she used a Konica-Minolta Dynax 7D with an 18-55 mm zoom. Nothing fancy.

 

[John Fowler]

Totally awesome! Only thing better would have been a helicopter.

 

[Artemus]

Nice! Great sun angle. What time of day was your flight? How long? Sounds like you would recommend this tour operator.

 

[hatchcanyon]

Nice! Great sun angle. What time of day was your flight? How long? Sounds like you would recommend this tour operator.

Starting at 8 a.m. we flew 3 hours 45 minutes from Moab to Coyote Buttes and back again.

I recommend Tim Martin even if he is not an operator. He ist simply a very well known pilot in the Moab area. The planes are from Redtail Aviation. For me Tim Martin ist something like a bush pilot. In his earlier days he flew through some of the larger arches. An article about him from SWAviators. He is a very nice and friendly guy. This year in May we again met him and his wife.

 

[Aldaron]

Nice. My wife and I did a flight over southern Utah with Tim Martin a few years ago. It was great and definitely worth the money.

 

[Artemus]

So if he is not a commercial operator how do we find him? A three hour flight has to be $1000 I imagine. Pictures were worth it. Thanks for sharing with us!

 

[Aldaron]

He was flying for Red Tail out of Moab when he flew us. We just booked a flight with Red Tail and he was the pilot who showed up.

 

[hatchcanyon]

Tim Martin the pilot is well known in Moab and La Sal wher he lives.

One can make the arrangement both ways round - either ask Tim or Redtail. For us the better way is to talk tom Tim at first for setting up a route. He knows that much about the best approach angle for a lot of features.

I don´t know what the actual pricing is. Our numbers are from 2006 and for an 4 seater plane including everything (Pilot fee, fuel)

 

[Bob Palin]

Incredible.

 

[slc_dan]

Wow.

That looks incredible. Many of us really are lucky to live so close to these wonders.

 

[hatchcanyon]

Yep. For us it is some 6.000 Miles or so from home. But I think Moab is our second home.

 

[Q-see]

Great pictures, thanks for sharing.
I especially love the picture of Reflection Canyon.

 

[NateGeesaman]

Great photos! Looks like a long awesome flight Thanks for sharing!