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6/7-9/04 | Idea for Monument Series occurrs while reading "Robert Smithson, The Collected Writings". |
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6/10/04 | Discussed modification of my aircraft, a 1966 Mooney M20E, to include a belly camera port with Paul Lowen at Lake Aero Styling,
Mooney modification specialists, and FAA Designated Engineering Representative Bob Poe. |
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6/13/04 | Discussed large open pit sites with some area resdients, including an elderly gentleman who related the experience of having the
entire town where he grew up being consumed by the Bingham Canyon open pit mine in Utah. |
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6/14/04 | Made 4 hour flight to shoot photos of the Santa Rita open pit copper mine in Silver City New Mexico. Photos shot hand-held
with digital camera out the pilot's vent window. |
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6-8/04 | Work on design of aircraft belly camera port. Become aware of upcominging release of Sony HD camcorder. Decide to wait
for availability to complete camera port. |
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10/04 | Discover that Sony will be releaseing pro HD camcorder with improved performance in February 2005. Decide to get on waiting list
and delay camera port installation till then to insure campatitility. Unable to get advance drawing from Sony. |
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2/21/05 | Get delivery of Sony HVR-Z1U HD camcorder. |