For some of you that may be following me on Twitter - you may have seen some video from a little over a week ago of our takeoff that I sent from my iPhone during the flight.

Here is a video that my pal Robert Caplin shot and that Laia Prats edited.  I’ve got to admit that I fell to the ground laughing when I heard their choice of music… that combined with some great onboard audio reminded me so much of the epic helicopter scene from “Apocalypse Now.”

If you want to see a slightly more “serious” version here’s New York Magazine’s video on this same shoot - if anything fast forward to second 0:46 for a shot of us flying less than 20 feet off the deck - now that shot is SICK. (more…)