Ian's Blog

Photos of the fireworks at San Jose, July 4, 2008

I got pictures of the 4th of July fireworks in downtown San Jose.

Night photography in downtown San Jose, April 12, 2008

I did some nighttime photography in downtown San Jose on April 12 and posted my photos. The weather was perfect. I got pictures of The Tech Museum and the Circle of Palms/San Jose Museum of Art.

SVWUX visit to Mt Umunhum, April 11, 2008

I posted pictures from SVWUX's visit to the radio facilities on Mt Umunhum on April 11, 2008

Presentation slides on rocket piloting from Space Access '08

I posted my slides from the panel discussion about "Paths to Rocket Piloting" on March 27, the first day of the Space Access '08 conference in Phoenix, Arizona. These slides weren't actually shown due to changes in format of the panel. But they were used for notes and I promised the audience I'd post them. You can download them as PDF (256K) or OpenOffice (260K).

Passed the Commercial Pilot check ride

I took the Commercial Pilot Airplane check ride (flight exam) today with an FAA designated examiner. The flight was out of Reid-Hillview Airport. I passed. So after 19 years as a private pilot, today begins a new chapter in aviation for me with my commercial pilot (airplane single-engine land) license.

Flight to Apple Valley and Mojave on Feb 28, 2008

I've posted photos from my flight to Apple Valley and Mojave on Feb 28, 2008.

Photos of Gimli Glider at Mojave

I snapped some photos of the Gimli Glider at the Mojave Air & Space Port today.

Defending Reid Hillview Airport

Reid-Hillview Airport is under possible threat again from our county politicians. This seems to happen once a decade. I posted an article on "Defending Reid-Hillview Airport".

Got my Instrument Rating

For those who might have wondered what I've been up to lately, I passed the check ride (flight exam) today and got my instrument rating.

My flight to the Mojave Air & Space Port

I posted pictures from my flight to the Mojave Air & Space Port on November 14, 2007. I also have a blog entry at SpaceDash about it.

Pictures from Stratofox 4 camping trip to Black Rock Desert

I posted my photos from the Stratofox 4 recreation and exploration trip to the Black Rock Desert on Aug 17-19, 2007.

Pictures from Picn*x 16, the Linux 16th Anniversary Picnic

Wow! What a great picnic. Good food. Lots of personal networking (about 400 attendees.) And it's turning into a bit of a technology demo too. I posted my pictures from Picn*x 16, celebrating the accomplishments of Open Source Software since the release of the first Linux kernel in August 1991.

AeroPAC's Aeronaut 2007 launch at Black Rock

I was at AeroPAC's Aeronaut 2007 launch meet on Aug 4-5, 2007. Once again, I was the Launch Control Officer at the night launch.

Photos of Blue Origin's spaceport site

I got some pictures of Blue Origin's spaceport site north of Van Horn, Texas when I was passing through the area on July 15, 2007.

Photos of Sierra Madera impact crater

I posted photos of the Sierra Madera impact crater south of Fort Stockton, Texas from a visit on July 15, 2007.

Photos of fireworks in downtown San Jose, July 4, 2007

I posted my photos of this year's 4th of July fireworks in San Jose.

Photos of fireworks show in Cameron Park, June 30, 2007

I posted my photos of the fireworks at Cameron Park's Summer Spectacular 2007.

Photos of Atlantis landing at Edwards

I got lucky. I was visiting Mojave when the space shuttle came to land nearby at Edwards AFB. I posted my photos of the landing.

My photos in the Masten Space Systems blog

Some of my photos from 6/21 are shown in the Masten Space Systems blog. There's continuing progress toward the first tethered flight.

Photos of Atlantis and ISS visible pass, June 19, 2007

I got pictures of the visible pass of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station over the Bay Area on June 19, 2007. This was a few hours after Atlantis undocked so they passed as two separate dots in the sky, or separate streaks in my long-exposure photos.

Stratofox presentation at Carter Observatory, Wellington NZ

I've posted the slides from my presentation about Stratofox at the Carter Observatory in Wellington, New Zealand on April 7.

Space Access '07 Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, Mar 22-24, 2007

I posted my notes from the Space Access '07 conference in Phoenix, Arizona on March 22-24, 2007.

Pictures from Stratofox Crater Assault 1, Jan 28, 2007

Stratofox members went on expedition to Black Rock which we called Stratofox Crater Assault 1 on January 28, 2007. The purpose of the trip was to investigate the theory of an impact crater at Black Rock and collect rock samples.

Impact crater at Black Rock Desert

I posted on my web site "Submitted for Study: Discovery of Possible Impact Crater at Nevada's Black Rock Desert", my presentation of evidence of an impact crater at the Black Rock Desert. I have many friends to thank for their help in this research, listed in the Acknowledgments section.

X Prize Cup, October 20-21, 2006

I've had my pictures uploaded since just after the event. But things like my day job got priority since I got back. Three weeks later I've finally posted my write-up of the X Prize Cup 2006 which took place Oct 20-21 in Las Cruces, NM.

Comet Swan photos

Sean Lynch and I got photos of Comet Swan.

Zion National Park, Utah

I posted pictures from my trip to Zion National Park in Utah on Sept 27, 2006.

Shuttle Debris Search, Day 2

I posted pictures from the second of 2 days searching for shuttle debris in southern Utah.

Shuttle Debris Search, Day 1

I posted pictures from the first of 2 days searching for shuttle debris in southern Utah.

"The Loneliest Road" and Great Basin National Park

On Sept 24, 2006, I had a road trip on Nevada's US-50, "The Loneliest Road in America" and visited Great Basin National Park for a cave tour. See my pictures.

AeroPAC's XPRS 2006 launch at Black Rock

I was at AeroPAC's XPRS 2006 launch meet on Saturday, Sept 23, 2006. I was the Launch Control Officer at the night launch.

Pictures from Stratofox 3, Sept 2006

My pictures from the Stratofox 3 camping trip to the Black Rock Desert on September 8-10, 2006.

Image::Flight::Suborbital 0.1 uploaded to CPAN

Image::Flight::Suborbital 0.1 was uploaded to CPAN.

Slauth 0.02 uploaded to CPAN

Slauth 0.02 was uploaded to CPAN.

Fireworks Pictures from Downtown San Jose, July 4, 2005

I got pictures of the downtown San Jose fireworks show on July 4, 2005. So if you missed your local fireworks show or just couldn't get enough, I hope you enjoy this!

Tax Day 2005 Madness at the San Jose main Post Office

A well-kept secret form of entertainment in my neighborhood is to walk over to the nearby San Jose main Post Office and watch the madness as people get their tax returns in at midnight on April 15. Well, the secret is out. Here are pictures from Tax Day 2005.

Stratofox recovers missing CSXT booster

On Nov 26, 2004, Stratofox recovered the missing rocket booster from the CSXT Space Shot 2004 from snow-covered mountains in Nevada.

Total Lunar Eclipse Pictures

I've posted pictures that I took at the total lunar eclipse on the evening of Oct 27, 2004.

Pictures of SpaceShipOne, Oct 4, 2004

Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne won the XPrize on Oct 4. See my pictures and others' at Stratofox.

Photos of fireworks in Cameron Park, June 26, 2004

I posted my photos from the fireworks at the Cameron Park Summer Spectacular on June 26, 2004.