LGM Graphix

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Ok, I know this isn't jet related, but you guys are my friends and when exciting news like somebody having a new baby is announced, it's allowed, so I hope this can stay in the jet forum too because outside of the day I married my wife, I have never been this excited in my life!

I wasn't going to say anything yet, but I'm so freaking excited about this I just have to blurt it out. I start learning on Thursday how to handle and fly a completely new type of bird to me. This one has complete auto pilot, no radio transmissions from me, in fact, I'm not even the pilot in this case!
Thursday morning I begin my apprenticeship in falconry!!!!
I will be working towards my first bird, a Harris Hawk. Ultimately I do want to man and train my own bird, but I want to make sure I do things properly (and legally) and apprentice in falconry so that number 1, I know what I'm doing, but most importantly, number 2, I can make sure that I can and want to make the kind of committment necessary in flying a bird of prey. I have been reading and researching, and talking with my master falconer for the last few weeks, I cannot wait for Thursday morning to begin learning and handling the birds. This has me more excited than anything in RC, and I've been pretty excited about RC in the past. I've wanted to work with birds of prey since I was a little kid, finally I have had an opportunity presented and I am definitely not going to miss this!!!!!!

jetsflying

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that is nice.......the landing gear look very strong

ddlstang

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Those are just beautiful animals, would love to get into falconry myself.

A little story: I used to be in law enforcement several years ago, there was an incident where a burglar broke into a mans house who happened to have several hawks and falcons. The burglar had gone into the shed where they were kept, needless to say he did not make it out. how's that for justice.

FenderBean

Nice! I thought the beast master was dead?

invertmast

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Jeremy,
that is AWESOME! I would love to get into that as well, but unfortunately i'm just not home enough through the year to be able to devote the time to it.

tommygun32

LGM....I envy you.

Randomly, I took my son on a "Hawk Walk" just a couple of weeks ago. We flew/walked the hawk for about an hour with the trainer.

As we were talking about the birds and other things we do for fun, I mentioned how I was into RC. His eyes lit up and he told me how he'd just taught himself how to fly and how he now uses the RC Plane as a training / research tool with his birds. He's bought about 4 gopro's and takes some amazing in-flight videos of the birds trailing or flying next to the plane.

They are awesome creatures. A lot to learn about them as well. Good luck.

Grodus

Congrats Jeremy. Im curious to see how you prioritize your falconry and your jet flying. Come late October , my jets collect dust until March. Good luck man, you are in for a lot of fun. Here is a pic of me wih on of my birds and a jack rabbit.

Cody

cwrr5

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oooooo.... nice! Bet those are a little "spendy"!

jester_s1

I've only seen the demonstrations of falconry at carnivals and such, but it sounds more involved. What can you do with them?

scottrc

Use them to retrieve your run a way park flyer

beepee

Had a falconer pick up RC flying where I flew in Dubai so that he could use his airplane to help train the falcons. His intent was to tow a 'drone' target for the birds to chase. Sounded very interesting and challenging, but I don't know if he actually ever tried it. I could think of a a lot of ways it could go terribly wrong.

Nice looking bird that.

Bedford

flyinwalenda

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Nice.
Where does the battery and receiver go ?

Tommygun

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Now you just need a contract with your local airport to augment their BASH program....