Quote of the day

"Just remember, if you crash because of weather, your funeral will be held on a sunny day."

Layton A. Bennett

Into the Wind at Worldfest

Thanks to all that came out to the screening of "Into the Wind" at Worldfest yesterday. It was a packed house and everyone seemed to really enjoy the film. Including "Paradise Texas" star Timothy Bottoms and his brother Bodie.

A couple of glitches in the early minutes but after the AMC techs got it fixed, the movie looked and sounded great.

Worldfest continues through next Sunday the 30th. The awards banquet is next Saturday night and we'll find out if ITW has garnered any other awards.

Stay tuned...

CP.

WORLDFEST Starts Today

The Houston international film & video festival opens today with a screening of "Paradise Texas" starring Timothy Bottoms. The festivities will commence at 6:15 pm. tonight at the AMC 30 on Dunvale in Houston.

A mariachi band will perform, bagpipers will play, there will be an artcar exhibition, and they have asked me to do some sort of fly by, either in the PPG unit, or with the RC PPC. With the conditions, and population in that area, I think it will be the RC unit making a few passes in the parking lot.

Don't miss the only screening of "Into the Wind" at Worldfest - Saturday April 22nd @ 5:00 pm.
2949 Dunvale, Houston, TX.

CP.

Ronald McDonald House

We have been asked to attend a press event for Worldfest at Ronald McDonald House here in Houston today. The event will start at 4:30 pm with a demonstration of powered paragliding featuring the RC PPC that is featured in a video @...

http://www.into-the-wind.com/RCPPGVideo.htm

The teens at RMH will be able to check out the RC as I put it through its paces.

Following the PPC demonstration, Worldfest will treat the kids to a private screening of "Paradise Texas" (the opening night movie for Worldfest) along with free pizza. Ben Estus, one of the young stars of Paradise Texas, will be there to watch the movie and answer questions.

Ronald McDonald House will have a private screening of "Into the Wind" on Thursday April 20th for the kids.

Find out more about Ronald McDonald House Houston @...

http://www.ronaldmcdonaldhousehouston.org/home.htm

The Houston Chronicle is featuring Worldfest this week and ITW was mentioned in today's paper. You can check out the article at...

http://www.into-the-wind.com/chron1.htm

Stay Tuned!!

CP.

BP Intranet Article

Not only am I an aspiring filmmaker, I am also an IT consultant contractor for BP (British Petroleum). (gotta pay the bills ;-)

BP has featured "Into the Wind" on their intranet Planet BP website. Check out the article...

http://www.into-the-wind.com/news.htm

click on "BP Article on Into the Wind"

Stay Tuned...

CP.

Congratulations ticket winners

Congrats go out to our April 15th drawing winners - Mike & Sarah Jones of Houston. They are the lucky winners of two free tickets to this weeks screening of "Into the Wind" this Saturday April, 22nd @ the AMC 30 on Dunvale.

Be sure to enter the drawing for two more free tickets we'll draw, this Thursday April 20th by emailing to...

chris@into-the-wind.com

with "contest" in the subject and your contact information.

Winners will be notified by email and the tickets will be available at will call at the AMC 30 theater the day of the show.

Good Luck!!

CP.

More Free Tickets to ITW screening at Worldfest!

Up for grabs are two pair of free tickets to the Texas premiere of "Into the Wind". Join us on Saturday April 22nd @ 5:00 pm for the Houston screening of "Into the Wind". The movie will be shown at the AMC 30, located at 2949 Dunvale, Houston, TX.

To enter for the drawing, send an email with contact information to...

chris@into-the-wind.com

and put "contest" in the subject line.

We'll draw for one pair of tickets on Saturday April 15th and then another pair of tickets will be drawn for on Thursday April, 20th. Winners will be able to pick up your tickets at will call at the theater.

Good Luck!

CP.

PPC Pilot Ken Harger Interview

Ken Harger is a Powered Parachute Pilot from Houston, Texas. PPC's are larger than Powered Paraglider's, use a different parachute canopy, and require licensing. On Good Friday 2005 while executing a spiral dive out over the water in Galveston, his parachute collapsed, sending him crashing down into the Gulf of Mexico. When he hit the water, his unit flipped upside down, trapping him under the salty waves. With his seatbelt stuck, and unable free himself, Ken succumbed to the water filling his lungs. But, thanks to the heroic efforts of local "Texas Wingnuts" PPG pilots, Ken is still with us today, and back flying his PPC rig. There is a video interview, with Ken and his rescuers recalling the incident at...

http://www.into-the-wind.com/news.htm

Click on the "PPC Pilot Ken Harger - Post Crash Interview" link

Saturday April 1, 2006 Flight

Just posted some new pictures and a short write up from Saturday's flights above the Texas City Dike.

http://www.into-the-wind.com/news.htm

About the Texas City Dike...

World's longest manmade (5 miles) fishing pier, part of Texas City's flood control system and haven for local fishermen, boaters, and water enthusiasts.Texas City Dike extends five miles into Galveston Bay with 600 foot fishing pier beyond tip of dike. Pier offers the deepest water for pier fishing in the state where anglers often take speckled trout, redfish, flounder, and tarpon. Visitors also find beach, boat launching, and service facilities, bait, camping, and motel accommodations.

The city has survived one of the worst man-made disasters that ever happened in America, the explosions of the S.S. Grandcamp and S.S. High Flyer in 1947; five major hurricanes; two depressions; and two world wars in which it played a significant part.

It's history includes Indians, the pirate Jean LaFitte, the First Aero Squadron of the U.S. Army, the exciting early oil boom days, and the growth of one of our nation's great industrial complexes.

Quote of the day

"You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky."

Amelia Earhart

The official Amelia Earhart website with lots of great information on this female flyer...

http://www.ameliaearhart.com/home.php