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To the edge of space

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

On the horizon I saw the deepest shades of blue that I had ever seen in my entire life. As my eyes tracked upwards, the blue’s blended into the darkness of space. As my pilot, Lt. Col. Jon “Huggy” Huggins just said, at this very moment, out of 6 billion human beings, I was the [...]

Soaring With Sagar – Bay Tour

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

When looking at your favorite sectional map, the most intimidating part seems to be the concentric blue lines of the Class Bravo airspace that surrounds 39 of the nations busiest airports. In Northern California, our Class Bravo airport surrounds San Francisco International (SFO), with nearly 400,000 operations in 2009. And a mere 10 nm north [...]

Soaring with Sagar – You Spin Me Right Round – Part 2

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Day two was setting up to be a busy one. Our goal was to squeeze in two flights and get an intro to Spins and Aerobatics. With the same format as the previous day’s flight, we did a through briefing, hopped into the plane, Tim demonstrates a maneuver, Sagar demonstrates, repeat, head back to the [...]

Soaring with Sagar – You Spin Me Right Round – Part 1

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

You look outside and all you see is the ground flying past you; greens and browns all blurring into one shade. A second ago you were performing an immelman in your new Pitts Special S-2B, and now you and your plane are in a spin hurdling towards the ground. Your instincts kick in, you pull [...]

Soaring With Sagar – The First Passenger

Friday, February 19th, 2010

With my ticket in hand, I was ready to fly to the far reaches of the globe. Or at least as far as my Piper Cherokee could go before I had to land for fuel or return the airplane to the flying club. But before I flew away, I noticed that somewhere over the last [...]

SJPD “AIR2″ Air to Air

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Last week, I had the chance to get some air to air images of San Jose Police Department’s Air Support Units’ EC-120. What made this a special shoot was that over the past few years, I’ve gotten to know the men and women of the Air Support Unit and consider them friends. If they are [...]

Lion Country Safari

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Half way around the world, four zebras cautiously wait near a watering hole not knowing the danger that lurks in the bush. Luckily the four pictured above are at the Lion Country Safari in West Palm Beach Florida where their biggest concern is when the next feeding is. Last year I was treated to an [...]

Soaring With Sagar – A License to Learn

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

After two weeks of trying, she reached over and offered me her congratulations on becoming the newest private pilot in the United States. But this story began years before this moment. At the young age of 10 months old, I took my first flight from India to Germany to the United States. And for as [...]

Bair Island Aquatic Center (B.I.A.C.) Annual Fall Regatta

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

This past Sunday I had a chance to attend my first ever regatta hosted by the Bair Island Aquatic Center (B.I.A.C.), and it was a blast! While I did not get a chance to bust out my white deck shoes and captains hat, I did get to cheer on my friend Aly as she and [...]

Claraty Arts Project Gallery Opening

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Last night I had the pleasure of attending The Claraty Arts Project Gallery Opening in Santa Cruz. The Claraty Arts Project is a visual arts center where artists with developmental disabilities create, exhibit, and sell art. And last night the gallery was packed by with patrons purchasing these nine artists’ works. From the beginning, The [...]



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