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About Me

I am married with 2 children, a son, who is 7 and a daughter, who is 2. Needless to say, they keep me pretty busy!
As you can probably tell from my screen name, I am a photographer. I mainly do aviation photography, but take pictures of darn near anything!
I run an aviation photography business, which is doing fairly well. I love taking pictures anyway, so I figured it can be a good side business. If you would like to check out my pictures, go to http://www.vg-photo.com . There are about tons of pictures up so far with plenty more on the way. The pictures are mostly airplanes, but I have a non-aviation section with other pictures of interest.
I just published my SECOND book, "Chasing the Dream" a photo journal of the year. It's 242 pages with almost 600 photos from 2008! Click the cover photo below to see a preview of the book and order one if you want one.
My first book, "That Little Yellow Airplane" about Rob Harrison's "Tumbling Bear" is still available for a limited time. Click the cover photo below to see a preview of the book and order one if you want one.
I also play guitar occasionally, I have been in a number of bands and have done studio work. Hated the hours and the pay.
I enjoy home improvement projects and have done alot of different things around the house including paint, wallpaper removal, texture coating, flooring and plumbing. I do some electrical work when I have to.
I am kind of a renaissance man. I have dabbled in alot of different things and can do most of those things with some degree of success.
What military aircraft are you?
B-52 Stratofortress
You're a B-52. You are old and wise, and you absolutely love destruction. You believe in the principle of "peace through deterrence" and aren't afraid to throw your weight around.

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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Mel Brooks, Glenn Miller, Sun Tzu, Richard Bong, Frank Whittle, Jack Northrop, Glenn Curtiss, Jimmy Doolittle, Les Paul. Anyone into photography and aviation is okay by me too!

My Blog

You either get it, or you dont

Aviation, you either get it or you don't. Flying isn't about adrenaline, well for some it is, but it's not adrenaline alone. The freedom of the skies, the ability to look down upon the world, it's ama...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:28:00 GMT

Second air-to-air kill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbtGNHt1boU Second kill at Air Combat USA. This was a LOT of fun!
Posted by on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:28:00 GMT

My first air-to-air kill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Qr0k2K0XM Air Combat USA footage from my "Fighter Pilot for a Day" video. This was my first air-to-air kill. :)
Posted by on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:26:00 GMT

RIP John McKittrick, another aviator gone west

I read the story with sadness, a P-51 Mustang had crashed at Camarillo airport on Sunday morning, killing the pilot. It was revealed late this morning that it was John McKittrick. I didn't know John w...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:29:00 GMT

Let's bring Captain Lorence home

On April 15, 1986, F-111Fs left Lakenheath on a mission to bomb Libya. It was called Operation El Dorado Canyon. One plane went down during the raid, callsign Karma-52, piloted by Major (then Captain)...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:31:00 GMT

Airshow report, NAS Pt. Mugu, 10/22/2005

Airshow report: 10/22/2005, NAS Pt. Mugu I had been looking forward to the Point Mugu airshow for a number of months. The Blue Angels were scheduled to be there with the usual cast of modern and vinta...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:19:00 GMT

Bumming around Camarillo

I was supposed to get some flight instruction yesterday evening, but it the weather didn't cooperate. We did however get to take off in the Cessna 150 for one trip around the airport. After that, we h...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:50:00 GMT

Flight Report- SNJ-5 (AT-6 Texan) ride along.

Hi guys. As most of you know, I have been a volunteer at a WWII aviation museum for about 5 years now. I had another of my monthly presentations today. I wasn't terribly excited about it, or even goin...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Oct 2005 21:03:00 GMT

One of my heroes has gone west

Today, the headline grabbed my attention "Colonel Hackworth dead". I blinked in disbelief and read it again. I couldn't believe my eyes. Colonel David Hackworth has been a hero of mine for a number of...
Posted by on Fri, 06 May 2005 21:09:00 GMT