On Feb. 4th I went on the trip of a lifetime...
For just over 3 weeks I had the opportunity
to stay in beautiful Thailand, for what a few call a "Work-ation". Here
are some of the pictures I took during my stay. I will add some
descriptions in a few more days, but I am sure you can figure them out.
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The hotel I stayed at in Lop Buri. (UAV testing.) |
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Monkeys were everywhere in Lop Buri... |
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Here is Pex making sure my luggage was safe getting to the airfield, or was he protecting Aun's plane?? |
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Here is the UAV that I saw. They were doing some tests using the Eagle Tree system, the same system we use and sell at BVM. |
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The first model field I had seen in thousands of miles.... |
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My first Thai beer, this is Singha, brewed in Bangkok |
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Some new friends I would get to know quite well for 3 weeks! |
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These next few are the view from my room in Prachin Buri, that is a lake with a bridge. |
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Here Aun, Pop, and myself hit some balls after a long day of Bandit ARF work. |
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....Then to the Japaneese Bar-B-Q. |
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...Here Pop is cooking some steak and chicken with soup and vegetables. |
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Ahhhh Burger King in Bangkok. Not as greasy in Thailand..... |
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My first time at the local flying field near our factory....what did we have to deal with????? |
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Pex carrying the Astral xx to the one lane road for take off. |
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Accross the lake was a Temple. |
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Me hovering the Edge 540, my first time.... |
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Pex and I discussing who will have to fuel the bird next...... |
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The cows cooling off for a bit.... |
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Enter the ladies of Thailand, Ammy and Aor |
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This night we went to the "Factory Pub". This club had live music and dancing. Some how one singer was able to single me out and dedicate a song to the american in the audience. How did he know??? |
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This was my "ride" at night, Aor was nice enough to let me drive a little... |
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Crossing the mountains to go to the flying field in Korat. |
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Pex getting the edge ready for me to fly. |
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The club house, everyone brought food to share, this was great group of people! I had alot of fun here and at dinner. |
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The restaruant on the lake where they deliver your food my boat, you never actually leave your hut. |
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Here is the funny man himself, Golf, he owned the restaraunt and is a modeler. |
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Pop and Joy at the lobby bar. |
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Aor and I at the lobby bar. |
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I don't know what this was, but they tasted like eggs.... |
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The musicians at the hotel. |
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1 of about 25 puppies at Aun's factory. |
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Here Aor and I went to a park at a water fall. We had lunch here. |
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We did a little hikeing.... |
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Oh yeah this is what I really did when I was in Thailand. BVM's newest offering, the Bandit ARF. |
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