I spent much of the following two years traveling as far north as Eagle Butte in Washington State and as far South as Point Fermin in SoCal in search of lift. I flew almost everyday and filmed as often as possible. I used my little 8mm Canon video camera and while I was happy with some of the footage the majority of it wasn't broadcast quality. The camera didn't have image stabilization and most of the footage I shot was handheld in very windy conditions, so the image quality suffered quite a bit as a result. Then in 1998 I purchased a prosumer digital video camera, the Canon XL1, which had plenty of bells and whistles including image stabilization and interchangeable lenses. During the following two years I captured more than 60 hours of footage, some of which was filmed in very extreme conditions and the results were far superior to my first attempts with the 8mm video camera. December of 2000 I released my first movie, Lift Ticket, which I'm proud to say has been heralded as, "the most influential slope soaring movie ever made.". Amazingly enough some of the very models we showcased in this film, more than a decade ago, the Higgins Rodent & F-20, Feldvebel Kestrel, Hinderks Zipper, are all still popular and sought after models, to this day. pretty cool.

I'm not making movies anymore, but I still enjoy flying at Sunset State Beach during the Spring. Maybe I'll see you out there. Good Lift!