Soaring the Rails Ep. 8 | North Fork Pit River Canyon | May 11, 2024

[@bradleyjanes2949]

Great vid and audio and narration 😎👍

[@TomahTrains-261-75]

Excellent video! The beautiful scenery is captured very well. Thanks for sharing and the inspiration for railfanning abd photography.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

That was so cool Dan! I thoroughly enjoyed that, the music was the frosting on the cake! (Dave).

[@TheRailfanDan]

@@StormySkyRailProductions Thanks so much Dave I am always happy to hear good feedback about music choice!

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

@@TheRailfanDan you're very welcome and yes indeed.

[@argeesart8567]

Great video...always love the "Soaring" videos...Thank you!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you and that's great because I plan to keep going! They're not quite as often as I would like but they will keep coming.

[@Zsolti0NYM]

The track is not in the best shape, but at least the railroad is working on it. The route goes through a really beautiful area. Trees on both sides, the river and the highway, they are all spectacular. The vegetation was green and healthy. I'm sure crews like to work here. Very nice update Dan.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks Z and yeah I think it's a pretty neat little stretch of a railroad!

[@bruceskehan251]

Seems like a normal rail faning day to me. Beautiful scenery and not a single train in sight Welcome to my world. LOL. Great job as always. Thanks DAN

[@TheRailfanDan]

Ha oh is that so? I'm glad that railroad tracks themselves can still be interesting. I know I enjoy making these types of videos.

[@Oregontrailblazin]

Awesome Dan !

[@TheRailfanDan]

😁

[@bachbachbach3]

Hi Dan, perfect again. Greetings from Austria

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you and greetings!

[@thomasmackowiak]

Thank you for this Soaring the Rails Episode, Dan! I enjoyed soaring along the Goose Lakw Railway through the North Fork Pit River Canyon. In addition to enjoying the scenery as we soared over the track, it was heartening to see that Goose Lake Railway was upgrading the roadbed by replacing ties so that they can keep the line viable. (Posted 17 September 2024 at 1104 CDT.)

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks a lot Thomas I'm glad you enjoyed! It is great to see work being done on this line.

[@PaulA-yh7kr]

With all the new track work after the ballast crew goes true the line will be good for a long time. I like seeing the old lines put back in shape instead of pulling the track when they do that generally its gone for ever. Thank you for your time Dan and keep doing what your doing. Paul

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks Paul!

[@bruceskehan251]

Thanks!

[@TheRailfanDan]

@@bruceskehan251 Bruce thank you so much you are too generous! I really appreciate it!

[@bruceskehan251]

@@TheRailfanDan @ The price of gas it’s a small price for me, I specially like that your in my area filming what I can’t, so someday I just might just look for your SUV and say Hello. B

[@terryparkinson5473]

Put me to sleep. Good job Dan.

[@isabellame7326]

Beautiful area! Wish the rr kept better care of it while repairing the tracks 😢

[@TheRailfanDan]

It looks like slowly it is being rehabilitated nicely!

[@sonshi874]

Very nice video. Just a tiny little idea that imho would improve at least my viewer experience ... I wish you could show some details of structures along the track, like the little bridge at 0:35 where I would like to see some side images.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you that is a good idea! Sometimes I get tunnel vision doing these videos so I'll have to try and make a conscious effort but it would add to it!

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

Really a nice shot. What speed do You fly at? Cine, Normal? Trimmed the joysticks in a particular way?

[@TheRailfanDan]

Well thanks! Usually between 20 and 30mph in these Soaring videos. Actually flying all in sport mode so I can hover close to the ground and not be impeded by the sensors which try to throttle the speed way back in normal mode because of sensing the ground. I believe my stick controls are customized a little and I also use extended sticks which give you better control from the extra length.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

@@TheRailfanDan Any tip how You adjusted the joystick curves? I feel they are first not responsive, then over responsive, for flights like Yours.

[@TheRailfanDan]

That's a good question. I know my adjustments on there are pretty minimal but the huge difference, at least for me, is using the longer sticks. They really do help me to achieve more subtle movements which is very much needed for these videos. Search for DJI RC controller extended sticks and they will come up.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

@@TheRailfanDan I have tried flying above the tracks but making small heading adjustments result in too much of correction. First nothing happens, and then. too much. My first guess was that You altered the curves for the joysticks and wondered how You did it. But as You say, searching for longer pins, or making them, will be tested.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

@@TheRailfanDan Just found longer sticks and som more. I'll get out and test those sticks when I've got them.

[@jcee2259]

No, Lose the music s Return the rolling thunder of wheels upon steel rails. Giver me a laboring engine./ Show me adults who put their buttocks atop a production run. ,