Air Shasta with pilot David Everson
Subject: Air Shasta
Photo: Joey Meddock
TSQ Location: Book 1.3, Chronicle section , Page 37
I took my first trip out to Lake Shasta this past summer with the Hyperlite team. The schedule was normal for most shoots, but this time they heavily concentrated on renting the helicopter for several days so myself and Sean Kilgus could get plenty of shots.
The pilot, David Everson, did an incredible job getting us into the right positions to capture the riders below. I’ll never forget the arial views we saw on those early mornings. The canyons in Lake Shasta look insane when your flying above them. It feels like your in a video game. The riders look like gnats and shooting photos of them feel like your ‘zappin’ em.
When the shoot ended, Dave dropped us off on shore where all the houseboats were parked. After he took off again, he did some ‘fly-by’s’ for the video. Without the extra weight in those choppers, it’s amazing what the pilots can do with them.
- Meddock
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