hug loud. live loud. polident. number 1 dentist recommended. it s very fun to be able to say that a plane nearly took my head off. 21-year-old college student dustin kohler may be laughing because no emotion can neatly describe that freakish day when his love for airplanes nearly cost him his life. holy crap. a student of aerospace engineering, kohler has a keen interest in aviation. in june 2009, he and his father set out to film takeoffs and landings of seaplanes, a gift for kohler s grandfather who shares his great appreciation for small planes. the two head out to lake hood near anchorage, alaska. a picturesque water runway they
a picturesque water runway they visit at least twice a week. i chose the spot we were standing in because that s normally where you can get some of the best shots. we were about ten feet off the water, above the canal. there s a little fence that keeps you from going closer, and we were standing right on the fence line. on the third day testing out his brand new video camera, kohler spots a small aircraft on the other side of the lake taxiing across the water. so we were jogging up to catch up. we had to get around the trees so we could get a good shot of the plane taking off. the single engine prop plane ready for flight begins to build speed. everything was normal, started revving up the engine. the plane started taking off, started coming into its turn. it did point at us for a while, but that s normal. suddenly, a gust of wind momentarily lifts the plane from the water, knocking it off course. the plane where the wind gust hit, it actually lifted out of the water, the
for small planes. the two head out to lake hood near anchorage, alaska. a picturesque water runway they viscid at least twice a week. i chose the spot we were standing in because that s normally where you can get some of the best shots. we were about ten feet off the water, above the canal. there s a little fence that keeps you from going closer, and we were standing right on the fence line. on the third day testing out his brand new video camera, kohler spots a small aircraft on the other side of the lake taxiing across the water. so we were jogging up to catch up. we had to get around the trees so we could get a good shot of the plane taking off. the single engine prop plane ready for flight begins to build speed. everything was normal, started revving up the engine. the plane started taking off, started coming into its turn. it did point at us for a while, but that s normal. suddenly, a gust of wind
a picturesque water runway they visit at least twice a week. i chose the spot we were standing in because that s normally where you can get some of the best shots. we were about ten feet off the water, above the canal. there s a little fence that keeps you from going closer, and we were standing right on the fence line. on the third day testing out his brand-new video camera, kohler spots a small aircraft on the other side of the lake taxiing across the water. so we were jogging up to catch up. we had to get around the trees so we could get a good shot of the plane taking off. the single engine prop plane ready for flight begins to build speed. everything was normal, started revving up the engine. the plane started taking off, started coming into its turn. it did point at us for a while, but that s normal. suddenly, a gust of wind momentarily lifts the plane from the water, knocking it off course. the plane where the wind gust hit, it actually lifted out of the water, the
the two head out to lake hood near anchorage, alaska. a picturesque water runway they viscid at least twice a week. i chose the spot we were standing in because that s normally where you can get some of the best shots. we were about ten feet off the water, above the canal. there s a little fence that keeps you from going closer, and we were standing right on the fence line. on the third day testing out his brand new video camera, kohler spots a small aircraft on the other side of the lake taxiing across the water. so we were jogging up to catch up. we had to get around the trees so we could get a good shot of the plane taking off. the single engine prop plane ready for flight begins to build speed. everything was normal, started revving up the engine.